All Song Written & Produced by Janaka Selekta
Mixed by Radiohiro @ A2D Studios
1. End of the Sun
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Sarangi: Muraadi Ali Khan
2. Awake
Vox/Lyrics: JC Stokes, Sukhawat Ali Khan
3. Forgiven
Vox/Lyrics: Riffat Sultana
4. The Escapist
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Sarangi: Muraadi Ali Khan
5. Anklets
Vox/Lyrics: Tina Mann
Bass: Dr. Das
6. Bring the Curtain Down
Vox/Lyrics: Lloyd Hemmings
7. Opiate
Tabla: Salar Nadar
Bass: Dr. Das
8. My World
Vox/Lyrics: Sukhawat Ali Khan
9. Treading Water
Vox/Lyrics: Sukhawat Ali Khan
10. Reborn
Vox/Lyrics: Tina Mann, Sukhawat Ali Khan
11. Nomadic
Vox/Lyrics: Hema Ram (Courtesy of Tatva Kundalini)
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This journey began with the end of a struggle and the end of a life. It set like the sun and all I could do was admire it's glory as it fell beneath the sea. It was the END OF THE SUN and I miss it warmth. AWAKE now to the infiniteness of possibilities and the the seemingly everlasting confusion that ensues. Which way? I have been seduced by the notion that to be FORGIVEN is salvation. But the ESCAPIST has become my lover and she sings to me of worlds that I dare not travel. I can hear her ANKLETS shimmer through thr hallways. What injustice is this? BRING THE CURTAIN DOWN!
While deep in the smoker's den wafted melodies mingle with vaulted ceiling, OPIATE like. MY WORLD is now opening to the images and sounds of beggers TREADING WATER. I am REBORN and walk with them towards NOMADIC engagement.
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Critical Acclaim for Janaka's New Album: PUSHING AIR
"Janaka's new album blows me away with its rich textures, depth and soulful intent. Nearly 10 years in the making, it was worth the wait."
- Nerm, Electro East BBC Radio 1
"Pushing Air is absolutely brilliant"
Bobby Friction, BBC Radio 1 & BBC Asian Network
"[Janaka's] album is not so much a series of tracks as it is an audio odyssey. Listen to the album start to finish to enjoy the journey."
- Erikka Innes, The Examiner, San Francisco
"Co-Founder of the San Francisco Dhamaal crew; enriches our listening experience with an emotional debut delight!"
- Pathaan, BBC Asian Network/Globetronica/Liquid Sound
"I was totally taken aback by the maturity and depth of his forthcoming debut artist album, Pushing Air”
- Bob Duskis, Six Degrees Records, San Francisco
"Pushing Air’ helps us to breathe in the latest in wicked Asian wonders. Janaka Selekta at his finest.
- Cheb i Sabbah, Six Degrees Records
Look Out For Album Reviews in
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Saturday July 4, 2009
Anon Salon
www.Anonsalon.com
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Tuesday July 21, 2009
Club Technique @ Zanzibar, LA
www.clubtechnique.com
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
SuperHeroes Street Faire @ Bayview, SF
www.anonsalon.com/SUPERHERO/
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India Dates
July 30: DJ Set @ Bacchus : Bangalore
July 31: DJ Set @ Bonobo : Mumbai
August 01: LIVE band @ Blue Frog : Mumbai
August 06: DJ Set @ Ai/Café Morrison : New Delhi (TBC)
August 07: DJ Set @ The Park : Kolkatta (TBC)
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Friday Aug 14-Saturday Aug 15, 2009
Beloved Festival
with Mighty Dub Killaz
ft Karsh Kale
www.belovedfestival.com
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September 2-8, 2009
Hookahdome Camp, Black Rock City
with
Mighty Dub Killaz
Karsh Kale
Radiohiro
Cheb i Sabbah
Bobby Friction
Tatva Kundalini
Jeff Stott
David Starfire + more
www.burningman.com
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Friday September 25, 2009
Beloved Festival
with Mighty Dub Killaz
ft Karsh Kale
http://www.earthdancelive.com/
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Mighty Dub KIllaz Video : www.vimeo.com/5105600 |
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Born in Sri Lanka, raised in the UK and Kuwait, and now residing in San Francisco, Janaka is a rising talent on the global dance music scene. The music he produces brings together the classical and folk styling of India with the cutting edge sounds of electronic dance, topped off with a classic dub reggae aesthetic. This instrumentalist, DJ/Producer performs internationally for many festivals, clubs, events and causes. Janaka has produced music for *'Project Gotham'* (X-Box game), in addition to many songs for compilations internationally. Other musical credits include remixes for Karsh Kale and Cheb I Sabbah of Six Degrees Records, and the mighty Asian Dub Foundation, who are all early supporters of his music. Pushing Air, his long-awaited full length debut, is the result of ten years of writing, traveling, collaborating and recording from San Francisco to Chicago to NYC to the UK to India to Sri Lanka and back again. His music is regularly played on BBC Radio 1 and the BBC Asian Network in the UK as well as various stations throughout the world and on the web. Janaka has built up a loyal legion of fans in many cities over his career and supporters including: MIDIval PunditZ, Bobby Friction, Dr. Das (Asian Dub Foundation), Karsh Kale, Cheb i Sabbah, and more. Janaka was the co-founder of San Francisco's widely popular Dhamaal Sound system, a collective of artists which produced events championing the meeting point between Indian classical and electronic music. Janaka has performed headline slots at all the large clubs in San Francisco including the Yuerba Buena Arts Center, the Asian Art Museum, Temple SF and 1015 Folsom in an effort to get his music out to the masses. He has been awarded *San Francisco's Reader's Choice for 'Best DJ'* as well as regular 'Critics Picks' and praise from the press. His music appeals to fans of break beats, dub, reggae, dub step, Indian classical and anyone who wants to dance!
For more information and music, please visit:
www.myspace.com/janakaselekta
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