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Divine Ecdysis

by Ishtar Sr.

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Please note that this version of the album is unique & includes 2 tracks that are exclusive to this lathe release version.

    Tracklist for lathe:
    01. Ishtar As a Boy / Sirenflies (feat. Des Jay & Helvetica the Mage) (album version)
    02. 2700 (album version)
    03. 2PS Warp Speed! (only available on lathe)
    04. Operation Cocoon Kill (album version)
    05. Johnson's Plight (album version)
    06. Divine Ecdysis (feat. Peachy Ivy & Asteri) [prod. Quima] (album version)
    07. Postnorm (feat. Don't Do It, Neil) (album version)
    08. Resonance (Discotheque III) (album version)
    09. DEADLAST! (Remix) [feat. ZekeUltra, Savan DePaul, Brothernas, Housing in Hawaii, & Huey, the Cosmonaut] (only available on lathe)
    10. Ishtar, Reprise (feat. CODEi) (album version)

    Digital download of Divine Ecdysis included with each lathe cut purchase, as well as:

    *Handwritten thank you note

    *a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

    Bonus items with digital download include:

    *lyric booklet of Divine Ecdysis
    *additional album artwork
    *artwork of singles
    *jpeg of Ishtar Sr. sticker

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Bonus items with digital download include:
    *lyric booklet of Divine Ecdysis
    *additional album artwork
    *artwork of singles
    *jpeg of Ishtar Sr. sticker

    Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

  • Limited Edition Cassette
    Cassette + Digital Album

    hand-dubbed with love <3

    Digital download of Divine Ecdysis included with each lathe cut purchase, as well as:

    *Handwritten thank you note

    *a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

    Bonus items with digital download include:

    *lyric booklet of Divine Ecdysis
    *additional album artwork
    *artwork of singles
    *jpeg of Ishtar Sr. sticker

    All proceeds from the sale of tapes go to Project SAFE in Philadelphia.
    "Mutual-aid based harm reduction for women, queer, and trans people involved in the street economies of Philly. Kensington based/sex worker focused."
    projectsafephilly.org

