Shakthidharan - Writer/Guitarist/Producer
Marc - Bass
Iynkaran - Tabla, Drums
Aimee - Illustartions, Piano, Harmonies
Robin - Cello
Christina - Violin, Harmonies
Alon - Drums
Mahesh - Carnatic Vocals, Harmonies
Jeremy - Harmonies
Palla - Konakol
Influences
Pearl Jam, Nick Cabe, Midnight Oil, Massive Attack, Carnatic Music, Okervill River, DJ Shadow, The Upanishads, Led Zepplin, Radiohead, Gift of Gab, Tim Winton, Nitin Sawhney
ASI is audiovisual. Catch us live and you'll see images drawn and projected in real time - as the line up of vocals, guitars, bass, tabla, 'cello and drums swell into an ocean of sound.
We sound like indie rock'n'roll sidling up to folk, with techniques and sounds from classical Indian music subtly placed in the mix. We have a fondness for layered, intimate music that builds up to epic or beautiful conclusions.
Our debut album, The Waiting , is a diverse embrace of styles and atmospheres. On the teaser single (see film clip below), acoustic folk grows into a beat box romp. Singer/songwriter folk is followed by 22-beat indie rock. The final track of the album takes you on a 13 minute ride, moseying through found-sounds, ambient, trance and rock'n'roll before building into a thundering wall of trans-global percussion.
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