Glass Beams | |
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Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
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Years active | 2020 | –present
Labels | Research Records Ninja Tune Records |
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Website | glassbeams |
Glass Beams is the music project of Indian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and producer Rajan Silva. He founded the group in Melbourne, Australia in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The band blends Eastern musical elements with contemporary Western music. [1] [2] On stage and in music videos, the band appears in bejewelled doily-like masks. [3]
The debut EP, Mirage, was released in 2021. [1] The follow-up EP, Mahal, was released on Ninja Tune in March 2024, [4] and entered at #5 in the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and #13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums.
In all public appearances, the band wears gold bejeweled glass masks. [4] [5]
Silva is primarily a drummer, and records, produces, and mixes all of the band's music. [2] [1]
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Mirage | Released: June 2021
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Mahal | Released: March 2024
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