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Limited edition (of 100) on heavy-ish vinyl of the double EP, "Alter-destinies" and "Prehistories" on Branch Dravidian Records (www.branchdravidian.com). Cover art by Lee Henderson. Includes insert (Toda Creation Myths, recorded by M.B. Emeneau, 1984) and shipped in resealable clear poly bag.
Recorded in Willis, Michigan and Toronto, Ontario
"Alter-destines" EP
1. Toda Cosmologies
2. Couple's Quarrel
3. Spice Traders
4. Thinking of Empire
5. Chinvat Bridge
6. Up on the Sun
"Prehistories" EP
1. Brahui Telepathy
2. An Elamite's Lament
3. Hind & Hellas
4. Showdown in Mohenjo-daro
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Two 6x8 photo prints of collages assembled by Lee Henderson (Victoria, BC) using source material with Indus Valley themes. The heron-head collage appears on the cover of the "Alter-destinies/Prehistories" double EP. Great for framing and decorating your boudoir.
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"I am the alter-destiny, the presence of living myth"-Sun Ra
"Alter-destinies"/"Prehistories" is a double EP, with the previously unreleased "Alter-destinies" EP (6 tracks) and 2018's "Prehistories" limited cassette (4 tracks). This double EP is limited to 100 numbered copies.
Like 2018's "Prehistories," "Alter-destinies" presents rock instrumentals inspired fantastical events in the imagined prehistory of the various peoples of subcontinent. With themes ranging from creation myths of the Toda communities of the Nilgiri hills in South India (Track 1) to battle cries of a Perso-Afghan empire (Track 4) to the tribulations of drug smugglers crossing into Tibet (Track 3), and an ode to Zoroastrian afterlives, "Alter-destinies" takes the listener on a musical tour of magical realist hallucinations. The EP ends with a psyched-out cover of the Meat Puppets' "Up on the Sun."
"Alter-destinies"/"Prehistories" incorporates historical ethnographic (Toda and Andamanese), comedic (Tamil), and folk instrumental (Afghani rebab) recordings from 78rpm discs (1920s-1950s), some of which have never been available commercially. The liner notes on the record gives you the nitty gritty details.
Chandan Narayan-guitars, bass, glockenspiel, swaramandal, handclaps, composition
Dylan Strzynski-bass, drums (Track 6) (on "Alter-destinies")
Scott DeRoche-guitars, bass (on "Prehistories")
Chuck Sipperley-synths
Chad Pratt-Drums
Nathan Smith-Violins (Track 1 on "Alter-destinies")
Andrew Timar-Balinese Sulings (Track 5 on "Alter-destinies")
Jonathan Sielaff-Bass clarinet (Track 1 on "Prehistories")
Joda Clement, Jesse Kudler, Robert Millis-Field recordings (on "Prehistories")
TM Umashankar, Makkaya Annan-Nadaswaram (Track 2 on "Prehistories")
Jim Roll-Recording at Willis Sound, Willis, Mich.
Jeremy Goody-Mixing ("Prehistories" and Tracks 5 & 6 on "Alter-destinies") at Megasonic, Oakland, Calif.
Sandro Perri-Mixing ("Alter-destinies") in Toronto, Ont.
Joshua Stevenson-Mastering at Oticsound, Vancouver, Brit. Col.
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Oh how I long for this album in vinyl format! Such smoothness. Such warmth. Such execution. This music begs to be taken along and woven into memories. Everyone I’ve shared this album with has loved it. The music speaks far and wide. Shouting out to a fellow follower, Brian Lehmann, for his excellent taste in music. If not for him, I likely would have never stumbled upon this absolute gem! Plinchmo Larduktin
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This captures what I have long dug in Throbbing Gristle's best work. There's an undeniable groove carrying a very interesting song along in every track. Absolutely love the rhythms. chadbhsmith
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