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Unchosen songs rest,
Once unmatched, now glow with time,
Inspiration's spark.

These are the home demos I recorded for "Back Into The Dream." During Christmas 2021, I was holed up in my home studio, Sacred Sounds—basically a room I built within my garage, hence the name "Back Into The Garage." At this point in the songwriting process, I'm just tossing out every idea I have to see what sticks. It's only after doing a rough mix and living with the songs for a few days that I can tell which ones have legs. Sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm wrong. Then I show the songs to the band, and we start honing and re-recording them for the final version you hear on "Back Into The Dream."
I remember being really attached to the demos from this album. I did pretty rough mixes and ran everything through the SketchCassette plugin, which gave everything a warm, saturated sound with all of this 4-track tape-y goodness. A couple of months ago, I was digging through my archives and stumbled upon these demos again. It took me right back to that magical moment of creation, where inspiration trumps perfection. I was surprised to find I actually liked some of the songs I had rejected for the album.
So here you have it: a collection of charmingly imperfect songs. It's a nice sneak peek into my creative process and my limited musical abilities on drums. Enjoy!

Debuting in 2009, the psych-pop creation of Rishi Dhir has released six critically-acclaimed albums, toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, been nominated for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize and picked up praise from the likes of NPR, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence of Sound, Rolling Stone, Clash Magazine and more.

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