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Nov 11, 2022
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The follow up to the politically charged, award-winning More Arriving is an Indo-futurist manifesto - in rhythmic step with the past and the present, its sets o
The follow up to the politically charged, award-winning More Arriving is an Indo-futurist manifesto - in rhythmic step with the past and the present, it sets out to describe a route forward. KALAK celebrates a rich South Asian culture of music and literature, which resonates with spirituality and community, while envisaging a better future from those building blocks.
Recorded at Real World studios with meticulous production by New York electronic musician, DJ and producer Photay, who translates these communal rhythms and practices into a timeless and groundbreaking electronic record. There’s a spirituality and warmth at play in the polyrhythms, group vocals and melodic flourishes.
The KALAK rhythm is the fulcrum upon which the 11-track project balances. After an intense lockdown induced period of reflection and meticulous note-making, Korwar boiled this down to the circular KALAK symbol which he then presented to his band before recording began. With the symbol projected on the walls in order to de-code and improvise around, Korwar had utter faith in the musicians he’d assembled and conviction in the concept.
The final part of the KALAK project is realised in the cover artwork by New Delhi-based designer Sijya Gupta. Korwar and photographer friend Fabrice Bourgelle took a light sculpture of the KALAK symbol on a road trip around Southern India, through Chennai, Pondicherry and Auroville. The evocative shots appear on the cover of the various formats, with each one offering a different angle on the country, continent and culture that inspired the album.
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A1
A Recipe To Cure Historical Amnesia
A2
To Remember
A3
Utopia Is A Colonial Project
A4
Back In The Day, Things Were Not Always Simpler
A5
The Past Is Not Only Behind Us, But Ahead Of Us
B1
Kal Means Yesterday And Tomorrow
B2
Remember Begum Rokheya
B3
That Clocks Don’t Tell But Make Time
B4
Remember Circles Are Better Than Lines
B5
Remember To Look Out For The Signs
B6
KALAK – A Means To An Unend
onigiri records
40 rue Chevreul
● 69007 Lyon
04 78 96 29 95
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