Just curious- What brought about the name Faridkot?
It is quite an interesting story. I (IP) was shopping in defcol when Raj first called me to form a
band. At that very moment I was checking out this T-Shirt which had Faridkot written on it.
I knew at that moment, that Faridkot was the name we need to keep. Raj liked it too and here
we are now.
You guys call your band's genre "Confused Pop". What exactly created the
confusion?
We are not too fond of the concept of sticking to one genre, but we love to make songs that
people can relate to. Hence, Confused but pop. :)
What is unique about the music made by you?
We always try to be honest while we make our music. Our aim is to connect with ourselves at
a deeper level while making music and we figure it is only possible if you keep writing what
comes to you naturally. Since we started out as the audience, we've seen that if we can find
what we do exciting, we can deliver it in such a way that the audience can also relate to it. So
I guess the honesty in our music is our USP.
How do you guys make music?
We don’t have a set algorithm to make music you know. It is like making love, you just do it.
And see how it feels later. *Giggles*
Your perfect recording set up.
Umm. High ceiling. Analog gear. A great engineer. And most importantly, a window with
mountain view.
You both have traveled and performed with renowned names in the
country. How did that feel? And how did you first get the opportunity?
It really feels good. You know, to share the stage with people like Vishal-shekhar,
Lucky ali, Kailasa.. These are the people we looked upto as kids. And now to be talking
to them about music and life whenever we meet, makes us feel like we've grown up.
:) and in the right way.
Your two albums are named very interestingly as "Ek" & "Phir
Se". Who comes up with the names ?
We have a parrot. His name is totaa raam. So we keep 5 probable names in front of
him. And he chooses one. Infact, the third album is unnamed yet as Mr. Totaraam
has returned to the jungle. Still looking for a replacement for him.
Where do you guys get your inspiration from?
Inspirations actually find us, from the tree in the courtyard to the bombs in war
torn places, from personal relations to cosmix connections. There is inspiration
everywhere, the hard part is to keep oneself objective yet dreamy enough to stay
inspired.
Your favorite stage performed on till date?
Aah man. Thats a tough one. Ok. We will give you top 3.
1. Arunachal Pradesh, Siyaang Valley, 2010
2. Kabul, dec 2013
3. NH7, weekender, Pune!!!!
If there is one musician/band you want to perform or make music with,
who would it be and why?
We would love to work with Mr. Rahman, Mr Amit Trivedi, and anyone who loves music and
wants to create something fresh.
Tell us about your upcoming projects.
We are currently working on a new single. It is quite an interesting tune and we hope to take
it out as soon as we can. Because we have a lot of songs in the pipeline, but now the idea is to
focus on one song, produce it well, make a good video and make sure it is marketed well. That
is the plan. Let us see how it goes.
Your message to upcoming artists like you.
Keep at your music. Be aware of what's going on in the market and know what you want to
achieve from your music. Have a lot of dreams but be practical about how to achieve them.
And just, be a good human. Other things can always be fixed.
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