fragments, by Rachika Nayar

"clarity" - Directed and shot by Frances Arpaia, Edited by Rachika

fragments

by Rachika Nayar

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j_wurtz Un voyage sans fin. Des portes qui s'ouvrent sur d'autres. Magnifique !

Matthew Smith Love it, Emo Music for 18 Musicians

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releases August 13, 2021

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— Limited edition of 200 available directly from Commend and RVNG Intl.

Includes digital pre-order of fragments. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

digital album releases August 13, 2021

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1.	memory as miniatures
2.	clarity 02:19 video	buy track
3.	gridlock
4.	allegheny
5.	softness
6.	redeye
7.	parking lots
8.	forgiveness
9.	notes of a crocodile
10.	whateverness
11.	august 31st

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The latest installment of THERE, Commend’s ongoing series of music recorded beyond but inspired by the communal efforts of RVNG Intl.’s Lower East Side space, arrives courtesy of New York sound artist Rachika Nayar. fragments is an EP of sonic miniatures Nayar constructed from guitar loops and in the familiar comforts of her own bedroom.

While growing up and developing a relationship with the instrument and her capabilities, using delay pedals to improvise layered guitar pieces evolved from a practice into a deep source of self-exploration and restoration for Nayar. On Our Hands Against the Dusk, Nayar’s debut full-length released earlier this year, the guitar is present but processed, synthesizing with the surrounding instruments and often transforming beyond recognition. As a companion piece of-sorts to Our Hands, her fragments EP reveals the types of raw guitar sketches that make up the core from which these grander mutated compositions often originate. The form remains complex, informed by virtuosic, dexterous guitar playing, but the collection of sound retains a sense of primitivism, and represents a new experience for Nayar in sharing such an intimate part of her creative practice.

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releases August 13, 2021

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rachika Nayar in her bedroom.
Design by WWFG

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