Work In Progress: All World,More Play

Answers,set to release in October this year,is about a seeker’s quest. “The inspiration came from my own journey of finding a deeper meaning in life that is expressed through music,” says Aditya. The album was recorded at the Wellspring Sound Studios in Acton (USA) and also features an international array of musicians such as Aaron Bahr (USA) on the trumpet,Sharik Hasan (India) on the piano,Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria) on the viola,Haggai Cohen (Israel) and Tarun Balani (India) on the drums,and Aditya on the fretless and fretted guitars. The album is currently being mixed and mastered in New York by Michael Perez Cisneros and the artwork is being done by Indian artist Khyati Trehan. The album draws influence from Hindustani music,jazz and other world music traditions.

Meanwhile,the second album,Culture Code Landscape will hit the stores in September. It features a cross-genre stylistic interchange rooted in simple yet powerful songwriting. The recording for the album started in February and is currently mixed by Anindo Bose at Plug N Play studios in New Delhi. It also features Gaurav Balani and Reggie Hamilton on bass,Lew Soloff on the trumpet and Sharik Hasan on the piano. “We come from various backgrounds and were inspired by our multiple cultural themes (cultural codes). Our aim is to create a completely new music landscape,” says Aditya.