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Emerging from Baltimore, Ami Dang, a Punjabi-American sitar player, songwriter, and ambient musician, bridges the worlds of Indian classical music and dreamy synth-infused songcraft on her captivating new album, "The Living World’s Demands."

Conceived as a lament for the challenges humanity has imposed on the world and itself, Ami Dang's latest album builds upon the ethereal ambiance of 2019's "Parted Plains" and the pop-infused structures of the 2020 collaborative release "Galdre Visions," a genuine ambient supergroup featuring Green-House and Nailah Hunter. "The Living World’s Demands" is a profoundly evocative and expressive collection, mirroring the complexity, nuance, and preciousness of the living world it encapsulates. Themes of trauma, survival, resistance, desperation, and righteous vitriol permeate the album, responding to greed, fear, and injustice. Yet, the music is often euphoric, disarming, and breathtakingly beautiful. Lilting sitar lines dance around an unpredictably broad spectrum of synthesis, while Indian classical percussion weaves through intricate drum programming. Atop this rich tapestry, Ami's remarkable singing voice, offering lyrics in both English and Punjabi, skilfully intertwines her two worlds with silken threads of contemporary and traditional textures.

Amrita “Ami” Kaur Dang's musical journey includes studying North Indian classical music (voice and sitar) in New Delhi and Maryland, alongside earning a degree in music technology & composition from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. In the lineage of artists like Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, she endeavours to propel the sound of contemporary experimental, pop, and electronic music with the rich tapestry of South Asian sounds—utilizing vocals and sitar, ragas, and sampling. With collaborations featuring Animal Collective, William Cashion (of Future Islands), James Acaster, Thor Harris, and others, Ami has shared the stage with notable acts such as Beach House, black midi, Grimes, Lower Dens, Florist, and more. "The Living World’s Demands" marks a co-release between Phantom Limb and LA’s Leaving Records.

“Weaves impressions of ancient stories with modern sounds… Every detail and twist passed down through the generations [with] a deep spiritual resonance” Pitchfork

“Like experiencing the glacial lassitude of a one-hour raga compressed into four-minute movements....A self-assured and challenging collection” The Guardian