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sialia

by Minaxi

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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    This digital version of sialia includes the following bonus items:
    a) Digital lyric booklet, designed by Shrenik Ganatra
    b) Instagram story cards for each track. Let Minaxi know what track you're listening to by sharing the card and tagging @minaxitheband
    Purchasable with gift card

      $6 USD  or more

     

  • Limited Edition Hand Pressed Cassette
    Cassette + Digital Album

    This limited edition hand pressed cassette is made with love and gratitude in Brooklyn. It includes the following:
    a) A cool blue tape featuring all seven tracks on the album.
    b) An eight panel leaflet containing the artwork for all the songs and album information.
    c) An interactive QR code to download the digital lyric booklet.
    d) A 3"x3" sticker.

    It is designed by Minaxi's Shrenik Ganatra. The cassettes are pressed and printed by Jack Dougherty of Ghostie Recordings (ghostierecordings@gmail.com).

    Includes unlimited streaming of sialia via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Limited Edition Hand Pressed Cassette (2nd Pressing)
    Cassette + Digital Album

    This limited edition second pressing of "sialia" EP is made with love and gratitude. A perfect holiday present for yourself and/or someone special, the packaging includes:

    a) A sonic blue tinted tape featuring all seven tracks on the album in the highest quality.
    b) A superlative quality eight panel J-card print containing the artwork and lyrics for the songs, and album information.
    c) A high quality digital download of the "sialia" EP.

    It is designed by Minaxi's Shrenik Ganatra. The cassettes are pressed and printed by Corey of Cryptic Carousel. (crypticcarousel.com). The quantity is very limited. Please make sure to grab a copy before it runs out. Thank you for your support! :)

    Includes unlimited streaming of sialia via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Limited Edition Blue Compact Disc
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Thoughtfully designed with love in Brooklyn. It includes the following:
    a) A cool blue, 4-panel digipak compact disc featuring all seven tracks on the album.
    b) An interactive QR code to download the digital lyric booklet.
    c) A 3”x3” sticker.

    Designed by Minaxi's Shrenik Ganatra.

    Includes unlimited streaming of sialia via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.
Violet 03:41
it seems so strange that i can hear your echo in the noise you sway like a distant dream i see you i wander where you and i used to be so free (see you laughing) it seems so strange that i used to be so free i wonder where you and i could be it seems so strange that i’m so free it seems so strange that i’m so free i’m so free
2.
ज़िंदगी कुछ प्यासी है जीने की आस जागी है डरा रहा मैं चलता रहा मैं धूप में हूँ मैं यहाँ साया गीरा दे प्यास बुझा दे भीग जाऊ मैं ज़रा ज़िंदगी अभी बाकी है मंज़िले करीब आती है कहता रहा मैं बेहता रहा मैं गहराइयों में बसा ऐसी सझा दे ग़म मिटा दे पी जाऊ मैं झरा बरसादे वह बरसाते बरसादे वह बरसाते भीग जाऊ मैं बेपनाह यादों में वह बचपना
3.
in a distant sky it’s where you reside and revive all the feelings that i try to hide come and plague my mind i’d say you’re weak and you can’t decide don’t blame the constellations in your eyes i know where you go when you sleep i know what you see you are on my mind it’s where you belong and divide all the feelings that i try to hide come and waste my time i’d say you’re free and you wouldn’t mind let’s drown in the sea that i hide inside i know where you go when you sleep i know what you see i know i see what you see when you sleep i see you and me
4.
and the driving fast and reckless is not enough i can’t let you be i’m always holding on for you i’m always holding you i wish i wish i wish i wanted to but I’m holding on to you
5.
This Town 04:27
the sun is shining it shines on the wind keeps moving let it blow and i found peace in this town and i found peace in this town stormy weather the air so cold the full moon rising by your home brings me peace after all i found peace in this town the ocean breeze at your feet how could it be that i feel calm? well i found peace in this town i found peace in this town
6.
it seems so strange that i used to be so free i wonder where you and i could be it seems so strange that i’m so free it seems so strange that i’m so free it seems so strange that i’m so free i’m so free it seems so strange that i can hear your echo in the noise i wander where you and i used to be so free you sway like a distant dream i see you i’m so free so free i see you it seems so strange that i’m so free i’m so free
7.
ज़िंदगी कुछ प्यासी है जीने की आस जागी है डरा रहा मैं चलता रहा मैं धूप में हूँ मैं यहाँ साया गीरा दे प्यास बुझा दे भीग जाऊ मैं ज़रा ज़िंदगी अभी बाकी है मंज़िले करीब आती है कहता रहा मैं बेहता रहा मैं गहराइयों में बसा ऐसी सझा दे ग़म मिटा दे पी जाऊ मैं झरा बरसादे वह बरसाते बरसादे वह बरसाते भीग जाऊ मैं बेपनाह यादों में वह बचपना

