Null Friction

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.. The Short : .. Null Friction is an Indian rock band formed in 2005 in the city of Madras (Chennai). The band consists of Abhishek Singhal (bass), Ansh Sanyal (drums), and Shreyans Jha (vocals and guitars). Following the DIY route, the band released their self-produced album, “Madras," in 2009 which went on to sell almost all its copies in the first week of distribution and stayed at 1 on Reverbnation’s charts for two weeks. Known for their on-stage vivacity and their melodic yet head-bang-able tunes, Null Friction has played two-country wide tours and over a hundred independent shows till date in India, Canada, and the United States .. .. The Long: .. The skeleton of Null Friction was conceptualized when classmates, Abhishek and Shreyans, discovered each others interests in music. On the look out for a drummer, they encountered Ansh, who had just moved to Chennai a few days ago. It was only after growing close as a band that they were informed of their drummer’s musical history, or lack thereof. It turned out that Ansh was not even a drummer he just claimed to be one. But, up until they were told, neither of the other two knew this, and Ansh, delivering more and more outstandingly each time he played, gave them no reason to suspect. .. In time, the band came up with a good number of songs and decided to spread it across. Being strong believers in the principle of Do it Yourself, the band recorded their first song, “Somehow”, in their school’s Sports room with bare minimum recording equipment. The song was informally circulated on the internet and turned out to be a bigger success than they'd anticipated. After recording a few more songs in their living rooms, the band decided to go into the studio to record an album. Null Friction recorded four songs for their EP, World Wide Quiet. The album was sold at various venues by the members of the band and went on to sell almost all copies, within the first week itself! .. From then on, there was no looking back. In 2008, Null Friction played it’s first country-wide tour and made stops in Bombay (Hard Rock), Bangalore, Cochin, Hyderabad, and Chennai. The band was also invited to be the “special act” at Chennai’s prestigious, June Rock Out festival. .. 2009 was perhaps the most eventful year for Null Friction. After recording their debut full length at Blue Frog Studios, Bombay, the band went on to self-release the album. The album was n instant hit and opened with a 1 spot on ReverbNation’s India charts, 12 on Gimmesound’s charts and received welcoming reviews from mainstream press as well independent blogs. The self-produced video for the title track of the album, Madras, brought Null Friction into the “Top 10 Most Viewed Musicians” on YouTube. .. The release of the album was followed with an even bigger tour. The band traveled extensively playing at Bombay, Pune, Shillong, Hyderabad, Cochin, Bangalore, Pondicherry, and Chennai. In February 2010, the band was invited to play at New York’s respected, Sullivan Hall, with Universal Music Artist, Ron Pope. Null Friction’s performance was well received and the band has booked more shows around the New York area for the rest of the year. .. NullFriction has been rightly described by others as angry, powerful, and unpredictable. They are young, passionate, talented, and driven to do whatever it takes to go all the way. The newspaper reviews, radio broadcasts and various other accolades won by the band justify the same. Like they themselves say time and again, “We’ve got a drummer, a bass guitarist, a guitarist who sings, and an attitude and that’s all we need. Peace!

Member Since:

April 04, 2006

Influences:

We are greatly influenced by our bass player's expressive facial gestures: .. ..

Sounds Like:

rum bottles on a terrace

Record Label:

Unsigned