Brooklyn Raga Massive — In D (Nov. 21, 2020)
♠  Brooklyn Raga Massive je 25členný kolektiv progresivních hudebníků, zakořeněných v indické klasické hudbě, ale inspirovaný jazzem, západní klasikou, rockem a ono je to ještě košatější. Právě teď je v Brooklynu kritické množství podobně inspirovaných hudebníků. To je jejich sound. Všimněte si: v sestavě je i ANDY STATMAN! BRM představuje týdenní koncert různých kapel nebo indických klasických aktů, po kterém následuje jam session nejvyššího kalibru. Výsledkem je polyfonní mix, ve kterém koexistuje několik naskládaných rovin témat a dronů nad vznášejícími se rytmy. Jako album, které téměř nevzniklo, In D porazilo šance. A to je úžasná věc.
♠  „In D“ is Brooklyn Raga Massive’s homage to Terry Riley, the legendary musician and composer credited with launching the genre of minimalism in 1964. It was inspired by the correspondence between Riley and members of BRM after the composer heard the group’s recording of „In C“.
♠  The composition is based on a suite of 3 ragas that incorporates Riley’s concept of short musical cells that musicians can repeat and embellish at will. This is a single take of music, recorded by a diverse community of 25 musicians, all masked and 6’ apart, in the midst of the 2020 pandemic in New York City. The performance was premiered at the Ragas Live Festival, the penultimate set of 24 hours of music, and was followed by a solo performance by Terry Riley himself.
♠  We hope that the joy we felt making music together for the first time in many moons emerges in these tracks and are grateful to Christopher Deputato and the Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation who made this dream come true.
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Album release: November 21, 2020
Record Label: Northern Spy
Duration:     47:05
Tracks:
1. In D: Part 1 — Raga Bihag   14:23 
2. In D: Part 2 — Raga Bairagi   13:45
3. In D: Part 3 — Raga Darbari   18:57
Personnel:
• Neel Murgai, Sitar, Conductor
• Abhik Mukherjee, Sitar
• Galen Passen, Sitar
• Samarth Nagarkar, Vocal
• Josh Geisler, Bansuri
• Jay Gandhi, Bansuri
• Trina Basu, Violin, String Section Leader
• Arun Ramamurthy, Carnatic Violin
• Charlie Burnham, Violin
• Gwen Banks, Violin
• Marika Hughes, Cello
• Jake Charkey, Cello
• Andy Statman, Mandolin, Clarinet
• Kane Mathis, Kora, Oud
• Aaron Shragge, Trumpet, Shakuhachi
• David Ellenbogen, Electric Guitar
• Gyan Riley, Electric Guitar
• Damon Banks, Electric Bass
• Sameer Gupta, Tabla
• Roshni Samlal, Tabla
• Ron McBee, Conga, Multi Percussion
• Tripp Dudley, Frame Drums, Multi Percussion
• Lauren Crump, Cajon, Timpani
• Vin Scialla, Vibes, Riq, Timpani
• Mari Tanaka, Tanpura, Sruti Box, Harp
Credits:
• “In C” Composed by Terry Riley 
• Produced by Neel Murgai
• Music Direction by Neel Murgai
• Recorded Live at Joe’s Pub at the Public [425 Lafayette Street New York City, NY 10003~7021] https://publictheater.org/programs/joes-pub/ on Jan. 11, 2017
• Sound Engineer: Jon Shriver 
• Recording Technician: Milton Ruiz
• Recorded at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music 9/24/2020
• Recorded by Jay Newland
• Recording Services Provided by Audiosmith Digital Solutions
• Assistant Engineers: Matthew Soares, Carlos Mora, Joe Cilento, Nikki Grande
• Edited, mixed and mastered by Kane Mathis
• Produced by Christopher Deputato, David Ellenbogen and Neel Murgai
• With support from the Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation
• Artwork by Prasanna Sheth
• Design by Adrien Tillman
• Composed by Neel Murgai, David Ellenbogen, Jay Gandhi and Abhik Mukherjee
℗ Raga Massive, Inc 2020
Website: https://www.brooklynragamassive.org/
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