| Release Date: | 18/07/2025 |
| Format: | LP Orange/ CD |
| Label: | Smugglers Way |
| Catalogue Number: | SMGLR009LP/ SMGLR009CD |
‘Disiniblud’ is the thrilling new collaborative album project from 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 favour 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, 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.
CD in jewelcase featuring fold out poster with liner notes. LP pressing on Carnelian Orange colour vinyl with printed inner sleeve.
Tracklist:
Give-upping (ft. Julianna Barwick)
Blue Rags, Raging Wind (ft. Amigone)
Serpentine (ft. Cassandra Croft)
No more to see (ft. June McDoom)
[it could happen]
It's Change (ft. Willy Siegel, Katie Dey & Julianna Barwick)
Traces in the window (ft. ASPIDISTRAFLY)
whole30 Fight Club
Disney Blood
[as is most (bimbo it out)]
My flickering gift to you (ft. Tujiko Noriko)