JOIN USRepublic Day saw the music buffs of the City head straight to the day-long music concert at Freedom Park. Organised by Sonido Musicals and MAGMA, the event had 12 bands, three finale bands acts and a special performance by Dhrusya Nirmana, a collaboration of artistes, who released their latest Kannada track, ‘Let’s Go’, dedicated to the youth.
The concert was put together exclusively for the young people. Most of the bands performed their original compositions and the people came to celebrate freedom, through music and raise their voices against the recent incidents of crime reported across the country. They pledged to work for a safer nation.
The event brought together musicians from all genres and saw them perform. Among the bands that performed were ‘Rocketsauce’, ‘Dequma’, ‘Death Hallucination’, ‘Errorz’, ‘Djinn’ and ‘Miskatonic’, ‘Ontologus’, ‘Space Behind The Yellow Room’, ‘The Getting Laid Project’, Groove Chutney, ‘Until We Last’ and ‘Nihilus’. The headlining acts were by metal bands ‘Quarantine’, progressive rock band ‘Defyd’ and ‘Prime Rage’.
The musicians enjoyed performing just as much as the audience enjoyed watching the show. Sukruth Mallesh of ‘Quarantine’ performed three of their own compositions, which were actually three different stories knit together. The band began its performance by playing ‘Immortal Moon’, which is a song for young people in depression and those contemplating suicide to think again before they decide to end their life. The second song, ‘Kill the Clowns’ talks about how one should forget about people who ridicule them and move on.
The last piece, ‘Resurrects’ is about those who decide to start afresh, all over again. “These songs have been written for today’s young people who succumb to depression rather easily. We are trying to do our bit to encourage young people to look at life more positively,” says Sukruth. Talking about the inspiration for composing the Kannada song, ‘Let’s Go’, Arwen, the composer, says, “The song is a sort of awakening for today’s generation and it’s composed only keeping the young in mind.”
Those who gathered for the concert were treated to some great music. Arati Rao, a student of Mount Carmel College, says, “It’s not always that one gets to hear the best of the bands under one roof. It is nice to hear some original music for a change.”