Tarun Balani and his quartet Dharma release brand new second single from upcoming EP
Updated on: 22 December, 2021 05:50 PM IST | Vijayalakshmi Narayanan
Following the success of his quartet’s first release, ‘Dr. Escher’, a couple of weeks ago, renowned jazz drummer and composer Tarun Balani and his collective Dharma have rolled out their second consecutive release, ‘As We Lay Under The Trees’ from the former’s upcoming EP, ‘The Shape of Things to Come’ which is slated for official release on October 2nd, 2020.
Sticking true to Balani’s interpretation of contemporary global sounds rooted in rich Indian influences, Dharma’s sonically rich line-up features New York trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, Finnish guitarist Olli Hirvonen, and Balani’s long time friend and bandmate pianist Sharik Hasan.
Replete with apt storytelling, Balani draws his listeners to an immersing union of acoustics and electronic influences. ‘As We Lay Under The Trees’ has been conceived from a noon spent at Christ Church Meadow, in Oxford, England where Balani was unwinding with a friend after a prolonged Summer tour across the UK and Europe in 2018.
Recorded by Grammy winning producer John Davis at Bunker Studio, New York, the artwork for the song has been designed by Travassos, an artist from Portugal, inspired by the works of Indian artist Prabhakar Barwe.
