Tune in with Purbayan

What was the genesis of this collaboration What is the crux of the Purbayan Rhythm Shaw Experience PREIn musical terms I truly believe in lsquoinstant affinityrdquo I met Rhythm in 2015 for a gig Within a couple of months we were on a 10city national tour We complete each otherrsquos musical sentences despite coming from different genres So despite our individual schedules and the odds against independent music a collaboration was inevitableThe reason we call it an Experience is that every song in our repertoire is a visual experience as much as it is auditory We plan to combine elements of modernday production along with the live chemistry that we share as musicians to tell a story that is contemporary and timeless at the same timeWhy call it The First Train OutThe First Train Out represents our first journey together We set out from our individual disciplines metaphorically stations and meet somewhere at the crossroads as it were Itrsquos a journey within as much as it is without one that takes us back to a common musical soul that we share However there is one more reason for this name One of my alltime favourite songs is Pat Methenyrsquos Last Train Home from his album Still Life Talking His music has always inspired both of us So we decided to name it First Train Out FTO as a bit of a tribute to his musical thoughtPurbayan Chatterjee with Pat MethenyCould you elaborate on how you have weaved in Pat Methenys sound in your track Was there anything difficult about itIn 2009 I was blessed to have spent some time with Mr Metheny in his studio in New York He had let me hold the guitar used for the song Last Train Home a guitar that he had interestingly called Electric sitar because its sound had a certain twang to itWhen we composed the melody for FTO we wanted to incorporate a groove played exclusively on the hihats mdash a groove which is used very subtly on LTH throughout the song This groove sounds like the chug of a steam engine and represents the continuity of the journey Mr Metheny is a legend and the complexity and transcendence of his musical thought is if anything aspirational for us But very often a musical thought leaves a very strong impression on ones mind FTO has a completely different melody and soundscape but therersquos a musical thought that spins an almost visual web Mixing engineer Kohinoor Mukherjee has very ably mixed the songThe music video accompanies the track really well Was it also conceptualised by the two of you And how did you go about executing itThe music video for this song is also representative of our individual journeys and the ultimate culmination towards a common journey My friends Ken Einhorn in NYC Jay Patel in Minnesota and Rhythms friends in Germany helped him shoot it in the course of our travels This culminated in our shots together being shot and then storyboarded and edited by the very talented Vivek Vishwanathan of Wev Productions The concept emerged from the process of journeyingYou mention that this is an ongoing series How many tracks does the series comprise of and when can we expect the next video to be releasedWe plan to release about six songs over an extended period We plan to release the next video in a couple of months time These are not easy times for independent music although I must say that they are promising and exciting times We are in a brave new world of digital music We plan to tell our musical story direct to our audiences through our YouTube channels We remain grateful to our friends and colleagues who have shared this song on their social media and the digital and print media for the love and support theyrsquove shown so far yourself included We express this gratitude on behalf of the many exceedingly talented singers and particularly instrumentalists who are trying to get their brilliant work out to the worldWatch the video hereCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates