Sadhu by Raising Holy Sparks

Originally released on tape by Cruel Nature Recordings in 2017.

This album was inspired by several visits to the Sri Veeramakaliamman temple in Singapore. Travelling through Southeast Asia & Australia in 2008, I found myself back in that city-state many times, it being a hub for travellers in the region. I would visit Little India, particularly the temple to Kali. Deepavali, the Festival of Lights was in progress & I was fortunate enough to witness some lively ceremonies there. Enda, drummer & mridangam player, brought something of his travels & studies in India to many of these pieces & I hope that something of the calmness & the chaos we both witnessed shines through. Special thanks to Ulrich for bringing his own magical sound too...

Recorded in Ballymahon & Vienna.

Tracklist

1.	Triveni Sangam (For Hetty MacLise)	4:30

2.	Sannyasa	4:26

3.	Dispelling The Dark Fortnight	3:13

4.	At The Confluence Of The Ganges, Yamuna & Saraswati (The Dream Before)	3:00

5.	Small Clay Lamps	2:22

6.	Ash-Smeared & Ascendant	4:47

7.	Deepavali	3:21

8.	Bardo Matrix Starstream (For Angus MacLise)	20:00

9.	Shmashana, Abode Of Ghosts	3:16

10.	The Unrecovered Ocean (For Ossian MacLise)	2:30

Credits

released October 5, 2013

Being the seventh volume of pages from A Mendicant Hymnal, concerning the smoke n the Starstream...

David Colohan: alto saxophone, 5 string banjo, bells & chimes, bouzouki, cuatro, electric guitar, electronic & acoustic shruti boxes, electronic tanpura, field recordings, harmonium, sampled Mellotron, voice.
Enda Trautt: drums & mridangam.
Ulrich Rois: esraj

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