{"product_id":"paul-perrim-arati","title":"Paul Pèrrim - Arati","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Pèrrim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returns with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArati\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—a raw, expeditionary palindromic companion to his 2025 debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploring a rawer, harsher, and more rugged landscape than its predecessor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArati\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e pushes deeper into the wilderness. The anthropologist-musician continues to guide listeners down paths trodden by a kaleidoscope of cultures, offering a sound that is profoundly singular, primal, and timeless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album’s surreal compositions weave together an eclectic arsenal of textures: mutant maqams, Africanist sound collages, acid Eastern free-folk improvisations, weird droney guitar, cosmic exotic ambient, and re-wired finger-picking. It is music engineered to forge an immediate, visceral connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArati\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e evokes place and memory—conjuring the scent of Persian leopard dung and Kurdistan saffron, dusty Afghan rugs, or the phantom sound of a camel being milked in the desert while a lone musician plays nearby. It stands proudly as an homage to timeless field recordings and visionary crossover albums reminiscent of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeben Bhattacharya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e school.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArati\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an unrushed journey— and with both albums, Paul Pèrrim establishes himself as a cultural wanderer crafting unorthodox traditional-futuristic soundscapes for contemporary, open-minded listeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Pèrrim: Acoustic and Electric guitars, Weissenborn, Electric lap-steel, Guimbiri, Micromoog, Effects and Field Recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePandelindio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Harmonium and Bansuri on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrofc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawings by Paul Pèrrim. Design by Iván Marrero and David Cobo. Photography by Silvia Fernández.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMastered by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaniel García\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at La Platanera Studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDedicated to Santiago González who taught us what Arati was.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keroxen \/ Discrepant","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60010351296857,"sku":"SDZ-54833","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-3_ea286640-6f13-41e6-90d4-f5bf3ed7afe7.png?v=1792403434","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/paul-perrim-arati","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}