about

Foreword by Will Wilkinson, Rats on the Run.

I’ve never seen Minaxi. And I’ve never been to Brooklyn. I’ve never met them, played with them, they don’t know what I look like. But I do feel a part of their music.

Since becoming entwined with their ‘Zia Fantasy Trilogy’ and reviewing those lush-toned EPs, there’s been a sense of being part of a secret. Their songs drifted over from US to UK with a cool mix of shoegaze and ethereal otherness, they brought their wide open soundscapes right to me. And no matter how many playlists and reviews I sent out, there was still something mine in Minaxi.

Now they’re back with a new set of sonics. To call it ‘Alt-Rock’s a disservice. We play the soft grinds of Slowdive with the agro of Ride, but this is no 90’s revival. There’s both a new calm and pace to 'sialia', there’s as much Cocteau Valentine as there is Four-Tet wonder, especially in ‘sialia’s remixes.

Every sound in this EP is bolder. More fluid, more set and more certain. Minaxi’s music has grown and they’ve grown along with it, it’s a pleasure to ride along with them.

So sit back and breathe in the slow glow. Minaxi won't be my secret much longer.

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About the album

The collection of songs on 'sialia' traverses diverse sonic universes progressively. Combining live instrumentation with synthesized electronic and organic ambient sounds, the EP broadly represents the genres of alternative rock, dream pop, electronica and ambient music.

Unlike Minaxi’s previous body of work, 'sialia' does not have an inherent concept; what ties the songs together despite the fluidity of genres is the unifying emotion—the one which drives the themes of love, detachment, self-ascension and nostalgia; the one which is delivered bilingually through the voices of Shrenik Ganatra and Liam Christian, intensified by Steve Carlin’s drumming and supported by guest musicians Milan Ganatra and Luke Santy; the one which beckons the band’s evolution into the forthcoming body of work.

credits

released July 23, 2021

Original music composed and performed by Minaxi
All songs, sans 'B', written by Shrenik Ganatra
'B' written and remixed by Liam Christian

Produced by Patrick Hunt and Minaxi
Mixed by Patrick Hunt

Drums for 'Violet' and 'I Know Where You Go When You Sleep' engineered and recorded by Todd Carder at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn

Guitars, Bass, Tabla and Vocals engineered and recorded by Shrenik Ganatra
Vocals for 'B' engineered and recorded by Liam Christian

Drums by Steve Carlin
Guitars, vocals and electronics by Liam Christian
Guitars, bass, vocals and electronics by Shrenik Ganatra

Tabla on 'Barsaate' by Milan Ganatra
'Violet' remixed by Luke Santy aka LUKEINTERNET

Concept, design and creative direction by Shrenik Ganatra

©℗ 2021 Minaxi.

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Minaxi Brooklyn, New York

Minaxi are an alternative rock band from Brooklyn. Consisting of songwriters Shrenik Ganatra and Liam Christian, bassist Thomas Herndon & drummer Steve Carlin, Minaxi's sound combines elements from psych, shoegazing, dream pop, noise rock and sufi. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of sources, combined with lyrics penned in English and Hindi, Minaxi's music blends cultures and tones alike. ... more

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