SUPRA by Dijf Sanders

Ever amazed by the external world and its natural surroundings, Belgian producer Dijf Sanders has a habit of turning himself towards the unknown for inspiration. After praised albums based on field trips to Indonesia (Java, 2017) and Nepal (Puja, 2020) he found himself challenged by the traditional chants from Georgia. Diving deep into its sounds, people and heritage with open eyes and ears, he traveled to the Eurasian land in the South Caucasus in 2022. The field recordings and impressions of this journey make the blueprint for new, meticulously crafted compositions that ripened in his studio and transcend its original source material in time and space.

SUPRA offers nine diverse explorations ranging from spaced-out folk, ethereal trance, ambient with a melodic sense of drama and lush electronica channeling 90’s IDM energy fields. Bound by dynamic depth in sound design, this is electronic music with a heavy heart - for all tracks share a primal sense of nostalgia in which traditional music from the Georgian motherland baths. From a pastoral love song about a buffalo (Mingrelian Song) or a ceremonial wedding hymn (What You Give Away Is Yours, What You Don’t Is Lost) to a lullaby (Bird’s Milk)... Georgia is a land of contemplative singing and its music scene today is still dominated by modal vocalists and harmonic choirs with pride.

With the help and recording equipment of the Folklore State Centre (Tbilisi) and in collaboration with Europalia Georgia festival, Dijf Sanders found contemporary choirs willing to lend their voices for this project. Next to these voice samples, the Georgian countryside and nature delivered source material for more samples and textures as well. The name of the record refers to the traditional Georgian feast where a large table filled with food, drinks and singing.

Tracklist

1.	Bird’s Milk	6:14

2.	Panduri’s Box	4:53

3.	Water Of Chailuri	5:28

4.	A Thousand Suns Rose In The Sky	5:10

5.	Eyes Drinking Water	4:08

6.	Knight In Panther Skin	4:51

7.	Mingrelian Song	4:55

8.	Seven Fridays A Day	4:25

9.	What You Give Away Is Yours, What You Don’t Is Lost	3:34

Credits

released November 10, 2023

All tracks recorded, mixed and produced by Dijf Sanders. Water Of Chailuri, Eyes Drinking Water and Mingrelian Song co-mixed by Peter Desmedt.
Mastered by Jørgen Traeen
Vocal samples recorded at Georgia. Thank you Folk-Ethnographic Ensemble Amer-Imeri, Ensemble Lalkhor, Basiani Choir, Ensemble Didgori, Shilda Choir for giving me goosebumps.

1. Bird’s Milk
• Drums by Simon Segers
• Vocal samples by Ensemble Lalkhor

2. Panduri’s Box
• Drums by Simon Segers
• Inspired by all the above and below

3. Water Of Chailuri
• Drums by Simon Segers
• Vocals by Folk-Ethnographic Ensemble Amer-Imeri
• Inspired by Rachian Song “Me mashin Mogagondebi”
• Chianuri by Merab Merabishvili

4. A Thousand Suns Rose In The Sky
• inspired by all the above and below

5. Eyes Drinking Water
• Vocals by Ensemble Didgori, Givi Abesadze, Givi Bakradze
• Inspired by the song Azar

6. Knight In Panther Skin
• Saz by Nargile
• Vocal sample by Shilda choir

7. Mingrelian Song
• Drums by Simon Segers
• Inspired by the song Chela

8. Seven Fridays A Day
• Song inspired by all of the above and below

9. What You Give Away Is Yours, What You Don’t Is Lost
• Inspired by the song Tsintskaro
• Vocals by the Shilda choir

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