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  "a testament to the experimentation & sonic malleability that has become the core of Bhajan Bhoy over the years. Slung between dub, synthpop, psych, & noise, the set hurtles us deep into the well of Ajay Saggar’s sonic imagination”. (RAVEN SINGS THE BLUES)
  
  “Saggar has long since relocated to Amsterdam but, like all the best radio, ‘Bhoy On The Wire' has transcended regional limits and created its own community. A community celebrated with appropriate aplomb by this affectingly sincere collection.” (ELECTRONIC SOUND)
  
  "what a cosmic affair it is. His recordings all plough a peak time psychedelic furrow; from hazy interstellar ragas to lysergic dance music, hard out psychedelic rock and all sorts of kosmische mutations, but this new release is a pleasingly mellow affair that hovers around the ambient kosmische end of the drug addled musical spectrum, and is made all the more remarkable because he’s a one man band. Turn on, tune in and drop out.” (THE SLOW MUSIC MOVEMENT)
  
  "een album rijk aan intieme sferen en stemmingen". (OOR / JACOB HAAGSMA)
  
  "‘Bhoy On The Wire’ is a journey deep into inner space, full of contemplation and imaginative development of sound and mood. It comes highly recommended for the open-minded.” (SILENT RADIO)
  
  
  
  
  
  BHAJAN BHOY signed LPs (let me know if you want a personal message on there). The tracks were recorded exclusively for Steve Barker's "On... The Wire" radio show, and were broadcast in April 2024.
  
  Ajay Saggar is BHAJAN BHOY.
  
  “With BHAJAN BHOY, Saggar synthesizes all of the stylistic approaches he’s explored over the years, swirling them into an intoxicating musical blend, with an earthy spirituality. Even the project’s name reflects the dual aspects of Saggar’s upbringing coming together in harmony. In Hindi, a “bhajan” is a devotional song, sung in the mandir, or temple, while “bhoy” is a Scottish and Irish derivation for a young man. There’s a searching quality to Bhajan Bhoy, as if Saggar is still hunting for transcendence with each track, whether through an expansive drone, an orchestral facility on the piano, or an electronics-augmented raga that threatens to dip into noise” (Erick Bradshaw / writer and WFMU DJ).
  
  This album presents a rich and varied set of compositions that showcase Saggar’s skills as an incredibly talented and accomplished composer and musician. With each and every Bhajan Bhoy LP, you are are carried to a higher place. With ‘Bhoy On The Wire’, the 35 minutes laid out unfolds like a cosmic tapestry, an extraordinary exploration that shimmers and reverberates with newfound vibrancy. The songs were broadcast as part of a session on Steve Barker’s “On The Wire” radio show in April 2024. They were a gift to Steve and his team for 40 years of broadcasting. “On The Wire” is simply the greatest radio show in the world. As Ajay explains in his own words :
  
  “In September 1984, I started a degree course at the University of Lancaster. On a wet and soggy Sunday afternoon towards the end of September, I sat in my room staring out at the grey Lancashire landscape, and decided to alleviate the boredom by seeing if there was anything to listen to on the radio. Most of the stations I tuned into were as dull as the weather outside. However, as I neared the end of the FM dial (and was about to give up hope), I chanced upon a station where I was taken by the music being played. That show was “On The Wire”, introduced by Steve Barker. From there on in, every Sunday, between 2-5pm, I tuned into Radio Lancashire to listen. Steve’s shows had an incredible and wide reaching selection of music and genres, that thrilled your ears and left you wanting more. Tied to that, his deep knowledge of the material he played helped the listener dig into the sounds even more, and also left you in admiration of this trait. In 1985, I started putting on DIY shows in Lancaster (inviting the likes of Bog-Shed, bIG fLAME, The Membranes, The Wedding Present, etc etc) and Steve was kind enough to mention the shows on-air, which helped in getting people from different parts of the county to come to the shows. At the tail-end of 1985, he invited me to the studio to come and hang out. When in 1988, the group I was in, Dandelion Adventure, released our first (demo) cassette, it was Steve, who not only played tracks off it, but invited the group to the studio for an interview. Now if you’re a young band, that is a massive thrill! And in 1990, when Dandelion Adventure did a John Peel session, I actually used “On The Wire” jingles (that Steve had put on a cassette and given to me a few years before) on the track “All the World’s A Lounge”. Since then, the show has been a mainstay for me, and so many others around the world, to get turned onto incredible sounds from around the world. And over the course of 40 years, Steve has always supported my music. These six tracks are a 40th birthday gift to the “On The Wire” team (Steve, Michael “Fenny” Fenton (an absolutely critical part of the show), and Jim Ingham (engineer who keeps the technical side of things going)) for sharing so much amazing music, and making the world a better place. They were originally broadcast as an exclusive session in April 2024 on “On The Wire", and are here for your listening pleasure. Music like shower”.
  
  
  SIDE A
  1) The Milkman (Blackburn)
  2) Campus Blues (Lancaster)
  3) Castle Bandstand (Clitheroe)
  
  SIDE B
  4) What Lurks Behind Those Illuminations? (Blackpool)
  5) Pass The Sushi Pon The Lef’ Hand Side (Burnley)
  6) Caribbean Club (Preston)
  
  Written, recorded and mixed by Ajay Saggar at Soundation Studio between January and March 2024.
  Mastered by Chris Hardman in March 2024
  
  Sleeve design and illustration by Jake Blanchard
  
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• Very limited signed edition (15 copies) Compact Disc in full colour sleeve

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  A handful of CDs were pressed up (40 in total) of which I received 20 copies. I have 15 copies left, so if you want one, grab it while you can. Perfect for playing in your car, or in the kitchen, or in the office!
  
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