Loka Nunda: Press

Loka Nunda

What will you be doing on the Street Fair stage?
I’ll be performing an electro dance set, with tracks from my Albums; dance tracks about sexuality. Performance art will be taking place on stage with a fetish vibe as guys polish boots and receive buzz cuts.

How would you describe your music?
All shades of grey: I've worked on Spiritual Projects, like the Sweet Lord Concept Album with Nina Hagen. A Spiritual electro-chanting Album. Stomp Stomp was a pure gay fetish Album. Most of my Albums have a strong gay influence. The work with Wendy Rule was Pagan Wicker; for Wendy Rule is a white witch. And the new Album Solar Storm featuring Stathis from France is a UFO album, crazy, Romantic, Electro Opera, a ray of sunshine to warm the heart and soul. We have produced a H.I.V. awareness track and the Album is sexual, spiritual and goozing with good energy. My music is multi-dimensional. It’s an expression of my inner self in sound vibration.

Which section of our community would know you best?
Once again, I move in many aspects of the community. But I am a Gay Punk  Hare Krishna Fetish Lover. I love Beyond parties and The Laird would be my place of choice. We are blessed to have The Laird in Melbourne. I like the underground.

How does your sexuality affect your music?
I express my sexuality and fetishes through my music. I also like to open the world to understanding that gay people are just like you – we love, we hurt, we feel. I have fun living out my sexual fetishes via my art. I love to turn sexuality into art. Ignorance needs a good kick in the face so, sure, smash the walls of intolerance down via sound vibration and beats.

How important is it to you that members of the LGBTIQ community get to see you up close and personal?
I'm a people person and love to connect with people. Connecting with people is what life is about.

Melbourne weather can be fickle – will a bit of rain dampen your performance?

I don't mind getting wet...

Sydney Mardi Gras has dropped ‘Gay and Lesbian’ from its name? Does it matter?
Is this a political issue? What is it now? The str8 Mardi Gras? I like Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, ’cause it’s our event. We must respect those from the past who fought for the rights we have today. The fight must go on, it’s not over yet. Remember the reason for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, me thinks.

Mother Is Reacting: Sweet Lord (Audio CD) Nina Hagen Loka Nunda.

Nina Hagen does it again! Take Hindi spiritual music and topics,add loops and acid house music and you have another winner. The art work is also fantastic. The only (minor) problem is a mixup of some of the titles. On the insert,the 3rd song is listed as "Creation" while on the back it is called "Profisy". Now if only it didn't take forever for us in America to get new Nina product.For
Nina fans, it's a great lift, even though her contribution is somewhat limited. The music is thoroughly enjoyable, whether on low volume (ambient spiritual) or high volume(dancey, spacey). This engaging mix features Nina vocals, samples from Nonsexmonkrock and a really well crafted mix of synths, drum machines and special effects. It is more engaging than the double Indian album but less than a genuine Nina Hagen solo album. And it plays beautifully from start to finish.

1. Intro 0:25
2. Come Into My Heart 6:38
3. My Sweet Lord 5:03
4. Creation 5:47
5. Dirty Bombay 5:31
6. You Are Eternal 8:00
7. Aum Tat Sat 6:40
8. Dance of Destruction 8:01
9. Thrashing Rama (My Sweet Lord) 4:12
10. Guru Sun Shine 6:14
11. Sweet Lord Trance Mix 8:30
12. Govinda 3:57
13. Go Cool Dub 3:41
14. Hare Krishna 5:30

My favorite track on the CD is #9, "Thrashing Rama (My Sweet Lord). But the whole CD really rocks! It could pass for circuit party music, but I wouldn't relegate it to that status exclusively.

The revamped versions of "My Sweet Lord" are amazing as they have both a dance quality to them as well as a meditative one. This is the sort of party music that makes for a special occasion. It doesn't change the world of trance music, but serves as an excellent addition to the genre. If you are into Nina and trance remixes, go for it! You won't be disappointed! If you enjoyed Om Namah Shivay, then just imagine that put to a contemporary club beat.

Added note: I have been listening to this for a few days now and can't stop! It is such joyous music! Listen, listen, listen! :-{D}