No Cure

No Cure is a track composed and performed by Indian violinist L. Shankar. The piece appears as the sixth track on his 1986 studio album The Epidemics, released by ECM Records GmbH on 12\" vinyl. The composition spans 3 minutes and 38 seconds.

The album The Epidemics marked Shankar’s continued exploration of fusion between Carnatic classical traditions and Western contemporary music. Shankar employed his custom ten-string double violin, a hybrid instrument he developed to expand harmonic and textural possibilities. The tracklist features collaborations with session musicians, though specific personnel for No Cure remain undocumented in primary sources.

ECM Records produced the album in Germany, consistent with the label’s emphasis on ambient, jazz, and world music crossovers during the 1980s. The vinyl release included liner notes by producer Manfred Eicher, who oversaw the recording sessions. No commercial singles or alternate versions of No Cure were issued from the album.

Critical reception of The Epidemics noted Shankar’s integration of South Indian rhythmic cycles (tala) with electronic and orchestral arrangements. The album’s track sequence positions No Cure as a mid-tempo instrumental, though detailed compositional analysis or live performance records of the piece are not widely archived. The original vinyl pressing remains the primary format for the release, with later digital reissues distributed under ECM’s catalog.