Andi Otto - Bow Wave (2018)

In our most private moments, we have often thought of Multi Culti as an educational enterprise: as you listen to our music and stare at our artwork, you are absorbing information in a way that might conceivably be defined as “learning.” Our latest release brings this theoretically reasonable fantasy one step closer to fruition, as we welcome Hamburg-based musician and composer Andi Otto (Ph.D) to our roster of artists.

A deep listening experience focused on repetition and timbre, Bow Wave was made using rare and unique instruments such as a special sensor bow for cello (and other string instruments) known as the “Fello,” which Otto developed during his residencies at the STEIM research centre in Amsterdam.The album also features vocals from award-winning Indian playback singer, actor, and TV anchor M.D. Pallavi, a frequent Otto collaborator, recorded while the two were touring Japan.

The digital edition of Bow Wave includes 10 tracks, while the eight-track vinyl adds remixes by Ecuadorian folklorica wizard Nicola Cruz and Parisian “adult disco” purveyor Golden Bug, both of which will be released separately in a digital remix pack alongside reworks from Brazil’s Ricardo Vincenzo and Norway’s Center of the Universe. You are free to purchase all of them.