The same that's formed from the mountain dew in the majestic belly of nature, is extracted in a strategized flow to develop biased energy of exploitative use, used to clean the nuclear waste, ultimately disturbing the ecosystem of flora and fauna, still remaining discrete in the hands of a privileged few, perpetually dominating ingredients of even what we eat. In today's time of urban edu-conditioning of nationalism and classist modernization , we as artistes must find a simpler way to compose the needed alarm, of knowing, while doing justice to our existence.

As pandemic manifested, all plans of co-creating music with Berlin based musicians and artists was suspended indefinitely raising existential questions around the aims of the residency.
A city known for its expansive receptivity towards Art and Culture, being an artiste at residence with one of the leading curatorial team as SAVVY Contemporary, I got to indulge in various simulative directions, even through the lockdowns. Working closely with Abhishek, Antonio, Peter and other SAVVY team members spurred further conceptual and philosophical breakthroughs in my experience of co creation. I witnessed exhibitions and discussions built by a strong community of Artistic leaders of Culture. It wasn’t just a place of revealing complexities of or simplifying art, It was also a melting pot of the social purposes being carried by knowledgeable individuals who together stirred the universe of acceptance, through thick and thin, they overcame challenges in unison.

My partner, DJ and visual collaborator, Flavien Martinel (alias Mister Colfer), through our travel and stay in Berlin and France, expanded my horizon of beat and rap techniques and helped me consider my innermost discarded visions that finally found a place in this album. We made music videos, shot improvs, performed on streets, parks, theatres, radios, studios and festivals.
I, in my visit to France, got to meet his friend Farshad Emam (Strong Foundation) who introduced me to veterans of Rap Culture, from Les Ullis, Paris. This helped me experience the dynamic of Hip Hop in a neighboring country while getting to know Berlin’s local scene.

Past years built me into an instinctive traveller who loved to sample on the go, still had voices and sounds preserved which still needed an outlet. The physiotherapy of tapping velocities of drumpads with a friend on keys became the reason for us to meet and jam. Beyond the expertise of knowing notes and quantization, we co composed scratches to then delete, humbly experimenting.
The first beat came about as Peter, a colleague, asked me to make a beat on my recording of an unfriendly call with Sparkasse Bank.
Ideating in the company of books and other archive material of SAVVY Docs, collaborated with Bonabel Films to shoot videos while the album was unknowingly taking shape. I had to rephrase in my own dialect of belief, my reflections on the increasing neo- capitalist brutality on the working class and peace makers during lockdown back home in India and worldwide.

Participating in We Are Concerned About The Violence Part 1 in May, opened a platform for transcontinental discussions about how musicians in other parts of the world dealt in the meltdown of the pandemic in their contexts. Arrest of my friends, activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, followed by many other important voices coming out of Anti Citizenship laws.
As the lockdown was lightened during the ending summer, daily interactions with people were possible again, as I found solace reading books and articles from SAVVY Docs. Regular Blessing.

With these inspirations, I began studying music making software online from my friend Sushant Joshi, a way to also stay connected with my homeland.
I for the first time in life felt comfortable to create with technological comfort in isolation, placed in a foreign narrative.