Asha Sheshadri // Whiplash LP+BOOKLET

Asha Sheshadri, an American/New York experimental musician/poet who has released on labels such as Hot Releases and Anomia in the past, released this record from the country's experimental label Recital in November 2023.

Contains 9 diary-like ambient sound poetry ~ collage songs.

Previous workIs also recommended.

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The following is a commentary by the writer himself.

"This record is a different approach to the autobiographical "confession." I wanted to stitch together some important sketches in self-understanding and forgiveness, a design that may seem emotionally disjointed. But in reality they are quite interconnected. My intention (as with previous recordings) is to challenge the listener to follow the contours of the story (or lack thereof). It includes sound, excerpts from authors I admire, ethnographic methods, salvaged and recycled audio/text notes, photographs from personal and public archives, and research-driven fiction. sources reveal the eponymous "whiplash" as they expand and collapse into each other.“Whiplash” for me means a refracted ambivalence toward what was once real, an endless cycle of rectifying where “home” was, and an unstable self-establishment in the wake of slowly releasing trauma. It's a conflict between process and how (if at all) to translate all of this into the work. "

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Ask us for digital files. 12" black 180gram vinyl. Edition of 200. Includes 12-page pamphlet. 

Tracklist:

1. Whiplash 06:24
2. Shipwreck 02:32
3. Stimulus Progression 04:27
4. Looting Index 03:29
5. A Holding Pattern 05:04
6. I Know, You're Cold 02:49
7. Supporting Characters 03:30
8. Irreplaceable 05:40
9. Some Places to Find Quiet and Peace 04:24

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Recital:

Recital is thrilled to present the first full-length vinyl LP by sound artist Asha Sheshadri. Whiplash combines elements of sound poetry, diary-like narration, and delicate incidental music. Sheshadri has crafted a unique and marvelous album here."

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Artist statement by Asha Sheshadri, 2023:

"This record is an alternate approach to the autobiographical 'confessional' – I wanted to stitch together some pivotal sketches in self-understanding and forgiveness. While their designs may seem affectively disparate, they are in fact quite interrelated. My intention (as with past recordings ) is to task the listener with tracing the contours of the narrative (or lack thereof). Each track contains sound from video work, excerpts from writers I admire, ethnographic methods, recovered and recycled voice/text memos, photographs from personal and public archives , and research-driven fictions. These sources expand and collapse into each other, only to reveal the eponymous "whiplash". To me, the feeling of "whiplash" is the collision of: a refracted ambivalence towards what was once real, the endless cycle of reckoning with wherever "home" has taken place, the fraught process of anchoring one's self in the wake of slow-release trauma, and how (if even possible) to translate all of this into artwork."

Artist: Asha Sheshadri

Label: Recital