Asbestos, for example or, in the case of Warren Smith, dreaming of riches, Uranium Rock. Some rocks are best left lying where they are found. The lengthy Tale of the Giant Stone Eater from The Sensational Alex Harvey Band provides time for those who don’t like real rock music to go and make a cup of tea whilst the rest of us bask in some good, old fashioned 70s skronk. This time with the wonderful Sugarcubes, whose sprightly and fun Regina has both “basalt clusters” and “lobsters”. ījörks are like buses, you wait ages for one then two come along at once. Volcanoes, awesome and spectacular, provide the inspiration for the Budos Band whose funky Volcano Song makes the cut due to the fabulous bongos break in the middle.
ROCK FOSSILS SONG PLUS
More earthy noises from Unit 4 plus 2 who mix manmade concrete with clay to produce, like said concrete, something that will endure for aeons. People need to step out of their comfort zone to experience yet another revolution in Bengali music.Heavy rock? Pairbu’s RR playlist on geology. So, we keep promoting our work at our shows and on social media to keep the audiences in the loop. It wouldn’t come as a surprise if our albums get buried in that pile of options. This is happening due to the variety of content instantly available over the internet. Audiences are more interested in watching music rather than listening to it. A chunk of the audience is unaware of our more recent work, as they no longer keep track. We owe our survival to continuously evolving with the times, writing and producing quality music, and ensuring our live shows are consistently high in production and performance standards.ĭespite having numerous talented musicians, Bangla rock has yet again gone underground. However, the real challenge begins when you start getting accepted with every progressive year and album. It is easy being an underdog as people have the least amount of expectations from you. Twenty-four years later, what is your survival mantra? This was a turning point for us as you know you are making the mark when people want to see you live. Our original Ekla Ghor from the album became popular and there was a sudden rise in the number of performances we were being invited for. It wasn’t until Aamar FM and Sangeet Bangla came into existence that Fossils began gaining momentum. Our first album, Fossils 1 released in 2002, and for a year and a half after that, the situation was stagnant.
Radio and television in the early half of the millennium propagated Fossils across households. What would you term as the turning point for Fossils? We decided upon the name with the idea that our music would never be accepted and would remain buried deep somewhere until it is discovered years down the line, just like lithic fossils are. The band faced hurdles in terms of acceptance initially as the audiences were not too accustomed to loud music accompanied by physical aggression and grunge. Fossils remained unapologetic in their ways of expression and did not expect validation from the mainstream audience. Initially, we had minimal expectations of recognition from mainstream audiences and musicians.įossils diverged from mainstream Bengali music to create something new. This led to a sudden boom of Bengali bands in the city. What led to a sort of mini rock revolution in the Bengali soundscape towards the late ’90s?ĭuring the last half of the nineties, there was a section of college students who listened to Rock music from the West but aspired to do something in their own language, much like the Bangladeshi scene which was already established and thriving then.
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