Conceived in the cultural cellars of Bangkok, Thailand, and Geneva, Switzerland, this 9-track LP by Jerome, aka ‘Yantra Mandir’ and ‘The Dude of Stratosphear’, casts a wide net over experimental meditative ambient music, progressive drone, Brahmanic accents, and ritual oscillations. 

Together, this work represents a 20 year journey in Geneva of musical production, artistic expression, and the melting pot of experiences fused with the rich legacy of Indian spiritual sounds. 

The LP is partly a collaboration between five close collaborators, each contributing a single sound to complete the multiculti jigsaw, and partly comprised of field recordings of Bopa musicians from Rajasthan, in northern India. Added to the confluence are intricate layers of electric bass and electronic vibrations. 

The name derives from ancient Sanskrit words emblematic of the overarching sound. Yantra is the Sanskrit word for mystical diagrams found in the Tantric traditions of the Indus Valley. These diagrams are used to worship dieties at home or in temples, as a meditation aid, and to activate the various benefits and occult powers as defined by Hindu astrological and Tantric texts. 

Mandir is the Sanskrit word for a place in which a still mind and soul float freely search of life, peace, joy, and comfort. For centuries, the mandir has remained the nexus of a community where people forget their differences and voluntarily unite.

Presented on a double gatefold, 180 gram vinyl, and limited to 300 copies, “Garden of Reality” is the musical meeting point between Europe, Southeast Asia, and India — and everything in between from past, present, and future.

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" sic itur ad astra " 

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KEBU is a Ukrainian music project — a creative space for the alter ego of multi-genre vocalist and producer Maria Kebuladze from Kyiv. https://soundcloud.com/mariia-kebuladze

Blending elements of electronic, acoustic, pop, ethnic, trip-hop, and beyond, KEBU's sound playfully defies categorization — Maria jokingly calls it unpredictable indie. 

So let’s spin the roulette wheel and see what happens!

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