    Includes unlimited streaming of Divine Ecdysis via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
“Ishtar as a Boy / Sirenflies” (ft. Helvetica the Mage & Des Jay) produced by Ishtar Sr. [Chorus: Ishtar Sr.] Boy became ishtar, the process was divine Boy became ishtar, the process was divine Boy became ishtar, the process was divine Boy became ishtar, the process was divine [Verse 1: Ishtar Sr.] Ishtar the senior you can’t tame that one Try with all your might you cannot flame that one My dress like regal plumage and my jewels glisten Cooped up in my stoop kitchen, dude lusting with juice dripping [Prechorus: Helvetica the Mage] Get my shit Apply that pressure, turn off the lights Impatiently waiting for the beautiful and ugly Get my shit Apply that pressure, turn off the lights Impatiently waiting for the beautiful and ugly [Chorus: Ishtar Sr.] Boy became ishtar, the process was divine Boy became ishtar, oh the process was divine Boy became ishtar, oh this process was divine Boy became ishtar, oh the process was divine [Postchorus: Des Jay] Oooo Dystopia, bound a love and Nooo Utopia, bound by a hatred [Outro: Ishtar Sr.] That’s what the sirens told me That’s what the sirens told me That’s what the sirens told me That’s what the sirens told me That’s what the sirens told me That’s what the sirens told me That’s what the sirens told me That’s what the sirens told me
2.
2700 02:30
“2700” produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse 1] Sick world we occupy Hard enough for the average, let alone the androgynous automaton Full of androids slaughtering in post-dystopian Philadelphia Precedents laid are cyclical and sickening Tech penetrates all activities Trap in the suburbs and a trap in the streets Population plugged in, no need for a fat simile for a facsimile All actions must be shared in feeds Leaders say it's fair to me From birth to burial, we're always trapped We're used to the scheme so we all praise that A twisted world devoid of contact and love Yah is sure pulling out his Death contract above [Hook] Androids dream Of electric rabbit magic wands Androids dream Of electric rabbit magic wands Androids dream, androids dream Of electric rabbit magic wands [Bridge] Tripping off the Black Meat They harbor lust for black meat Tripping off the Black Meat They harbor lust for black meat [Verse 2] Sprint through town And hear the horny hanger-on's wicked howls Fiending to Phillip K. Dick you down Scramble suit toggled in case of taking their backstrokes You'll need them for when the city's under sea level Streets bevelled from erosion Feet pounding the pavement Scream loud and awaken the scene's crowds if you're taken Wasn't just robo-concubine, it was your only cousin snatched Thrown behind the spice kilos in the stolen hovercraft
3.
“Technomancers” produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse 1] Legion of warrior spacemen Shielding the storage from laymen Young man, this is the last chance for Technologically advanced war Are you copping that magitech? Supernaturally catching wreck Download patterns for casting hex Look like a krogan from Mass Effect Threaten the colony I call them forces Not the team that you're wanting war with All you lot should forfeit and conform to my lordess The force is gorgeous [Chorus] We get it popping like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers We get it popping like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers [Verse 2] Nah don't talk bout bodying the ‘Paul Pin that body on the wall Nah don't talk ‘bout the goddess at all I'll lay down all y'all for the law 6'2" Vishnu popping off the jaw In a pinch you get two martyrs with the swords 'Fore the sin moves in you, call out bismallah My kid, you are Pingu cotching on the floor (We we we) we might be mercenaries See man, see my team isn't airy Pique this team, they be visionaries (aw) Technoid beam through ya seam it'll tear him The powers of my clan horrifyingly awesome Defy us and you’ll fry where you walk bruh Got it twisted like helical structures I really don't fuck with your team or any others [Chorus] We get it popping like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers We get it popping like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers We get it popping like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers We get it popping like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers We get it popping like... -instrumental break- [Chorus] We get it popping like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers We get it popping like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers We get it popping like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers We get it popping like technomancers Fire upon you like technomancers Light a nigga up like technomancers Expose ya gut like belly dancers
