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Sunday, September 08, 2002

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Indeed in the present era, music is experiencing a renaissance. But music is I, Insiya Syed, am a journalist/pop critic.
Based in Karachi, I’ve been at it since 2000,
in the throes of a radical change. Though limitations of space would not allow
contributing to various publications such as
us to discuss each and every album that has or will be heralding this new era, Dawn, the News, Friday Times and Star
we have briefly compiled a list of forthcoming releases of 2002 that the along the way, having interviewed some of
discerning record buyer should keep his/her ears open for. the bestest, greatest etc etc,. Though not
one to toot my own horn if anything, I
consider myself an aspirant to Cameron
Hadiqa Kiani - "Rung" Crowe’s crown as detailed in the fuzzily
nostalgic bio-pic Almost Famous. Have a
nice day.
The only female pop sensation of Pakistan is back with a new offering. This
album is pretty similar to her previous ones but it has a better sound to it. "It
has different shades of music" is how Hadiqa puts it. For instance it consists
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of eastern, western, folk, jazz, ballads and even country music! She has
worked with the guitar maestro Aamir Zaki, the well known composer Arshad
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Mehmood and others. There is a lot of live instrumentation in this album with
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of course a lot of flute like most of Hadiqa's previous songs. Most of the
poetry has been written by her mother. The new album is now available.
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Aaroh - "Sawaal"
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The band who is supposed to be the next best thing as they won the "Pepsi Edit-Me
Battle of the Bands", a competition between the underground bands, held Edit-Me
recently. They plan to release their album around Eid an appropriate timing.
The album has been sponsored by a soda pop company! The band members
are Farooq Ahmed, Nabeel Nihal Chisty, Kamran Khan and Khalid Khan. Previous
Kamran Khan has earlier produced Junaid Jamshed's "Us Rah Par" and "Dil
Ki Baat". He also worked as an assistant director along side Shoaib Mansoor Osama’s dead. Cricket is mostly fixed.
Noori’s bac...
in Gulls and Guys.
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The Awards Have Spoken (unedited)
Junoon - "English album"
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The band members don't need an intro but we'll still go ahead with their
A revival of aesthetics
names. They are Ali Azmat, Brian O' Connell and Salman Ahmed. Well won't For the chocolate crazy and coffee mad
we all just love something as crisp as an English album? But then good things Social Circus - the review.
don't come that easily. According to a very authentic source, (Ali Azmat!) 'I don't care'
they've only recorded a couple of songs as demos for some international Shooting stars
record companies. The rest of the songs will be recorded in the States in
September. And once the album is completed it's going to be released in
USA and UK first. And after the international release it will come to Pakistan. Archives
An Urdu album will be in the pipeline after November, 2002.
September 2002
Dusk - "Off white" and "All Hearts of Darkness" November 2002
December 2002
The band members are Babar Sheikh, Faraz Anwar and Irfan Ahmed. Similar January 2003
to Kamran Khan of Aaroh, Babar too is imaginative and inventive. He has March 2003

directed some spanking and cool videos like Faakhir's "Deewana" and Ali May 2003
September 2003
Haider's "Jadu". Their first effort was released by a Portuguese record
March 2004
company. Their upcoming album is being released by an Irish record label.
November 2004
The band had been making some metal music and then moved onto more
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progressive old school metal. In this record they have more atmospheric
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keyboard and have ventured into experimental sounds. The album is due in
July 2005
November 2002. Dusk is also planning to release a compilation of some old
August 2005
and new songs by the title of "All Hearts of Darkness", this month especially September 2005
for the Karachiites! October 2005
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Mizraab - "Maazi Haal Mustaqbil" January 2006
February 2006
The band members are (again) Faraz Anwar, Jamal Mustafa, Khalid Khan July 2006
and Irfan Ahmed. Baber Sheikh is doing the backing vocals in the record. March 2011
"Mazi Haal Mustaqbil" is set to be released simultaneously in Pakistan and May 2011
the UK. The sound is of new metal and melodic modern rock. The album is in Current Posts
Urdu and because this kind of music is not very common with the masses
striking a deal with a record label is still on the table. If all goes well it'll be
released by the end of 2002.
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Haroon Rashid - "Lagan"

Haroon is coming out with his second album which has a lot of
experimentation with sounds in it. He is very happy with his work and thinks
it's his best! The first video of this album has been directed by Ahsan and
Amna in Cairo, Egypt. The album has a lot of personal experiences and
songs that talk about what Haroon has gone through in real life. The album is
due sometime this month.

Collective - Pepsi Battle of the Bands album

The Pepsi Battle of the Bands was perhaps the biggest musical event that
happened in quite some time. This album is going to be a 10 track collection
featuring one original track from each band from the Pepsi Battle of the
Bands final. The sponsor is still in the negotiating process with some record
labels and is not sure of the date it's going to be out. But by the end of the
year we might see it on the shelves.

E.P. - "Irtiqa"

E.P stands for Entity Paradigm and it was declared the second best band in
"Pepsi Battle of the Bands". The band members are Ahmed, Fawad, Waqar,
Abid, Salman, Hasan, Xulfi, and Sajjad. Fawad and Ahmed are familiar faces
as they perform in a comedy serial on TV. The album is basically going to be
alternative rock. It has a lot of experimental and electronic sounds and will not
have any commercial bits and pieces in it. Ahmed, one of the two vocalists,
believes that even though it will be ready in two months, it will be around
early next year that the album will hit the market!

