“ Put your heart and soul for what you love, do not be a
stagnant musician but keep on growing, and most of all do not be double minded
“ you cannot serve two masters, nor can you travel in two boats at the same
time , all you’ll get is a torn pant at the end” – PURPLE FUSION
MASSIVE METAL INDIA - We would love to take you back
to when you started as a band. For those who don’t know, (band’s name), How
did it come together? What is that made you decide on the name of (band’s name)
and what story does it have behind them? Who are your members and what role do
they have in the band?
We initially started our band as an
experimental instrumental band back in August 2012. The idea behind this band
was to fuse Naga Folk music with other genres of music (which of course did not
work out haha...) gradually we felt the need to have a female vocalist, that’s
when the supposedly manager of the band Lamtsala Sangtam ended up as the
Vocalist J
We chose Purple Fusion
because we wanted to experiment with our traditional folk music and particularly
PURPLE because the colour represents royalty, majesty, splendour and more so
because it represents Artists in general.
At present the band is represented by Lamtsala Sangtam on the Vocals,
Temsu Kichu on the Drums, Imsanger Longkumer on Guitars and Mhathung Odyuo on
Bass.
MMI- We have 28 bands on list and the country witnesses’ bands coming
up every year. What sets you apart and makes you different? Who are your
favourite bands and influences? And why?
We think that one of the most important factors that set us
apart from other bands is our amalgamation of folk music with not only one
particular music style but different genres like Reggae, Blues, Funk, Jazz,
Rock etc. There are other numerous folk fusion bands in the country but we see
that most of this band either stick with rock or blues which is not the case
with Purple Fusion, we like to expand our boundaries and see what we can
achieve.
Well
well, our influences!! Do not be taken aback J To make our readers
jump out of their socks let me start by disclosing that our Drummer Temsu and
Guitarist Imsang are METAL HEADS lol....... though we won’t deny the fact that we are all beginning to
appreciate other forms of music as well. Lamtsala on the other hand is a total
fun loving Rock and Roll/ Pop girl J And finally Mhathung the Bass player loves Blues, Funk, Jazz,
rock and a little touch of Disco J
MMI- A lot of people as a band focus on subjects like social and political aspect. But what subject apart from the ones mentioned above do you have a keen interest in? What current messages do you convey which is important for the youth of today?
Well at this juncture of time we cannot say that we have a political,
social or any other aspect that our band focuses on, we have been really busy
digging in to our traditional folk music and trying to come up with interesting
music that our fans can listen and relate to. Albeit one of our main focus so
far has been to promote and preserve our Naga Folk music in whatever way we can.
MMI- If someone is interested in your music, what would you tell them
to expect from your music? What are your favourite track you guys have recorded
and Why?
If there should be anyone interested in our music we
will tell them to expect a blend of Indigenous and western music, Folk and
modern music, and most of all a kind of music with a lot of Naganess to it J We love almost all the track we
have recorded but a couple of our favourites would be “ Ho He- You came along”,
“Longmi Khi”, “Roko” etc.
MMI- As India is concerned in music industry, financial situations are
hard for a band and it seems people give up on the search for their Dream. What
do you think the Dream for your band is and are you searching for it?
Yes this is very true, and we are really sad that India
cannot give musicians the platform and support that other countries can, unless
its Bollywood you know! At the same time we are also very happy that there are
some few Faithfull’s that are in pursuit of their original dream. As for us we
are a very new band at a stage where we are just learning the basic trick of
the trade, no doubt there are disappointments along the way as there has been
rewards, and as it is with others It’s our dream that one day though we do not
know how at present we will all be proud Musicians telling the younger generation that we were
able to stand the test of Time. Purple Fusion would definitely like to win a
Grammy some day J
MMI- Maybe this is your first time playing at HIRC, well If you had to
name one of your favourite things that made you guys decide to register and
play for the contest, what would it be and why?
Yes since this is the first time MTF is organizing HIRC it
is also the first time that PF is taking part in it lol J If we had to name something that made us decide to
register and play for the contest would be the Uniqueness of our music as
compared to other bands and the Charisma of our Vocalist Lamtsala on stage, get
ready to be blown away by her charm and energy J
MMI - What do you feel has
been the defining moment about Your Band?
Which shows, gigs or concerts have been a turning point for you as a
band? Tell us a stage where you had the most fun and the worst too?
Well to be honest there has been
nothing like a Turning point of a defining moment for our band, We have been
able to take the best and learn from the worst out of every show we have done
so far. This year has been a year of putting together all the pieces in our
Musical Puzzle J
Some of our favourite shows would be playing at the World Music Day in
Dimapur, International Film Festival of India Goa etc.. And the worst show
would undoubtly be at the Hard Rock Rising contest at The HRC Delhi J
MMI- There are so many bands and young musicians today and the
completion gets more and more every year. What advice do you have for musicians
who want to make music their full time career?
Some important things
we would want to share to our younger musician would be “ Put your heart
and soul for what you love, do not be a stagnant musician but keep on growing,
and most of all do not be double minded “ you cannot serve two masters, nor can
you travel in two boats at the same time , all you’ll get is a torn pant at the
end” J
MMI- Thank you so much for giving Massive Metal India
this interview, is there anything you would like to add?
Thank you so much and it has
been an immense honour for us to have
written for Massive Metal, at the end nothing much to add but do kindly visit
and like our facebook fan page https://www.facebook.com/PurpleFusionofficial and do sing along with us when we are on
stage J
