We are “Thriloka”:
five musicians – Sarani Perera, Eshantha Peiris, Uvindu Perera, Harshan
Gallage, Pabalu Wijegoonawardane – from different musical backgrounds and with constantly
evolving musical tastes. “Thriloka”s music is driven by a focus on improvised
music inspired by traditional Sri Lankan sounds, within a rock-band setting. You
can learn more about us at www.thriloka.com.
While we have
worked with record labels in the past (with 3 albums to our name), this time
around we have decided to bypass corporate bureaucracy in favour of making our
music directly accessible to our fans. Yes, we are recording and releasing a
track for free digital download :-) However, recording costs money, and this is why we are requesting small
financial contributions from you, in order to cover our production costs.
Only one
track? Yes, but it will be at least 20 minutes long :-) It’s going to be based on the “Kuweni Asne” lament, from the Sri Lankan
up-country “Kohomba Kankariya” ritual. (the video above is from our second
rehearsal for this project)
Our
production cost of $800 basically consists of fees for studio rental (3
sessions), recording engineer, mixing, and mastering. Any shortage of funds
will come from our pockets, and any excess of funds will go into our pockets... such is the life of freelance professional musicians…
Any
contribution – no matter how small – will go a long way in helping us finance
this production; however, we are happy that we can offer some unique “perks”
(see the right-hand column on this page) that we hope may entice you to donate more
generously.
We look
forward to returning to the studio as a group to document our next step as a
band, and we hope that you will join us on this exciting journey. Thank you in
advance, and please share this crowd-funding campaign with people you know!