ByIANSlife Features

May 2, 2020 (IANSlife) Premiered in 2018, the theatrical Bharatanatyam opera, 'Antariksha Sanchar' is a stunning visual spectacle that combines Indian classical dance form with live Carnatic-electronic music and visuals from a cultural adventure videogame 'Antariksha Sanchar: Transmissions in Space'.

Envisioned by visual arts director Avinash Kumar and electronic music producer Sri Rama Murthy, with Bharatanatyam exponent Jayalakshmi Eshwar, the show 'Antariksha Sanchar', presented by Red Bull, has premiered live in different Indian cities and has now released its unique Carnatic-electronic music tracks online.

The two debut albums are a set of originals heard in the dance opera and remixes of these. Album one consists of eight tracks composed by an ensemble that includes vocalists Shridevi Keshavan and Gopika Jairam, violinists Abhijit Gurjale and Sandilya Pisapati, mridangam player Raghuram Hari, drummer Hitesh Kumar, sarod player Soumalya Sareswari, Vijay Nelapati, aka Yanni, on keys and bass, and Murthy at the helm.

Album two sees these eight tracks remixed by some of the most exciting electronic musicians in the country – _RHL, FILM, Folic State, Madboy, Oceantied, The Sine Painter, Todh Teri and Spryk. 

“Working on Antariksha Sanchar for the last three years has changed a lot in me, expanding and instigating new ideas and creative approaches of thinking and making music. Scoring music for an opera for the first time was part exciting and part nerve-wracking, to be honest. But more difficult was selecting eight tracks for the album out of 90 minutes of music composed for the opera shows! It is definitely a milestone worthy of all the hard work," Murthy, the project's music director, said in a statement.

The remixes are eight unique and refreshing interpretations, featuring everything from dub and funk, to breaks, house and techno.

The music albums are available to watch on Bandcamp.com.

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