{"product_id":"the-nid-tapes-electronic-music-from-india-1969-1972","title":"The Nid Tapes: Electronic Music From India 1969-1972 |","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNID\u003c\/span\u003e Tapes’ presents a collection of early Indian electronic music uncovered at the archives of the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad. Recorded between 1969-1972 the compilation chronicles electronic works from the previously unknown Indian composers Gita Sarabhai, I.S. Mathur, Atul Desai, S.C. Shama and Jinraj Joshipura who worked at the nation’s first electronic music studio founded at the \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNID\u003c\/span\u003e during the utopian years following India’s independence – a radical period of visionary experimentation and artistic freethought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe studio was founded with support from the New York composer David Tudor who personally set up a Moog modular system and tape machine in the autumn of 1969, and The \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNID\u003c\/span\u003e Tapes also includes an excerpt from Tudor’s work discovered amongst the collection of tapes. The release developed from a long-term research project by the British artist and electronic musician Paul Purgas who travelled to Ahmedabad over many years to explore the origins of electronic music in India. This resulted in the discovery of the electronic music archive at the \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNID\u003c\/span\u003e and its eventual restoration and digitising, which featured in the acclaimed \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eBBC\u003c\/span\u003e radio documentary Electronic India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compilation presents excerpts from the 27 reels of archive tape spanning the three years of the studio’s operational history, showcasing work from the pioneering electronic composers which included the musician and poet Atul Desai, \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNID\u003c\/span\u003e teachers and technicians I.S. Mathur and S.C. Shama, Gita Sarabhai who had previously studied with John Cage in New York in the 1940’s and the young architecture student Jinraj Joshipura who was just 19 years old at the time of first composing with the Moog synthesiser. The audio showcases their various visions for electronic music production, exploring analogue synthesis, tape collages, voice experiments and field recordings revealing a meeting point of Western and Indian avant-garde traditions, and offering a unique insight into South Asia’s post-colonial sonic imaginary. The vinyl and digital is a collaborative release by Strange Attractor Press and The state51 Conspiracy and has been mastered by Hari Shankar Kishore (\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eHVAD\u003c\/span\u003e) with design for the release and a vinyl etching created by Shreya Aurora a recent graduate from the National Institute of Design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaunching at the same time through Strange Attractor Press will be a book titled ‘Suncontentinental Synthesis: Electronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969–1972’. Edited by Paul Purgas this collection of critical essays will reflect on the larger cultural and political dialogues surrounding the studio as well as written contributions by Geeta Dayal, You Nakai, Rahila Haque and Jinraj Joshipura the last surviving composer from the \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNID\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e2xLP with etched side D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eFirst press 1000 copies only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e CONNACOL001LP -Artist-Various Artists\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 2LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailability : Pre-Order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 5\/9\/23\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49254069469426,"sku":"G8BFQ9-QIID-QD","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/various-artists-the-nid-tapes-electronic-music-from-india-1969-1972_X8xyg_5e9b4647-ca75-4f60-a2ec-61d7039d65ad.jpg?v=1779633165","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/the-nid-tapes-electronic-music-from-india-1969-1972","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}