4.
“Courtship (Discotheque I)” produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse 1] Post-invasion thirst for social interaction Spacegoer makes it in the discotheque Those unearthly music systems He had never heard these rhythms They laid eyes on he He on they Be entree They laid eyes on he He on they Be entree Ayy, ayy [Verse 2] A nightclub fit for extra dimensions Abstract realms without transgressions Pulled them to the otherworldly dancefloor Both knowing the intentions were pure Unforgettable, joyous thus far And they'd progress to coitus rushed hard Bathroom stall shenanigans Gambling on handling love handles Hickey bruise game you managing Both of y’all got stiffies like mannequins First time bottomed, he planned the shit That nigga just scored a dub That rush was better than drugs Chortles concealed by the treble in the club [Verse 3] His partner pulled him back to the quiet space They told him of the last guy that tried to taste Their reply to his pushiness? “Easy with the hostilities, fucker I’ve been hounded by all these dudes who tryna bang” But pleasure was his game, he said let’s kick it and hang “Looking for a blood rush then you can get it while you hang Guardian of the Stars in Heaven Story arc that I carved in the arch impressive You focused on the romp, forget it Yes I’m etched in stone, that’s the goddess presence
5.
“Jazz House Exit (Discotheque II)” produced by Savan DePaul [Verse 1l] After hours, the discotheque front Part of an evening I’d never forget once Eyes glued to you like i depended on it I put the eight pointed star on it The moment I realised that servant play was tantalizing Was the moment he left something at the dance (I’ll find it) On the same death-ridden block that I grew on I started a path that I’ve seen few on [Verse 2] I left a piece of myself behind Laid all out on discotheque floors That union we bore I've not done before So if I could pick your mind Sir could you see yourself as mine in the future? The subject I long for, the only being needed I see the most in you, I see the cosmos in you Since I got close to you [Verse 3] My shapely arm My shapely arm Your eight-pointed star That connection to space beyond Towards Venus and a pantheon Take the charm Place it on my shapely arm [Outro] They saw cosmos in him They solved the most in him since they got that close to him They saw cosmos in him They solved the most in him since they got that close to him
6.
“Operation Cocoon Kill” produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse 1] Ecdysis the goal Mired within the cold Imma break the cocoon Can’t thrive while bathing in doom Operation Cocoon kill [Chorus 1] Lordosis first, copulation second Then it’s exit Back to connection Lordosis first, copulation second Then it’s exit Back to connection [Verse 2] Levítical code statement? I feel that shit so ancient You think that it’s so sacred taking dick as lone maiden? Crudeness notwithstanding I render cohorts not standing The most fantastic damage [Chorus 2] Group coping first, revolution second Then it’s exit Back to connection Group coping first, revolution second Then it’s exit Back to connection [Verse 3] The joy that’s prescribed to coital alignment Holds more worth than diamonds You fucking puritans should try it A cocoon to me is just a decrepit dwelling So why is its influence swelling? Destiny calling like a homing beacon No retreating These attitudes have to go this evening No need for judgment or insults Never in my life have I deemed the missionary sinful, shit But forget the shit that I wrote No zygote but I quote “convulsions left us wide bro” And once crescendo is reached We’ll excise you rape culture vultures like a leech Preach!
7.
“Johnson's Plight” produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse] Young boy born Young boy grew at DePaul's rate Angels preened him with assurance Started life as humble fruit Possessed heavenly form Love was where he was all based Struck the mind as alluring For DePaul, this was something new [Refrain 1] A beaming light that life craved for Who knew that was all faked? Johnson's plight was to wage war And point guns in our face [Bridge] Our face, our face, our face Johnson’s plight Johnson’s plight [Refrain 2] Was it the stress of street mandem? Was it the ''fuck the police" anthems-anthems? Was it life starting to seep anger? Either way the image was corrupted And then y’all sit wishing we could save him Survivor's guilt sinking through the brain stem Descended to caged rat from made men [Prechorus] A beam of light that life craved for Who knew that was all faked? Johnson's plight was to wage war And point guns in our face [Prechorus] A beam of light that life craved for Who knew that was all faked? A beam of light that life craved for Who knew that was all faked? [Refrain 2] Was it the stress of street mandem? Was it the ''fuck the police" anthems? Was it life starting to seep anger? Either way the image was corrupted And then y’all sit wishing we could save him Survivor's guilt sinking through the brain stem Descended to caged rats from made men