AKS

The band members are Aiman, Hammad Farooq and Ali Tim (ex-Milestones,
ex-Aakash) and they are surely making waves. The entire feel of the album is
pretty different from what we usually get to hear these days. That's partially
because there hasn't been a band with a female and male vocalist singing
together since Nazia and Zoheb. It's basically a pop-rock band with classical
influences. According to Ali, Aiman is a real rock singer who is very versatile
and has done some duets with Hammad, who is professionally trained in
eastern classical music. Their first video "Neela Aasman" was shot by Nasir
Tehrani, which got them on the scene. The album is due in September and
will be released with a remake of the video "Neela Aasman", but this time by
Haseeb from Indus Music. The band is off to Africa, for their first ever
performance there.

Rushk - "Sawaal"

This band is the combined effort of Ziyyad Gulzar and Uns Mufti. Ziyyad was
with Live Sketches, Milestones and Aakash previously. The post production
of the album has been done by Shahzad Hasan, bassist of Vital Signs.
Having heard the songs, the best thing about the album is that once you start
it, you will not be able to break off for the next 58 minutes! The time format of
the songs is not standard, which will make it a little different from the rest.
The songs have a medium pace and are mesmerizing. The singing has been
done by Nazia Zuberi, who previously used to be with Sheema Kirmani,
whereas the duets have been sung alongwith Ali Haider. By and large the
sound of the album is electronic and it's due in the second week of
September. Saqib Malik's stunning and bold video of the group's "Mein Kaun
Hoon" has created waves.

Karavan - "Gardish"

Tanseer Daar, Assad Ahmed, Sameer Ahmed and Alan Smith have put
together one of the most decent bands. And one hopes that they won't break
up in the future, like some of the other bands have. The best thing about their
forthcoming release is that the album includes the remaking of the Barbarians
cult classic "Yeh Zindagi Hai". It's a much better version of the original that
was recorded some 13 years ago when the performers were just 17 years
old! Karavan's new single and video "Aagay Hee Aagay" is on air at the
moment and is receiving an extraordinary reaction from many due to its guitar
work. Assad Ahmed believes that it's a pure rock album, and not something
that Abrar calls as rock! The album has been recorded live in a studio that
was specially set up for the purpose. What separates it from the rest of the
albums is that the band has performed, recorded and mixed the entire record
with absolutely no synthesizers and gadgets. There is also a treat for the fans
with the band planning to put three unplugged bonus tracks on the record.
The album will be out in the first week of October.

Noori - "Suno Key Main Hoon Jawan"

The band members are Ali Noor, Gumby and Mohammed Ali Jafri. The
remarkable thing about this band is that even though they haven't released
their album as yet, they are making it big! Almost the entire album has been
released on the net. The released singles include "Manwa Re", "Mujhay
Roko", "Ooncha Hoon Main", "Khalla", "1947" and "Jhoomay". It's a very
powerful sounding album with strong lyrics and mind-blowing musical
sensations. According to Gumby its technicalities and style are very versatile.
For instance "Manwa Re" is as ethnic as it could get, whereas "1947"
contains a very strong message. Overall, the album is popish and pop rock
combined with some commercial sounds that the masses will like. "It's fresh
for me!" Gumby stressed. The part that sets this album totally apart is that the
microphones used are the world's very best. The making of the video,
posters, website, and all the other work has been done entirely by the band.
The album is all set to be released before Ramadan. The band will also be
performing for the very first time in Karachi in the next few weeks.

Falam - "Ab tak"

Fakhr-e-Alam is planning a couple of bangs this year with his two releases.
His first offering is "Ab Tak" which is a compilation of some old tracks with a
remixed sound. It includes the re-working of "Husn Walon" from "Falam
Connection". He also plans to release a mega video that has eight models!
(including Nadia Hussain and Natasha!) The song has been dedicated to the
fashion industry of Pakistan which we'll get to listen and watch by the end of
October. The second record is not yet titled but it's supposed to change
trends and bring a difference in the pop culture of Pakistan says Fakhr. The
album includes a 'gangster rap' song that talks of racism against the Asians.
It's going to be a bilingual record produced by Shahzad Hasan. A high energy
album might offer a unique listening pleasure to fans worldwide. This
international release is all set to be released by Eid.

One truly believes that Pakistan is on the brink of a creative music explosion
that will prove to the world that we are not too far behind. The effect will be, to
say the least, thrilling. It's going to be one heck of a war game with all the big
names of the industry along with some newborn talents like Aaroh, Noori and
E.P, scheduled to release their albums before Ramadan. The battle for the
top spot will unquestionably be fiery and sizzling! It was about time that there
was some vigorous competition because we've hardly seen any decent
releases since the last couple of years.

There are rumours too, that popular band, Vital Signs, is finally thinking of a
comeback after seven years. The private channels have played an important
role in finally bringing some underground talented bands on top of the
ground, - surely a breath of fresh air for them as well as the viewers.

One can only hope that with the release of all the big names by the end of
this year, will also bring an end to pirated music. Music, like all sound, is
subject to the limitations of the ear as an organ of perception. It's finally
satisfying to see creativity diffusing all over the country.

Review by: Insiya Syed

First published: Dawn Images, Sunday 08 September 2002, Dawn Group of

Newspapers, Karachi, Pakistan.

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