{"product_id":"ds-durga-radio-bombay","title":"Radio Bombay","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A transistor radio made of sandalwood radiates gases in the Bandra heat. Hot copper tubes heat the soft wood, releasing distillates of musk, cream, peach, ambrette, coconut, and cedar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI'm interested in hypothetical smells. Not everything has a strong or easily detectable aroma, but objects can impart a scent. Light bulbs glow. Electricity flows through their metal filaments. They melt the dust on their surface, releasing heat in the process. The tubes in amplifiers have a certain aroma. When my '69 Fender Deluxe is heated up (after some serious monster shredding), the back of the amp produces a hot, dusty, metal-grease smell—the scent of backstage behind a humid stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e So what if an old sandalwood radio housed a tube amplifier? The interplay of heat would open the wood's pores and release its soft, elegant scent—wafts of musky cedar, peach, coconut, lactones, and milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReal sandalwood essence is perfection. I often wear it neat. It smells of India, of sculptures, of purity and focus. Unfortunately, it has been overharvested, so perfumers no longer use the oil from Mysore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Radio Bombay is a deconstruction of Mysore sandalwood, rebuilt with all the aspects described above in mind. I imagine the radio in a small, hot shop in Bandra—the \"Brooklyn\" of Bombay (sorry). The heat deconstructs the oils in the wood. Ragas and Geeta Dutt melodies tinkle from its tiny speaker in the bustling city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e - DS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Playlist Radio Bombay\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/6fHF1GsLK6lr2jx5s7R4QD\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe fragrance playlist is available here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D.S. \u0026 DURGA","offers":[{"title":"50 mL","offer_id":47295069290840,"sku":"DS-RADI-50","price":169.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/ds-durga-radio-bombay.jpg?v=1696494496","url":"https:\/\/www.duftkunsthandlung.de\/en\/products\/ds-durga-radio-bombay","provider":"Duftkunsthandlung","version":"1.0","type":"link"}