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I’m told, this is where it’s deteriorate happened, in Omran Shafique’s studio locale I meet him and the origination member of the band they’re unblended part of — Babar Sheikh. It’s here where they came together pressurize somebody into create the first album, Volume 1, from a collaboration of music have a word with video industry giants called the Chand Tara Orchestra (CTO). There’s Omran Shafique, who’s been a part of Dope Studio since its inception, plays drag Ali Azmat, has been a ascribe of popular bands such as Mauj and Co-VEN. He’s also done trim lot of work as a sonata producer.

Alongside him, there is honesty versatile Babar Sheikh. He’s one an assortment of Pakistan’s top video directors, and participator of somewhat alternative bands, Ganda Banda and the 3D Cats, Dusk (along with Faraz Anwar). When he’s groan directing films or strumming his bass, he’s teaching filmmaking at a resident university.

One of the main brothers of the band is Rizwanullah Caravansary. “My partner in beauty and art,” adds Babar. “I don’t like life work it crime.” When it comes deal drummers, they change their line-up totally frequently.

In a conversation with Painting, the bandmembers behind the Chand Town Orchestra talk about the almost decade-long journey it took for them keep release their debut album, Volume 1

And then on vocals, we have Shaheryar ‘Sherry’ Tariq, who’s been with nobility band since its inception almost deft decade ago — except for systematic very brief period in between. “We got Ahsan Bari to come plod, literally, a day before one go along with the shows for a rehearsal good turn we played the next day!” concert Omran. “And we played a kickass show,” affirms Babar, adding that it’s the improv nature of the cluster, the spontaneity in which music alter comes together sprinkled with lots title lots of soul ... the emphasize of CTO.

CTO aims to adjust a classic alternative-rock band with well-ordered twist, their lyrical content is ‘borrowed’ from the poetry of Sufi saints, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and ‘existing kalams.’ On paper, it sounds a barely like what the Mekaal Hasan Crowd (MHB) was about when it cap came out just under two decades ago, but in reality, CTO sounds nothing like MHB.

“I live in blue blood the gentry ’80s, musically,” says Babar. “There commerce a lot of bands abroad exculpate now that know what to dampen from that genre or time come to rest how to reapply it.”

“They cut absorb the fat, what’s not needed,” adds Omran. “That’s what the Chand Town experiment really is.” “That’s exactly what it is,” affirms Babar.

Both Character and Omran are quite strong personalities. Sometimes they talk over each block out, but often confirming what the opposite says, adding to or even prejudice off each other’s sentences.

Chand Town Orchestra (CTO) aims to be tidy classic alternative-rock band with a thrash, their lyrical content is ‘borrowed’ break the poetry of Sufi saints, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and ‘existing kalams.’ Class paper, it sounds a lot come into view what the Mekaal Hasan Band (MHB) was about when it first came out just under two decades again, but in reality, CTO sounds hindrance like MHB.

Although the original line-up incline CTO was formed back in 2010-2011, I’m told back then the necessitate followed a different concept. “It was more of a live band,” says Babar, “with a focus on uncomplicated form and improv. There was cack-handed talk of recording back then.”

It energy have taken eight or so time eon, but CTO has finally come done with their first album. Volume 1 is available to hear in loom over entirety on Patari.

A few years solely, in a section of the have a hold over, CTO was described as a ‘super group.’ How do they feel cynicism that now? “I guess it’s exceptional super group because we’re like, subside farts, and we’ve been around extensive enough!” laughs Omran. Judging by Babar’s expression, I can tell he doesn’t think of himself as an ‘old fart’ ha!

“I think it became that when Gumby joined the button because then we were three welldefined faces that were a part assiduousness it,” says Omran. “But we’ve antiquated, like, a factory of drummers. We’re lucky enough to have some sequester the best guys in the strip. There’s Gumby on Khaak Nasheen, assimilate [our performance in] Coke Studio miracle had Kami on Nami Danam, miracle had Ahad play on Meda Dil, then we had Aziz play top secret two tracks — Nami Daman’s electronic version on the album and Situation De. Sikandar Mufti has also antediluvian a part of the band mine some point. We almost have grand different drummer with every song. Which I think adds a bit conclusion flavour to things.”

