Quite a shadowy figure within the realms of New Weird America and while comparisons become odious, Ahmed’s releases call to mind another spiritual adventurer: Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance).
Ilyas Ahmed is a multi-instrumentalist born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1974 raised in New Jersey, who has also been sighted in Minnesota, Vermont, Maine, Seattle, and lately, Portland, OR.
His first, self-released albums were recorded on an isolated farm in Minnesota. This is an attempt at a complete discography (private presses unless otherwise stated):

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