Monday, December 28, 2009
The round-up
2009 is ending. 2009 has been the best year of my life. Yes, the best year. The plan is to round-up the year on my blog. Over the next few days, I will be jotting down snippets of various times and events of the year, basically summarizing 2009, as it was. So, keep watching this space for more...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Rig pics: as promised
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Our new song...
A late update this one. The latest song by Gorky and Rusho Shaw has been uploaded on soundclick (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8363317). It is a soft, melodious Bengali number, called "Tomar Gaan". As always, the track is completely software-composd.
We have received overwhelming response from friends, who have listened to and liked it and this song is already a soundclick chart-topper. It peaked to # 27 in Alternative and # 7 in Indie charts, making it a sound-click top-50 song, bettering over our last song 'Yeh Duniya' (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7838360) which was a sound-click top-100 song.
A note about the song and our music: I have categorized this number as 'alternative: indie'. And, from now on, I feel, all our songs are going to fall under this category, as our sounds are largely experimental, and we are treading various genres of music on our songs. In this particular song, I have kept it simple, largely synth sounds, with acoustic guitars and standard drums. Do check out the whistle! Regarding the lyrics: Well, as always, they fit the melody, that's all.
Lyrics, music and vocals: Gorky
Arrangement, mixing and editing: Gorky and rusho.
So, listen to it, if you haven't already and enjoy yet another home-made venture from Gorky and Rusho.
Listen to it here: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8363317
A mp3 download link can be found on that page too...
We have received overwhelming response from friends, who have listened to and liked it and this song is already a soundclick chart-topper. It peaked to # 27 in Alternative and # 7 in Indie charts, making it a sound-click top-50 song, bettering over our last song 'Yeh Duniya' (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7838360) which was a sound-click top-100 song.
A note about the song and our music: I have categorized this number as 'alternative: indie'. And, from now on, I feel, all our songs are going to fall under this category, as our sounds are largely experimental, and we are treading various genres of music on our songs. In this particular song, I have kept it simple, largely synth sounds, with acoustic guitars and standard drums. Do check out the whistle! Regarding the lyrics: Well, as always, they fit the melody, that's all.
Lyrics, music and vocals: Gorky
Arrangement, mixing and editing: Gorky and rusho.
So, listen to it, if you haven't already and enjoy yet another home-made venture from Gorky and Rusho.
Listen to it here: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8363317
A mp3 download link can be found on that page too...
Sunday, November 8, 2009
The perfect Sunday
Here, once again, I am spending yet another of those lazy Sundays which I have been somewhat accustomed to since the beginning of my career as a 'researcher'. And now sitting idly I hit this brilliant idea of writing up something on one question that I have pondered over for long: what makes a perfect Sunday?
First of all I acknowledge the fact that the perception of the perfect day varies from person to person, depending on the various parameters that define one's livelihood. My perfect Sunday applies to someone who satisfies the following conditions, who:
a. is involved in a job that requires some effort during the weekdays (physical/mental/psychological) and no effort on Sundays.
b. is single (happily/unhappily).
c. doesn't/can't cook his own food.
d. doesn't mind compromising a meal or two to get a few hours more to sleep.
e. doesn't mind compromising on a few hours of sleep when the comp (with a net connection) is on.
f. understands 'hanging out' as watching his/her favorite movie/listening to all the music/playing the coolest FPS around and not as a night out with those pals.
Okay, now let's get going. The first thing needed for a perfect Sunday is a perfect Saturday evening. It sets the tone for the next day. Like, you come back from work, and know that you needn't go back tomorrow. So, there is something relaxed about the air. You get fresh, grab your evening beverage and contemplate what to do now. It is best when it is not pre-planned. L down, do something, don't do something, and then, spend the time the way you like, have dinner, again do something, and just pass the time lazily, that's most important, the sense of serenity, that the world is not going to end tomorrow, that peacefulness in what you do. Again have your late night junk food stuff, and stay up as late as possible. This is important because this will ensure that when you eventually sleep, it will be a really blissful and uninterrupted one.
Now, the most important part, for a Sunday to be perfect, it should start only well into the afternoon. Till then? Well, you sleep! You got to sleep not before dawn and wake up in the afternoon, ensuring that you miss regular lunch.
Waking up in the afternoon leads one to view the world in completely different manner, believe me on this one. The day is gone, the sun is preparing for saying , it is soon going to be dark, the light is already low, and it is not going to get stronger, all in all, there is a certain charm about the moment, which you can one can savor only if one has just woken up from a well-deserved, deep,peaceful, relaxed slumber. This feeling, that is the most important aspect that makes a Sunday perfect. It is this feeling that you are deprived of all the week. It is there, only it has to be felt the way it has to be, and that can be done only on a perfect Sunday.
