Belgian musician and visual artist Youniss presents his second album which is dubbed “White Space”, set to be released on VIERNULVIERRECORDS on Marc 8, 2023. The record deals with his own personal “panic attack” instilled by the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. With heralding vocals bathing in polyphonic fragility, shrieking guitar sounds and rattling patched-up drumwork with electronic-like textures, he delivers his own take on a perfectly imperfect 90’s punk rock meets IDM cassette tape - giving a voice to his inner existential outcries.

As an exploration of identity and self expression, Antwerp based Youniss moves his way through the awkward, intrusive feelings that accompany performing as a black man with an Arabic name through the gaze of the western world. The music and graphic concept of ‘White Space’ is fueled by the pain caused by being misperceived and the feeling of being lost in the search to fit in. Where his previous self-titled debut album captured the more romantic aspects of his identity by celebrating his heritage, his second full length now problematizes the a priori fixed positioning within the dominant white system and the ritual dances one must perform as an artist and human being of... more
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released March 8, 2023

All tracks Written, composed, arranged, recorded & mixed by Youniss Ahamad
Drums by Tim Caramin on all tracks but OVERTHINKIN
Bass by Ruben De Maesschalck on all tracks but Sinking, So Slow, The Fool Who Lost His Way & Arms Bent Back
Additional synthline by Samuel Cooremans on “Habitat”
Mastered by Frederik Dejongh at Jerboa Mastering

Artwork Concept by Youniss Ahamad
Graphic Design by Chloé D’hauwe
Illustrations & styling by Malik Carael
Photography by Adel Setta

In cooperation with VIERNULVIER, STUK, De Singel and Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond