'Harmonium I' initially started as a DIY project to experiment if I could play my Harmonium for 12 Hours and also a way to escape from my own norms of working that I had set for 'Bios Contrast'. The project soon turned into a developmental hell when I decided to turn it into a 24-hour project so that it includes both 12 Hours of Remodeled and the Raw Recordings version of the record.

When I started questioning the entire nature of this project I discovered how sound and music can be weaponized and used as a tool for torture so I decided that this record would be the first and last of its kind there will be no Harmonium II nor a physical copy.

It is recommended that you listen to no more than two tracks a day.

'Harmonium I' was recorded at my storeroom studio in two days by compiling eleven 60-minute performances, a 49-minute performance and an 11-minute performance of Harmonium (opened springs) all recorded using two Omnidirectional Microphones and pumped by switching between two hands at random intervals.
The Raw Recordings tracks uses little to no EQ whereas The Remodeled tracks uses Heavy Processing and Multilayered EQ.

The last two tracks 'Studio Suicide, 2020' & 'Studio Suicide, 2021' were played with two hands on Harmonium using a modified 8000 RPM CPU fan with high resistance wires connected at the back of the Bellow using screws and were recorded during the final export stage of the album. It is a way of translating how music for me has died since 2021 during the pandemic. It is also a reference to Tim Hecker's "Studio Suicide, 1980"

15 Bonus items in Bandcamp includes multiple pictures of the Harmonium from different angles and the full key combination of the record together with CD designs of the unreleased physical version.

This record is priced €6 in Bandcamp because I encourage you to donate the money if you want to pay more to any charity you trust or a person in need.

Harmonium - Nilotpal Das, Bios Contrast
Mixing - Nilotpal Das, Bios Contrast
Mastering - Nilotpal Das, Bios Contrast
Artwork - Nilotpal Das, Bios Contrast
Special Thanks - My Family, Rohan Thakuri, Bandcamp & My Listeners

Harmonium I

Studio Suicide, 2021

Nilotpal Das & Bios Contrast - Studio Suicide, 2021

27/06/2024 Live at REProduce Kolkata
Mixer - Rana Ghose
Picture - Frenchgirlfriends
Mastering - Nilotpal Das

Harmonium 0

Nilotpal Das & Bios Contrast - Harmonium 0 (Live At Reproduce Kolkata)

Chrysalis IV

Chrysalis VII

Chrysalis VIII

Another Life (Remixes)

Another Life (Bios Contrast Remix)

K_anti - Another Life (Bios Contrast Remix)

Kolkata-based musician Nilotpal Das aka @bioscontrast's new album 'Red River' was birthed from a myth taking place over a Century around 340 BCE to 232 BCE during the rise of the Mauryan Empire.

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.

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

Artwork by Dominique Saiegh

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

Additional Recording Equipment provided by Rohan Thakuri

Remixes by Susu Laroche (@tsvsvnami), @julienracine, @Arexibo, Yikii, @Floraytw

Bios Contrast - Crossing The River

Illusion

Contact: bioscontrast@gmail.com
Bookings: info@somenoise.be
https://linktr.ee/bios.contrast

Nilotpal Das & Bios Contrast - Studio Suicide, 2021

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