THE CYNICAL RECESS
The Cynical Recess was formed in December 2008 and it comprises of a bunch of talented musicians across the city that culminates into one genre of music.
LET THERE BE CHANGE - being the tag line of the project, the sound of the band can be described as hard rock with a blend of alternative feel. The Cynical Recess believes that their sound is different from the plethora of cacophony in the scenario right now and the world will also abide by it we progress. Lyrically the band mainly stresses on awareness issues which the human race is reluctant to retaliate against, such as global warming, HIV aids, war etc. From our tunes we try to send a message to the hearts of the listeners about what is to be done and why? We believe harmony and melody is the pioneer of heart to heart communication and it is a never ending process. Thus with this motive we are venturing forward to conquer hearts of millions across the nation and the globe.
There are differences between differences. Every effective difference denotes a demarcation, a line of classification, and all classification is hierarchic. In other words differences are themselves to be differentiated and classified. Difference which occurs across time is what we call "change."
Hence, Let there be Change.
The Members -
Abhishek Gurung - Lead Vocals
Abhishek Chatterjee - Guitars and Backing Vocals
Abhinandan Mukherjee - Drums and Percussions
Gaurav Dasgupta - Guitars
Rahul Maity - Bass Guitar
Suraj Sinha - Keyboards
Soumyajit Ghosh - Sound Engineer
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THE RECESS SO FAR
The Cynical Recess started off with a bang by winning the “”Kings of Rock”'08”” with a line up a little over a few days old, it was a mammoth event with over 50 bands across the state competing. The Cynical Recess went on to win “milieu 09 “which was held in Presidency College, Kolkata and also fared very well in the “ campus rock idols 09 “ regional finals. Next stop was “Times of youth challenge 09” which was the biggest band competition held in the eastern side of the country, with over 80 bands participating and The Cynical Recess bagged top honors and played as a guest band in front of 50000 people at Nicco Park back lawns. The Times of Youth was a big break for the band, it got reviewed by media and was featured in “The Times of India “newspaper.
By that time our originals “Chains “ and “A better tomorrow “ got great recognition across the state as it bagged “the best original song” in all the competitions the band participated in. The Cynical Recess went onto win several other prestigious battle of the bands competitions such as “Echo 09 “and “ Sanskriti 09” which was organized by Jadavpur University.
The Cynical Recess also took part in a national level competition called “Headstrong 09” in Bangalore which was organized by IFIM B-School where top 12 bands of the country participated to win high recognition , The Cynical Recess represented east and was chosen as runners up which gained them a place in the national circuit. The band also bagged top honors at “vh1 jam it !!- battle of the bands” competition which was proclaimed as the biggest rock band competition ever held in Kolkata.
PRESS COVERAGES
The Cynical Recess has been actively reviewed by The Telegraph and has been featured in the supplementary T2 as “Rising ROCKERS” (March 09) where they tagged us as a promising band where “style meets substance” and it has also been featured on the ABP website - www.ilovekolkata.com .
The Cynical Recess is now very active in the music scenario in Kolkata and has already played as guest performers at Dublin, ITC-SONAR BANGLA. The band is going to hit Rock Pubs like Princeton and Some Place Else very soon and they are also gearing up for the prestigious Independence Rock and Hornbill Festival which is scheduled to happen later this year.
THE VERDICT BOARD
“Cynical Recess have a vision of melodic rock that should take them very far…”
- Rahul Guha Roy , Vocalist - Cassini's Division
“Cynical Recess is a very tight & well balanced band with good compositions and mesmorising vocals…best of luck guys.”
- Samidh Mukherjee, Vocalist and Bassist - Hip Pocket
“Cynical recess' sound is like a breath of fresh air amidst the cacophony that is so abundant in today's music scene in Kolkata (amongst the junior circuit). It's good to see a band doing the simple things well. I wish them the best in their journey - and a special mention for their lead vocalist who is star-quality all around…”
- Prasanna Singh , former manager - Cassini's Division.
“Cool 80's stuff… neat I would say… nice originals…the band is compact and the clarity of sound is superb…”
- Ronee Roy , Ilovekolkata.in
WEB PAGES
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ORIGINALS OF THE CYNICAL RECESS
A better tomorrow - It's about global warming.
Chains - It's about internal trauma of a human being.
Let there be change - It's about surviving racism
Depleted soul - It's about terrorism
Railroad - It's about pursuit to happiness
Self Denial Trial - Stresses strongly against drugs.
Goodbye Sunday - It's about Child Labour.
Daylight - It's about the ascension of poverty.
INFLUENCES
Dio, Queensryche, White Snake, Angel Dust, Van Halen, Paradise Lost, Deep Purple, Skid row, Led Zeppelin, Alter bridge, Hammer fall, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater ,Wolf Mother and Iron Maiden.
CONTACTS
Abhinandan Mukherjee : +91 9830044784
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