丘瑙底河 Khunathi - 潮氣吹過後山破廟時 Misty Mountain Pagoda LP

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▼WV106: 丘瑙底河 Khunathi - 潮氣吹過後山破廟時 Misty Mountain Pagoda

- 12" smoke/black LP
- 4mm spine 350g reverse board cover
- w* obi (black ink on kraft paper, raw texture)
- limited edition of 112 (smoke) / 28 (black) from WV Sorcerer

Sneaking out from the western suburbs of Chang'an, you might chance upon a peculiar inn chanting counterfeit sutras. Slip down the back mountain while your master indulges in a secret drink, only to discover livestock gathered for a midnight assembly. As you pass through a grand ceremony at the gate of a foreign land, you glance upward to behold a purple sun.

This album embodies oriental psychedelic rock, blending imagined ethnic elements into a dreamlike fusion. It improvises soundtracks for a hypothetical visual journey: birds cry as they navigate the valleys, while the udu drum echoes the uneven steps of a camel. The guitar alternates between mimicking the sound of a suona, shimmering with the metallic brilliance of ceremonial horns, and threading delicately with the bass to weave intricate bead curtains. Beneath the veil of the shakuhachi, free improvisation takes bold flight, transcending celestial tribulations through cycles of noise and chaos.

從長安西郊溜出去，會遇到念假經的黑店。趁師父偷飲時溜下後山，撞見家畜深夜開會。穿過異國大門前的盛大儀仗，抬頭看見紫色的太陽。

東方迷幻搖滾，幻想中的民族融合，為假想影像的即興配樂。山谷間遊蕩著飛鳥啼鳴，嗚嘟鼓敲出跛腳駱駝的步伐。吉他時而像嗩吶，閃著法號的金屬光澤；時而鉆過針眼，與貝斯交錯編織繁覆的珠簾。尺八掩護下的自由即興潛逃，在噪音循環里渡劫。

Formed in 2019, this improv / psychedelic rock band weaves tales of Xiyu (Western Regions of China) and crafts apocryphal sutras. They aim to capture the brilliance of spontaneous creativity, yet often fall short—much like one can never step into the same Khunathi River twice.

The Khunathi River (Qiunaodihe) lies approximately 200 miles southwest of the western section of the Karakoram. According to legend, anyone who drinks from its waters will be compelled to dance non-stop.

Later, anatomists identified a neural center responsible for motor control and named it the subthalamic nucleus (Qiunaodihe) in honor of this mythical connection.

丘瑙底河，位於喀喇昆侖西南段約二百里處，傳說飲水後將舞蹈不止。後世解剖學者發現控制肢體運動的神經中樞，命名丘腦底核以作紀念。

成立於2019年的即興迷幻搖滾樂隊，西域故事編造者，偽經生產者。試圖覆現即興中的高光時刻，時常失手。正如你不可能兩次踏入同一條丘瑙底河。

releases January 28, 2025

Yeren 野人: Shakuhachi, Bass, Overtone Flute, Vocal
BBG 嗶嗶機: Guitar, Vocal, Ocean Drum
Mo Fan 阿莫: Guitar, Mandolin
Er Dan 大夫: Drums, Percussions, Tabla, Udu, Singing Bowl
Xiao Tuan 小團: Dagu (Guest)

Recorded live by Lulu 楊路帆 at Cashmere Studio, Shanghai, China, 3rd-4th June 2023
Mixed by Li Ping 李平 at GEBI 隔壁, Yiwu, China
Mastered by Cyril Meysson
Cover art by Zhou Meng 周蒙
Design & layout by Ruò Tán 若潭

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