"In D" is Brooklyn Raga Massive’s homage to Terry Riley, the legendary musician and composer credited with launching the genre of minimalism in 1964. It was inspired by the correspondence between Riley and members of BRM after the composer heard the group’s recording of "In C".
The composition is based on a suite of 3 ragas that incorporates Riley’s concept of short musical cells that musicians can repeat and embellish at will. This is a single take of music, recorded by a diverse community of 25 musicians, all masked and 6' apart, in the midst of the 2020 pandemic in New York City. The performance was premiered at the Ragas Live Festival, the penultimate set of 24 hours of music, and was followed by a solo performance by Terry Riley himself.
We hope that the joy we felt making music together for the first time in many moons emerges in these tracks and are grateful to Christopher Deputato and the Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation who made this dream come true.
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released November 21, 2020
Neel Murgai, Sitar, Conductor
Abhik Mukherjee, Sitar
Galen Passen, Sitar
Samarth Nagarkar, Vocal
Josh Geisler, Bansuri
Jay Gandhi, Bansuri
Trina Basu, Violin, String Section Leader
Arun Ramamurthy, Carnatic Violin
Charlie Burnham, Violin
Gwen Banks, Violin
Marika Hughes, Cello
Jake Charkey, Cello
Andy Statman, Mandolin, Clarinet
Kane Mathis, Kora, Oud
Aaron Shragge, Trumpet, Shakuhachi
David Ellenbogen, Electric Guitar
Gyan Riley, Electric Guitar
Damon Banks, Electric Bass
Sameer Gupta, Tabla
Roshni Samlal , Tabla
Ron McBee, Conga, Multi Percussion
Tripp Dudley, Frame Drums, Multi Percussion
Lauren Crump, Cajon, Timpani
Vin Scialla, Vibes, Riq, Timpani
Mari Tanaka, Tanpura, Sruti Box, Harp
Recorded at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music 9/24/2020
Recorded by Jay Newland
Recording Services Provided By Audiosmith Digital Solutions
Assistant Engineers: Matthew Soares, Carlos Mora, Joe Cilento, Nikki Grande
Edited, mixed and mastered by Kane Mathis
Produced by Christopher Deputato, David Ellenbogen and Neel Murgai
With support from the Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation
Artwork by Prasanna Sheth
Design by Adrien Tillman
Composed by Neel Murgai, David Ellenbogen, Jay Gandhi and Abhik Mukherjee
℗ Raga Massive, Inc 2020
Brooklyn Raga Massive is an adventurous nonprofit musicians' collective that creates cross-cultural understanding through
the lens of South Asian classical music by providing direct support to artists, fostering collaboration through iconic concerts and jam sessions, facilitating cultural exchange through educational initiatives, and producing performances, festivals, and one-of-a-kind albums....more
Magic in its purest form. I love Floating Points, I love Pharoah Sanders, I love The London Symphony Orchestra. It's a match made in heaven, and the result is absolutely gorgeous. I have loved this record since its release, and realized I don't own it for some reason. So its time to change that. 9.5/10 honestly could become a 10/10 on an indepth vinyl relisten. angrypizza98
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