The cover of the album shows the photo of the singer-song Dett Ken Jamir in the forests of Aravalis: Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Poetry by Shloka, chorus by chorus, singer-singer Dittty gives so much relaxed layers of society in a sound space that it reduces the listener of its new album, BlackIn the dream of an ideal world. I wish, Escape remains only up to 10 songs, but the influence of his songs puts a long shadow on topics related to his migrant past, breed, gender, spirituality and environmentalism.
In making for about five years, the idea of ​​the album was conceived during the epidemic. “The epidemic stopped and reflected us, and it started the creation of the album for me. At that time, I did not know that it was going to be a big piece of work. I wanted to write about slowing down as a society.
Located in Berlin, Ditty recorded all the album songs in two languages: Hindi and English. It has been fitted on the labeled, Clouds Hill in Hamburg, Germany. “Writing and making records were quite organic and developed with life conditions. I wrote most of the songs on the guitar, which is my primary means. Then I will make a demo, add trumpets and keys and take it to the band. In these years, in these years, my old bands with bowls and karan have changed a lot, although they were an integral part in the intergragle parts.” She says
Ditty tag Black As an audio-visual record. It incorporates his long-time colleague and producer bowls, known for his work at the Indian Indie Band Peter Cat Recording Company (PCRC), with the German legendary Indi-Electronic band the Notvist and Drumers Andy Habel of Karan Singh of PCRC. Also on records are Johannes Weber, who play Bass. In addition to voice, guitar, trumpet, cello, sink, double bass, electronic bass, drum and collision Ghungroos And cocoa/Toca seeds, albums have many samples and field recording from forests such as Arwalis (Rajasthan and Delhi), Pomburpa Forest (Goa), Molem Forest (Goa) and Planterwald Forest (Berlin), and field recording, which informs Ditti.
Black album art | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The album is named after its title track ‘Kali’, with a deep personal lyrical undertaking. Detty explains: “When I started writing the song, ‘Kali’, it was clear for me that it would be the title of the album. Black The dark, black woman and goddess Kali translates into many meanings, which kills demons in Hindu philosophy. I am attracting my experiences with racism and colorism, writing about the destruction of the time in which we live, sing in praise of the natural world and work with recording on this album. “The song not only makes it for the title of the album, but also in his favorite list, only after ‘Danya (for our children)’ and ‘Mama’.
Consciously cuisted with subjects and songs, Ditty is also taken care of to pack his music even in an environmentally friendly avatar. Black Revitalization has been released on colorful vinyl as a limited version pressing with only 500 copies. The cover of the album displays the photo of Ditti in the forests of Arwalis. She was styled by Caroline Zeliang in her wedding saree and grandmother’s jewelery. The album’s layout and design were done by Ditti. “It is important to me that whatever work I do is morally made sound and conscious. I wrapped my 14 city tour here, and I really proud that we were able to do so without any flight or oil and gas. I never wanted to make CD or Vinyl records because they were working with a press after a lot of research.
The album, black, is now streaming on all music platforms. You can order vinyl, start from € 28 to heyyditty.Bandcamp.com or ditty.co.in.
Published – 16 May, 2025 05:51 pm IST
