Smoke and Mirrors "Saranagati" (Shelter Tribute)

I've never really used this blog to overly promote my own projects, but what the hell right!?! My band Smoke and Mirrors just added an exclusive track to our facebook today. It's a cover song from the early 90s krishna hardcore band Shelter that is coming out on One Voice Asia records in the near future.

The sounds of the chanting, the pounding drums, and the smell of the incense are all still very vivid in my memory from some of my first hardcore shows just shy of two decades ago. I had the honor of seeing Shelter, 108, & Prema all in one night at the height of Krishna hardcore. The energy each band put forth is still unrivaled today and I can distinctive remember Ray Cappo crushing me with a sweaty stage dive. Throughout the years the band continued to release one great record after another.

We’re super excited to be a part of this compilation with all of our worldwide brethren. We had a blast working on this song. It was actually recorded in an old friends house. The drums were done in his dining room, guitars in the basement, and vocals done in the 3rd floor bathroom. I think I scared the whole neighborhood screaming "Surrender" (which is what Saranagati translates to) at the top of my lungs. There was a backyard party going on across they street and they were just bewildered looking. Fortunately the police never showed up. I almost passed out doing my backup vocals as it was about 100 degrees in the bathroom too! Good times. Let us know what you think!

If you've never heard of us we're from Erie, PA. We feature a few ex-members of Problem Solver Revolver, Shockwave, & Brother's Keeper and are just doing what comes naturally to us. We have a self released split 7" out and a CD on The Path Less Traveled (US) / Superhero (Eur). We'll be entering the studio this month to start recording some more new songs for future undetermined releases. We also love a good magic trick.

To hear "Saranagti" and a few other tracks check out our facebook page here (feel free to "like" us as well). The songs are located on the lower left hand side:
http://www.facebook.com/smokeandmirrors814