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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
Websitehttp://axlhazarika.in

Axl Hazarika is an Indian avant-garde musician and filmmaker. Hazarika, is from Guwahati, Assam, known for his work in electronica, industrial and avant-garde music in Northeast India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Axl Hazarika made his official VEVO debut on 27 June 2013 with the exclusive release of the music video for his hit Indian song ‘Hum Badal Gaye’.[11][3][5][12] He started an EDM project called 'Rainbow Trip' in late 2015, with the release of a psytrance set, “Trippy Experience,” on SoundCloud, which topped the SoundCloud Trance charts within a month and remained at #1 for 12 consecutive weeks.

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

Biography

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Born and brought up in Guwahati, Assam, Axl Hazarika started his musical career in 2008.[13][14] He released his album Elektrokore in 2008, which comprised a Assamese metal song - Joi Aai Axom. Joi Aai Axom's lyrics are against terrorism that has occurred in Assam.[clarification needed] Matribhoomi, another single, was released following the 2008 Assam bombings, dedicated to the victims. Another hit single is B-deshi, a song against the illegal immigrants in Assam.[clarification needed] Jai Shiv Shankara and Maha Kali are a fusion of Sanskrit shlokas, metal, and electronic music.[citation needed]

In 2008, Axl Hazarika formed an industrial metal project called Elektrokore. He released several songs as Elektrokore.[15][16]

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.[17] The storyline of the film focuses on the relationship between a boy and his pet cat. The soundtrack of the film was released on 14 February 2012.[17][18][19]

On 26 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released his solo album titled Elektrokore 1, the first industrial music album from northeast India.[17][18][20]

Career

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Rainbow Trip

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Axl formed the EDM project Rainbow Trip with his sister Noms Hazarika in late 2015. Their first piece of work was a psytrance set “Trippy Experience” that topped SoundCloud Trance charts for 12 consecutive weeks and 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.[citation needed]

Discography

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Albums

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

Singles

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  • 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 Name Time
1. Hum Badal Gaye 3:01
2. A Tribute 1:20
3. Life 3:07
4. Was I Waiting 4 U – i 3:07
5. Anger 2:23
6. Don't 3:09
7. Was I Waiting 4 U – ii 2:22
8. Re-Lease 3:38
9. Prisoner in Me 2:19
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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  1. ^ Tuesday, Source: ApplenMicro Posted; July 02; Permalink, 2013 at 11:15 PM CDT- (2 July 2013). "Axl Hazarika Becomes the First Indian Rock Artist Launched by VEVO Internationally". SBWire. Retrieved 29 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ news on naijapals
  3. ^ a b "news on PRBUZZ". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ "featured in tech2india". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b "axl-hazarika-becomes first indian rock artist launched internationally by vevo". www.necalling.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. ^ News on Dy365
  7. ^ News on The Assam Tribune Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ News on The Eastern Chronicles Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ News on The Dainik Asam Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "tntmagazine.in". archive.tntmagazine.in. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  11. ^ news on sevendiary.com
  12. ^ Official VEVO page, VEVO.COM
  13. ^ "Interview with Axl Hazarika". Indian Music Revolution. IMR. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  14. ^ Verma, Dinesh (2 February 2012). "Guwahati based Axl Hazarika releases debut album 'Eletrokore 1′". Metal India Magazine. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  15. ^ "ELEKTROKORE EP". IRMP3. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  16. ^ "ELEKTROKORE EP Album Review". IMR. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  17. ^ a b c "Duo brings out first animation film from North-East". The Shillong Times. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  18. ^ a b Ahmed, Syed Miraz (27 January 2012). "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.
  19. ^ "New music artiste on the block". The Sentinel Assam. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  20. ^ "Axl Hazarika Releases New Album Elektrokore 1 Today". Indian Music Revolution. IMR. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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