26th April, 2024
03rd October, 2018Mumbai based music consultancy 4/4 Experiencesconceptualised and launched - The Clash - a creative experiment with 8 artists from across 4 cities in India. The Clash is a series of live collaborations which led to the launch of ‘The Clash: Edition One’ EP, comprising of 4 songs that blend the musical styles and philosophies of all artists featured in the first edition. Along with the EP, 4/4 also released 4 music videos for the songs. This creative endeavour has been supported from its inception by the creative stalwarts at Red Bull.
The Clash: Edition One features 4 songs with collaborations from artists such as Providence (Metal), Swadesi (Multilingual Rap), Khatarnaak Hip Hop Collective (Hip Hop), Karajimo (Alt Rock), Street Academics (Rap), Space Behind the Yellow Room (Post Rock), Boombay Djembe Folas (West African Folk) and Func (Electronica).
The Clash is no ordinary EP. You will hear elements of Rap, West African folk, Hip Hop, Metal and Electronica facing off, resulting in the birth of a new sound that was a product of a moment in time. The Clash aims to challenge prevalent musical ideas and escape creative stagnation that plagues the homegrown music scene. It's about blending cultures, languages, genres, art forms to deliver a 'never before, never again' experience with every edition.
When asked about the overall experience working on the project and the outcome, Anand Bhagat of Boombay Djembe Folas said, “I am very happy with the outcome, which is the track of course and the show was good too! It was a great experience overall doing this collaboration. Kudos to 4/4 Entertainment for putting this together." Shoumik Biswas of Space Behind the Yellow Room adds, "The Clash is an interesting experiment. It's always a little intimidating to work with people who come from a different world. But once you get past that phase, it's a great experience to share. I only wish we could spend more time to get to know each other's worlds."
Mumbai - Providence ft. Swadesi
KaaliYug is a mix of some straight up thrash metal fused with some hip hop and rap straight from the suburbs and bylanes of Mumbai. This powerful track kicks off the EP in style. Song: https://soundcloud.com/4by4experiences/kaali-yug-providence-feat
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wE0icAajPY
Pune - Boombay Djembe Folas ft. FUNC
The second song on the EP is Orodara Sidiki, bringing in Boombay Djembe Folas’ soulful blend of Djembes and Balophones and African folk vocals teamed with a little electronica from musician and composer Randolph Correia under his project FUNC.
Song:https://soundcloud.com/4by4experiences/orodara-sidiki-boombay-djembe
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txgZV9xEKbo
New Delhi - Karajimo ft. Khatarnaak Hip Hop Collective
Pushing Through is a sweet mix of straight up alt rock, catchy vocal hooks by Karajimo and strong rap verses from Delhi’s very own Khatarnaak Hip Hop Collective.
Song:https://soundcloud.com/4by4experiences/pushing-through-karajimo-feat-khatranaak-hip-hop-collective
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGml2FxgPbM
Bengaluru - Space Behind the Yellow Room ft. Street Academics
Space Station is an interesting track with Space Behind the Yellow Room completely coming to a middle ground with their sound, yet keeping the vocal deliveries from Street Academics strong on this one.
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxKthoXD3eI
You can watch the music video for each of the songs here:
