{"product_id":"ow-exclusive-priya-ragu-madras","title":"OW EXCLUSIVE: PRIYA RAGU – MADRAS","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMADRAS STATE OF MIND\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst erupting with her acclaimed mixtape \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"42\"\u003edamnshestamil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—fuelled by runaway cuts like “Good Love 2.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0” and a defining feature on Jungle’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"136\"\u003eLoving In Stereo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Tamil-Swiss visionary Priya Ragu returns with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"199\"\u003eMadras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e her third and most fiercely realised body of work to date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Operating across both sides of the map,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the record was written across Zurich,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Goa,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mumbai,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Kerala before locking into the studios of Chennai—the southern Indian metropolis formerly known as Madras.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Here,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e she strips away all external industry agendas and studio stopwatches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Working in an airtight,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e closed-circle unit alongside her brother and sole producer Japhna Gold,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ragu collides traditional Tamil melodies and South Asian rhythms with left-field R\u0026amp;B,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hip-hop cadence,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and kinetic,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e disco-leaning grooves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere 2023’s critically lauded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"31\"\u003eSanthosam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e charted the search for inner purpose,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003eMadras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the sound of walking that path in real time—shedding the armour to build something deeply human,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tactile,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and immediate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Elevated by sweeping live instrumentation—from veteran orchestral string players and organic woodwinds to a local Tamil children’s choir from Chennai on “111”—the album moves effortlessly between the euphoric,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rhythm-driven pulse of “Priya Priya” and title cut “Madras”,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the reflective stillness of “Anybody” and “Rivers and Gold”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is a vivid,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e borderless masterclass from an artist in total command of her timing and territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e✦ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eODDWAX EXCLUSIVE EDITION \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e✦\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe ODDWAX Exclusive edition of \u003ci\u003eMadras\u003c\/i\u003e comes pressed on \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Gallen Green \u0026amp; Swiss Coffee Pinwheel.\u003c\/strong\u003e Housed in luxe packaging with a holographic hype sticker, this pressing will not be repressed once sold out. Strictly limited to \u003cstrong\u003e500 copies worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e, hand-numbered to order and restricted to 1 per customer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTRACKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSIDE A\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. COLORS\u003cbr\u003e2. POLAR\u003cbr\u003e3. MADRAS\u003cbr\u003e4. FINALLY\u003cbr\u003e5. ANYBODY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e6. RIVERS \u0026amp; GOLD\u003cbr\u003e7. WITHOUT ME\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSIDE B\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. PRIYA PRIYA\u003cbr\u003e9. MELE\u003cbr\u003e10. UNDER THE SKY\u003cbr\u003e11. HOME\u003cbr\u003e12. 1111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e✦ PLEASE NOTE ✦\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDue to the bespoke nature of the manufacturing process, every splatter vinyl is completely unique. 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