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Inspired by the complex whaling traditions in Lamalera, an Indonesian village that preserves ritualised whaling practices and ancestral beliefs, the work unfolds through interconnected trinities: Moyang (ancestor), Lera Wulan (god), and Seaman, all incarnated by Siko Setyanto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"942\"\u003eIt tells a porous story of unlocking the cage of the ocean: receiving ancestral blessing while becoming entangled with misjudgement, misunderstanding, ecological grief and temporal displacement, until the sacrifice and life cycles move toward equilibrium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"1329\"\u003eEvolving from this larger narration, \u003cem data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1004\"\u003eMoyang 先祖 \u0026amp; Seaman 漁師\u003c\/em\u003e shifts into a frontal, meditative dialogue between ancestor and seaman. Inspired by Japanese Noh theatre and deeply rooted in Nusantara traditions, the performance integrates music, dance and stage art into a mutable and fluid process, continuing to explore ancestral presences, cyclical time and spiritual transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003eThe album features music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1370\"\u003eKADAPAT\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1388\"\u003eNova Ruth\u003c\/strong\u003e, interwoven with Siko Setyanto’s narrations and monologues. KADAPAT’s electronic-gamelan practice moves through interlocking rhythm and cyclical time structures, extending asymmetrical Balinese ancestral yet modern sonics with digital signal. Bamboo and metal, folk and sacred, horizontal and vertical forces collide and co-exist, forming layered pulses that shift and reform in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1779\" data-end=\"1969\"\u003eAs Siko beautifully summarises the creative synergy in \u003cem data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1862\"\u003eOcean Cage\/Moyang \u0026amp; Seaman\u003c\/em\u003e: “Being on stage is like sailing together into the unknown, embracing every mystery that comes our way.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1971\" data-end=\"2291\"\u003eThe album of \u003cem data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"1996\"\u003eOcean Cage\u003c\/em\u003e also records the reciprocal, communal, improvisational, polymetric and relational collaborations among Nova Ruth, Siko Setyanto, KADAPAT and Tianzhuo Chen. No role is fixed; no expression remains confined to its original context. In this sense, \u003cem data-start=\"2242\" data-end=\"2254\"\u003eOcean Cage\u003c\/em\u003e becomes an assembled living being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2655\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2305\"\u003eOcean Cage\u003c\/em\u003e is a collaborative release between \u003cstrong data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2352\"\u003eSVBKVLT\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2378\"\u003eKuboraum Editions\u003c\/strong\u003e. The limited-edition deluxe vinyl edition features a gatefold sleeve with a sewn-in 16-page booklet, including scenario sketches by Tianzhuo Chen, articles by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2557\"\u003eDr. Freda Fiala\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2562\" data-end=\"2578\"\u003eMilia Xin Bi\u003c\/strong\u003e, and performance photography by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2611\" data-end=\"2630\"\u003eNathaniel Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2652\"\u003eCamille Blake\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"3080\"\u003eBorn and raised in Java, Nova Ruth’s voice emerges from a lived cosmology of oneness, where beings are interdependent and entangled. After nearly seven years aboard the solar-powered sailing vessel \u003cem data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2868\"\u003eArka Kinari\u003c\/em\u003e, life at nautical speed has deepened her sensibility of staying with change and challenge. 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On the album, his voice retains that immediacy, a trace of bodily musicality translated into sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kuboraum","offers":[{"title":"Blue Splattered Vinyl LP Book","offer_id":58060758581593,"sku":"SDZ-45933","price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/REP_20260514_1012_101400_299_v_4062548138290_002.jpg?v=1778761197","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/kadapat-nova-ruth-featuring-siko-setyanto-ocean-cage","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}