From this timeline it seems that shorter gap between posts hasn't really happened. It's exactly 2 months since my last post, and somewhere between a little and a lot has happened in this time. But, as it were, a little and a lot is relative to anyone and everyone (no, i do not mean as in bawas and mallus all being related) on a more or less scale.
The album launch gig at the Frog happened, with us wearing our crazy masks for the first few songs. Michael wore a random hat and shades, Anis wore a ski mask, Kenny dressed like a very post-modern desert special forces Arabian soldier, Yohan was dressed in shorts, a sadra, shades and a cap(go figure), and I wore a cape and a masque!!! Our friends and family made it for the gig, some mad mad support from the few people who were there, that was the important part. With a shaky start, 3 songs into it I guess everyone sort of just let go at the same time and we went up on a high and kept getting crazier till the last song, not one minute of energy let up. It was probably the heaviest and most energetic Spook gig till date with all 5 of us just going nuts through and through.
Then struck the perils of being band manager, calling venues asking for gigs etc etc, with each and every one of em saying we'll get back yada yada yada. That still hasn't happened *looks off into the distance in the fervent hope that it will materialize some day* heh.
The album got an insanely brilliant review from Eight Octaves, a music blog and music related website. It was a little too good to be true, but at the same time, reasonably objective so it didn't need to be taken with as much salt as I normally take these things (you know, me being the cynic and all)
Hellwind was called on to do a Metallica tribute, before which we did one last gig with Sahil at Hard Rock Pune. Good fun, same old messing around with covers type scene, and a mad night with Kadam and Kiron after in the legendary Pune house.
Then, Sahil bows out, Pushkar Joshi steps in, and Hellwind starts living the name. We got louder, tighter, more driven , and heavy as shit!!!!! I don't think we could really believe that we were sounding like that. 14 Metallica songs worked on weekend after weekend slamming and heavy, with loads of bonding and drummer( read as Pushkar Joshi) bashing in between. The most entertaining part of rehearsals - watching Kadam and Pushkar discuss the structure of Master of Puppets in Marathi - next....level. It pretty much did not get better than that.
A wild, crazy, PACKED hard rock cafe Mumbai gig!! There were some absolutely crazy and random people all over the place. Anyone who says metal doesn't make you money is not entirely wrong, it just gets you a job, ask Kiron. He got hired by a Metallica (and now Hellwind) fan. heh . We also had some random Metallica fan aunty getting pretty drunk and tripping out on the music and the band so much that it kinda got marginally creepy.
Next steps, taking part in the BOA battle in Thane on the 30th of June if we get a chance to play. Our first underground (so as to speak) metal gig.
I, now have a job. Working, for now, in an administrative/managerial (read as does everything that needs to be done) role with an audio studio/production house. More on that as it progresses.
Spook has a gig this coming week, one of those 3 band, shorter power packed sets. Sidd Coutto and I will finally be part of the same band line-up for the gig. Tough on Tobacco on the last gig of their super album tour, and Spook on the second , hehe. Fun things. But we're really looking forward to it, and its going to be a demented and crazy night, with bad humour on display throughout, though considering we're playing before ToT, the humour will improve for sure.
On the final day regatta, Xerxes, Sheri and I sailed their new boat, the Albatross, hammered the rest of the Seabird fleet by such a margin that we took line and handicap honours, breaking the curse of the bird of ill omen. It was quite a drubbing the others took especially after we started last - trademark Xerxes start screw-up, he either gets them right, or buggers them completely, no averages.
Solo acoustic and not-so-acoustic stuff starting up soon, watch this space (or then several others across the internet).
Its that point where I really think I should write more often, stop these life summaries like its some demented person's diary. But at the same time, I wonder if me blogging and writing about stuff I have real opinions about (because I do NOT have an opinion on my life *watch me keep a straight face*) , I might just get a little more ostracized and judged than I already am, because I'll call people on their bullshit (including the government). Enh, music, life, sailing, guitars, boats, aircraft, games, folklore, mythology, alcohol, women, dating, good sex, bad sex, choices, who knows.... I guess it'll all be found here somewhere.
