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Purnima - Music of Bang on a Can & Others / Rakhi Singh

Contemporary Dark Energetic Dramatic Contemplative
$21.99

Details

Composer
Michael Gordon, Alex Groves, Emily Hall, Rakhi Singh, Julia Wolfe
Artist
Rakhi Singh
Format
CD
Label
Cantaloupe Music
Released
Nov 10, 2023
Catalog #
CA21193
UPC
713746319328

About

Rakhi Singh is a violinist, music director, curator and composer based in the UK. In 2016 she co-founded Manchester Collective, a progressive group that the BBC describes as "transforming all our perceptions of what a classical music group can be."

"Sabkha" is the first single from Singh's full-length debut album Purnima (coming October 27) — a stirring stream-of-consciousness foray into signal processing and multi-tracking for violin, with Singh's own wordless vocals adding to the hypnotic mood. Purnima, which translates literally from the Sanskrit as "she who is the full moon,” is not only Singh's middle name — it's also a source of spiritual inspiration that has guided her own musical journey on her chosen instrument. Interpreting works by composers Alex Groves ("Trace I"), Emily Hall ("Outshifts"), Julia Wolfe ("LAD") and Michael Gordon ("Light Is Calling"), and augmenting them with unearthly electronic and electro-acoustic textures, Singh creates a haunting dreamworld of melody and sound that doesn't quite emit a completely "classical" aura — but instead suggests an altogether new one.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Trace I 06:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Trace I
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Alex Groves
    Performer
    Rakhi Singh, Alex Groves
  2. 2 Sabkha 02:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sabkha
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Rakhi Singh
    Performer
    Rakhi Singh
  3. 3 Outshifts I 02:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    Outshifts I
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Emily Hall
    Performer
    Rakhi Singh, Emily Hall
  4. 4 Outshifts II 02:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    Outshifts II
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Emily Hall
    Performer
    Rakhi Singh, Emily Hall
  5. 5 Outshifts III 02:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Outshifts III
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Emily Hall
    Performer
    Rakhi Singh, Emily Hall
  6. 6 Tinge 04:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    Tinge
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Michael Gordon
    Performer
    Rakhi Singh, Michael Gordon
  7. 7 LAD (arr. R. Singh for violin and electronics) 16:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    LAD (arr. R. Singh for violin and electronics)
    Duration
    16:34
    Composer
    Julia Wolfe
    Performer
    Rakhi Singh
  8. 8 Light is Calling 07:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Light is Calling
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Michael Gordon
    Performer
    Rakhi Singh, Michael Gordon