I feel words add another dimension to the music and this EP is primarily driven by a strong focus on songwriting .
This EP is more than just music for me , it ’ s a message and I ’ ve at-tempted to create a sonic representation of the experience we ’ ve had in the pandemic through these songs . I really hope it comes through and people like the music .
› You are focussing on important subjects like climate change and its impact on humanity via this . Tell us more about why you feel com-pelled to make music about it as well ?
Climate crisis has always been at the heart of the music that I make as Seasonal Affected Beats . I am simply unable to write about an-other subject , especially when I read about the floods in UP or the recent raging wildfires in Greece and Turkey due to extreme heat .
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A topic you would like to explore and create music on in the future Digital existentialism .
Which skills have you gained that help you perform effectively as a musician ? Improvisation .
Who ’ s your ideal musician to collaborate with ? Ah , there are many but I definitely want to collaborate with Josin , Hania Rani and TM Krishna .
Tell us about your favourite performance in your career . It was the last concert on our Europe tour in Muri , Switzerland at the end of 2019 . It was truly special because the sound I ’ d been envisioning for the band over the last few years really came to life on that tour and especially in that concert . Con-sidering that was the last concert with the band just before the pandemic hit , it ' ll always be a special one .
The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) confirms that “ It is unequivocal that human influ-ence has warmed the atmosphere , ocean and land ” and that this is ' code red for humanity '.
It is extremely challenging to write music that reflects the urgency and our responsibility towards climate change . However , with small steps like learning and educating myself over the past year and at-tempting to engage with this subject by including it in my music , lyrics and artistic works has been cathartic and rewarding .
› How did the pandemic situation enable you to create this remotely with your collaborators ?
I feel the pandemic definitely made it easier to collaborate remotely which in the pre-pandemic world would ’ ve been impossible , espe-cially considering our tour schedules and time difference .
The pandemic also allowed us to re-imagine our creative processes , creative choices and collaborations as the world suddenly felt small-er during the lockdowns .
› Describe your creative process when you write new music .
My intention as a sonic story teller is always to capture moments in time through sound and for that I have to be very patient and pre-sent with my surroundings before I can even begin a creative pro-cess . For me a lot of the times themes , titles and stories come first and then the music follows . Each note or a chord is a character and a section of a song is a new scene or a chapter . It ’ s a very slow pro-cess at times and at times the entire song happens in one session . Also each EP and album has a unique creative process but mostly my creative process is a process built on Riyaz and saadhna where I am not trying to create but learn and be a student of music .
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