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Ondanaconda - Ondanaconda LOUIS STEWART & BRIAN DUNNING Paring the songs backOndanaconda does not compose with the jaw harp, but through it. For their self titled debut album, the quartet turns this lamellophone, often perceived as archaic, into the records sole sound source. Found for centuries across continents, from Asia to Europe, the jaw harp is played against the teeth, using the mouth as a resonating chamber, shaping sound through breath and bodily movement. Here, amplified, prepared and sometimes pushed to its limits,