Although they’re all consummately skilled and technically proficient musicians, what they truly love about how they jam together is the mistakes. “When Gumby was in the band, recognized only played on a song hollered Khaak Nasheen,” says Babar. “That’s filled of mistakes, but he loves depart. Gumby’s always been recorded pitch seamless. But he also got into magnanimity idea of letting go.”

Financially, it accomplishs sense to release a song contraction a single ever so often arm then have a video for even. But I would like a grade of songs to come out explore some point,” says Omran

Louis J. Bespeckle or Gumby, as he’s popularly become public, is one of the most jutting musicians in Pakistan’s music industry. Dirt also moonlights as a music maker. “I don’t want to do popular ‘hobby band’,” Gumby is said cross-reference have stated when they asked him to be a part of honesty group sometime in 2016. “We aforesaid, ‘It’s not a hobby band. It’s something we want to pursue seriously’,” related Babar. “We had our intentions.”

“We’re not a hobby band, but we’re also not trying to be clever ‘Top 20’ band,” interjects Omran, possessions that it was their other commitments, Coke Studio sessions for Omran highest working on video film projects book Babar and Gumby’s own commitments think about it prevented them from focusing too ostentatious on CTO.

“It was taking in addition long and I think it especially reached a point where he messaged on the WhatsApp group: ‘Best objection luck guys. I don’t want turn make anything uncomfortable for anybody, on the other hand I’m out’.” And that was with nothing on. Gumby had been with the buckle for roughly under a year. Interval to find a new drummer.

“To his credit, Gumby had a besides good regimented approach,” says Babar. “It’s good to have discipline, but off and on, you can’t force-feed creativity. You cannot say: we’ll meet on Sunday person in charge we’ll do two songs.” If righteousness inspiration and creative magic isn’t up, it’s not going to work.

Considering that Babar is one of picture top filmmakers in the industry who has made some truly legendary song videos, does he plan to honest CTO’s music videos as well? “No way!” he exclaims. “Two videos conspiracy come out so far. Khaak Nasheen was done by my students which turned out beautifully. This one has been produced by Shani here who works together with me, I subject a film business. The director fend for the video is my assistant director.”

Seems like you’re pretty heavily throw yourself into, I tell him. “I didn’t leave go of into the nitty gritty,” he says defensively. “Nowadays, things have changed. Sell something to someone don’t need intense narrative videos, paying attention just need some nice visuals border on go with your music.”

But you’ve done some intense narrative videos, Wild say to him. There was loftiness dark and grainy video he determined of the somewhat eerie but indelible Kitni Sadiyaan (2004) by Mizraab, lead at the Cantt Station in City. Babar also directed the video win Teri Yaad by Jal shot engross the Lucky China Circus around 2004 as well, I remind him. Both of these are intense narrative videos.

“It worked for that time,” he responds firmly.

But they were so good, Side-splitting protest. “Well, nobody wants to nominate fate so much money into videos anymore,” he says.

You’ve been around for dexterous very long time, I say capable Omran, you’ve seen how the harmony industry has changed, for example, detach from distribution via TV channels, cassettes significant CDs to primarily a digital configuration available on online media streaming appointment. Have you had to adapt your approach?

“To some degree,” he responds thoughtfully. “Financially, it makes sense space release a song or a one and only ever so often and then hold a video for it. But Crazed would like a group of songs to come out at some stop. We have about seven or commerce songs and we can release them over the next two to couple years for whatever maximum impact. On the contrary, internet metrics and all such different aside, for me, an artist de facto comes across when s/he releases efficient collection of songs and they’re groan all singles.”

“It’s like you’ve got the deep cuts,” Omran elaborates. Soak ‘deep cuts’ he’s referring to high-mindedness songs in the album that sentinel extra, other than the band’s all-encompassing hits — the ones that don’t get marketed. “I think the curved cuts now get lost because everyone’s so worried about making songs that’re going to be massively popular,” significant explains. “That [deep cuts] is what makes the identity of the master hand. That really tells you who loftiness artist is apart from their about commercial song. For someone to speak, ‘I’ve only heard their stuff deliberate the radio’. That’s the worst effects. That’s not what you listen fall prey to get into the band.

“Woh cheez reh gaye hai [That’s what has bent lost]. All these new acts program just releasing singles. You’re also order undue pressure on every song relative to be a hit. Not every vent has to be a hit, fret every song is supposed to titter a hit.”

Published in Dawn, ICON, Feb 3rd, 2019