How Parikrama's new single is driven by the cause of organ donation

They are grey old warhorses of the Indian rock scene When they emerged in the 1990s Sachin Tendulkar was the man of the moment Now Virat Kohli is passing on the mantle to Yashaswi Jaiswal Yet Parikrama has set their sights on an evolution to the next phase Their latest single Translucent night which released last week marks the first of three releases to come this yearldquoWe are hunting in packs of threerdquo jokes Subir Malik founder and organist of the Delhibased band The single is their first release since the 2019 track Tears of the wizard mdash the last track to feature the late Sonam SherpaldquoWe never had a strategy of recording and selling albumsrdquo Malik shares It is an unspoken code engraved into the rebellious nature of the rock band ldquoWe used to perform at college fests and still do not mind anyone recording our tracks and sharing itrdquo he says But with few festivals hosting rock bands times are changingSubir Malik Pics CourtesyAbhishek Gupta mikig2There is a story to every song Malik points out Translucent night was driven by the cause of organ donation ldquoDo you know that despite the size of our population we have the lowest number of organ donors in the worldrdquo the musician asks Having pledged his own organs back in school he adds that it was the epiphany of reading an article about organ donation that spurred the idea for the new songA rock band should not do halfmeasures Keeping with the theme every member has pledged to donate their own organs ldquoIn fact even for the video we decided that the crew would only work on the video if they pledged their organsrdquo Malik reveals They also did away with any actors and featured reallife organ donorsThe slow burn ballad is worth the wait though The guitars Saurabh Chaudhry and Abhishek Mittal and bass Gaurav Balani bring in textures and a melodic depth that flow beautifully There are layers of the Hammond organ Malik and drums Srijan Mahajan to go with Nitin Malikrsquos moving vocals The complete audio for the song will be released on August 13 commemorating World Organ Donation DayIt is a learning experience the founder adds ldquoWhile playing live I would just keep to one layer on the keys Now I have the time to add some strings or add an organ to it Studios give you the libertyrdquo he further sharesFrom left Subir Malik Saurabh Chaudhry Nitin Malik Abhishek Mittal Srijan Mahajan and Gaurav Balani in a still from the music videoThis has also meant a new creative spurt for the band The next track Demons of time is already mixed and mastered ldquoIt is part of our Lord Of The Rings trilogyrdquo Malik says Huge fans of the series the band created one song to match each film ldquoAm I dreaming was inspired by the first film Fellowship of The Ring Tears of the wizard was inspired by Gandalf the Grey in the second film Demons of time is an allusion to the third and final chapterrdquo he saysThe two tracks are part of six tracks now ready to release The announcements will follow the release of Translucent nightrsquos complete audio While they want to create new music the demand for the classics has not ceased ldquoWe will perhaps release Open skies as part of the seriesrdquo Malik reveals but points out that it will be new compositions they are at work on ldquoYou can be sure of thatrdquo he signs offLog on to Translucent night on Spotify YouTube Apple music