#simi sohota

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1/26/23.

Simi Sohota was a DJ at KDVS during his years at UC Davis. Like many of us (both Micah and myself included), KDVS provided an amazing opportunity to take a dive into all types of music.

Sohota left Davis, moved to San Francisco and formed Healing Potpourri which sounds like a amalgam of Christopher Cross, The High Llamas, Tredici Bacci and The Heavy Blinkers. In fact, "Paradise" is produced by Sean O'Hagan (Microdisney, The High Llamas).

Run For Cover Records released this in 2022. They also released 2020's "Blanket of Calm".

[bandcampsnoop]

6/10/22.

Healing Potpourri (Simi Sohota) is a San Francisco based musician who cut his teeth at KDVS in Davis, CA. There he was exposed to the amazing "stacks". Rows and rows, rooms and rooms, just wall to wall vinyl. I'm guessing he picked through Microdisney, The High Llamas (Sean O'Hagan does work with him on his new album), Beulah, and others.

I'm guessing artists as varied as Aaron Frazer, Kaz Mirblouk (also a KDVS acolyte) and Helado Negro might enjoy Healing Potpourri. Frankly, it sounds like it could be released on NNA Tapes (Tredici Bacci). Run For Cover Records (Boston, Massachusetts) is releasing the new album, "Paradise" in August 2022.

[mishthi]

Check out this chill South Asian artist from NorCal! Simi Sohota, of Healing Potpourri, hails from Davis, CA and currently resides in San Francisco. His music is intricate, electronic, and feels like waterfall mist.

Here are some words straight from Simi’s fingers about himself and his music:

I was listening to my album on my computer at work trying to think of what I wanted people to know about my music when someone in the next cube said, "What is that? I think someone's playing Halloween music." I guess the first thing that I'd want people to know is that it isn't Halloween music. It's music for relaxation and meditation. It's not an intense thing though, it's more like the aural equivalent to blowing bubbles.

I'm non-confrontational and don't like to meet problems head on. Instead I retreat, turn off and float away to music like what I'm trying to create with "The Way Water Bends Light." I like to think of it as kind of like a snooze button for my life. Just five more minutes...

I'm inspired by people that speak softly: my plants, my city, new age sentiments without the mysticism, healing and easy listening/guided meditation cassettes, and my friends. I'm in a collective called Brad Grammar, that co-released my LP with KDVS Recordings. Everything that they do is so incredible and amazing to me that it pushes me to try to make greater art.

I've kind of gone into hiding a little bit since I moved to the Mission District of San Francisco in October. I'm trying to get my footing here before unleashing Healing Potpourri on my neighbors, but once I do, I'll let you know.

Listen to more of Healing Potpourri on SoundCloud!

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Thanks to our new contributor Zuha for this interview! Stay tuned for more!

[legmachine]

I recorded this dumb song for my dumb friend