Eclipse to rock the world of melody
(No Ratings Yet)Beatles were five, they are four. Beatles started their career in an era of rebellion and socialist revolution; they are starting in an age of crash capitalism in an atmosphere of acquiescence.
No doubt there are world of difference between Beatles and the Assamese rock band group “Eclipse”. But what is similar is the spirit to do some thing different and to conquer the world no matter how difficult is the journey.
The members of the rock band, “Eclipse” — Twinkle, Sunny, Mihir and Rahul � are all in their early twenties. They nurture a big dream to make big in life. Every evening they gather together and practice, once they are through with their daily work.
What started as a hobby is gradually becoming passion and profession. They want to break free from the confines of limitation and show to the world their talents.
“Of course North East has always been the rock capital of India. Talents are there in the North East; most of the bands outside are from the North East. North East has been lagging behind just because there is no platform, no exposure and no sponsors,” said Kundan Goswami, vocalist and guitarist.
“Compared to the last five years now it’s changing, future is great for rock bands; sponsors are organizing rock shows in other parts of Guwahati,” said Twinkle Das, drummer.
The rock band played some of the famous numbers for this reporter. They also played some of their original compositions. Some of group members are trained in classical music also. They are awaiting support to establish themselves.
“There is much potential in North East but they lack platform to showcase their talents. The talents are curtailed. Rock shows have become frequent in the last ten years, but still more exposure is required,” said Mihir, a guitarist.
“Bands from the North East region are amongst the best performers in India. As we can see Bangalore, North East is also coming into the limelight as far as rock shows are concerned,” said Rahul Kausik, base player.
Eclipse rock band is gaining popularity in Assam. They create waves among crowd with their performance. There are many bands like Eclipse in the region that are doing well in different parts of the country.
— ANI
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