Peter Cat Recording Co. – Portrait of a Time Vinyl LP

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REPRESS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL GYPSEY-JAZZ/PSYCHEDELIC FOLK/INDIAN ELECTRONIC LP BY NEW DEHLI’S PETER CAT RECORDING CO A cat may have nine lives, but Peter Cat Recording Co. has a multitude of dimensions. Formed in New Delhi around 2010 by the crooner Suryakant Sawhney, its a group thats mutated over time, shedding members and accruing more, always evolving musically with each album: from gypsy jazz to psychedelic cabaret; ballroom waltzes to epic space disco; bossa supernova to uneasy listening. Whats more they play jajj, which youve almost certainly never heard of. While Suryakants crooning is spookily reminiscent of a hipster 50s Sinatra, it was more his intention to ape legendary Bollywood playback singers like Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi and especially Hemant Kumar. There are diverse American influences in the mix too, including Sam Cooke, Etta James and even Tom Waits. Thrown together it becomes something unique that equates less to a listening experience and more to an out-of-body experience.