This album records a mystic standoff between Shahzad Ismaily on drums and Niño Lento es Fuego on electric guitar- featuring hypnotic synth storms and spiritual beats brewed into a heavy healing trance. “It was like having that conversation that we never really had” says Niño Lento es Fuego (a.k.a guitarist Camilo Rodriguez) “‘cause he’s shy and me too.” Niño Lento and Shahzad Ismaily – multi-instrumentalist producer and studio owner – have been circling each other for years. They are both legendary players and leaders in their own right who have built many musical worlds in Brooklyn. Ismaily records and performs with artists such as Laurie Anderson Lou Reed Tom Waits Laura Veirs Sam Amidon Ceramic Dog Secret Chiefs 3 John Zorn Will Oldham and Nels Cline. Rodriguez is a NY-based guitarist and percussionist who co-founded Combo Chimbita M.A.K.U Soundsystem Bulla en el Barrio and Carolina Oliveros y la Nación along with fellow Colombians in New York. He also performs with La Cumbiamba eNeYé where he first met Ismaily. On September 22 2022 Figure & Ground releases Ahora Contra el Resto de los Tiempos Vol. 1 an exploratory and improvisational project comprising six original tracks composed in real time by Shahzad Ali Ismaily (drums) and Niño Lento es Fuego (electric guitar). Produced recorded and mixed by Lily Wen the duo recorded guitar and drums live in the room at Figure 8 Recording. - - Key Selling Points: - - -Limited edition of 300 copies. - -Niño Lento of Combo Chimbita M.A.K.U Soundsystem & Bulla en el Barrio. - -Shahzad Ismaily of Ceramic Dog Laurie Anderson & Tom Waits. - - Tracklist: - - Round 1. Como si estuviera en el espacio (like if I was out of space) - Round 2. Aro es azul (aro means blue) - Round 3. Me gusta Meshell (I like Meshell) - Round 4. Ya vienen les Misak (the Misaks are coming) - Round 5. Esto no es un party (this is not a party) - Round 6. Sale el sol tranqui! (the sun is coming out chill!)