SHREYA BOSE
BAND OF THE MONTH
If you had to talk about your music to a completely
new listener, what would you say?
Bhargav Sarma : Whenever someone asks me what kind of
music we play, I simply start by telling them that we play
'modern progressive fusion'. Most people have a notion that
fusion music is usually Indian classical music layered with
heavy guitars and drum grooves. I go on to explain that our
particular brand of fusion involves rap, synth, electronic,
djent, rock, metal, and even jazz elements; resulting in
totally electric and captivating compositions where we'll play
around with music styles, polyrhythms or time signatures
and it will either be a surprisingly seamless transition or
a very unexpected pleasant surprise for our listeners.
Why make music? How does it fit into the spectrum
of self-expression for each of you?
Karthik Chennoji Rao : I think we'd say in 'why not make
music?'. It helps us tell our stories weaved into the magic that
is music. We are a pack of completely different people with
different life experiences. And we bring those flavours in as
musicians into the live act. We are collage of images painted
by our music. And I guess on some level our audience also
understands it and that makes it all the more rewarding.
Did you name yourself after the film? Could we hear the story?
Yogeendra Hariprasad: It just so happened that my
ex-bandmates had already named the band before
I knew it haha. One day, they came to my house
and just said, "Bro this is called Pineapple Express,
because our music is trippy" and I said, "Okay."
How does inspiration come to you? Is it endless hours in
the studio, or a sudden blast in the middle of the night?
Yogeendra Hariprasad: Inspiration doesn't come to
me because I go for extended periods of time without
listening to any new music, so as to not be influenced
by anything and keep my music and its sound as
unique as possible. My head is a non-stop riff generator
that even causes difficulty sleeping. I get tons of ideas
all the time and I just record them on my phone like
"da duh ba ba baa". They turn into songs later.
Who do you listen to when de-stressing?
Jimmy Francis John: A wide range of genres. Goes all
the way from extremely mellow soul and R&B to Pop and
Hip Hop to Some really loud, fast paced Rock and metal.
Whatever the mood calls for at the moment to de-stress.
What should fans be looking forward to?
Arjun MPN: A perfect audio visual act executed
with absolute precision. An experience that'll leave
them craving for more and the huge wall of sound
that we trademark. Moreover it's the chemistry the
people on stage share, which cannot be missed.
What would be your ideal stage to perform on?
Gopi Shravan: Any Stage I perform on is my Ideal stage. It’s
the artists I perform with and to an attentive understanding
audience that matters and not exactly the stage.
What has been the most rewarding part
of being part of this band?
Ritwik Bhattacharya: I t's both a relief and a reward
being part of a band where everyone's a thorough
professional, committed to making the best music
they possibly can, aside from being some of the
nicest and most fun people to spend time with.
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