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Shyam Telikicherla is an architectural designer, engineer, artist and musician from the Washington, DC area. He is currently based in Chicago, IL. Currently a member of the band Cassettes on Tape and formerly a member of the band Metropolitan. [1] [2] [3]
Cassettes on Tape
METROPOLITAN
Meghan Hayes
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While the back-and-forth interplay between singer John Masters's noisy guitar and Shyam Telikicherla's agile, wide-ranging bass is still central to the threesome's style, the music's overall motion is more direct. There's even one song, "Made the Cut," that rides a bluesy shuffle.
Down for You Is Up"], and there were over 20 different bands we've been compared to, and it's such a weird range," says bassist Shyam Telikicherla.[ dead link ]
You never know what you're going to get, but it always has a strong hook. But now bassist Shyam Telikicherla is moving to Chicago, so Metropolitan's not going to be playing together "for the foreseeable future," according to singer/guitarist John Masters.