Axl Hazarika
Axl Hazarika is an Indian avant-garde musician and film-maker. Hazarika, He is from Guwahati, Assam, known for his work in electronica/industrial/avant-garde music in Northeast India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Axl Hazarika | |
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Also known as | Rainbow Trip |
Origin | Assam, India |
Genres | EDM, electronic, avant-garde, Indie rock, industrial rock, heavy metal, new-age, experimental, psychedelic rock, world |
Occupation(s) | Composer, singer, songwriter, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Elektrokore Music |
Website | http://axlhazarika.in |
Axl Hazarika made his official VEVO debut on 27 June 2013 with the exclusive release of the music video for his hit Indian song ‘Hum Badal Gaye’.[12][3][5][13]
Axl Hazarika started an EDM project called 'Rainbow Trip' in late 2015, with the release of a psytrance set, “Trippy Experience,” on SoundCloud, which hit the top of SoundCloud Trance charts within a month and stayed at #1 for 12 consecutive weeks.
Axl released the first Assamese folk EDM song Goru Bihu Song, as Rainbow Trip, in May 2016. The music video amassed over 1 lakhs (100,000) views within the first week of release.
Biography
Born and brought up in Guwahati, Assam, Axl Hazarika started his musical career in 2008.[14][15] He released his album Elektrokore in 2008, which comprised the first Assamese metal song ever - Joi Aai Axom. Joi Aai Axom's lyrics are against terrorism that has occurred in Assam. Matribhoomi, another single, was released following the 2008 Assam bombings, dedicated to the victims. Another hit single is B-deshi, a song against the illegal immigrants in Assam. Jai Shiv Shankara and Maha Kali are a fusion of Sanskrit shlokas, metal, and electronic music.
In 2008, Axl Hazarika formed an industrial metal project called Elektrokore. He released several songs as Elektrokore.[16][17]
On 1 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released an animation film titled Hum Badal Gaye. Directed by Ryan Hazarika, it is also the first animation film from Northeast India.[18] The storyline of the film focuses on the relationship between a boy and his pet cat. The soundtrack of the film was released on 14 February 2012.[18][19][20]
On 26 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released his solo album titled Elektrokore 1, the first industrial music album from northeast India.[18][19][21]
Career
Rainbow Trip
Axl formed the EDM project Rainbow Trip with sister Noms Hazarika in late 2015. Their first work was a psytrance set “Trippy Experience” that topped SoundCloud Trance charts for 12 consecutive weeks and still remains in the top 50 with over 7 million plays. Rainbow Trip released their debut music video Goru Bihu Song on 27 May 2016. Goru Bihu Song is the first Assamese folk EDM song.
Discography
Albums
- Deadcall (2006)
- Elektrokore (2008)
- Elektrokore – EP (2009)
- Elektrokore 1 (2012)
Singles
- Composed Reality, Drug+love, Trapt, Wrong & Di-Vine torture from the album ‘Vine Dead Straw’ (2007)
- Maatribhoomi (2008)
- Sacrifice (2010)
- Jai Shiv Shankara (2010)
- Maha Kali (2010)
- Hum Badal Gaye (OST) (2012)
- Prisoner In Me (2012)
- Hum Badal Gaye (Official Music Video) (2013)
- B-Deshi (2014)
- Goru Bihu Song (2016)
Song Name | Time | |
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1. | Hum Badal Gaye | 3:01 |
2. | A Tribute | 1:20 |
3. | Life | 3:07 |
4. | Was I Waiting 4 U – i | 3:07 |
5. | Anger | 2:23 |
6. | Don't | 3:09 |
7. | Was I Waiting 4 U – ii | 2:22 |
8. | Re-Lease | 3:38 |
9. | Prisoner in Me | 2:19 |
10. | Sacrifice | 3:22 |
11. | Jai Shiv Shankara | 3:49 |
12. | B-Deshi | 5:18 |
13. | Maha Kali | 4:08 |
14. | Joi Aai Axom | 2:32 |
15. | Maatribhoomi | 4:07 |
16 | Goru Bihu Song | 4:01 |
References
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