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Disiniblud, the thrilling new collaborative album project from the composers/producers/multi-instrumentalists
Rachika Nayar and
Nina Keith.
Rachika and Nina meet on complementary but seemingly disparate musical grounds. On her 2022 breakout LP
Heaven Come Crashing, Rachika departed from her usual ambient guitar in favor of maximalist synths, sub-bass, and flickers of Amen breaks. Her distinct fusion of post-rock and electronica earned her accolades as Pitchfork's Best New Music, on several best of the year lists (The New York Times, Stereogum, Fader, GQ, Bandcamp, etc), and as the opening act on tour with
M83. Nina, meanwhile, is best known for her self-trained approach to composition, as evident on her 2019 debut
MARANASATI 19111 and its delicate medley of cello, piano, clarinet, and flute, used to explore a personal history marked by community tragedy and paranormal incidents.
On
Disiniblud, the two’s self-described “wordless conversation,” orbits such themes as mortality, reinvention through destruction, and sublimating fractured histories into music—all resulting in a work that suggests sweeping transformation can come from embracing old wounds with childlike wonder. Nina envisions this as she and Rachika's younger selves packing a satchel, holding hands, and daring one another to run away into a place of "wounds and wonder," only to discover an unforeseeable magic in an amalgam of post-rock, glitchy indie electronica, ambient, and pop genres in this co-created realm.
Disiniblud features guest appearances from
Julianna Barwick,
Tujiko Noriko,
Cassandra Croft,
ASPIDISTRAFLY,
Katie Dey,
June McDoom and
Ponytail's Willy Siegel.