8.
“Divine Ecdysis” (ft. Peachy Ivy & Asteri) produced by quima written by Savan DePaul & Asteri [Intro: Ishtar Sr.] Slow my pace And molt for days From toe to face And I hope to stay I’ve been known to skate (Wing wing wing wing) And just float away (Wing wing wing wing) And just float away (Wing wing wing wing) And just float away [Verse 1: Ishtar Sr.] Molten core is all but deceased Holy forms will crawl from the sheets Blessed be the deities highest Hatching from divine ecdysis Innana came straight out the cocoon Hopped from Terran fields to the Martian dunes (unh) Blessed be the deities highest Winged cicada goddess be the flyest [Verse 2: Peachy Ivy] Owning every aspect of my being, not fleeing My god, the queer god, the gay god My god, the bi god, the straight god Who is god? The trans god, the pan god Enby god, woman god, man god My god, the queer god, the gay god My god, the bi god, the straight god Who is god? The trans god, the pan god Enby god, woman god, man god [Verse 3: Peachy Ivy] Some neighbors didn’t reach that conclusion Trying to snatch our dreams and remove ‘em Some neighbors didn’t reach that conclusion Once that hatred is defeated we keep moving [Outro: Asteri] Oh I’m wicked baby (Old mold, old mold) Oh I’m wicked baby (Old mold, old mold) Oh I’m wicked baby (Old mold, old mold) Oh I’m wicked baby (Old mold, old mold)
9.
“Tammuz” (ft. Leah Hart) produced by Ishtar Sr. written by Ishtar Sr. [Chorus 1: Leah Hart] Strange and taboo This vibe will catch you At least for once, I can do what I want Let feeling and materials entrap you [Verse: Ishtar Sr.] True intention number one Chat up the beauty beside you They invite you What is gained from having this done? Letting loose the dark urges that pry to The shadows that hide you An age old tradition of man Ye old dicken-the-hand Bisecting the triangle is your goal She wants penile swole plus soul You just beckon for the hole That’s surely hella bold Believe we got plenty roles in our beginner SM quotes Oh oh ohh First was the pompoir from kegel muscle Voyeur, oy vey that’s a kinky struggle They’ve ruled out the brachioproctic insertion But they haven’t done the hetero frottage in person Satisfactory? I’d hope more so That’s a lot of work in grinding torsos Wash up, hit the sack, and complete the rest Wake up, leave fast, and repeat again [Chorus 1: Leah Hart] Strange and taboo This vibe will catch you At least for once, I can do what I want Let feeling and materials entrap you [sample] I bet you’d love to be dominated, wouldn’t you? [Bridge: Ishtar Sr.] If I was her and she was him and he was me Where would we be? If I was her and she was him and he was me Where would we be? If I was her and she was him and he was me Where would we be? [Chorus 2: Leah Hart & Ishtar Sr.] Bind / crease / seize / jump Wind / please / greet / hug Tie / leash / plead / cum Blind / beat / freak / love Bind / crease / seize / jump Wind / please / greet / hug Tie / leash / plead / cum Blind / beat / freak / love
10.
“Postnorm” (ft. Don’t Do It, Neil) produced by Ishtar Sr. & Don’t Do It, Neil [Verse 1: Don’t Do It, Neil] The fuck did you say? A girl isn’t soft, a girl is a blade Fuck did you say? Throwback to the times of the feeling that you gave me The fuck did you say? A girl isn’t soft, a girl is a blade Fuck did you say? Throw back the knives, a bitch isn’t playing [Verse 2: Ishtar Sr.] Mutate and shift how I feel Fuck a norm if it ain’t real Break out that prison at will Plastic or linen or steel I flex bad bitch and be chill Mutate and shift how I feel Fuck a norm if it ain’t real Break out that prison at will Plastic or linen or steel I flex bad bitch and be chill Chill, chill, chill [Coda: Don’t Do It, Neil & Ishtar, Sr.] I got something to prove I’m making moves Done with that, sit there and brood Making that gender shit true We all got something to prove Killing your past is a mood Transcending the bullshit you spewed I define what it means to be dude Expand possibilities Just let us breathe Longing to thrive within peace Bet DDIN agree I’ll be what I wanna be Fuck all your binaries, please
11.
“Resonance (Discotheque III)” produced by Ishtar Sr. [instrumental]
