Mirabella Karyanova Explained

Mirabella Karyanova (born 1990),^[1] also known as Ishome and Shadowax, is a Russian electronic musician, DJ, and producer.

Career

Originally from Nakhodka, Russia, Mirabella Karyanova began creating electronic music at 14,^[2] after her family relocated to Krasnodar.^[3]

She used FL Studio and Dance Ejay to create early demos, and shared music to the Russian social media platform VKontakte where she befriended Zhenya Vega, owner of the record label Fuselab.

In 2013, Fuselab released Ishome's debut album Confession. It was awarded 8th place in Afisha magazine's 25 Best Russian Albums of the Year.^[4] Sputnikmusic described it as "short wave of drowsy, contemporary electronic music", and awarded it 4.5/5.^[5]

Alongside Ishome, Karyanova also released under the alias Shadowax, which she described as "more techno centric" than Ishome.^[6] In 2019, she released Nikolai Reptile, an EP on the label Trip managed by Nina Kravitz.^[7] In their review of the EP, Pitchfork wrote, "it only enhances the producer’s burgeoning reputation as a mastermind of beautifully erratic moves". They awarded it 7.8/10.^[8]

Discography

Ishome

Albums

• 2003 - Confession

EP/Singles

• 2011 - Eva
• 2014 - Ken Tavr

Shadowax

EP/Singles

• 2018 - A&B
• 2019 - Nikolai Reptile

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Result
2016	Sergei Kuryokhin Awards	Электро-Механика (Electro-mechanics)^[9]
2019	Jager Music Awards	Электроника (Best electronic music artist)^[10] ^[11]

References

1. Web site: Olmedo . Raquel . 2014-12-17 . Cracking the mystery: Ishome [Interview + Exclusive Mix] ]. 2024-09-03 . EARMILK . en-US.
2. Web site: 2023 . Ishome . 2024-09-03 . Ural Music Night.
3. Web site: Ryasina . Valeria . 22 March 2019 . "Я не знаю, что такое рейв. Я его не застала": познакомьтесь с Ishome (она же — Shadowax) . 2024-09-03 . Афиша . ru.
4. Web site: 2013-12-20 . Афиша Волна: 25 лучших русских альбомов года – Архив . 2024-09-03 . Афиша.
5. Web site: 5 October 2013 . Ishome - Confession (album review) Sputnikmusic . 2024-09-03 . Sputnikmusic.
6. Web site: Musat . Andrei . 2014-10-30 . Ishome interview . 2024-09-03 . en-US.
7. Web site: Keeling . Ryan . 9 Sep 2019 . Shadowax - Nikolai Reptile · Single Review ⟋ RA . 2024-09-03 . Resident Advisor . en.
8. Web site: Cardew . Ben . Shadowax: nikolai reptile . 2024-09-03 . Pitchfork . en-US.
9. News: Премия Сергея Курёхина 2016: программа, участники, дата и место проведения . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628211459/https://allfest.ru/festival-2016/premiya-sergeya-kuryokhina . 2023-06-28 . 2023-06-28.
10. News: Объявлены победители Jager Music Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200712213423/https://www.colta.ru/news/22954-ob-yavleny-pobediteli-jager-music-awards . 2020-07-12 . 2023-06-28.
11. Web site: Muchnik . Andrei . 2019-12-05 . Music and More Awarded in Moscow . 2024-09-03 . The Moscow Times . en.