Bio: Music composer, singer, and guitar player Varun Rajput’s brainchild, ‘Antariksh‘ is a premier Hindi-Rock act based out of New Delhi, India. Standing at the crossroad of some tasty melodies and spicy grooves, Antariksh is renowned for creating a very fresh, and unique soundscape borrowing nuances from Rock, Pop, Reggae, Carnatic, Blues, Cinematic and Progressive styles of music presented in a cohesive, thematic and powerful manner.
With an experience of playing over 800 gigs across the India, Mauritius, Madagascar, Vietnam, UK, Nepal and more, the band‘s live shows are not just your typical rock gigs, but a power-packed, mesmerising experience.
Antariksh collaborated with former Megadeth Guitarist, Marty Friedman on their critically acclaimed song, ‘Quest’ and won the ‘Best Rock Song’ Award at Artist Aloud Independent Music Awards 2022 and ‘Best Rock Artist of 2022’ at The Indian Music Diaries Awards & also got featured as the cover of coveted ‘Rock in India’ playlist on Spotify
I cannot begin to describe how much this song means to me. First of all, oh my god...Marty Friedman! Won't have to say anything else, do I now? The magnificent and masterful riff which I'm pretty sure will etch on my heart forever! And as a bassist, I never thought that I would hear such a bassline on a Hindi song. The sitar portion is just the cherry on top. Lastly, the lyrics puts together some very important pieces of the existential crisis puzzle.
Everyone talks the most about Marty Friedman being in this but even overall this is like a 10/10 song! The 2 guitar solos are stunning, the phrasing is so good! The riff is addictive, the sitar solo is a jaw dropping surprise that's divine to listen to, bass and drums with the terrific fills keep your head moving and the spiritual message of life being a maya-jaal is on point! Ofcourse, in art i don't think there is anything that's true perfection but this song sure does set a high standard for modern prog rock.
