INTRODUCING
NEW RELEASE SERIES: THE STATE51 FACTORY SESSIONS
We are very excited to announce a new series of live recordings from The state51
Factory which will be available from now on video and on music services. We also
made a very limited run of white label, hand stamped, vinyls for the first
release of the series. Enjoy ‘The state51 Factory Sessions: Hotel
Lux‘ and tell us what you think!
WATCH / LISTEN / BUY
VINYL
Today, we released the single
'Soundtrack of Shadow Play' from upcoming album 'The NID
Tapes: Electronic Music from India 1969-1972'
(due for release 6 October
2023)
The NID 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. Sharma and Jinraj Joshipura who worked at the nation’s first electronic music studio founded at the NID during the utopian years following India’s independence - a radical period of visionary experimentation and artistic free-thought.
Read more about the
release here
“An absolute goldmine. The NID Tapes is a righteous rewriting and
recovery of a great lost chapter in electronic music’s history.” -
The Wire
"Undoubtedly an essential document of electronic music history" -
The Quietus
"This is a big deal." - Test Pressing