After you wake up, head for the foodstuff again, come back, do some leisurely stuff, again unplanned, mostly useless things, that don't affect and are not affected by the weekdays' work in anyway. And spend the night this way, till you go to sleep, the heavens that a Monday always follows the perfect Sunday...
First of all I acknowledge the fact that the perception of the perfect day varies from person to person, depending on the various parameters that define one's livelihood. My perfect Sunday applies to someone who satisfies the following conditions, who:
a. is involved in a job that requires some effort during the weekdays (physical/mental/psychological) and no effort on Sundays.
b. is single (happily/unhappily).
c. doesn't/can't cook his own food.
d. doesn't mind compromising a meal or two to get a few hours more to sleep.
e. doesn't mind compromising on a few hours of sleep when the comp (with a net connection) is on.
f. understands 'hanging out' as watching his/her favorite movie/listening to all the music/playing the coolest FPS around and not as a night out with those pals.
Okay, now let's get going. The first thing needed for a perfect Sunday is a perfect Saturday evening. It sets the tone for the next day. Like, you come back from work, and know that you needn't go back tomorrow. So, there is something relaxed about the air. You get fresh, grab your evening beverage and contemplate what to do now. It is best when it is not pre-planned. L down, do something, don't do something, and then, spend the time the way you like, have dinner, again do something, and just pass the time lazily, that's most important, the sense of serenity, that the world is not going to end tomorrow, that peacefulness in what you do. Again have your late night junk food stuff, and stay up as late as possible. This is important because this will ensure that when you eventually sleep, it will be a really blissful and uninterrupted one.
Now, the most important part, for a Sunday to be perfect, it should start only well into the afternoon. Till then? Well, you sleep! You got to sleep not before dawn and wake up in the afternoon, ensuring that you miss regular lunch.
Waking up in the afternoon leads one to view the world in completely different manner, believe me on this one. The day is gone, the sun is preparing for saying , it is soon going to be dark, the light is already low, and it is not going to get stronger, all in all, there is a certain charm about the moment, which you can one can savor only if one has just woken up from a well-deserved, deep,peaceful, relaxed slumber. This feeling, that is the most important aspect that makes a Sunday perfect. It is this feeling that you are deprived of all the week. It is there, only it has to be felt the way it has to be, and that can be done only on a perfect Sunday.
After you wake up, head for the foodstuff again, come back, do some leisurely stuff, again unplanned, mostly useless things, that don't affect and are not affected by the weekdays' work in anyway. And spend the night this way, till you go to sleep, the heavens that a Monday always follows the perfect Sunday...
Sunday, September 20, 2009
So, here it is!
So folks, the wait is over!
I have just finished building my new 'midrange budget gaming' rig .
Here are the specs.
Processor : AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition;
Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H (RS780G/SB700);
Memory : 4 GB Kingston 800MHz DDR2 (2 x 2 GB);
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 HDMI 512 MB GDDR5;
Monitor : LG W1952S 19" Widescreen TFT;
Storage : Seagate 500GB SATA;
Optical : LG Dual Layer DVD-RW with SecureDisc;
PSU : Gigabyte Superb 460W;
Cabinet : Zebronics Joy;
Speakers: Creative Inspire T6100 5.1 speaker system;
Mouse: Microsoft basic optical v2.0;
Keyboard: Logitech.
The graphics card comes with Arctic Cooling Accelero L7 fan specially built in a OEM project for saphhire cards. :)
More details and pics to follow...
I have just finished building my new 'midrange budget gaming' rig .
Here are the specs.
Processor : AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition;
Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H (RS780G/SB700);
Memory : 4 GB Kingston 800MHz DDR2 (2 x 2 GB);
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 HDMI 512 MB GDDR5;
Monitor : LG W1952S 19" Widescreen TFT;
Storage : Seagate 500GB SATA;
Optical : LG Dual Layer DVD-RW with SecureDisc;
PSU : Gigabyte Superb 460W;
Cabinet : Zebronics Joy;
Speakers: Creative Inspire T6100 5.1 speaker system;
Mouse: Microsoft basic optical v2.0;
Keyboard: Logitech.
The graphics card comes with Arctic Cooling Accelero L7 fan specially built in a OEM project for saphhire cards. :)
More details and pics to follow...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
From the hibernation
I am coming back soon. Just assembling my new rig, so been out for a while. But I will be back damn soon...watch out... :)
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Our first ever Hindi song!!!
A late update. We have just posted our first ever hindi composition on the web. Well, I didn't see it coming, never thought of making hindi music. But it came along, one day surfing the net (soundclick to be specific), I chanced upon this ad for "Sennheiser You Know You Can rock harder: G3 Challenge". And, so, it happened, we rocked a bit harder, the lyrics were written up by Rusho and we converted our latest track, which was already in place, into a hindi song, and submitted it to the competition! And, so we have made our foray into the realm of Hindi music...
