Disco 259 - Semana 52 - De 28 de dezembro de 2022 a 4 de janeiro de 2023 - Sarathy Korwar - KALAK

"Fire
(Meena Kandasamy)

Black satanic fumes
shroud the blank blue skies
in puffing jet black soot;
few flashy cameras record
glimpses of destruction
(for tomorrow's papers) ...

Our huts are burning—
Regular huts in proper rows.
Dry thatches (conspirators-in-crime)
feed the flames as we rush out
shrieking-crying-moaning
open mouthed hysterical curses
and as if in an answer—
when the blazing work is done
Fire engines arrive...

Deliberately late.
These feverish cries continue
in the same shrilly pitch
echo, echo, echo and
finally reach...

Up there.
Reverberate and sound as loud
as snail shells crackling under nailed boots
and perhaps as distinct and defenseless.
This double catastrophe projected in sights
and shrieks evokes...
No response.

Those above are (mostly) :
indifferent bastards."

Para fechar o ano vou eu mesmo! Pra ter graça, ao invés de colocar um disco que eu ouvi e gostei, vou colocar um que eu ainda não ouvi, pra gente escutar junto.

Sarathy Korwar - KALAK


Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/7Mc6ArEZmRKBPdnnp5Ujri?si=e4YkBRMDRiyOytQLsFTn4A

YouTube - https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l3B-kGUzvhP_1bLHPTZEkBi_mFOGDSya4&feature=share

Deezer - https://deezer.page.link/pgi6tRqRaTKTRJJh7

Apple - https://music.apple.com/br/album/kalak-feat-photay/1636083139

Bandcamp - https://sarathykorwar.bandcamp.com/album/kalak

Letras - https://genius.com/artists/Sarathy-korwar

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.



Último disco do ano! Na semana que vem não tem indicação: eu vou buscar os primeiros discos que tiverem sido lançados em 2023 e ver o que dá pra colocar. Marcamos como "indicação neutra". Espero que vocês estejam animados para começar o quinto ano do nosso fórum!

Os discos da semana 35 (Daniel Johns - FutureNever) e da semana 32 (Viagra Boys - Cave World) estão faltando. Uma hora eu reposto os dois.