Dijf Sanders - SUPRA [Red Marble Vinyl]

Unday Records

£25.52

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: UNDAY156LPLTD
Barcode: 5414166671809
Release Date: 15 Dec 2023
Genre: Electronica/IDM

Ever amazed by the external world and its natural surroundings, Belgian producer Dijf Sanders has a habit of turning himself towards the unknown for inspiration. After praised albums based on field trips to Indonesia (Java, 2017) and Nepal (Puja, 2020) he found himself challenged by the traditional chants from Georgia. Diving deep into its sounds, people and heritage with open eyes and ears, he traveled to the Eurasian land in the South Caucasus in 2022. The field recordings and impressions of this journey make the blueprint for new, meticulously crafted compositions that ripened in his studio and transcend its original source material in time and space.

From a pastoral love song about a buffalo (Mingrelian Song) or a ceremonial wedding hymn (What You Give Away Is Yours, What You Don’t Is Lost) to a lullaby (Bird’s Milk)... Georgia is a land of contemplative singing and its music scene today is still dominated by modal vocalists and harmonic choirs with pride.

With the help and recording equipment of the Folklore State Centre (Tbilisi) and in collaboration with Europalia Georgia festival, Dijf Sanders found contemporary choirs willing to lend their voices for this project. Next to these voice samples, the Georgian countryside and nature delivered source material for more samples and textures as well. The name of the record refers to the traditional Georgian feast where a large table filled with food, drinks and singing.

A1. Bird’s Milk A2. Panduri’s Box A3. Water Of Chailuri A4. A Thousand Suns Rose In The Sky B1. Eyes Drinking Water B2. Knight In Panther Skin B3. Mingrelian Song B4. Seven Fridays A Day B5. What You Give Away Is Yours, What You Don’t Is Lost