Axl Hazarika

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Axl Hazarika
Also known asRainbow Trip
Origin Assam, India
Genres EDM, electronic, avant-garde, Indie rock, industrial rock, heavy metal, new-age, experimental, psychedelic rock, world
Occupation(s)Composer, singer, songwriter, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • piano
  • bass
  • synthesiser
  • sampler
  • sequencer
Years active2006–present
LabelsElektrokore Music
Website http://axlhazarika.in

Axl Hazarika is an Indian avant-garde musician and film-maker. Hazarika, He is from Guwahati, Assam, known for his work in electronica/industrial/avant-garde music in Northeast India. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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Axl Hazarika made his official VEVO debut on 27 June 2013 with the exclusive release of the music video for his hit Indian song ‘Hum Badal Gaye’. [12] [3] [5] [13] He started an EDM project called 'Rainbow Trip' in late 2015, with the release of a psytrance set, “Trippy Experience,” on SoundCloud, which hit the top of SoundCloud Trance charts within a month and stayed at #1 for 12 consecutive weeks.

Axl released the first Assamese folk EDM song Goru Bihu Song, as Rainbow Trip, in May 2016. The music video amassed over 1 lakhs (100,000) views within the first week of release.

Biography

Born and brought up in Guwahati, Assam, Axl Hazarika started his musical career in 2008. [14] [15] He released his album Elektrokore in 2008, which comprised the first Assamese metal song ever - Joi Aai Axom.[ citation needed ]Joi Aai Axom's lyrics are against terrorism that has occurred in Assam.[ clarification needed ]Matribhoomi, another single, was released following the 2008 Assam bombings, dedicated to the victims. Another hit single is B-deshi, a song against the illegal immigrants in Assam.[ clarification needed ]Jai Shiv Shankara and Maha Kali are a fusion of Sanskrit shlokas, metal, and electronic music.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, Axl Hazarika formed an industrial metal project called Elektrokore. He released several songs as Elektrokore. [16] [17]

On 1 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released an animation film titled Hum Badal Gaye. Directed by Ryan Hazarika, it is also the first animation film from Northeast India. [18] The storyline of the film focuses on the relationship between a boy and his pet cat. The soundtrack of the film was released on 14 February 2012. [18] [19] [20]

On 26 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released his solo album titled Elektrokore 1, the first industrial music album from northeast India. [18] [19] [21]

Career

Rainbow Trip

Axl formed the EDM project Rainbow Trip with sister Noms Hazarika in late 2015. Their first work was a psytrance set “Trippy Experience” that topped SoundCloud Trance charts for 12 consecutive weeks and remains in the top 50 with over 7 million plays. Rainbow Trip released their debut music video Goru Bihu Song on 27 May 2016. Goru Bihu Song is the first Assamese folk EDM song.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Song NameTime
1.Hum Badal Gaye3:01
2.A Tribute1:20
3.Life3:07
4.Was I Waiting 4 U – i3:07
5.Anger2:23
6.Don't3:09
7.Was I Waiting 4 U – ii2:22
8.Re-Lease3:38
9.Prisoner in Me2:19
10.Sacrifice3:22
11.Jai Shiv Shankara3:49
12.B-Deshi5:18
13.Maha Kali4:08
14.Joi Aai Axom2:32
15.Maatribhoomi4:07
16Goru Bihu Song4:01

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