The journey so far 2!!

Hi all,
Hope everyone is doing good. There are a few quick things that I shall address in this post even though I am in a mood to ramble a whole lot.

Before I start, as you might have noticed, "The Land of the Rising Sun" is on the top left corner of the page, you can play it while you read, and download it from here for free as well. No need to go the main site whatsoever. :)

Read on.

Firstly, thank you guys so much for all the support. My first single was released earlier in the week and it has done much better than I expected thanks to all of you. The song was actually written and recorded and finished at a breakneck pace of 4 days!! The main motivation behind the song was simple, the tsunami in Japan has caused a lot of damage and everybody is trying to contribute in some way or the other to help the cause. Now since I don't have any money to donate as I am still struggling to find my feet in the music industry, I did the thing that I am supposed to be doing in life.

I wrote a song for the victims of the tragedy. Now the thing is that there is a group of benevolent people who are compiling a number of songs and intending to sell it as a CD. The funds collected from these sales shall be donated for the cause. So I have put in "The Land of the Rising Sun" for consideration. My fingers are crossed, hopefully it gets selected and is put to good use.

Now I have been using a number of social websites to put my music across for the listeners, and I am using facebook as my major helper, and www.reverbnation.com as the medium for listening to and distributing the songs. Now the song is up for free download. All you have to do is copy this here link onto your address bar( I couldn't find out how to hyperlink it :(, Sorry), http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_7802903, and click on the big download button. There will be options like join the mailing list and join the street team. I will quickly explain what that is.

The mailing list is basically a list of contacts that I can contact to inform about future songs, shows etc. through reverbnation itself. Rest assured you shall not get any spam from the site, all mails will be from me.
The street team is for those who want to help me out with small tasks such as publicity and so on. The advantage of being in a street team is that if you are the best guy doing the task (there are stats that show everything to me) then you will be eligible for prizes which I shall give. For example, if you work and get 20 people to join my page, I could give out a free CD to you. :)

You could say that you already have our e-mail ids on gmail and so on, why do you need it here?? Well this is the most important thing for you'll to know. When my songs will be ready and I will be looking for shows, I can do that through reverbnation as well. So when a big venue looks at my profile and sees a lot of people on the mailing list, then immediately that boosts my chances of getting booked by that venue. And then I can actually go and play in the cities where you'll are staying, which is the grand plan anyway.

Very honestly, this is a very very tough business to stay afloat in, and all your help is welcome. Every single download, share and so on goes a long way to ensure that I can live out my dreams. And believe me, the people who help out the most shall not go without my appreciation. I will make sure that you'll receive for all that you have given for me.


As always, looking forward to your support. This journey would be very very short if it weren't for you'll.

God bless all of you.
Surjo

Poribyapto.. the meaning behind the song!

Hi all,
Hope everyone is doing good. This post is solely dedicated to a very important purpose. _RoCKBAaJ_ has released it's first single and thanks to all of you, "Poribyapto" now stands tall at #3 on the Alternative Rock Charts for Kolkata.
All of you'll have shown your love by listening to the song, but there are a lot of you who will not understand the meaning of the words, since it is written in Bengali. I have therefore, tried to explain the song in English. I have no qualms in admitting that I am no expert in Bengali but since the song was written in front of my eyes, I have a fair idea as to what it means.

I'll just start with the general theme of the song. The song is written about a woman, who decided to become a prostitute willingly. The song takes place at a time in her life, when she meets an old friend from her school days, after a span of many years, and even though the choices she made were hers, and not forced upon her, she looks at the things she has gained and lost as a result, while gazing upon her friend, and seeing the station in life where he is.

And the next thing I have done is like a paragraph translation for the song. I have not kept it in rhyme like the original bangla version is, but I hope you get a clear picture for the flow of the lyrics.

The words were written by Kaustav, our lead singer. It was only a matter of time before he addressed this, because this particular issue was in his head for quite the amount of time. Like I had mentioned in a previous post, Kaustav possesses a uniquely twisted mind and as such his lyrics portray that. The music is made by yours truly (thank you, thank you). Hope you enjoy the meaning of the song as much as you have enjoyed the feeling of it.

P.S. There is more stuff coming out soon, so be on the lookout for further lame-ass translations!! :P

Tara gulo cheye dekhi, drishyo aakorshito,
Shomoy theme jaay, shopne aami roto...
Aajker aabohaowa thik shei raater mato,
Jeno kichhu bole jaay, chhoto kono golpo...

I look at the stars, it's a fantastic sight..
The passage of time has stopped as I'm engrossed in a dream
The air tonight is just like it was then,
And it seems to tell me a story of that time

Aajo shei jhulo guli, mone pTore jaay,
Dule dule bohu kaal, shomoy kaat-to...
Shondhe te lukochuri, shopne harano,
Chhelebela aamader roilo okrito...

I still remember those swings from our childhood,
Where we spent so much of our time
The hide-n-seek in the evening, getting lost in dreams
The friendship of our childhood remained incomplete

CHORUS:
Gobhir raate kono haat sporsho,
Ojana kono daak kaane baajto,
Neon-er aalo jeno chokhe bheshe jaay,
Bhalobaasha pore thaak poribyapto...

The unknown touch in the depths of the night,
An unknown voice ringing in my ears,
Blinded by the neon lights,
My love always unfulfilled.


Oi obujh kaale aami fer giye darai,
Bhalobasha obhimaan nimeshe harai...
Roye jaay pichhutaan, aaj thomke je darai,
Bhalobashar chahidaay aami aajo haat barai...

I go back to those years of innocence,
Love, pride, all stripped away in a second,
All that is there has held me back, as I stay rooted to my spot
I still reach out my hand looking for love


Kichhu khuchror binimoy aamar shorir bikri hoy,
Chhottobelar prem, se toh aaj o aamar noy...
Dekhechhi tomake aaj bochhor dosh pore,
Ek chotto rajkumar tomar haat dhore chole...

For the price of a few pennies is my body sold,
The love of my childhood, that is still not mine,
I'm looking at you after 10 long years,
And there's a small prince holding on to your hand and walking

And the chorus comes in again till we finish! :)

Thank you so much guys for reading,
Spare a thought for the people in Japan,
Take care all
Surjo