Voidist

"The Voidist" is much more than just a rock record. At once regal and exuberant, its unique sonic tapestry is sprinkled with East Indian ragas, blues rock and something totally new that exists at the apex of these varied influences. It also bridges the full range of Wasif's musicality, from gentle acoustic numbers like the lilting lullaby "Widow Wing" to the sprawling, fuzzed out rocker "Razorlike." During the year that he was writing songs for "The Voidist," he found himself drawn to spiritual tomes, which grapple with questions about existence similar to those he was exploring in his own life. "There's a lot of people I talk to that come from a background where they felt like they were some sort of misfit, or some sort of alien, and not completely connected to others," he says. "My music is like a passageway to that feeling. It is a way for me to understand my own self, but then also a desire to share with other people and show that I understand that feeling." Having gained a reputation for his intense live shows while opening for RTX, The Raconteurs, Neko Case, Arthur Lee's Love and Sebadoh, Wasif has plans for an extensive tour plans for 2010 and beyond. He can also be found playing guitar on "Little Shadow" from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' latest album, "It's Blitz!" and Lou Barlow's forthcoming solo album, "Goodnight Unknown." He also collaborated with Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, and "Little" Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs and Dead Weather on the score for the Spike Jonze-directed film adaptation of "Where The Wild Things Are".