The June bug
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June seems to be the scheduled month for the launch of the albums of three major bands in the industry— Fuzon, Aaroh and Sajid and Zeeshan. For the latter it will mark the debut of their first album while for Fuzon and Aaroh it will be an opportunity to show how they have matured and are not just one-hit wonders.
Fuzon’s highly anticipated second album, which currently remains untitled, will be released after a gap of about four years since their first. They had initially scheduled the launch sometime between March and April, but have since delayed proceedings until the first week of June. The overall sound of the album is supposed to be a little more upbeat and aggressive as compared to their debut, Sagar, while still maintaining the Fuzon element. The album will see them evolving more towards pop rock. The title track of the album is Neend na aye tere bina, the video of which will be directed by Sohail Javed. What is interesting to note is that the actual recording of the album didn’t take that much time—eight songs were recorded in 11 days.
Having already released two videos from their second album, Yara and Pyar ka jaal, Aaroh’s second album will showcase the guitar skills of the latest addition of their band—lead guitarist Haider. They haven’t come up with a title of their album, simply calling it Aaroh. Where the old album had a very serious dark–romantic element to it, this one attempts to deliver a lighter, funkier sound while still maintaining the old–school Aaroh touch.
The album will also display Haider’s song writing skills as according to Farooq, (vocalist and founding member) almost 90 per cent of the songs in the album have been composed by him. Shafqat Amanat Ali has also composed a song in the album titled Aik chah. With this new album, Aaroh hopes to explore the lighter side of raag.
Meanwhile, after making a mark among both fans and critics with the release of their debut single King of Self last year and bagging an award for their single Freestyle Dive, Sajid and Zeeshan will release their debut album sometime in mid–June this year, titled One Light Year at Snail Speed. Embodying the Sajid and Zeeshan sound—a fusion of acoustic, bass, percussion and house music—the album has both up– and down–tempo tracks. The album contains one jazz inspired instrumental track and also a song composed by Fasi Zaka. Sajid and Zeeshan haven’t restricted the album to an overall theme and will see them exploring different sides of their personalities and issues close to their heart.
It remains to be seen whether Fuzon’s second album will live up to the success of the first and whether Aaroh will prove itself able enough to rise again after shedding its controversial past. It will also be interesting to observe whether Sajid and Zeeshan can manage to further the small revolution they have started and carve a niche for themselves in the music industry.
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May 14th, 2006
10 comments:
This was written by YOU?! I remember reading and thinking how nicely written it was. It never occurred to me to check the writer's name!
Bravo!
xoxoxox
ditto rabayl! I read this article yesterday and thought it to be well written and forgot to check the writers name!
its great babe! :D rocking piece
aaroh sux
that should be reflected in ur review
:D
great review though
hey!
great piece of work!!
I missed the sunday issue of dawn; glad i caught your review here.
on the content, i really dont think of Sajid and Zeeshan as that big a band as Aaroh and Fuzon. lets wait and see how they grab the market with their album. i have a feeling their launch success will be hindered by fuzon and aaroh's new albums.
anyway. your article looks thoroughly rearched and professionally written. keep up the works :)
What strikes me is how both Aaroh and Fuzon are playing it safe by keeping a touch of their former albums or mainataining their former elements.
The article is well written and very well researched but how you feel about these 3 forthcoming albums doesn't quite get through.
You certainly managed to raise the anticipation for these three albums.
Btw, I read this article this sunday but didn't read it with a critical eye.
i didnt know said and zeeshan were FINALLY coming out with something. though in all honestly i only truly liked king of self and thought the other songs were just different for the sake of being different. fuzon needs new stuff, there initial song but me to sleep, but the rest of their stuff was pretty damn good :D
as for the article, you seem seasoned, and im guessing you really arnt old enough to have years of experience behind you. but you sound like youve been around for ages. write more, ill be readin :D
rabayl, mayya & qais: thank u :)
reductive: will do!
anon: hey timmy! ;)
extiinct:personally, i think aaroh might prove to be a pop-hit, so far both of their songs (yaara & pyaar ka jaal) have managed to do well. haider might actually turn out to be a good (pop) songwriter. i'll have a sneak preview at the end of the this month waisay *winks*
i'm kind of expecting fuzon's second album to be very much like their first—sagar—i hope i'm wrong. but than again, fuzon simply has to bring out an album that can at least, come near to, if not parallel the success of their first.
sajid and zeeshan... personally, my favorites. i heard one single, sajid has very strong vocals. i am optimistic when it comes to them. they will definitly bring something new to the local pop 'scene' (how i hate using that word).
disco papaya:your surprisingly accurate in your last paragraph. its only been a couple of months since i started writing 'professionally'... and i have been around for a bit. so i do get to know the inside story. :)
Bravo gal! for one ur writing style is different and u r soon to find ur own niche.. and for other there's was quite some healthy bit of info there showing u have researched ur stuff! A few things tho..
1. who did the spell check? i.e base instead of bass
2. Fuzon aren't exactly one-hit wonders r they? They have had quite some hits to their credit.
3. And yes u havent mentioned exactly how u *feel* about the albums
Bravo gal! for one ur writing style is different and u r soon to find ur own niche.. and for other there's was quite some healthy bit of info there showing u have researched ur stuff! A few things tho..
1. who did the spell check? i.e base instead of bass
2. Fuzon aren't exactly one-hit wonders r they? They have had quite some hits to their credit.
3. And yes u havent mentioned exactly how u *feel* about the albums
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