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Black Friday (Album) by Indian Ocean

Artist Biography For Indian Ocean

There Are Three Bands Called Indian Ocean Including Arthur Russell Recording Under This Moniker. Most Popular Among Which Is The Contemporary Fusion Music Band From Northern India. Some Music Critics Describe The Indian Ocean Music As "Indo-Rock Fusion With Jazz-Spiced Rhythms That Integrates Sufism Shlokas Environmentalism Mythology And Revolution". Beginnings - Indian Ocean The Band Had Its Genesis In 1990 When Susmit Sen Met Asheem Chakravarty And Their Somewhat Focused Jamming Sessions Resulted In A Few Concerts. Susmit Was On The Guitar And Asheem On Tabla And Drums With No Vocalist. In 1990 With Shaleen Sharma On Drums They Recorded Their First Demo. In 1991 Rahul Ram A Schoolmate Of Susmit's Joined The Band On Bass. After A Lot Of Persuasion And On The Strength Of The Demo Tape HMV Agreed To Record Indian Ocean's First Album In Kolkata Formerly Calcutta . It Took Another Year For It To Be. In The First Five Years Of The Band's Existence They Played Exactly Four Concerts. Shaleen The Drummer Left The Band In March 1994. In His Place Came Amit Kilam Just Out Of His Teens And Still Doing College Exams. Vocals Were Then Added Susmit And Asheem Left Their Jobs And Had Kids. Music Became Their Only Source Of Income - When Not Playing Concerts They Odd-Jobbed On Music For Television Serials Advertisements And Documentaries. On New Year's Eve 1997 They Played At Mandi House In Delhi. The Crowd Gave Indian Ocean An Overwhelming Response And Soon After Their Next Album Had Happened. A Recording Of The Show Was Released A Couple Of Months Later By A Company Called Independent Music Which Was Formed Only To Release The Album - Desert Rain. Susmit Amit And Rahul Played A Concert With Violin Player Dr. L. Subramaniam While Asheem Played In A Concert With American Folk Singer Pete Seeger. The Whole Band Also Had The Privilege Of Jamming With Renowned Japanese Trumpeter Terumasa Hino In Delhi And Played With Some Great Japanese Jazz Musicians During Their Japanese Tour In 2002. Rahul And Amit Had The Chance Of Performing On Stage With Renowned Percussionists Vikoo Vinayakram And His Son Selva Ganesh At Almora In 2003. The Band Went On The Road - Playing Gigs In Gujarat Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Karnataka Haryana Maharashtra. The Break Though Into The Mainstream Came Some Time In Late 1998 When Times Music A Division Of Times Of India Signed Up The Band. A Few Months Later Indian Ocean Were Invited To Play At The Millennium Celebrations At Khajuraho. K. R. Narayanan Then President Of India Was One Of The First People To Hear The Special Composition Which Is One Of The High Points Of Their Album Kandisa. The Album Was Released In March 2000 And Went On To Become One Of The Best-Loved Albums Produced In India. Kandisa Acquired Cult Status And Propelled Indian Ocean Into The Status Of One Of India’s Most Original And Creative Band. The Band Left Indian Shores For The First Time Ever In August 2001. They Played Their First Concert Abroad In London And Then Went On To The Edinburgh Fringe Festival Where They Played 18 Concerts In 14 Days And Were Nominated The Pick Of The Fringe. They Returned To The Fringe In 2002 And 2003. In 2002 The Band Played 37 Concerts Abroad Across Four Continents New Zealand USA United Kingdom Japan Australia And Indonesia. In 2003 They Toured The UK Twice As Well As Australia Germany Singapore And Réunion. In Addition They Continued To Play All Over India. Jhini The Fourth Album Was Recorded At Kosmic Studios In Varadeipalyam Andhra Pradesh In The Midst Of Fields And Hills A Hundred Kilometres North Of Chennai. The Album Was Released In May 2003 And The Band Had Their First Video Made Were MTV Artists Of The Month. They Then Went To Compose Music For Their First Major Full-Length Feature Film In Early 2004 Black Friday Released In January 2005 Is Based On The 1993 Mumbai Bombings. Members Susmit Sen Susmit Has Virtually Invented A New Style Of Playing The Guitar An Uncannily Indian Sound Where Purity Of Scale Reigns Strong Melodic Lines Woven Around The Drone Of Open Strings. His Guitar Style Forms The Basis Of Indian Ocean's Unique Sound. Asheem Chakravarty Tabla Percussions & Vocals 1957-2009 Asheem Showed His Rhythmic Spark At An Extremely Early Age Amazing Musicians Who Learnt That He Never Had Any Formal Training. Asheem Chakravarty Passed Away On 25th December 2009 In Delhi. Amit Kilam Drums Amit’s Drumming Is A Strange Balance Between The Conventional And Non-Conventional. Largely Self-Taught He Believes In Layering Rhythm Rather Than A Heavy Drum Layer Since He Believes In Simplicity Not Technical Wizardry Thus Becoming The Backbone Of The Solid Sound That The Band Has. He Incorporates Indian Rhythms Into His Drumming In A Unique Fashion Moving In Cycles Of 8 10 12 14 16 Rather Than Simple 4/4 Or ¾ Styles. Not A “psychotic Drummer” He Goes Easy On The Skins Yet His Playing Is Very Dynamic. Was Introduced To Music At The Age Of 4 By His Parents Learning The Guitar Hawain - Indian Classical . He Is An Instinctive Musician Picking Up Several Instruments Very Easily And He Sings Also. Loves Listening To Various Kinds Of Music – Hindi Filmi Rock Pop – Favorites Are A R Rahman Trilok Gurtu And Deep Purple. Rahul Ram Bass Guitar And Vocals His Experiences As An Activist/supporter With The Narmada Bachao Andolan 1990-1995 And While Doing His PhD In Environmental Toxicology From Cornell University New York 1986-90 Have Strongly Influenced His Musical Expression. Discography * Indian Ocean 1993 * Desert Rain 1997 - Desert Rain Euphoria Going To ITO Village Damsel From The Ruins Boll Weevil Melancholic Ecstasy * Kandisa 2000 - Kya Maloom Ma Rewa Leaving Home Hille Re Khajuraho Kaun Kandisa * Jhini 2004 - Bhor Jhini Des Mera After The War Nam Ya Ho Let Me Speak Torrent Movie New Movie "Leaving Home" Describes Journey Of Band. Checkout Http //www.Leavinghomethefilm.Com/

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