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Suneden - Sapana Ko Samaya
Suneden - Sapana Ko Samaya
Without sounding too much like a Buzzfeed writer, Nepalese/Melbourne duo Suneden have just dropped a thirteen minute long sitar-laden dream-funk odyssey and it’s exactly what my isolation needed right now.
Rising out of the relationship of Nepalese-born Sunny Thapa and Melbourne’s Eden Lee, Suneden have kicked off 2020 in a big way, performing their soulful funk and rhythm and blues around Melbourne and NSW as a five piece and now they’re treating us to their first studio release - thirteen minutes of bliss-out funk that couldn’t have come at a better time.
On the new single’s amalgamation of styles and influences, Suneden elaborate, “it basically sums up our time in Australia, where we have been based for the past few years, and mixes it in with our time in Nepal, where we met and lived for a few years as well”.
Suneden waste no time at all on ‘Sapana Ko Samaya’, which translates to “dream time” in Nepalese, sucking you in with a hypnotic, wirey funk groove that sets the scene perfectly for an entrancing sitar solo. As this initial groove makes way for a wash of dreamy guitar, the band slowly begin building again with a refreshing lack of urgency, letting a sitar hook and wave of comforting vocal harmonies take turns in guiding you through the longest of the three distinct sections in ’Sapana Ko Samaya’. The following few minutes establish the sort of groove that could follow you around all day and continues to build and spiral around a handful of inspired solos, before unfurling to make way for a final couple of minutes of whistleable soul-funk that ties the whole thing off.
‘Sapana Ko Samaya’ is an expertly crafted soulful psych journey unlike anything you would have heard before and I’ve really bloody enjoyed spending my Monday listening to it on repeat.
On the new single’s amalgamation of styles and influences, Suneden elaborate, “it basically sums up our time in Australia, where we have been based for the past few years, and mixes it in with our time in Nepal, where we met and lived for a few years as well”.
Suneden waste no time at all on ‘Sapana Ko Samaya’, which translates to “dream time” in Nepalese, sucking you in with a hypnotic, wirey funk groove that sets the scene perfectly for an entrancing sitar solo. As this initial groove makes way for a wash of dreamy guitar, the band slowly begin building again with a refreshing lack of urgency, letting a sitar hook and wave of comforting vocal harmonies take turns in guiding you through the longest of the three distinct sections in ’Sapana Ko Samaya’. The following few minutes establish the sort of groove that could follow you around all day and continues to build and spiral around a handful of inspired solos, before unfurling to make way for a final couple of minutes of whistleable soul-funk that ties the whole thing off.
‘Sapana Ko Samaya’ is an expertly crafted soulful psych journey unlike anything you would have heard before and I’ve really bloody enjoyed spending my Monday listening to it on repeat.
'Sapana Ko Samaya' is out everywhere now and keep an eye on Suneden's social media to find out when you'll finally be able to experience it in person.
