Album Story:
The direct sequel to 'Dragon Rising' 'Red River' takes place over a Century around 340 BCE to 232 BCE during the rise of the Mauryan Empire.

Following Siddhartha Gautama's death for over 140 years the region rapidly transitioned from a Dynastic rule to an Empire sprawling with cities, trade, art and education.

The partly fictitious story follows the fabricated assassination of Ashoka by a Blacksmith from the Mauryan Empire whose entire family fell victim to The Kalinga War. The legend says 100,000 people were lost in the war which turned Daya River into a red bloodwater. Regardless of Ashoka's plans to promote peace the aftermath of the war caused a never-ending rage towards the Empire by its own people which eventually led to the downfall of Mauryas.

Kautilya's 'Arthashastra' provide details on the art of statecraft during the Mauryan Empire.

Process Of Making The Album:
'Red River' uses recordings and sounds of Bell 407 a civil utility helicopter as the main body of the record together with a 47-year-old Harmonium, Field Recordings at Chandraketugarh, custom built Woodwind Prototype V3 & V4 together with Guitar, Violin & Vocal Improvisations.

The tracks 'Dragon's Descent' & 'Recycle Accession Succession II' utilize 'Dragon Rising' CD as a plucking/hitting tool similar to a Guitar Pick.
Additionally, recordings of a Hair Trimmer Nova NG 1150 were processed heavily to resemble Mongolian Throat Singing in the track 'Crossing The River'

Credits:
Recordings of Bell 407 - Nilotpal Das
Field Recordings - Nilotpal Das
Harmonium - Nilotpal Das
Woodwind Prototype V3 & V4 - Nilotpal Das
Violin - Nilotpal Das
Guitar - Nilotpal Das
Nova NG 1150 - Nilotpal Das
Dragon Rising CD - Nilotpal Das
Vocals - Nilotpal Das, Rohan Thakuri
Composer - Nilotpal Das
Mixing - Nilotpal Das
Artwork - Nilotpal Das
Layout - Dominique Saiegh
Additional Recording Equipment provided by Rohan Thakuri
Remixes by @tsvsvnami, @julienracine, @Arexibo, @yikii, @Floraytw

Available via limited edition of 50x tapes & digital from 25 October 2024.

Red River

Dragon's Descent (Yikii Remix)

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Dragon's Descent (Yikii Remix)

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