12.
“Divine Fury” (ft. Asteri & GARDNSOUND) produced by GARDNSOUND & Ishtar Sr. instrumental mixing by GARDNSOUND & Ishtar Sr. vocal engineering by Savan DePaul drums by Savan DePaul [Verse 1: Ishtar Sr.] I've seen a man go down in a blaze of glory Plenty of men in fact, the sight was gory I've seen the famine and death sent from far beyond my view Poor souls yelling no no no, but there's nothing I can do You’ve reached Thelemic Pagan Infatuation ending Took a dip in your whip - fender fatal bending [Verse 1: Ishtar Sr.] passed the phase of Tammuz's submission And the days of her and Lady Death tribbing Once again rose from the gates as furious And murderous, with many words to print Starving your homeland slowly Akkadian queen left lonely Strip me of all the garments, bitch? I'll bring disease and sterility to all you pricks And on your pricks - no copulation And that’s Across the whole entire population That whole bodily function I'm confiscating That's right, no ovulating Fuck stopping there, y'all get checked off Fuck a bull of heaven, I got a dreadnought Enough about the dresses, my charms are bent dark You want get off, you gotta get offed Fuck y’all! [Verse 2: Asteri Aliaj] I wear a mask as green as rotten fruit Gimme your soul, gimme your hopes I’ll blend and rot them too I wear a mask as green as rotten fruit Gimme your soul, gimme your hopes I’ll blend and rot them too I wear a mask as green as rotten fruit Gimme your soul, gimme your hopes I’ll blend and rot them too I wear a mask as green as rotten fruit Gimme your soul, gimme your hopes I’ll blend and rot them too [Verse 3: Ishtar Sr.] Was it anything that we might have muttered? Maybe it was Tammuz, he might have stuttered Was it the cosmic boy, was it my Johnson It wasn’t me / it wasn’t me / I’m sure not that monster Which male figure misused his muse now? Once again we aim and shoot the truth down In favor of our flavor of misogyny Defaced her, then placed her rump on top of D These capers, we think of later but show dishonesty And later we would pay for acting irresponsibly Her lasers burn us to vapors, no slow job to me The greater of our saviors will rise atop her seat
13.
“Cyberfuck Renaissance” produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse 1] The next step in amorous evolution Not machine metal screwing desperate human Ethical boundaries they downplaying (Deep-fake face is the rage) Ethical boundaries they downplaying (...they can’t wait for the day) Ethical boundaries they downplaying (...when it’s within the range of their pay) Voyeurs asking for an app Pixel denial fetish kin downloading flash Hint of disease low, Trojan horse higher No syphilis but for sure wires Phallic plugin will get ya more wired [Prechorus] Bank account is tantamount to harlot present Ain’t handing out a fair amount of contraceptives Cuz I got plenty of tools to cybersex with And I got plenty of suitors I’m selecting Cybersex is nothing They call me Cunt Hoffa Two tongues with two Trojans tucked proper [Chorus 1] Don't you know what's going on Renaissance of getting off Don't you know what's going on Renaissance of getting off [Verse 2] Underground fuck club looking like a cubicle Studio poon is truly cool Fuck a suicide booth, this is what sells Damn! Patriarchy make us form shells Adjacent chatroom, the dude in the strap wept How’d the fed hear your leather slap flesh Millions of simultaneous orgasm splash threads Entries they might cap them Industry invaded intimacy It’s been industrialized since our infancy Yay! Website traffic Probably helped by the bodies they were trafficking [Chorus 2] Ain’t no soul in the machine Industry broke us at the seams Widgets poke at self esteem Please hold me closely when we sleep ‘Cause Cameras close, so we ain’t free Ain’t no soul in the machine Industry broke us at the seams Widgets poke at self esteem Please hold me closely when we sleep ‘Cause Cameras close, so we ain’t free Ain’t no soul in the machine Industry broke us at the seams Widgets poke at self esteem Pull blankets over when we freak ‘Cause cameras on and we ain’t free Ain’t no soul in the machine Pull blankets over when we freak No camera pose for them to see
14.
