About this episode
Geographically, Bizhiki is almost wholly a made-in-Wisconsin project, a collaboration between Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, Joe Rainey and the multi-instrumentalist Sean Carey (aka S. Carey), who for years has been a secret weapon within the Bon Iver family. The collaboration between these three musicians first began at the Eaux Claires festival in 2015. The festival was being organized on Ojibwe's ancestral homelands, and the organizers didn't feel right without the inclusion of the native communities who lived nearby. The open-endedness of the initial invitation and the "let's just do something together" spirit continues to inform Bizhiki's process. Recording steadily over the course of years — and between several projects from Bizhiki's members, including two solo albums (Joe Rainey's Niineta and S. Carey's Break Me Open ) – the trio chipped away at an expansive, ambitious and unique record that sounds like no other music being made today. On Unbound , the powwow style is entwined with synthesized voice modulation, and hand drumming is accented with electronic samples and beats. The harmonies and resonances on this album are equal parts cultural and musical. Links: Secretly Frequencies: Bizhiki Playlist Link Secretly Society Podcast Link Secretly Society Podcast Store Link Secretly Society General Information Link Bizhiki: Bizhiki Website Link Bizhiki on Instagram Bizhiki on X Bizhiki on Facebook