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Chepang - Swatta [2xMC]
A release we've been working on for a long time, and one that finally brings you a crossover with our beloved tape buddies from mighty Coxinha Records.
IN TOTAL THERE WILL BE ONLY 100 REGULAR AND 50 DIE HARD DOUBLE TAPES WORLDWIDE!
THE VINYL VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM
Holy Goat Records &
Gurkha Commando Blast Team .
THE CD VERSION FROM
SELFMADEGOD RECORDS
GET YOUR TAPE:
https://lckr.bandcamp.com/album/chepang-swatta
OFFICIAL VIDEOS:
ASHA/AVILASA: ANUMATI:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc21KTdiGeg
ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Side A – This side that showcases the light with playfulness of major chords and catchy vibes bringing in happiness and hope. Bright and full of ambient twists filled with beautiful melodies that are meant to capture the listener immediately and inspire them. The songs are essentially 1 book with various chapters but with one common sound and feel off positiveness with minimum discordant and minor chords . We wrote this side to showcase the flow as well just like the 4 seasons of life which had to be flawless from song 1 to song 10. Song 1 name is Asha which means Hope which kicks off the side in the right fashion. So when writing this record we already had an engineer and studio in mind capture this vibe in extreme detail fashion. This is why we went to Backroom Studios in NJ to record with Scot Moriarty . The studio has a very tight articulate sound that can capture amazing details. It is filled with light that gives a real positive vibe when you enter the studio. And finally Scot is such a positive person in general that can bring this vibe that oozes happiness and positivity to the recordings. Fun Fact- This side also has only 1 drums to make it as tight as possible without sacrificing the dynamics that can sometimes be taken away with 2 drums . It gives the space in the overall mix for all the other instruments and tracks to shine through.
Side B – This side showcases the darkness and pursuit of happiness beyond that . This side is a journey to come out of the darkness into the light . A mission to drive through the space and darkness together and following the guide of the light where our happiness resides . This side needed a huge driving sound sonically for the adventure to unfold in the songs . This is why we have our both drummers providing the rhythmic nature of this side like a space craft shooting through the space at thousands miles an hour. Strong but with a steady pace .Not fast not slow but with big circular motion into the void. This record was written with this vibe and we knew the only studio and engineer who can capture this vibe would be Colin Marston in his studio called Menegroth the 1000 Caves in Queens , NY. There are literally a ton of rooms in his studio and doors everywhere which makes you sometimes feel like you are lost trying to find something. It can be cold and dark in there, however the true light in that studio is bright by Colin who brings the warmth needed with his open heart and technical experimentation/expertise that comes with his pedigree . The live room sounds as huge as the famous Electrical Audio of Chicago . Thus giving this side a huge sound to capture the open space in the the music and mix overall. This side also features our newest member Derek (Wreckless Life ) providing spacey noise/synth and Patrick Shiroishi as guest Artist on Saxophone to truly shine through the space in the mix . It is again supposed to be heard as 1 song , a journey through darkness into the light of happiness.
SIDE C- For this side we wanted to capture this vision and unity of all our friends into one side of extreme chaos . Sometimes we come through together during the chaos and create something so beautiful that it fills you with spiritual joy and happiness. This side brings that emotion to the fold. The songs here are a true collaborative experience with various friends around the world providing their own emotions and vibe to the sounds. A dynamic yet raw emotions in its entirety featuring 10 drummers and musicians around the globe united as one . Drummers are Jake Cregger (Triac,Backslider), George Wright(Ona Snop), Christian Hell (Hong Kong Fuck You), Bryan Fajardo ( Trucido, Cognizant etc), Hoonee Jo (Jardim De Flores), Dave Witte (Municipal Waste, Discordance Axis), Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth), Kenta Nakashini (Palm), Lee Fisher (Fawn Limbs) & Thom Nguyen (Manas) & guitarists are Colin Marston(Krallice), Jack Mcbride(Bandit), Gerald Chau(Gendo Ikari), Paolo Henri D. Paguntalan (Miasmatic Necrosis), Georges Tremblay (Chadhel), Irving Lopez (Cognizant, Trucido), Alex Moore (Cognizant), Mick Barr(Krallice), Takafumi Matsubara (Gridlink, Mortalized), Daniel Hernandez(Mother Brain), Tashi Dorji (Manas) . Special shout out to Romyo Maharjan(Bhusiya, Disorder) for the only guest vocals on this side .
Side D: This was the most interesting side for us in general as it involved months of prepping and understanding the nature of the record. We wanted to really present the 3 sides in one side with all the songs showcasing the various emotions and sound of the overall record. This meant we had to finish all the sides before we could dabble this idea into this side. After all the sides were done, we started floating on the idea to really find a creative way to represent this idea. Thus came the AI using the data of the 3 sides to build our own logic to represent the record . Thankfully we had a friend whose main subject is AI and is a scientist . His name is Diwas Bhattarai who used Realtime Audio Variational auto Encoder (RAVE) model to bring this idea of sound to the table. The hardest part of was the splicing of the million of hours the music our AI had generated . Then came Colin to the fold who had the craziest of idea to actually have the spliced AI music on the right and the actual splices parts of various songs from the record into the left of the mix. I think this certainly captures the essence of Chepang in a way how we love evolution and constant progression into uncharted territory of life and music. Everything has a fate and purpose in this world and I think this special coincidence of Colin coming up the idea serves its destiny to be on this side . Mind you AI is hip now but back then it took a lot of research and listening to seminars by the pioneers of extreme AI music aka Dada Bots to get to where we are. Fun Fact – There are 5 songs in this side which are called A I F T W
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