badik! by kokonja

"badik" is a pre-shamanic form of the spiritual oral musical tradition of nomadic tribes. speaking nasty words and the opposite of good for good was a part of the rituals of healing animals and people of the village.
This album was my attempt to portray the image of ritual actions and actors through electronic synths and recorded sounds.
Special thanks to Chyltys Tanagasheva for giving her almighty voice to this project!
Special thanks to Ambujerba for making the maddest artwork!

Jylyjai is on the B side, an ambient composition made of wind records, wind were catched by the strings of qobyz and dombra, and huge wind fluts installed as a base of Korkut Ata memorial, and sound of sand movement at Altyn Emel Natural Park sands. In 2022 this composition was softly installed at Botanical Garden in Almaty as site specific 8 channel sound space inside the woods.

Tracklist