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Friday 29 November 2013

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PURPLE FUSION


“ 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




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