The celestial ritual
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The celestial ritual
In a far away land, ages ago, there lived 11 chiefs, each named after a corresponding constellation: Mbosa, Nalulu, Ottokar, Imaja, Khan, Kudja, Rafaka, Xoji, Oishi, Mosu and Umai.
Each year as the trees lost their leaves and the days got shorter, the chiefs came together to perform a sacred ritual. In this ritual, they honored the gods with their gifts and celebrated the new year to come.
Mbosa brought his light, which the gods used to illuminate the next year.
Nalulu gave his sand, which was used as the foundation for the next year.
Mosu gave his grain, which was used to fertilize the land.
Ottokar gave the skies, in which the gods could shine ever so brightly.
Imaja used her drum so people could dance in perfect harmony.
Khan repeated his hypnotizing mantra to elevate the minds of the chiefs.
Xoji wore her mask, which was said to have magic powers needed for the ritual.
Umai performed the forgotten dance that has been passed on only in her bloodline.
Oishi drew her sword which Kudja used to sacrifice 5 drops of his holy blood.
As a final gift, Rafaka played his sacred song to give life to the upcoming year.
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released November 16, 2018
Artwork by Merijn Hos
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Imaja’s drum remixes
Inellea crafted two beautiful remixes of Tunnelvisions’ ‘Imaja’s Drum’. Stripping back the original to its rawest form, Innellea build their remixes around darkened undertows and hypnotic synth lines…
1.
Imaja’s Drum (Innellea’s Cosmic Consciousness) 07:27
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Imaja’s Drum (Innellea’s Cosmic Dub) 06:55
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Get The Celestial Ritual on vinyl and digital
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Midnight voyage
Tunnelvisions combines elements from South American, Caribbean and African sounds. With a background in house, techno and pop, they created a nine track LP that takes you to different places in the world. Each track title is based on a river or desert. ‘Guava’, for example, is a Jamaican river: “This song is a sort of naive interpretation of reggae, pop and club music”.
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