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Mantra Mind

Artwork by Austin Pereira

The words for both, River Crab (Mandarin - héxiè) and Harmonious (héxié) are Internet slang terms created by Chinese netizens in reference to the Internet censorship, or other kinds of censorship in China. In Mandarin, the word "river crab" (河蟹), which originally means Chinese mitten crab, sounds similar to the word "harmonious/harmonize/harmonization" (Chinese: 和谐) in the word "harmonious society" (和谐社会), the ex-Chinese leader Hu Jintao's signature ideology.

The Harmonious Society (also known as Socialist Harmonious Society) is a socioeconomic concept in China that is recognized as a response to the increasing alleged social injustice and inequality emerging in Chinese society as a result of unchecked economic growth, which has led to social conflict. The governing philosophy has therefore shifted around economic growth to overall societal balance and harmony. Along with a moderately prosperous society, it was set to be one of the national goals for the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The concept of social harmony dates back to ancient China, to the time of Confucius. As a result, the philosophy has also been characterized as a form of New Confucianism. In modern times, it developed into a key feature of CCP general secretary Hu Jintao's signature ideology of the Scientific Outlook on Development developed in the mid-2000s, being re-introduced by the Hu–Wen Administration during the 10th National People's Congress.

The promotion of the "Harmonious Society" demonstrated that Hu Jintao's ruling philosophy had departed from that of his predecessors. Near the end of his tenure in 2011, Hu appeared to extend the ideology to an international dimension, with a focus on the international peace and cooperation, which is said to lead to a "harmonious world".

The concept of harmony in Chinese culture comes from music; during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, discussion of music flourished under Confucius and the schools of thought he created, known as Confucianism. Confucianism played a key part in the formulation of the earliest form of Chinese music, Qin.

Qin music illustrates the concept of harmony through its techniques such as the level of pressure and the speed of tempo, which symbolize Yin and Yang and the different temperature in the four seasons. The moderate unison of sounds maintains the perfect order and managing these opposing elements into a moderate piece of musical work is considered the best sound. Furthermore, one of the most influential works by Ru Jia (otherwise known as Book of Music), reads:

When the early rulers formed the li [rituals] and yue [music] their purpose was not to satisfy the mouth, stomach, ear and eye, but rather to teach the people to moderate their likes and hates, and bring them back to the correct direction in life.

Music, under Confucian concepts, has the power to transform people to become more civilized and the goal of music is to create balance within individuals, nature and society. Leading people "back to the correct direction in life" not only signifies the guiding role of music, but also emphasizes on the power of the rulers.

River Crab

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QwillA - Hot Mantra

echoes lost, frequencies distorted, signals fractured - but restoration is inevitable

the past erodes, yet the core remains; a reset, a return, a remembering

the transmission realigns somewhere between silence and sound

Restoration

This album is a collection of work meant to be listened to all the way from start to finish. It's a group of songs that I have created over the last 6 years that felt very powerful as a group. Inspired by strange sounds, dark energy, and strong drums. this piece is weird in a wonderful way. Enjoy

Eclipsed

Samples KINDER MALO, LOULY - MENTIRA (Prod. by Omar Varela)  in the intro 

Sorprendente

Orchard

Sampled from the homie (901krueger - scary dreams)

Brain Fucked (Clip)

The Puddler is a Wizard of Fusing juicy Psychedelic beats with world instruments & Organic Hypnotic Rhythms. 

The Puddler is a unique music project constructed by the artist Jake Dolan. Jake was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he currently resides. He has spent the past 6 years furthering his music career in Austin, Texas and Denver, Colorado music scenes. During this time he has shared the stage with artists such as Govinda, DrrtyWulvz, Symbolico, Mindex and many more. His well orchestrated psy-dub worldly sets consist of original tracks and music from around the globe layered with live instruments such as jews harp, didgeridoo, harmonica, & melodica. He is sure to tickle your musical fantasy with his cymatic frequencies and get the crowd dancing with his juicy vibes and bass delights.

Epk- http://www.chrysaliscreative.co/thepuddler/

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