Just the simple action of looking at a photo album of a gig like this one, can suck you into a wonderful psychedelic atmosphere and leave you there, starry-eyed, for several moments. I talk from a very subjective point of view here, of course, but this is exactly what happened to me after gaping at the frames from The Great Gig In The Sky with Dischordian.
Folk Rock act Swarathma is a band that has represented India at the mightiest of festivals abroad. The band, apart from being a musical treat, also put up a mighty fun stage act. The band has just released the track Topiwalleh from their upcoming album and are all set to go on a nation wide promotion tour titled the Restless Tour. Amidst all the chaos, IndianMusicRevolution caught up with the band for a quick interview. Read more!
BLEK, a Mumbai based Grunge/Alternative Rock trio have been making news ever since their debut EP, HEXES+DRAMA AND OTHER REASONS FOR EVACUATION saw the light of the day. The EP was released under ENNUI.BOMB RECORDS on the 14th of February and is being followed by an extensive promotion tour, the 4-city North-East leg of which has just got done. IndianMusicRevolution got together with BLEK and Rishu Singh to get a cubic vision of their notable plunge in the Indian Music scene.
An enigmatic fusion of with soothing Indian Classical and spine chilling Hard Rock...that’s Vidyadhar Bhave for you guys! Besides a Singer, Lyricist, Music Director with a diverse music taste such as Classical, Hard Rock, Sufi, Electronica etc, he is also a Six Sigma Black Belt (Manager Business Process Excellence). Currently he is all set to release two albums so we caught up with him and discussed what’s about to hit the charts.
The world knows him as “The God Of Small Strings”, an ex- MOTHERJANE, WRENZ UNITED lead guitarist, composer, producer and guitar teacher. He twice has been voted as the best guitarist at The Jack Daniel’s Awards (India), and often incorporates Carnatic inspired riffs and solos that don’t fail to experience you goose bumps. Baiju recently released his first studio single with KAAV and also working on his solo album. So here’s an interview with him to gain some insight into his work and his music career.