Axl Hazarika

Axl Hazarika is an Indian avant-garde musician and film-maker. Hazarika, hailing from Guwahati, Assam, is a pioneer of electronica/industrial/avant-garde music in Northeast India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Axl Hazarika
Also known asRainbow Trip
OriginAssam, India
GenresEDM, electronic, avant-garde, Indie rock, industrial rock, heavy metal, new-age, experimental, psychedelic rock, world
Occupation(s)Composer, singer, songwriter, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • piano
  • bass
  • synthesiser
  • sampler
  • sequencer
Years active2006–present
LabelsElektrokore Music
Associated actsElektrokore, Xaitaan Kaun, WoodNotes, DeadCall, Rainbow Trip
Websitehttp://axlhazarika.in

Axl Hazarika made his official VEVO debut on 27 June ’13 with the exclusive release of the music video of his hit Indian song ‘Hum Badal Gaye’.[3][4][6][9][17]

Axl Hazarika started an EDM project called Rainbow Trip in late 2015 with the release of a psytrance set “Trippy Experience” on SoundCloud, which hit the top of SoundCloud Trance charts within a month and stayed at #1 for 12 consecutive weeks.

Axl released the first Assamese folk EDM song Goru Bihu Song as Rainbow Trip in May 2016. The music video amassed over 1 lakhs (100,000) views within the first week of release.

Biography

Born and brought up in Guwahati, Assam, Axl Hazarika started his musical career in 2008. He released his album Elektrokore in 2008, which comprised the first Assamese metal song ever - Joi Aai Axom.

Axl was the first to compose and release metal songs in his regional language - Assamese. The song Joi Aai Axom is a voice against terrorism that has occurred in Assam. Matribhoomi, another single was released following the 2008 Assam bombings, dedicated to the departed souls. Another hit single is B-deshi, a song against the illegal immigrants in Assam. Jai Shiv Shankara and Maha Kali are a fusion of Sanskrit shlokas, metal and electronic music [18][19]

In 2008, Axl Hazarika formed an industrial metal project called Elektrokore. He released several songs as Elektrokore.[20][21]

On 1 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released an animation film titled Hum Badal Gaye. Directed by Ryan Hazarika, it is also the first animation film from Northeast India. The storyline of the film focuses on the relationship between a boy and his pet cat. The soundtrack (OST) of the film was released on 14 February 2012.[22][23]

On 26 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released his solo album titled Elektrokore 1, which is the first industrial music album from northeast India.[22][23][24][25]

Career

Rainbow Trip

Axl formed an EDM project Rainbow Trip with girlfriend Amrita Sonowal in late 2015. Their first work was a psytrance set “Trippy Experience” that topped SoundCloud Trance charts for 12 consecutive weeks and still remains in the top 50 with over 7 million plays. Rainbow Trip released their debut music video Goru Bihu Song on 27 May 2016. Goru Bihu Song is the first Assamese folk EDM song.

Discography

Albums
  • Deadcall (2006)
  • Elektrokore (2008)
  • Elektrokore – EP (2009)
  • Elektrokore 1 (2012)

Singles
  • Composed Reality, Drug+love, Trapt, Wrong & Di-Vine torture from the album ‘Vine Dead Straw’ (2007)
  • Maatribhoomi (2008)
  • Sacrifice (2010)
  • Jai Shiv Shankara (2010)
  • Maha Kali (2010)
  • Hum Badal Gaye (OST) (2012)
  • Prisoner In Me (2012)
  • Hum Badal Gaye (Official Music Video) (2013)
  • B-Deshi (2014)
  • Goru Bihu Song (2016)
Song NameTime
1.Hum Badal Gaye3:01
2.A Tribute1:20
3.Life3:07
4.Was I Waiting 4 U – i3:07
5.Anger2:23
6.Don't3:09
7.Was I Waiting 4 U – ii2:22
8.Re-Lease3:38
9.Prisoner in Me2:19
10. Sacrifice 3:22
11. Jai Shiv Shankara 3:49
12. B-Deshi 5:18
13. Maha Kali 4:08
14. Joi Aai Axom 2:32
15. Maatribhoomi 4:07
16 Goru Bihu Song 4:01

References
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  2. "Biography". last.fm. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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  4. news on Sbwire
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  7. featured on no.1 music video site, VEVO.COM
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  10. on MTV.COM
  11. News on Dy365
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  17. Official VEVO page, VEVO.COM
  18. "Interview with Axl Hazarika". IMR. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  19. "Guwahati based Axl Hazarika releases debut album 'Eletrokore 1′". metalindiamagazine. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  20. "ELEKTROKORE EP". IRMP3. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  21. "ELEKTROKORE EP Album Review". IMR. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  22. "Duo brings out first animation film from North-East". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  23. "Assam's first Industrial Music Album is out of the closet". Assam times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  24. "Axl Hazarika Releases New Album Elektrokore 1 Today". IMR. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  25. "New music artiste on the block". The Sentinel, Assam. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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