“Century Of The $eXxX Symbol” produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse 1] Motormouths get mega press Crawl back under the rock or get pressed All my letters are scarlet, I ain’t no harlot After I delivered the verse I felt the postpartum [Chorus] I drop a solo and script a scheme in 40 ways Drop it so low it could distract Jesus in the 40 days [Verse 2] Post-Mesopotamian Flow readily alien So destined to take the win Codes nestled in safety bins No sex for the fakest kin No text with the laziest Oh heavens you taking this No “skets” what you say to this? [Mantra] Run finger through hair Seven gates stripped me bare All of my kink be shared All on my lips, she’s there All on my lips, he’s there Calmly I lick, prepare Watch as I drip, he’s there All of my kink be shared All on my lips, she’s there All on my lips, he’s there Calmly I lick, prepare Watch as I drip, he’s there We there Breathe where, breathe where [Chorus] I drop a solo and script a scheme in 40 ways Drop it so low it could distract Jesus in the 40 days I drop a solo and script a scheme in 40 ways Drop it so low it could distract Jesus in the 40 days I drop a solo and script a scheme in 40 ways Drop it so low it could distract Jesus in the 40 days I drop a solo and script a scheme in 40 ways Drop it so low it could distract Jesus in the 40 days
15.
“Rotifer Funk” (ft. Luna Harley) produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse 1: Ishtar Sr.] Used to be conscious of my disability Used to be conscious of earthly fertility Sank into feelings of doubt about everything They done told me I wasn't worth anything Am I the beast that Dali once portrayed? Longing to be the artist that Salvador became As my abstract form corrodes under UV Preferring the paintbrush and art over the toolie Am I the surrealist that sketches the muse? With distorted thoughts of head breaking through Chasing that idea of stimulant feeling Reaching a zenith that's seen as revealing [Verse 2: Luna Harley] Been in this place for too long Sold my jewels for all the knowledge known Got a holiday, a getaway And paradise is just a flight away, yeah I’m gonna do this for myself, yeah Coast cruising in the neon light Night sky was a smooth ride Soul searching for the right time Got that love in the twilight [Outro: Ishtar Sr.] I ask this because I'm on a mission To achieve ecstasy My detractors don't matter now Just fulfill my destiny (My destiny)
16.
“Ishtar, Reprise” (ft. CODEi) produced by Ishtar Sr. [Verse 1: Ishtar Sr.] Formerly Innana, I am femme fatale Straight from the underworld I leapt from clouds Now I run the cult of sacred harlotry I should woo you all and raid your armories Gilgamesh didn’t take my hand, who might? We could romp in ecstasy for several days and nights Best to put the bull of heaven to bed Definite threat to the mission of the head Now hold on, lemme explain the motive Didn’t end my life before I quoted I’m looking for the most spiritual essence For your participation receive a reverence [Verse 2: CODEi] I'll never find what I'm looking for Jeopardizing my goodness for This dark image Hope didn’t cross the path that I drifted Trope for a common rapper, not this kid Struggling with the force of love Will It ever be us? I can’t stop feeling helplessly And-at-one point I started to understand my place When to say what's too real, when to animate Boredom this high, it'll span decades Through the moralless lies of the bland sex age And a martyr will rise with a plan, that’s fate To reform a sick mind cause I share that pain Now your flow in sync With me again Send your rhythm, then we’re feelin like we livin’ again Finally, no more sleepin’ to the death of me, Still climbing higher every time that my best is reached I’m free [Chorus 1: Ishtar Sr.] Heathenistic goddess Heed the mistress awesome People witness awesome People witness awesome Heathenistic goddess Heed the mistress awesome People witness awesome People witness awesome Heathenistic goddess Heed the mistress awesome People witness awesome People witness awesome Heathenistic goddess Heed the mistress awesome People witness awesome People witness awesome [Verse 3: Ishtar Sr.] Finally free Time’s beneath me The expanse of heaven is open to see Eight-pointed star Slay boy with bar Past the blood and bone I rose as lordess Ishtar [Bridge: Ishtar Sr.] Screw a concubine, lewd and awesome, ‘Kay? Who’s a concubine? You are ultimate Rudeness on the mind, beauty on the hips Brutal on the life, soothing on the tip Brutal on your eye, broodish on your lip On your lip [Chorus 2: Ishtar Sr.] Praise the gods of sexwork Praise the god for sex work Hating on the expert Make a fucker’s chest burst Praise the god of sexwork Praise the god for sex work Hating on the expert Make a fucker’s chest burst [Verse 4: Ishtar Sr.] I’m not just trying to stimulate the frenulum I’m Tryna reach a higher mind frame & level up Straight to a nebula where we become settled dust I standby until ash is what's left of us Reprisal of former glory thought by all Sought by all, sometimes through assault - my god Oh my god, y’all better exalt idol I want icon, I’m Ishtar and you’ve caught my charm Here’s my pipe song, aight don? Aight don

