Trips #3: India by Red Axes published on 2020-10-03T06:49:11Z Red Axes return with the third EP in their ongoing Trips series. This multimedia project mixes up music, film and travel and finds the cult pair seeking out extraordinary collaborations in the countries they visit. This time they head to India having previously visited Vietnam in 2019, and Africa in 2018. Niv Arzi and Dori Sadovnik run their own Garzen Records label and have become much loved for their psyched-out and unusual fusions of guitars, synths and drums. From acid to techno to experimentalism they have done it all, and also worked with Life And Death label boss DJ Tennis as Redrago on a well received album in 2019. This project is about exploring and interacting with local cultures and traditions, linking up with local musicians and recording them playing indigenous instruments as well as presenting workshops for youth music schools. First up is 'Pad Yoga Raga' which has a mesmerising flute floating above a spoken world monologue about the history of raga. Supple bass synths and gently drums roll below to hypnotic effect and the whole thing is hugely atmospheric. 'Mumbai Syndrome' is as busy as the famous city itself: it bristles with life, bird sounds, hiccuping percussion, drunken tabla sounds and slick grooves that sound like on India's famous trains. 'Dehli Little Prince' is a little deeper and more trippy thanks to the fusion of western rhythms with Indian melodies and instrumentals, which come on in uneven loops and eventually melt your mind. The Bangalore Rave Version is characterised by exquisite sitar and more rippling tablas and is such an unmistakable sound of India you will be able to feel the heat and humidity on your face. As per tradition with this series, there is an accompanying film that reveals more details about the trips, captures life in India and showcases some of the recording sessions and amazing locations Red Axes visited on their travels. Once again, it is an escapist experience that immediately transports you to rich and vibrant new places on the other side of the world. Genre Electronic Contains tracks A1 Pad Yoga Raga by Red Axes published on 2020-10-03T06:48:05Z A2 Mumbai Syndrom by Red Axes published on 2020-10-03T06:48:02Z B1 Dehli Little Prince by Red Axes published on 2020-10-03T06:47:59Z B2 Little Prince by Red Axes published on 2020-10-03T06:47:57Z