Blessed is the feeling here when listening to this celestial and mysterious beauty of a mix by @Pingipung's very own Heiko Gogolin (@heiko-h-gogolin). With an almost shamanic vision he weaves a web of rhythm and melody for many returning listening sessions. The working title fits the vibe so well that we had to keep it.  Steadily growing onme it has been great company for many late night work sessions in the bin HQ and I must really say it best fits the dark and calmer hours of the day - filling these with contemplative energy. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH, HEIKO! 
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Growing (Guest Mix, 2023)

Artist: MD Pallavi, https://soundcloud.com/andiotto
Track: An Unwritten Word
Label: https://soundcloud.com/pingipung
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital, LP
YouTube: https://youtu.be/-8KqJlv6Pzg

MD Pallavi & Andi Otto first crossed paths on a theatre stage in India ten years ago. They started collaborating instantly and in 2016 MD Pallavi's mesmerizing vocals for the downtempo raga »Bangalore Whispers« warmed hearts and ears. Their musical relationship flourished with artistic residencies in Bangalore and Hamburg, their respective hometowns, and a concert tour in Japan.
The collaborative track »Six« made ears turn again on Andi’s album »Bow Wave« (Multi Culti, 2019). And now, years later, the fruits of this artistic endeavour are fully formed here on »Songs for Broken Ships« - the debut album of the duo.
The album presents an interwoven pop-aesthetic vision of the two artists with their contrasting musical backgrounds. It ranges from organically woven folktronica to cut-up disco tracks and acoustic ballads. Reminiscent of, but not akin to Nicola Cruz, Beach House or Four Tet’s early productions the music is experimental but focused on the listener and their experience.
MD Pallavi is a singer, actress, filmmaker and performer from Bangalore, South-India, where she trained in Hindustani music and poetry since childhood. On »Songs for Broken Ships«, poems in her native tongue Kannada, one of India's many languages, are performed over Andi’s alluring production, translating the stories into musical narratives. The poems address topics that are as timeless as the music itself.
Social equality is touched upon in Bayalu (written by Bontadevi in the 12th century). Artistic struggles - communicated on An Unwritten Word (Gangadhar Chittala, 1865) - are almost prophetic and the surreal, dreamlike scenario of Clockshop (KS Narasimhaswamy,1958) brings you further inside the sonic journey.
Andi Otto is a composer, cellist and DJ based in Hamburg, Germany, He is known for his idiosyncratic and unconventional dance music productions on labels such as Multi Culti, Shika Shika and Pingipung (which he co-runs and curates). For this collaborative experience his dubbed out basslines gently interlock with the 7/4 and 5/4 beats to create a backbone for the instrumentation and expressive vocal timbres of MD Pallavi. His sound design combines graceful acoustic recordings, juxtaposed against modern drum machines, computer generated noise and vintage synthesizers.
The LP comes with a text sheet containing all Kannada lyrics - which have their own vocabulary and script - together with the phonetic transcription and English translation.

PREMIERE | MD Pallavi & Andi Otto - An Unwritten Word [Pingipung] 2023

We'll soon be releasing a stellar set of remixes of Andi Otto & MD Pallavi's album Songs for Broken Ships. For now, we wanted to share that news and turn your attention to the amazing originals which are out now on Andi's Pingipung label. 

Remixes from Simone de Kunovich, Peter Power, Auntie Flo, Kaleema & more... stay tuned!

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Songs For Broken Ships

Andi Otto & MD Pallavi - Prayer To The Cloud

Taken from 'Remixes From the Clouds' on Multi Culti World Records, a set of remixes from MD Pallavi & Andi Otto's 'Songs for Broken Ships' album on Pingipung Records.

Remixes From the Clouds

MD Pallavi & Andi Otto - Clockshop (Kaleema Remix)

Two classically trained musicians from vastly different traditions, MD Pallavi and Andi Otto came together to create a jewel of a record in 'Songs for Broken Ships' and Multi Culti have whipped up a stunning remix package for it featuring Simone de Kunovich, Auntie Flo, Peter Power, Kaleema and more.

Hailing from Bangalore, trained in Hindustani music and poetry since childhood, MD Pallavi's beautiful voice makes an elegant companion to cellist / composer / producer Andi Otto's idiosyncratic and unconventional style. Andi's music has featured on labels such as Shika Shika and Pingipung (which he co-runs and curates) and, of course, Multi Culti, who released his previous album 'Bow Wave' which featured his first collaboration with Pallavi.

While the heart of 'Songs for Broken Ships' showcased the duo's unique meld of cross-cultural folktronica and acoustic ballads with MD Pallavi's poetic Kannada verses at the core, 'Remixes from the Clouds' reframes these elements for a vast spectrum of electronic listeners and club go-ers. 

An ethereal hypnotic techno re-interpretation of 'Prayer to the Cloud' from Italian producer Simone de Kunovich. Scottish ambient maestro and mushroom aficionado Auntie Flo's ecstatic reinterpretation of 'Clockshop'. Multi Culti veteran downtempo wizard Peter Power's organic and earthy rendition of 'Prayer to the Cloud.' The mystic sounds of Kaleema breathing new percussive life into 'Clockshop'. The package concludes with a 'prayer-a-pella' version of 'Prayer to the Clouds', spotlighting MD Pallavi's vocals in their purest form, for DJs and producers seeking to slather their rhythms with spiritual voice.

The Multi Culti imaginarium also present an expanded digital package that includes mixes from Hannah Lee, Bliz Nochi & Emil Jourjou, Migramara, and Poligra. In the words of Shawn Christopher: 'people from all nations, dancing together.' Celestial harmony, one 12' at a time.

MD Pallavi & Andi Otto - An Unwritten Word (Migramara Remix)

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