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So excited to have an audio track from the new album premiere on Thump|Vice ! We even made their front page for a hot minute 🙂
From the article: “On Tarana’s new single “Keherwa,” the project’s latest lineup features only one other musician, trombonist Rick Parker. Recorded live, the track was created without any overdubs, and you can really tell in the way it moves gracefully from moment to moment without a clear map of its trajectory, splicing together snippets of acid house, jazz, and psych in a gesture toward vibrant transcendence.”
Tarana blend genres, distort realities in the video for ‘Myvatn’
The experimental duo share a new video from their upcoming Dälek-produced LP.
The duo Tarana nestles into a fascinating space between jazz, electronica, and the Bollywood and Indian folk music of project founder Ravish Momin’s childhood home. They explore it in length on their upcoming album A Fire Of Flowers Grows Around Us due September 18 via Wondermachine Records, but for now, watch the video by Alexandra Momin for ‘Myvatn’ which uses visual distortion as warped and fluid as the music behind it.
Had an amazing time performing with Tarana last night at the Rubin Museum of Art! Nice to play to a packed crowd in our hometown of New York City 🙂
Big thanks to Rick Parker for the always inspiring blend of trombone & synths, and to special guest Alap Momin for the amazing live-mixing and electronics. Last but not least, deep gratitude to Fay Serafica for putting this show together for us!
photos by: Alexandra Momin
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Our ‘dubbed and ghosted’ version [excerpt] of AR Rahman’s “Azeem O Shaan”:
Excited to release the teaser for Tarana’s new album to be released on the super-bad newcomer Wondermachine Records (Zurich) this Fall, on 9.18.15. The “CleanFeed Records years” were amazing, but I wanted to forge a new path… 5 years in the making. Big thanks to Rick Parker for the amazing playing, and to Alexandra Momin for the video/production.
We had an amazing tour of Mexico in April 2015! We made a concerted effort to connect with electronic music presenters as well as young audiences. We were honored to have been presented by Otoño en Hiroshima, MOD. Encuentros de música electrónica viva. as well as Fonoteca Nacional amongst various other amazing promoters/venues. We also received some incredible press from Thump|VICE, El Fanzine, La Jornada and an astoundingly comprehensive interview/review in Ibero 90.0 FM, some of the most well-known music sites in Mexico.
Tarana undertook a rare US tour from Oct. 8th through the 16th. We went through Pittsburgh (PA), Oberlin (OH), Beacon (NY), Washington (DC), and Louisville (KY).. We certainly logged a lot of miles and listened to tons of new music (Byrell The Great, Son Lux, Dead Rider, MikeQ, DJ Rashad, Land Lady, tUnE yArDs, Cakes The Killa, Angel Haze, Floex, Paris Monster, Addison Groove, Tarana, Divoli S’vere, and Uproot Andy), in addition to lots of old favorites and classics.
My first ever SOLO tour will be in SOUTH AFRICA…workshops and concerts..
..Been invited to perform at the Unyazi Festival of New Electronic Music in Johannesburg on Sept. 12th.
9/7: NorthWest University, Potchefstroom
9/8: NorthWest University, Potchefstroom
9/9: Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria
9/11: Unyazi, Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg
9/12: ‘Tetrafix’: a joint concert with Connect ZA, A Maze Media Arts Festival, Unyazi (IV) 2014 and The Black Cube Sessions @ Skyline Braamfontein
9/13: Redbull Studio, Capetown
9/13: Straight No Chaser Club (collaborations with Lee Thomson et al),
Capetown
2 new solo videos to share! The first one explores the depths of Ableton Live manipulation in real-time, in a structured format, while the second one focusses on developing a theme in 13/8 time-signature 🙂
More details http://www.newmusicsa.org.za/unyazi-2014
Unyazi IV (2014) is an electronic music festival that this year will focus on interaction between South African musicians/composers and those from Asia including Tomoko Momiyama (Japan), Kazuhisa Uchihashi (Japan), Alfred Harth (South Korea/Germany), Carl Stone (Japan/US). Also performing are Ravish Momin (US) and Lukas Ligeti (Austria/US). South African artists who will be participating in the festival include Frank Mallows and Brydon Bolton. The South African New Music Ensemble will also perform at the festival. Tomoko Momiyama will arrive in Johannesburg three weeks before the festival to collaborate intensively with South African artists to produce a new piece of work specifically linked to the experience of her time in the city. The work will be the result of Momiyama’s wide experience and study of culture, environment and human psychology.
Big thanks to Lukas Ligeti and Cameron Harris for their support!
Super-excited to be sharing a double-bill with MRC Riddims. MRC RIDDIMS
is the DJ/production team of Alap Now (ex- Dalek) and Merc Anthony from Harlem, NY. Their single goal is to make the heaviest fun possible on the dancefloor. Absorbing many genres from minimal techno to dancehall to house and everything in between, MRC Riddims manage to bring their NYC flavor to all that they touch and rarely get too close to the limitations of any one genre. A deep thump and a playful bounce are a common thread throughout their distinct sound. Even when they journey into their deepest, heaviest moments, MRC Riddims never take you too far away from that feeling you had the first time you stepped into a roller rink as a kid!
Deeply honored to have been invited back to perform at one of the most venerable museum institutions in the US. We will be performing at the DIA as part of their Friday Nights Live! Series on July 12th, playing two sets (7 & 8:30 pm)
We will also be performing a day before, on Thursday July 11th (8 pm), at Mexicains Sans Frontieresin Grand Rapids, and a 1st meeting with up-n-coming dancer/choreographer Gia Cacalano at the Wood Street Galleries in Pittsburgh, on Saturday July 13th (8 pm)
We don’t get to tour the US often enough, so very excited about this mini-tour!!
BIG thanks to A38 Hajó and crew for the great video!
This is an excerpt from Duna-TV’s broadcast of Tarana’s concert from Nov. 7, 2012.
The actual broadcast date was May 11, 2013.
I’ll be honest- I’ve never had an MTV-style video shot before.. complete with swooping cameras!
So, deeply honored to have been selected for the national broadcast!