The year in music...

So, another year goes by. Looking back, 2011 was a year of many firsts.
In musical terms, it was quite a satisfactory year for Gorky and Rusho, with some good music and great response.

The year started with the refreshing 'Biplab...(noy)', a sarcastic take on our times...or just a chill-out number...it's your take...with totally awesome lyrics penned by Dibyendu Hazra, of 'Nisshobdo Kolotan' fame. True to our 'Alternative/Indie' genre classification, a whole new array of musical elements and improvisations were incorporated in this number, including slogan on vocals in the prelude and interlude, a complex instrumental solo, vocals from both Rusho (lead) and Gorky (backing and harmony), and various new sound techniques.

It was followed by our first-ever 'duet' song, 'Hariye jak aamar sobi', with Sayanti on the female lead. It was very special, being the very first duet and also for having Sayanti as the singer. Also, with our arrangements improving with each song, sounds, especially of the lead guitar, came to a more mature level.

Finally, there was 'Oh I Lied', the first-ever English song by us. The track had been there for quite sometime, finally Rusho penned down the lyrics and brought the song to life. It is meant to have a hard rock/glam metal-ish sound with a distinct '80s flavor, with all the guitars and synths, and I feel we did quite a good job!

We also launched our brand new YouTube channel, featuring  the 'Oh I Lied with lyrics Video'.

Also, this year, our Facebook page was updated and saw increased following, with 200+ 'Like's till date. Feel free to 'Like', if you haven't already. :)

So, here's hoping the good times keep rolling in the new year...and wishing a happy new year to all... :) :) :)

Oh I Lied, our first English song is released

The first ever English song by GorkyandRusho. 

It took a while to come through. The track had been lying there for over two years, for the want of good lyrics. Finally, it was decided it should be made into an English number, and then Rusho penned down the lyrics and recorded the vocals. So, here it is... 

http://soundcloud.com/gorkyandrusho/oh-i-lied

As always, please feel free to listen, download, comment and critique... :)

Lyrics and Vocals: Rusho Shaw
Music: Gorky Shaw and Rusho Shaw

With valuable inputs from Deepungsu Pandit and Sayanti Samaddar. :)

The lyrics can be found in the image below.

Also, our Facebook page is fully active now. And all our compositions can now be found in one place on Soundcloud. Here is the link:

http://soundcloud.com/gorkyandrusho/sets/all-compositions/

Oh I Lied - Lyrics

 

Losing our sovereignty...and lovin' it!

disclaimer: I don't pretend to be some sort of messiah or something. I am just another self-indulgent youth who could not care less about his own well-being, and who, till date, has done absolutely nothing that would benefit a less fortunate fellow countryman, at the expense of leaving the personal comfort zone...  

The govt. is finally about to open our retail market to the MNCs.  Here is something in support of the move, The Minister of Commerce, Mr.Anand Sharma's letter to political parties on FDI in retail.

 

So, what does this mean for us?

Our honorable PM has defended the decision, he says it is so good for the economy...

The arguments are..."It will get us modern technology, not let crops get damaged, get farmers good prices and bridge gaps."...so, do we really need FDI for all that? Why can't we do that ourselves. And "it will create thousands of jobs", but at what cost? Why are we hell-bent on destroying the indigenous business class and being servants to MNCs instead?

And, while in the meantime, the pied piper to the urban youth, respected Mr. Anna Hazare continues to to threaten the govt. and warns of fresh protest over Lokpal, why does he or his team have absolutely nothing to say on this?

In fact, why are we all so totally cool about it? May be because apparently it does not affect 'us' adversely? May be in fact, it is awesome for us! And why not? It can only mean good: more buying options, cool deals, awesome brands.We already love our Reebok's and KFC's and McDonald's and Diet Coke's. So why not Walmart and Macy's. So, what if we let them siphon off some more of our money, we have already been at it for quite sometime now. So, what if some more. What if we compromise our sovereignty in the process? Why care, as long as they give us jobs and we have the bucks to grab their deals and buy their stuff?

I am Lovin' it!

p.s.: A little something to refresh our memories, got it from Facebook...