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Djinnestan

About Me


Djinnestan is a sound art project formed in 2003 as a spin-off of Saluki Regicide, with a focus on tranquil and ethereal ambient textures.

Thus far the discography of Djinnestan amounts to eight releases, five of which are long-form (CD-length) ambient albums, intended for play at low volumes, particularly as one goes to sleep. All of the albums are available free for download from Webbed Hand Records

Most of the output of Djinnestan thus far has been of an electroacoustic/electronic variety. The long-form works have ranged from the extremely minimal ( Purr ) to the atmospherically layered and textural ( Rain 1 ). The short-form collections have typically been impressionistic daubs of sound, finely balancing repetition with variation. For the future, plans are underway for new work that will incorporate voices and acoustic instruments, adding new flavors and giving the work more of a real-world, earthy grounding.

The lineup for Djinnestan at present is C.P. McDill and Aria Nadii . They are the core of the group, although at any time there may be other contributors.

Djinnestan discography thus far:
* Selling the Wind (Webbed Hand wh016)
* Purr (Webbed Hand wh020)
* Rain 1 (Webbed Hand wh028)
* Ghosties EP (Webbed Hand wh029)
* Hasenpfeffer (Webbed Hand wh042)
* Rain 2 (Webbed Hand wh043)
* Rain 3 (Webbed Hand wh043)
* Kittenhead (Webbed Hand wh080)
Compilations:
* To Ancient Noise (Webbed Hand wh024)
* The Darkdrone Mix (Webbed Hand wh050)
* Webbed Hand Presents String Ambient (Webbed Hand wh101)
*Suona Dalla Teca ..9: Upstreamers ( La Fonoteca di Carpi )

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/01/2006
Band Website: djinnestan.com
Band Members:

C.P. McDill - Electronics, radios, effects, ukulele, pennywhistle, banjo, accordion, guitar, kazoo, bells, chimes, assorted other things.

Aria Nadii - Voice, banjo ukulele, zither, snake charmer's flute, musical saw


Influences:

Susurrus, pareidolia, antique phonographs, ghosts on telephones, echoes, things seen and heard in dreams, driftwood, self-taught musicians, anomalous instruments, crackling fireplace inside, wind rattling the eaves, defamiliarization


Sounds Like:

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
Brown paper packages tied up with strings...


Record Label: Webbed Hand Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A new website for the new year.

We've started off the New Year with a new look for the Djinnestan website and I've installed a wordpress weblog for updates. Over the next few weeks C.P. McDill will be writing individual catalog page...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:12:00 GMT

New: "Kittenhead" (free album)

Kittenhead is the latest long-form (CD-length) production by Djinnestan, departing significantly from the Rain series and Purr. In many ways, it defies easy categorization. It is very ambient, but co...
Posted by on Mon, 21 May 2007 10:24:00 GMT

Djinnestan now on myspace

Hiya! This is one of several places where you can get updates on the creative endeavors of Djinnestan. Some Webbed Hand Records news: Djinnestan is going to be getting the greater part of my energy, ...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:48:00 GMT