So, are you guys bored of the regular bollywood mixes? Well, I sure am! The other day I managed to get hold of dr.dub. He may not be a doctor, but he for sure knows his music real good!
“Being to Tilos Radio (Hungary) changed things and everything else was just destiny. Though, destiny still needs to unfold a lot of surprises because I have not yet reached the end", is the answer we got from this dude when we asked him how he became a DJ. dr.dub(as he prefers to be called). He has come a long way and has finally come back to Hyderabad, his hometown, to get the hyderabadis move to the beats of what he calls “WORLD MUSIC”. This “world music” is a word that he has coined for himself, as the music that he composes is a conglomeration of the several kinds of music from around the world .
His first break in Tilos Radio (Hungary) gave him what he always wanted, the right kick! We asked him if he knew from the start that his kind of music will be totally different from the regulars. This is what he says.
"Initially, I was playing any thing and everything that I liked in the Indian music. Very soon I realized that I was looking for a different sound altogether and my hunt began”
When he came back to India, to Hyderabad, he tried to introduce the hyderabadis to the music that has rocked his world. The response he says was not very overwhelming for the hyderabadis were not familiar with the concept of his kind of music. Though he then adds very positively, "They will learn slowly and will soon move to its beats"
On asking him pointedly as to how he would define his music, he says plainly, "I will call it world music". His music styles sport Indian Underground which has a blend of western underground music with a touch of Indian instruments, like tabla, sitar and human vocals as a twist, laid with heavy electronic instrumentation. He mixes it up with underground hip hop, break beat, drum, bass and ambient Electronica. You may find a touch of the different Jamaican styles of music like Reggae and dub.
When I had asked him if there is anything that he would want to accomplish in the coming years, he promptly says, "I want to set up my own radio station that has the freedom of speech and music”. So while you guys chill out and check dr.dub out, I will check out the CD he had burnt for me that has his beats!!
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