Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: 10 Ragas to a Disco Beat
Deluxe 2xLP & CD reissue of the landmark album.
Originally released in 1982 and unheard by the world for decades, Ten Ragas is now widely recognized as one of the most visionary electronic albums ever recorded.
Long before Acid House had a name, and before pairing Roland drum machines and synths to create dance music became de rigueur, Charanjit Singh fused ancient Indian ragas with cutting-edge technology and created a sound that still feels impossibly futuristic todayā¦
āCould the first ever acid house record really have been made in 1982 by a Bollywood session musician? We went to a suburban house in Acton to find outā
Audio newly remastered by Johanz Westerman.
Original artwork with expanded gatefold and booklet feat. unseen photos and liner notes from Discostanās Arshia Fatima Haq & Jeremy Loudenback, plus Singhās former manager, filmmaker and writer Rana Ghose
Release produced in cooperation with Charanjit Singhās Estate.
Vinyl pressed at Optimal Media
Light in the Attic is honored to announce the long-awaited reissue of Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, the revolutionary 1982 album from composer and musician Charanjit Singh. Pairing Indian classical ragas with then-state-of-the-art Roland synthesizers and drum machines, Singh created an electronic masterpiece that was far ahead of its time.
Recording live at Mumbaiās HMV studios, Singh married the past to the futureāblending the ancient Indian tradition of ragas (a melodic framework, similar to a scale, from which musicians can improvise or compose) with pulsating, electronic dance beats.
Released without fanfare, it faded into obscurity and Singh retired from recording to focus on private concerts, but thatās where the story beginsā¦
Released in cooperation with Singhās estate, Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat arrives on June 26th.
The 10-track album was remastered by Johanz Westerman at Ballyhoo Studio Mastering and stretched across 2-LPs for the highest quality listening experience.
The vinyl was pressed at Optimal Media and housed in a gatefold jacket that replicates the original artwork.
An accompanying 16-page LP booklet features previously-unreleased photos and two new essays: the first from Arshia Fatima Haq and Jeremy Loudenback of Discostanāa multimedia collective and record label focusing on music from South West Asia and North Africaāwhile the other comes from filmmaker and writer Rana Ghose of event and film production entity REProduce Artists, who managed Singh in his final years and documented his triumphant return to the stage.
Additionally, fans can find a limited-edition pressing of Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat on āPearlescent Transcendent Futureā Color Wax, while the album will also be reissued on CD with a 32-page booklet containing all of the above.
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Deluxe 2xLP & CD reissue of the landmark album.
Originally released in 1982 and unheard by the world for decades, Ten Ragas is now widely recognized as one of the most visionary electronic albums ever recorded.
Long before Acid House had a name, and before pairing Roland drum machines and synths to create dance music became de rigueur, Charanjit Singh fused ancient Indian ragas with cutting-edge technology and created a sound that still feels impossibly futuristic todayā¦
āCould the first ever acid house record really have been made in 1982 by a Bollywood session musician? We went to a suburban house in Acton to find outā
Audio newly remastered by Johanz Westerman.
Original artwork with expanded gatefold and booklet feat. unseen photos and liner notes from Discostanās Arshia Fatima Haq & Jeremy Loudenback, plus Singhās former manager, filmmaker and writer Rana Ghose
Release produced in cooperation with Charanjit Singhās Estate.
Vinyl pressed at Optimal Media
Light in the Attic is honored to announce the long-awaited reissue of Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, the revolutionary 1982 album from composer and musician Charanjit Singh. Pairing Indian classical ragas with then-state-of-the-art Roland synthesizers and drum machines, Singh created an electronic masterpiece that was far ahead of its time.
Recording live at Mumbaiās HMV studios, Singh married the past to the futureāblending the ancient Indian tradition of ragas (a melodic framework, similar to a scale, from which musicians can improvise or compose) with pulsating, electronic dance beats.
Released without fanfare, it faded into obscurity and Singh retired from recording to focus on private concerts, but thatās where the story beginsā¦
Released in cooperation with Singhās estate, Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat arrives on June 26th.
The 10-track album was remastered by Johanz Westerman at Ballyhoo Studio Mastering and stretched across 2-LPs for the highest quality listening experience.
The vinyl was pressed at Optimal Media and housed in a gatefold jacket that replicates the original artwork.
An accompanying 16-page LP booklet features previously-unreleased photos and two new essays: the first from Arshia Fatima Haq and Jeremy Loudenback of Discostanāa multimedia collective and record label focusing on music from South West Asia and North Africaāwhile the other comes from filmmaker and writer Rana Ghose of event and film production entity REProduce Artists, who managed Singh in his final years and documented his triumphant return to the stage.
Additionally, fans can find a limited-edition pressing of Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat on āPearlescent Transcendent Futureā Color Wax, while the album will also be reissued on CD with a 32-page booklet containing all of the above.
