"HJirok is a mythical figure conceived as a fictional character by Iranian-born Kurdish singer and artist Hani Mojahedy. Together with versatile music producer And Toma of Mouse On Mars she combined a variety of sounds collected during their joint travels to Iraqi Kurdistan and elsewhere with heavily processed recordings of Sufi drum rhythms and setar melodies. The result is a driving dubbed-out and deeply intricate soundscape that perfectly sets the stage for Mojahedy""s extended unconventional vocal techniques and polyglot lyrics. Both informed by tradition and rigorously forward-looking ""Hjirok"" (with a lowercase J) is at once a profoundly personal album and a universal utopian promise. As a ghost from the past HJirok draws on Mojtahedy""s memories to mould a new future out of them."