SITAR METAL™ • When Time Stands Still (World's First Sitar-Tapping Song) {Official Video}

Описание: When time stands still', यदा कालस्य गति स्थगिता by SITAR METAL™ is available to stream, watch & download on your favorite music apps.

World's first 'Sitar-Tapping' song, taken from Rishabh Seen's 2nd Sitar Metal EP Album 'Sitar Metal', now available on all music apps to stream, watch & download. 'Sitar Metal' The 5 track EP album was originally released on October 1st, 20219. 'When Time Stands Still' became India's first instrumental Indian Classical-Metal song to cross 10,00,000 (10 Laksham/1 Million) views even after being an independent release. 'Sitar Metal' went onto becoming the most successful commercial & creative instrumental album of Bharat of Indian Classical-Metal Genre presenting the blueprint of doing instrumental music in the most authentic & unapologetic way.

'When time stands still', यदा कालस्य गति स्थगिता (Sanskrit), जब समय की गति रुक जाए (Hindi) A song about 'Chaos & Resolve in Life'. Going through a chaotic joinery & finally reaching the light of answers. This song captures the feeling of Chaos & Resolve sonically using the Jog, Charukeshi & Mishra Khamaj of Hindusthani Paddhati (1 or the 2 Fundamental Musical Systems/Branches of Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet). It also includes Jugalbandi (Duet) intro between Sitar & other instruments which is a concept of Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet in which two or more instruments go back & forth within a set time-cycle trading melodies which are usually fast paced. The music video was in Delhi around the Signature Bridge area & Yamuna Ghat

On August 20, 2019 after almost 3 years of working on the second Sitar Metal EP Album 'Sitar Metal', When Time Stands Still was released on all music apps along with an official music video. The recordings, mixing mastering of the song & Music Video Shoot which included the logistics of the band members, manager & videographers - were all single-handedly financed by Rishabh Seen, without Rishabh asking for diving the costs amidst members or returns . A night before the release of this song Rishabh Seen, Deeparshi Roy & Tushar Khurana met where Rishabh mentioned that he composed all songs of the album for stadiums, but jokingly said that being instrumental, they might get 150 views by morning. The next morning they all woke up to the news of When Time Stands Still crossing 16,000 views & became a viral sensation overnight, being an instrumental song with no PRs or Ads, sponsors etc.

This song was shared organically by the fans of Sitar Metal & ended up getting streams, headlines & reactions globally where people hailed Sitar Metal as a new Genre in itself. When Time Stands Still was an instant hit becoming the first Indian Classical-Metal instrumental song in the history to hit 10+ Laksham/1+ Million Views. When time stands Still was also the world's first song to feature tapping on the Sitar - a technique that was limited to Bass Guitars & Guitars, Rishabh became the first sitar player to bring that technique to a traditional Sitar without changing the natural sound of a Sitar. This cemented another principle that Rishabh had started his journey on, which was to showcase the youth that Sitar was as versatile as any other instruments (Pianos, Guitars, Violins) but also a step ahead when it comes to being used to generate different techniques & being used in different genres of music.

SITAR METAL is a cultural movement to make instrumental music as accessible as Vocal music. SITAR METAL stays unapologetically rooted in its Bharatiya Aesthetic & the ideals of Sanatana Hindu Dharma along with broadening the global reach and influence of Sitar & Instrumental music through its unique blend of Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet & Heavy Metal in the World, presenting a sound which is Bharatiya & Globally Resonant at the same time.

Founded by Rishabh Seen in 2015, SITAR METAL™ is the World's First & Only Sitar fronted Indian Classical-Metal band from Bharat.
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Credits
Composer, producer & director: Rishabh Seen
Video Director & Cinematographer: Anurag Sharma
Video production: Anurag Sharma & Nikhil Vision
Sitar composed & performed by Rishabh Seen
Drums composed by Rishabh Seen
Drums programmed by Pupai Chakravarthy
Guitars composed by Rishabh Seen
Guitars performed by Deeparshi Roy
Guitars recorded by Abhilash Tirkey
Backing Electronic Layers in Songs recorded by Swastik Chakravarty
Bass Guitar performed by Robert Alex
Bass recorded by Adhiraj Singh
Mixing & Mastering: Adhiraj Singh

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