MUMBAI: After a brief hiatus of few years, one of India’s oldest independent music band â€?Indian Ocean’ known for their earthy music and classical notes has announced the launch of their new album ’16/330 Khajoor Road’.
The album named after their jam-pad is a tribute to the almost ‘spiritual energy of the house’ that allowed the band to grow.
It is the place where the band has rehearsed and composed since 1997, producing few of their best sellers including Kandisa, Jhini and Black Friday.
The album consists of seven songs covering wide genre ranging from contemplative to the inspirational to political. It also comprises almost all the last few songs in which the band’s former percussionist and vocalist Asheem Chakravarty participated in composing, performing and recording. Asheem passed away on Christmas Day last year, but the plan to release the album had been formulated with his full knowledge and consent last summer. It is only now that it becomes a tribute… of sorts.
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The band also plans to release the album online wherein listeners can download the tracks from 25 July for free of cost from their website www.indianoceanmusic.com.
The group will release one free track in a month over the next seven months. Listeners will have to log on to the website, register, and will get an e-mailed code that will allow them download the song.
The band is also planning to tour all over the country with the album over the next few months. As they say, â€?a set of words and sounds put together in a rhythm can even form decent, hummable, melodious tune but it will still be far from becoming music till it is infused with a soul.’
