this, a pretty pertinent appeal

even as technology expands with speed of light pace it's becoming easier and easier to cut, copy, paste and transfer music to people all over the world. while napster and its cousins make it possible to 'get back' at corporate dominance more often than not it's the artist who's the real loser. this album has been self-funded by alms for shanti with no money from any record company or sponsor. this is an appeal to spread the word but not the product at the cost of the band. choose a song you like, copy it and send it to your friends but please encourage then to buy the album. if you like the music do tell people about us. we would love to meet up with you after a gig and discuss life over a beer or few. peace, love and the very best in your pursuit of happiness.

welcome the new breed

it's a whole new world. the change is constant, unrelenting, unstoppable. migrations of cultures with new ideas, perspectives and thoughts traverse the world without trepidation. we grew up in a place the world had sort of heard of but we watched everything the world did and loved a lot of it. we listened to rock'n'roll, watched kubrick and scorsese, read vonnegut and asimov and bradbury and rand. this while bhimsen joshi was being heard and tagore memorized. we played rock concerts and collaborated with indian classical musicians. taans and taals melded with driving grooves and guitar solos and the structures of traditional 'culture' and modern commercialism were treated with equal irreverence. there's a new world culture coming. its messengers are the hybrids, often confused but very focused about seeking a new stage and a new audience. they carry in their backpacks new ideas, sounds, perspectives and techniques in music, film, art, theatre and other forms. do keep your senses open to them.