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Idol Water demo (Krishnacore)

Idol Water is the last of the three Krishnacore demos that I have. They were a project headed by Mikey Prema in between the first and second (last) Prema CDs.

While I was visiting the Philly temple in ‘94 or ‘95, I took Mikey and a couple of other kids (presumably from Idol Water) back to wherever the lived. Along the way, they played their demo. I really dug it and asked them for a copy. At some point, I got one (I don’t remember how).

Other than it being a Prema spin-off, I don’t know much about Idol Water at all.

Musically, this demo is varied. The first song is a Shelter-esque rap song. There’s a definite Dag Nasty feel to “Peg Above the Rest.” And “Jasmine” is a fun song about deity worship (I think).

The last song is a fun and slightly messed up tribute to Nrsmha Prayers with a “RIP HIS GUTS OUT!” refrain.

The bit at the end of the demo is Bhakta Avatar’s kid, Visnu, telling you to chant Hare Krishna.

Overall, the quality is better than the other demos, but it’s not bad. I might still have the original tape somewhere. Someday I’ll rerecord this to digital.

Track listing:

1) Machine II
2) Chew Toy

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3) Fire
4) Peg Above the Rest

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5) Jasmine
6) Nrsimhadeva

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