album cover by meire todão (high resolution)
Raj is my third solo record
self-released 26 february 2013
(Raj in Polish means paradise
Raj in Hindi means kingdom)
self produced, performed & composed
mastered by antye greie-ripatti
distribution options:
· buy retail cd 12usd
· · donate & download whole album + bonus
· · · click a track to download free:
1. Spine
2. Amendola
3. Grave
4. Karakum
6. Hutan
7. Deforester
8. Open
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reviews:
by xlr8r
“explores the more abstract and adventurous side of electronic dance music”
by critical masses
“one of the best things I’m likely to hear all year…the very heart of the electroacoustic genre”
by inyourspeakers
“a success, both as a musical album and as a piece of art…puts our modern definition of experimental to shame”
by hercules moments
“complex, intense construction…thoroughly engaging”
by experimedia
“his vision is distilled and compacted impressively”
by the needle drop
“very spacious…overbearing and mind-numbing”
by igloo mag
“an escape from the norms of exploratory electronics…a definitive paradise”
by beach sloth
“easily the hardest hitting Derek has ever unleashed”
by violet currents
“full and abrasive, yet finely chiseled”
by hawái
“sumergiéndose en las cavernas sin luz…ruido primario y vocalización inmaculada”
by lisa thatcher
“delightfully complex…a deep and abiding beauty”
by attn:magazine
“the mysterious energy of primitive ritual…beautifully alien throughout”
by vital weekly
“a departure from his older work…a major leap forward”
by pennyblackmusic
“an abundance of undefined beauty”
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videos:
grave, dir. ben cannan
sand defacing all surfaces, dir. sam tarakajian