The song is called "Yeh Duniya", we feel it is a decently rocking track...
Find it at http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7838360
The song is called "Yeh Duniya", we feel it is a decently rocking track...
Find it at http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7838360
Sunday, June 14, 2009
We are now on Soundclick...
check us out at http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=959002
coming with more quality work in near future...
coming with more quality work in near future...
Sunday, June 7, 2009
My Bangla Blog!!!
I have just launched my new Bangla Blog. :-). Posts coming soon. Keep watching http://hookomookho.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Hail Capitalism!
And hail globalization, and privatization... I could not help jotting down a few words after reading this (http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jgbvklcchef&title=GM_files_for_bankruptcy_to_eleminate_over_30_000_jobs).
I will spend only a few words. Isn't this a classic example of the contradictions of our times. At once place the article says "The so-called 'new' GM will still be effectively nationalised until the company can survive without the government's help.". A few lines earlier, "...setting the stage for an unprecedented government takeover of the largest US car manufacturer in exchange for billions of dollars more in emergency funds.".
Sweet, nationalised!, goverment takeover!...No, you did not get it wrong, this is the USA...so much for privatization and capitalism! Food for thought Dr. MS?
I will spend only a few words. Isn't this a classic example of the contradictions of our times. At once place the article says "The so-called 'new' GM will still be effectively nationalised until the company can survive without the government's help.". A few lines earlier, "...setting the stage for an unprecedented government takeover of the largest US car manufacturer in exchange for billions of dollars more in emergency funds.".
Sweet, nationalised!, goverment takeover!...No, you did not get it wrong, this is the USA...so much for privatization and capitalism! Food for thought Dr. MS?
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Our Home-made Music!
We love music...and we are making music!!! Hail technology that has made possible the evolution of the wannabe musicians in us. Me and My Brother Rusho are creating music with software on our comps. And now our work comes online!
Plz do endure, listen to, and criticize/comment on our work. You can also Visit http://home.iitk.ac.in/~gorky/activities/music/rusho.html or http://www.archive.org/bookmarks/gorkyshaw for updated content.
Here are links and some info about the songs:
1.Bondhu Aamar Roshiya: (http://www.archive.org/details/BondhuAamarRoshiya)Our first attempt at software composition. The song is a nice traditional bangla folk number, rendered in our own style.
music and lyrics: Traditional.
Plz do endure, listen to, and criticize/comment on our work. You can also Visit http://home.iitk.ac.in/~gorky/activities/music/rusho.html or http://www.archive.org/bookmarks/gorkyshaw for updated content.
Here are links and some info about the songs:
1.Bondhu Aamar Roshiya: (http://www.archive.org/details/BondhuAamarRoshiya)Our first attempt at software composition. The song is a nice traditional bangla folk number, rendered in our own style.
music and lyrics: Traditional.
artist: Rusho.
2.Keno dure: (http://www.archive.org/details/KenoDureCholeGele) Our first self-composed song. Since this was a very early effort, there may be a few technical glitches. Worth listening nonetheless.
music and lyrics and artist: Rusho.
3.Tumi: (http://www.archive.org/details/Tumi_By_Rusho) Our latest and best composition till date. Technically most perfect. Do listen to this one first.You will surely like it.
music and lyrics: Gorky.
artist: Rusho.
4.Mone pore sei raater kotha(http://www.archive.org/details/Mone_Pore_cover_by_Gorky) A wonderful track by Warfaze covered by me. Again, a very early effort. In fact, the first arrangement by us.
music and lyrics: Warfaze.
artist: Gorky.
All songs arranged by Gorky and Rusho.
Please note that all tracks have been created using software on our comps and the vocals have been recorded and mixed at home itself.
2.Keno dure: (http://www.archive.org/details/KenoDureCholeGele) Our first self-composed song. Since this was a very early effort, there may be a few technical glitches. Worth listening nonetheless.
music and lyrics and artist: Rusho.
3.Tumi: (http://www.archive.org/details/Tumi_By_Rusho) Our latest and best composition till date. Technically most perfect. Do listen to this one first.You will surely like it.
music and lyrics: Gorky.
artist: Rusho.
4.Mone pore sei raater kotha(http://www.archive.org/details/Mone_Pore_cover_by_Gorky) A wonderful track by Warfaze covered by me. Again, a very early effort. In fact, the first arrangement by us.
music and lyrics: Warfaze.
artist: Gorky.
All songs arranged by Gorky and Rusho.
Please note that all tracks have been created using software on our comps and the vocals have been recorded and mixed at home itself.
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