8 Tracks: Of Rainmaking Rituals With Dual Shaman
Having amassed an impressive back-catalogue over the last decade, Romanian duo Dual Shaman returned last week with their debut album proper. Marking the inaugural release on new label Drastic Arts, Expiati draws from techno, electro, acid and UK hardcore, with one eye on the past and both feet planted in the future.
The two brothers have put together this fascinating 8 Tracks playlist for us, centered around invocations of rain. Presented in chronological order, start the swirling timeline below…
Expiati is out now via Drastic Arts, buy it here.
It’s safe to say that rainmaking is one of humanity’s oldest rituals, spanning from Africa to Asia and North America. The Paparuda is performed in Romania and the Balkans by young girls wearing leaves and small vines as makeshift clothing, who sing and dance in the hopes of ending the dreaded droughts.
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