'Not too many people know that we hate going into the studio to record'
Updated On: 20 May, 2023 01:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Indian rock band Parikrama is as busy as can be playing at different gigs and concerts around the country, and visibly loving performing on stage. In an interview with Mid-day Online, Subir Malik spoke about playing live, evolution of Indian rock music, and how they will finally enter the recording studio to record their song for fans this year
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Since Indian rock band Parikrama didn`t like to go into the studio to record, they decided to give their music out for free very early on for people to listen, enjoy and spread the word about them. Photo Courtesy: Independence Rock
For Parikrama, one of India`s most iconic rock bands, the feeling of getting on stage trumps all other kinds of experiences. After all, they have been performing for three decades. "In over 3,500 shows that Parikrama has done over 31 and a half years, we have cancelled just this one show in our lives, which happened after Rang Bhavan was shut down. It was because my grandmother expired just one night before the performance," shares Subir Malik, founder of the Delhi-based band. Over the years, they have played at many venues including Rang Bhavan and IIT Madras among others but have had to miss only one performance in all these years and that was at I-Rock.
Unfortunately, the band not too long ago lost lead guitarist and founding member Sonam Sherpa in 2020, whose presence at live performances was a visual treat. Now, with Malik as the organist and synthesiser and Nitin Malik as lead vocalist, they also have guitarist Saurabh Choudhary on guitar, Gaurav Balani on bass guitar and Srijan Mahajan on drums, along with others who accompany them on their concerts they put together nothing short of visual spectacle to continue the legacy. It not only proves their love for music but also for live performances, the experiences of which Mailk narrates as if it happened yesterday. He reminisces, "The first show that got us all-India recognition was at IIT Bombay on December 28 in 1995." It was after this that they played at their first Independence Rock music festival in 1996.
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