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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Posted 4:24 PM by Anurag

Apr 1: Lounge Piranha @ the Sunday Jam

"Its time again for an other edition of Levi's Sunday Jam brought to you by Guruskool .
This time it is held at the beautiful Open Air Amphitheatre at the SHANKARA FOUNDATION on sunday the April 1st, 5pm onwards. The rapidly gaining popular band from Bangalore "Lounge Piranha" is being featured at this Sunday jam , along with many other bands including
" Accoustic Flight ( air force accoustic group) Altered scales, spellbound, Pipers, heavy water, ston'd etc.

Profile of Lounge Piranha:

A Bangalore band formed in 2005, they've hit the local music scene with a unique sound that can only be called their own. Ambient soundscapes combined with guitar distortion are layered on top of a tight rhythm section consisting of drums and bass. If you had to label it with a genre, it would probably fall under alternative rock. A typical concert would consist of an almost exclusively original set which includes several of their own songs - fast gaining cult popularity, arresting visual effects, and some ethereal jams with guest artists varying from dijeridoo blowers to djembe players. And maybe even a couple of unexpected covers.

In recent times Lounge Piranha has been rapidly gaining popularity with some high profile shows around the city (see performances below). From being voted as one of Bangalore 's top three bands in the Radio City Live poll in Mar 06 to opening the Vh1 Rock Rules show featuring Taxiride in Jun 06, the band has come a long way since its conception. While enjoying the bright lights and the big audiences the band also continues to moonlight the smaller stages with packed shows at pubs and clubs around the city. After winning the Indian TFA award in early 2007 and armed with a demo recorded in late 2006, the band is now all set to start gigging at other venues around the country.

Members:

George Mathen is an artist by day and fully in control of the drum kit by night. He is also responsible for Piranha's visual identity.

Rohan Ramesh, current medical student and future quack, takes care of the bottom end with proficiency on his Warwick bass guitar.

Kamal Singh on guitar and vocals, uses lots of alternate tuning and open strings, and hits the grunge spot with alarming accuracy.

Abhijeet Tambe on guitar and vocals emerges from the tangle of the electronic loops in his studio to provide the ambient soundscapes with lots of guitar delay and reverb.

Notable Peformances:

Vh1 Rock Rules with Taxiride, Palace Grounds, Bangalore June 06

Radio City Live, Palace Grounds, Bangalore Mar 06

Octoberfest, Palace Grounds, Bangalore Nov 05

World Music Day, Alliance Francaise, Bangalore Jun 05 & 06

Bangalore Medical College, rock show headline act Nov 06

Sacred Music Festival, Fireflies Apr 06

Planet M, Brigade Rd , Bangalore Jun 05

Barrista, St. Marks Rd , Bangalore Jan 06

Legends of Rock, Koramangala, Bangalore Feb 06, Jan 07

Mojo, Residency Rd, Bangalore May 05 & Jan 06

Opus, Palace Cross Rd , Bangalore Dec 05, Dec 06

J Cubez, Banshankari, Bangalore Jan 06

Stones, Indiranagar, Bangalore May 06

Maya, MG Rd Oct, Nov & Dec 06, Jan and Feb 07

Unwind Centre, Bangalore Feb 07

Sunday Jams, Bangalore 05 & 06

Featured live performance on Radio City , 91FM, Bangalore Jan 06

More details on

www.freedomjam.net
www.loungepiranha.com "

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