Infinity Knives
{{Short description|American musician}}
Tariq Ravelomanana, known by the stage name Infinity Knives, is a Tanzanian-born American multi-instrumentalist, living in Baltimore.{{cite web|access-date=2023-04-10|title=Classical music meets experimental hip-hop with Mind on Fire's 'Infinity Knives Live and Orchestrated'|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-fe-ent-infinity-knives-20211001-mhaf73jdwbcqlhvkawwdb5hzpm-story.html|website=Baltimore Sun|date=October 2021 }}
Early life
Music career
As a solo musician, Infinity Knives has released the albums In The Mouth Of Sadness (Ugly Nigga From Heaven) (2019) and Dear, Sudan (2020). A reviewer for Loud and Quiet wrote that the latter showcases "Ravelomanana's deep love – and knowledge of – a range of genres, from classical, to hip hop, to ambient [. . .] What's remarkable about Dear, Sudan is how well these disparate parts fit together to form a cohesive album, carrying the listener effortlessly from track to track, immersing you in Ravelomanana's sonic universe."{{cite web|access-date=2023-04-10|title=infinity Knives - Dear, Sudan - Album Review|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/infinity-knives-dear-sudan/|website=Loud and Quiet}}
He has collaborated with Randi Withani and David Jacober, as the experimental post-rock band Loris,{{cite web|access-date=2023-04-10|title=Here's what six of Baltimore's most unique musical artists have prepared for fall 2020|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-fe-fall-arts-guide-music-preview-20200816-20200920-n3eri52lzreofh72zj6zypreji-story.html|website=Baltimore Sun|date=20 September 2020 }} who released their debut self-titled album in 2020.{{cite web|date=5 November 2020|access-date=2023-04-10|title=Infinity Knives on Defying Easy Description, Blowing Up on Bandcamp|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/11/infinity-knives-interview/|website=Spin}} As a duo with Brian Ennals, they have made the albums Rhino XXL (2020) and King Cobra (2022). A reviewer for The Quietus wrote that "together, Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals might seem like the poster boys for alternative or experimental hip hop, but King Cobra proves that labels can be meaningless."{{cite web|access-date=2023-04-10|title=The Quietus - Reviews - Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/31681-infinity-knives-brian-ennals-king-cobra-review|website=The Quietus|date=20 June 2022 }}{{cite web|date=22 September 2022|access-date=2023-04-10|title=The Infinite Nihilistic Jest of Brian Ennals and Infinity Knives|url=https://www.spin.com/2022/09/the-infinite-nihilistic-jest-of-brian-ennals-and-infinity-knives/|website=Spin}}{{cite web|first1=Al|last1=Shipley|access-date=2023-04-10|title=Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals tested the strength of their friendship to make an art rap masterpiece|url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/music/infinity-knives-and-brian-ennals-tested-the-strength-of-their-friendship-to-make-an-art-rap-masterpiece-6EWVNQOYPFARTKAGE7G5O3CBP4/|date=21 July 2022|website=Baltimore Banner}}
Discography
=Solo albums=
- In The Mouth Of Sadness (Ugly Nigga From Heaven) (self-released, 2019)
- Dear, Sudan (Phantom Limb, 2020)
=Albums with Loris=
- Loris (2020)
=Albums with Brian Ennals=
- Rhino XXL (self-released, 2020)
- King Cobra (Phantom Limb, 2022){{cite web|access-date=2023-04-10|title=Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals, "King Cobra"|url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/infinity-knives-brian-ennals-king-cobra-review|date=22 June 2022|website=Bandcamp}}
- A City Drowned in God's Black Tears (Phantom Limb, 2025){{Cite web |title=Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals - A City Drowned in God's Black Tears |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1256145-infinity-knives-a-city-drowned-in-gods-black-tears.php |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Album of The Year |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://infinityknives666.bandcamp.com/music}}
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Category:African-American record producers
Category:American hip-hop record producers
Category:Record producers from Maryland