How much of original music have we heard in recent times? Who has the courage to create new vibrant music, carve a new genre out and play with their emotions rather than for money? The cliché pop and rap are at its peak and you see a slew of new artists forced to sing in these genres just for popularity, out of compulsion.
How many rock bands have you seen playing in a nearby cafe? The music I play is grunge, a variety of rock music, which had some of the greatest singers of all time, but losing out on favour with today's crowd.
Grunge has come to mean a punk and metal hybrid style of music that flowered in the 1980s, beginning in the U.S. state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns, hence called 'Seattle sound'. The early grunge movement revolved around Seattle's independent record label Sub Pop and the region's underground music scene. At the advent of the era of 1990s, there were a myriad of grunge bands appearing in California with spillover in other parts of United States and even Australia, building ardent followers and capturing the ideology of the masses.
Grunge music died with the death of the lead vocalists of the major grunge bands namely Soundgarden , Alice in chains and Nirvana. No one could replicate their music, and once the genre lost the crowd's eyes, every musician jumped on the other cliché genre bandwagon.
Majority of the individuals today are driven towards a music that does not hold any meaning in accordance to what life really has to offer, but beeline towards the tacky and catchy tones synthesised on computer programmes, without any innovation or thought to the music and message.
The band Radiounfriendly commented,"Our songs reflect the topics not oft-discussed in social circles, like our last song 'Fifth dimension' which focused on the psychosocial issues faced by medical students, namely depression. The real feeling of success is not gauged by the number of views, but by the messages we received across the country by medical students who told us how they felt the same and were glad that someone addressed their issue too. Our current song 'Surprise me' resonates the feeling of every individual, who struggle to break the shackles of their monotonous routine, and find something different in their life to get a new perspective."
Music these days focuses on lavish lifestyles, wealth ,women and unrealistic expectations while missing out on the grim realities of life, which are the real issues that must be addressed.
Its almost impossible for an independent band in India to speak on meaningful issues, because if you do so, you won't earn money, and not gain popularity or enough followers on Instagram. But they don't want that, neither do they aspire for that. They want to create a niche in the hearts of people and strike the vibrant cord of truth and hope, while sending out messages that are long overdue.
As the vocalist/guitarist Aditya Tomar has to say, "I had an idea since childhood to start a grunge band. I then approached a friend of mine, Adityan Bharati, who had similar ideology as mine and that was the beginning of Radiounfriendly. We were later joined by my old friend Lakshay Singh and coincidentally, Priyanshu Gautam, who was on the lookout for a band like ours.
I've been working on music for the past 5 years and never once did I think to work on cliché music titles or get into mainstream music, even at the cost of losing out on popularity. I want to express my views honestly and beautify the intrinsic nuances of life, and bring a notice to the issues that have been ravaging the lives of many, in the hope that atleast a few can be snared from the various traps that life throws at us."
During his school days
Further honing his skills
He added, "Chris Cornell, the lead singer of 'Soundgarden' has been my lighthouse, guiding me in the vast ocean of music. He was unafraid of his music selection and was forever true to his work and to the music he wrote. He has inspired me over the years to be myself and join up as a team to make the only true grunge band in India which offers unaltered hard rock music."
Chris Cornell, 1992, the pioneer of grunge music.
Art isn’t something that can be bought , it can only be expressed and felt. Even though they aren't a big band, they take pride in the authenticity of their music and the honesty of their message. I'm sure they will continue to provide meaningful content and promise to be true to their work and address the issues required without flinching or greed.
(In association with Radiounfriendly)
How many rock bands have you seen playing in a nearby cafe? The music I play is grunge, a variety of rock music, which had some of the greatest singers of all time, but losing out on favour with today's crowd.
Grunge has come to mean a punk and metal hybrid style of music that flowered in the 1980s, beginning in the U.S. state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns, hence called 'Seattle sound'. The early grunge movement revolved around Seattle's independent record label Sub Pop and the region's underground music scene. At the advent of the era of 1990s, there were a myriad of grunge bands appearing in California with spillover in other parts of United States and even Australia, building ardent followers and capturing the ideology of the masses.
Grunge music died with the death of the lead vocalists of the major grunge bands namely Soundgarden , Alice in chains and Nirvana. No one could replicate their music, and once the genre lost the crowd's eyes, every musician jumped on the other cliché genre bandwagon.
Majority of the individuals today are driven towards a music that does not hold any meaning in accordance to what life really has to offer, but beeline towards the tacky and catchy tones synthesised on computer programmes, without any innovation or thought to the music and message.
The band Radiounfriendly commented,"Our songs reflect the topics not oft-discussed in social circles, like our last song 'Fifth dimension' which focused on the psychosocial issues faced by medical students, namely depression. The real feeling of success is not gauged by the number of views, but by the messages we received across the country by medical students who told us how they felt the same and were glad that someone addressed their issue too. Our current song 'Surprise me' resonates the feeling of every individual, who struggle to break the shackles of their monotonous routine, and find something different in their life to get a new perspective."
Music these days focuses on lavish lifestyles, wealth ,women and unrealistic expectations while missing out on the grim realities of life, which are the real issues that must be addressed.
Its almost impossible for an independent band in India to speak on meaningful issues, because if you do so, you won't earn money, and not gain popularity or enough followers on Instagram. But they don't want that, neither do they aspire for that. They want to create a niche in the hearts of people and strike the vibrant cord of truth and hope, while sending out messages that are long overdue.
As the vocalist/guitarist Aditya Tomar has to say, "I had an idea since childhood to start a grunge band. I then approached a friend of mine, Adityan Bharati, who had similar ideology as mine and that was the beginning of Radiounfriendly. We were later joined by my old friend Lakshay Singh and coincidentally, Priyanshu Gautam, who was on the lookout for a band like ours.
I've been working on music for the past 5 years and never once did I think to work on cliché music titles or get into mainstream music, even at the cost of losing out on popularity. I want to express my views honestly and beautify the intrinsic nuances of life, and bring a notice to the issues that have been ravaging the lives of many, in the hope that atleast a few can be snared from the various traps that life throws at us."
Circa 1999
During his school days
Further honing his skills
July, 2019. Live at Air Force station
Live at STG Grand
He added, "Chris Cornell, the lead singer of 'Soundgarden' has been my lighthouse, guiding me in the vast ocean of music. He was unafraid of his music selection and was forever true to his work and to the music he wrote. He has inspired me over the years to be myself and join up as a team to make the only true grunge band in India which offers unaltered hard rock music."
Chris Cornell, 1992, the pioneer of grunge music.
Art isn’t something that can be bought , it can only be expressed and felt. Even though they aren't a big band, they take pride in the authenticity of their music and the honesty of their message. I'm sure they will continue to provide meaningful content and promise to be true to their work and address the issues required without flinching or greed.
(In association with Radiounfriendly)
