Credits:

Charanjit Singh

Description:

Neither Chicago nor Detroitcould the origins of house music actually lie in India!? To celebrate LIGHTINTHEATTICs 25th anniversary, this cult classic acid house album from Bombay in 1982which backs up this shocking and unusual theoryis being reissued! Were thrilled to announce that a CD version will also be released!This album is an incredibly avant-garde work by musician CHARANJIT SINGHwho was churning out soundtracks for the Indian film industry, or Bollywoodin which he reimagined the raga of Indian classical music using the latest synthesizers and disco rhythms of the time. While preserving the melodic structure of Indian classical music, it featured an almost unprecedented soundminimalist, repetitive dance musicand reportedly received little attention at the time, partly because only a few hundred copies were pressed and it wasnt distributed in the West. However, in later years, its sign