Incorporating Indian music elements and mainstream rock, Indian rock
music has got its name in India’s popular music genre. Competing with
India’s other popular northern and southern classical music; Indian Rock
music has produced a number of rock bands and artists. Among the
creative industries, music has a key role in both cultural and economic
terms. Historically, 1980s had witnessed the rise of Indian Rock bands.
Rock bands of India had come up with a paradigm of cultural shift in
terms of economic values. Rock Machine, Easy Meat, Holocaust, Morgue,
Dorian Platonic, Grassroots Revival, Phoenix and Dark Crusader are some
of the earlier Indian Rock bands. 1990s witnessed the influence of
Britpop, punk, thrash in the Indian Rock music styles. The Indian
sub-genre of fusion also comes with a blend of rock music with ancient
Indian music and it is known as the odd Indian style of rock.
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| Rock Bands |
Today, there are a number of Indian rock bands in India which gives an
ample opportunity for composers, performers, publishers, record
companies and many other players in the creative industry.
1. Parikrama:
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| Parikrama |
The
Delhi-based Rock and Roll band was formed in the 1990s. Parikarama
includes Nitin Malik (vocals), Sonam Sherpa (Guitar), Saurabh Chaudhary
(Guitars), Chintan Kalra (Bass), Subir Malik (Keyboards), and Srijan
Mahajan (Drums) in the group. The experimentation of sound with every
possible music instruments has brought out a soul-manifesting outburst
of sound in their performance. The band got fame for its astounding
lyrics and the fusion of traditional and western-instruments in the
music. Many of its songs such as ‘But it rained’ and ‘One’ address
strong social issues.
2. Avial:
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| Avial |
Named
after the south Indian dish ‘Avial’, the band is originated from
Kerala. Formed in 2003, the Avial band has its main foot on alternative
rock music. The band shot to fame for merging the native Kerala folk
music and alternative rock. Consists of Tony John (vocals), Rex Vijayan
(guitars), Mithun Puthanveetil (drums), and Binny Isaac (bass), the
uniqueness of the band is they focus on native language rock
performances.
3. Thermal And A Quarter (TAAQ):
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| TAAQ |
Formed
as a college band in 1996 at Bangalore, TAAQ is famous for its original
music. It was one of the first Asian music groups which made their
music presented under Creative Commons (based in U.S.) which legally
devoted to expand various varieties of creative works accessible for
public. Currently it consists of three members- Bruce Lee Mani (Guitars /
Vocals), Rajeev Rajagopal (Drums), and Prakash KN (Bass). Challenging
various music classifications, TAAQ has encompassed different music
styles from Carnatic to Jazz-funk. It is renowned for being politically
active and having a high social conscience.
4. Tripwire:
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| Tripwire |
This
Mumbai based Punk Rock band was formed in 2002. Their debut album
‘StandBy’ was released in 2009. Just like TAAQ, through their college
musical fests, Tripwire established itself in the music world. The three
men army of Amey (Vocals / Guitars), Jack (Drums / Electronics), and
Shaggy (Bass / Vocals) already featured a number of series like, We are
the Scene 1 & 2, Enter Exist Exit, and Stupid Ditties 2.
5. LBG (Little Babooshka’s Grind):
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| LBG |
Though,
in 1996, the Chennai based Little Babooshka’s Grind had came up, the
band stopped performing other’s songs from 1999 and today they are
well-known among Indian rock music world for merging different musicals
and performing originals. Also their sound tracks are known for creating
the bouncy and exciting music. Arjun Janakiram (Vocals / Guitars),
Avneet Janakiram (Guitars), Aum Janakiram (Vocals / Bass), Hari Boskey
(Keys), and Marky Spitnik (Drums) are the LBG members.
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