Band of the month: Oorali
What was the idea behind your band? The band was crated initially to score the background for a theatre production called Odichodichu- a bus drama. It was staged on a
16 January 2019
What was the idea behind your band? The band was crated initially to score the background for a theatre production called Odichodichu- a bus drama. It was staged on a
Antahkarana (Nkshtra): A shorn, elegantly crinkled bassline can carry a track on it’s own weight, and Divyesh Gholap AKA Nkshtra is distinctly aware of this. Antahkarana provides the perfect soundtrack
A common sentiment in our data-driven, validation-oriented, screen-first world is that we are untouched by the barriers of language. The world is quickly moving towards homogeneity, facilitated by a seemingly
What has surprised you most in 2018? When I was a kid in the 1980s, I naively thought that as a human race we’d have figured out a lot of
Your newest single Punjabi Girl has reached a lot of people, what was the toughest part about making the song? The toughest part of the process was to get the old
Takiye Pe Sar (Amanda Sodhi with Drishyam Play) There is something irreplaceable about universal experiences. No matter how often you talk about love, loss and personal redemption, it remains
Why the name perfect strangers? When the band was formed back in 2013, there were just 2 people who knew each other. All the others came through reference or through
Let’s get the cliche out of the way. Why did you pick drums? I’ve loved the sound of percussion since my childhood. When I was 12 or 13, I first
Zaraasa (Pavan Gaikwad): Debuts are a good thing. It means someone else decided that they were going to deafen their inner monologue of self-doubt, and do something that they love.
The annals of Indian hip-hop movement aren’t very long-winded yet, but in an extremely short period the scene, that began with a few hits from the streets of Dharavi, spread
As far as debuts go, this band out of Noida is fine. The problem is that when using the word fine in this regard, you are reminded more of the
“Prog” is a difficult genre to define, mainly because you put King Crimson, Brian Eno, Steven Wilson and Opeth altogether in it. It took me years, but I eventually translated
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