Along with his sibling Chuquimamani-Condori, Joshua Chuquimia Crampton is one-half of Los Thuthanaka, the experimental duo who made one of last year's best albums. Now Crampton is following that up with a new solo album called Anata, which arrives in just a couple of weeks. Its lead single "Ch'uwanchaña ~El Golpe Final~" is out now.
"This album is dedicated to Anata, the Andean ceremony where we celebrate the Pachamama (Mother Earth) before the rainy season, giving thanks for harvest with offerings & the principle of reciprocity (Ayni) between humans/nature," reads the album's liner notes on Bandcamp. It probably goes without saying that if you dug Los Thuthanaka, you'll enjoy a lot of the similarities in "Ch'uwanchaña ~El Golpe Final~": Hypnotic loops, a blurred sense of structure, and guitars filtered through tons of noise. Listen below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Chakana Head-Bang!"
02 "Taqini (Juntxs)"
03 "Ch'uwanchaña ~El Golpe Final~"
04 "Convocación 'Banger/Diffusion'"
05 "Mallku Diablón"
06 "Jallu"
07 "Anata"
Anata is self-released on 2/6.
