SAB SE PURANI BAB

In new quartet SAICOBAB, OOIOO and Boredoms' YoshimiO?joins with Yoshida Daikiti on sitar to create inventive modern?ragas of unparalleled energy?SAICOBAB masterfully blend traditional Indian music?with melodies and unexpected rhythms using unorthodox?instrumentation to create a sound at once rooted in ancient?tradition, and wholly new?SAICOBAB perform regularly in Japan and plan to tour?internationally in support of SAB SE PURANI BAB?Deluxe vinyl edition features 2xLPs in a gatefold jacket with?metallic foiling, free download card, and an exclusive remix?of album track AWAWAW on Side D from Turkish artist?Cevdet Erek. A limited amount is pressed on color vinyl (LP1?on translucent purple, LP2 on translucent brown!). CD in?mini-LP style gatefold package.?YoshimiO has been a trendsetter as a member of OOIOO?and Boredoms for over three decades. She has collaborated?with Kim Gordon and Sean Lennon, has been featured on?the covers of The Wire and The Fader, and The Flaming Lips?named an album after her?In the seemingly impenetrable, fantastic murkiness?of Japanese experimental psych pop, more often than?not,Yoshimi has been a beacon. - FADER (cover story)??SAICOBAB is the Japanese quartet comprised of acclaimed vocalist?YoshimiO (Boredoms, OOIOO), Yoshida Daikiti (sitar), Akita Goldman?(bass), and acclaimed in Japan Motoyuki Hama Hamamoto (percussion,?gamelan). SAICOBAB masterfully blend traditional Indian music with?melodies and unexpected rhythms using unorthodox instrumentation to?create utterly distinct modern ragas.?On their debut album SAB SE PURANI BAB, YoshimiO's leaping, animated,?effected vocal melodies dance fluidly through Daikiti's intricate sitar?patterns. The entrancing synergy of Goldman and Hama's rhythmic pulse?drives and shapes the aptly named SAICOBAB's sound to one that is at once?rooted in ancient tradition, and wholly new.?SAICO means the most ancient, and BAB stands for baby in Japanese.?SAB SE PURANI means the most ancient baby girl in Hindi. The?connections made are a reflection of the deep connections made musically?between traditional Indian and Japanese music and spiritual practices.