A quote that inspired this song .
Clay Play : This actually is a collaboration with Rex Vijayan . Apart from producing the song , he also programmed the drums for this track . We think it has the most complex drum parts ever written by any band in India and still grooves like a dream . The song is about not taking life too seriously . Be playful , flexible and malleable like clay to be truly joyful .
Contact Sense : It ’ s a call to action song which evolved out of a Carnatic rhythmic phrase . A tavil phrase was also used in the intro and in the verse . The name is a play on - Contact Lens and Common Sense . Don ’ t just follow the herd . Use your eyes to see and your common sense to seek out the truth .
What does the album art signify ? What does the boy on the raft sailing to a lotus mean ?
1 1 1 is about synchronicity and the long and continuous journey of selfdiscovery . The album art is an artist ’ s rendition of this . It is a painting of a man on a raft , giving up his oar and letting the lotus , which has wrapped itself around the raft , guide it . Basically , the raft signifies your journey , and when you relinquish control ( throwing away the oar ) and surrender to the Universe ( the lotus ), things fall into place and you come into your true self . In our case , it produced the EP – 1 1 1 .
Now that you have returned , can we expect faster new releases ? Are you working on anything new right now ?
Had we gone somewhere ? We were always around doing the concert circuit and making music . But to answer your question , yes , absolutely . Of course , that is if all the forces in the Universe align and will it .
Tell us about your touring schedule right now . We just finished the EP launch gig at Bengaluru and returned from a concert for Harman Pro India- at Palm Expo 2022 , Mumbai . We have few gigs in the south of India coming up and are working on a full-fledged ‘ 1 1 1 ’ India tour . We are also in discussions with promoters abroad for dates .
How about a shout-out to Motherjane fans , both old and new ? Our deepest gratitude to our loyal fans for keeping the faith and helping us through our darkest hours . We owe our existence to you . Our music is who we are and we remain true to it . Here ’ s hoping we can keep you entertained for many more years to come . Love and light to you all .
The 4th record is already 50 % complete as we had started working on it in the post production phase of the current EP .
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