Phurpa: ritual music collective featured on Boiler Room

The Russian collective Phurpa, known for ritual music inspired by the ancient Bön religion of Tibet and Nepal, was featured on Boiler Room's In Stereo series during the 'Stay True Russia' event in Moscow. Their performance, described as meditative, dark, and liberating, stands out from typical Boiler Room sets. Phurpa recently released Monad, a split-album with Visions (Frederic Arbour), marking the 100th release on Cyclic Law, the label founded by Arbour in Montreal in 2002 and relocated to Berlin in 2015. Cyclic Law specializes in dark ambient and obscure electronic music, with a ritualistic and spiritual approach. The label's 101st release is by Peter Andersson (raison d'être). Phurpa's music incorporates Bön chanting (rgyud skad), percussion instruments (gshang, hourglass drum, cymbals, bells, drums), conch and human femur trumpets, telescopic trumpets (dung-chen), and oboes.