about

May 21, 2021: Ishtar Sr. aka Savan DePaul (they/them, she/her) is a Gr collective member based in Philadelphia, PA. The Ishtar Sr. project birthed itself out of the need to embrace their identity and experiences in their totality. They embraced it all, from the bodily autonomy right down to the ruthless interrogation of everything they’ve seen, done, and internalized. 2020 ended up being the complete unveiling of this alternate musical persona alongside a couple of EPs and singles, but it all started with a collection of demo recordings made in late 2017 to early 2018. These original demos for Divine Ecdysis acted as their entry point into an openly queer outlook; as they evolved into fully fledged songs and they evolved personally, their vision began to sharpen.

Standing in at 16 songs and stretching 46 minutes, Divine Ecdysis highlights this personal journey while observing the experiences fellow queer/trans people see. The album’s sci-fi/mythological bend nestles various odes to gender-nonconformity, sexual autonomy, queer acceptance, and self reflection.  Amidst these major themes the listener can find reflections on poverty (“Jazz House Exit”), snitch infiltration (“Johnson’s Plight”), oppressive/exploitative hierarchies (“2700”, “Operation Cocoon Kill”) and much more.  They handled the bulk of the production and engineering, and the various guest artists and producers added their unique touches to complete the recipe. Divine Ecdysis knowingly arranges itself into a wholly Afrofuturist musical excursion.

Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.

All proceeds from the sale of tapes go to Project SAFE in Philadelphia.
"Mutual-aid based harm reduction for women, queer, and trans people involved in the street economies of Philly. Kensington based/sex worker focused."
projectsafephilly.org

Lathe proceeds go back to Gr's label fund since we break even if the whole run sells. 

Thanks to folks about the first single, Technomancers:

Huge thanks to Al at Secret Wine Press for writing this lovely review and premiering it for us: secretwinepress.com/technomancers-ishtar-sr/

Huge thanks to Yeah I Know It Sucks for this fun review: yeahiknowitsucks.wordpress.com/2021/03/30/ishtar-sr-technomancers/

Huge thanks to The Key/WXPN for featuring this release in their artists to check out on Bandcamp Friday 4/2/2021: thekey.xpn.org/2021/04/02/eight-releases-from-philly-artists-to-pick-up-this-bandcamp-friday/

credits

released May 21, 2021

Writing by Ishtar Sr. (except for most guest features; individual credits on each track page)
Executive production by Ishtar Sr.
Mixed by Ishtar Sr.
Mastered by Ishtar Sr.
Front album cover design by Ishtar Sr.
Main character design by Cathasha
Art direction by Ishtar Sr.
Back cover by Ishtar Sr.
J-card secondary character by CANTANKEROUS PANDA
J-card exterior by Ishtar Sr., Cathasha, & CANTANKEROUS PANDA
J-card interior and spine by Ishtar Sr.
Single character designs by CANTANKEROUSPANDA & Ishtar Sr.
Single cover layout & design by Ishtar Sr.
Lyric booklet by Eli Owens

Huge thanks to Louis and MEFD for premiering Johnson's Plight and the pre-order for us: www.mesenceintesfontdefaut.com/2021/04/23/exclusivite-ishtar-sr-johnsons-plight-video/

Huge thanks to WXPN/The Key for covering Johnson's Plight: thekey.xpn.org/2021/04/29/savan-depauls-ishtar-sr-project-will-make-their-album-length-debut-with-divine-ecdysis-watch-a-kaleidoscopic-video-for-johnsons-plight/

Huge thanks to Audrey and Slug Mag for this kind review: www.slugmag.com/music/reviews-music/national-music-reviews/ishtar-sr-divine-ecdysis/

Huge thanks to Taylor and The All Scene Eye for premiering the video for Ishtar, Reprise: theallsceneeye.com/2021/08/20/ishtar-reprise-completes-ishtar-sr-s-mythical-molt/

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Savan DePaul // Ishtar Sr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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tiergarten records // grimalkin records // sagan theory // magicicada // free spirits // party in the crossfire

for the creation of musical projects that take listeners on wild experimental journeys. every possible genre, ones this side of the galaxy and beyond, collide in one consciously charged package. revolutionary, sensuous, contemplative, vibrant.
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