So keep reading, I think this shit is just about to get interesting. You might just have figured that out if you've read all the way down till here.
Cheers (and stay SPooky),
Beast
The album launch gig at the Frog happened, with us wearing our crazy masks for the first few songs. Michael wore a random hat and shades, Anis wore a ski mask, Kenny dressed like a very post-modern desert special forces Arabian soldier, Yohan was dressed in shorts, a sadra, shades and a cap(go figure), and I wore a cape and a masque!!! Our friends and family made it for the gig, some mad mad support from the few people who were there, that was the important part. With a shaky start, 3 songs into it I guess everyone sort of just let go at the same time and we went up on a high and kept getting crazier till the last song, not one minute of energy let up. It was probably the heaviest and most energetic Spook gig till date with all 5 of us just going nuts through and through.
Then struck the perils of being band manager, calling venues asking for gigs etc etc, with each and every one of em saying we'll get back yada yada yada. That still hasn't happened *looks off into the distance in the fervent hope that it will materialize some day* heh.
The album got an insanely brilliant review from Eight Octaves, a music blog and music related website. It was a little too good to be true, but at the same time, reasonably objective so it didn't need to be taken with as much salt as I normally take these things (you know, me being the cynic and all)
Hellwind was called on to do a Metallica tribute, before which we did one last gig with Sahil at Hard Rock Pune. Good fun, same old messing around with covers type scene, and a mad night with Kadam and Kiron after in the legendary Pune house.
Then, Sahil bows out, Pushkar Joshi steps in, and Hellwind starts living the name. We got louder, tighter, more driven , and heavy as shit!!!!! I don't think we could really believe that we were sounding like that. 14 Metallica songs worked on weekend after weekend slamming and heavy, with loads of bonding and drummer( read as Pushkar Joshi) bashing in between. The most entertaining part of rehearsals - watching Kadam and Pushkar discuss the structure of Master of Puppets in Marathi - next....level. It pretty much did not get better than that.
A wild, crazy, PACKED hard rock cafe Mumbai gig!! There were some absolutely crazy and random people all over the place. Anyone who says metal doesn't make you money is not entirely wrong, it just gets you a job, ask Kiron. He got hired by a Metallica (and now Hellwind) fan. heh . We also had some random Metallica fan aunty getting pretty drunk and tripping out on the music and the band so much that it kinda got marginally creepy.
Next steps, taking part in the BOA battle in Thane on the 30th of June if we get a chance to play. Our first underground (so as to speak) metal gig.
I, now have a job. Working, for now, in an administrative/managerial (read as does everything that needs to be done) role with an audio studio/production house. More on that as it progresses.
Spook has a gig this coming week, one of those 3 band, shorter power packed sets. Sidd Coutto and I will finally be part of the same band line-up for the gig. Tough on Tobacco on the last gig of their super album tour, and Spook on the second , hehe. Fun things. But we're really looking forward to it, and its going to be a demented and crazy night, with bad humour on display throughout, though considering we're playing before ToT, the humour will improve for sure.
On the final day regatta, Xerxes, Sheri and I sailed their new boat, the Albatross, hammered the rest of the Seabird fleet by such a margin that we took line and handicap honours, breaking the curse of the bird of ill omen. It was quite a drubbing the others took especially after we started last - trademark Xerxes start screw-up, he either gets them right, or buggers them completely, no averages.
Solo acoustic and not-so-acoustic stuff starting up soon, watch this space (or then several others across the internet).
Its that point where I really think I should write more often, stop these life summaries like its some demented person's diary. But at the same time, I wonder if me blogging and writing about stuff I have real opinions about (because I do NOT have an opinion on my life *watch me keep a straight face*) , I might just get a little more ostracized and judged than I already am, because I'll call people on their bullshit (including the government). Enh, music, life, sailing, guitars, boats, aircraft, games, folklore, mythology, alcohol, women, dating, good sex, bad sex, choices, who knows.... I guess it'll all be found here somewhere.
So keep reading, I think this shit is just about to get interesting. You might just have figured that out if you've read all the way down till here.
Cheers (and stay SPooky),
Beast
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