Walking the TAAQ

Thermal and a Quarter

From: Jeyashankher
Subject: Local bangalore rock band

Check out these guys. Rock stuff, but there is some decent stuff in there. I have listened to "The steal" and "paper puli". Pretty tight. Too classic-rockish (and digitised) sound though. These guys are playing today here at cubbon park. Will check them out. -J

I've listened to some of the songs and liked Paper Puli and Cynical World so far. What I really like about this band (from what I've seen on their website) is their resourcefulness. The music itself, I'm sure, will improve with time. But there is definitely a refreshing streak of authenticity and jugaad in their approach. The polished website with some great design elements (see paper puli page for instance), the lyrics and content on the webpages, the way they put their new album together in Madras and Hyderabad studios, their TOML license etc. Incidentally, this open license has been drafted by Lawrence who some of the bloggers will remember as a very articulate NLS graduate who won the JAM in Saarang 1997 in IITM. I think that their creative approach of actually making things happen has got a lot of elements in place and lets them now work on their music. The right approach for any desi enterprise.