“We were experiencing a lot of things and themusic came into the picture as a support system. We used to listen toeverything — Michael Jackson to RD Barman, Bappi Lahiri to Indian classical music.It all just came storming into our life,” they say. Well, we can definitely seethat.
Digital Suicide, who started out as a band inthe wake of the alternative scene in Guwahati abandons all preconceived notionsof what a band should be doing based on trends and expectations. Their lyricalthemes obsess about California dreams, love, communal hate, regional terrorism,realpolitik, fatty food, sex, hallucination, wild life, animals and globalwarming. To them a clearer sky is theirreal concern. As Langthasa puts it, “We’re not saying we want to change theworld. We’re just trying to believe that it will.”
And this belief is put across to the world through the web. The band hasa very strong cyberspace existence and that is one thing that has led to thesteady rise of their fan-base all across the country. Theirs is a very modernapproach to rock ‘n’ roll and that is something that features greatly in theway they communicate and present themselves. “This is not conscious dude! It’spart of our DNA!” says D’pak.
Having a good time is of majorimportance to them and it shows greatly in the way they sound and act on stage.To them, nothing compares to the view of a crowd dancing to their music. Theyalso understand that not everybody can or would value, or for that matter evencome to understand their brand of electro-alternative experimentation. However,they’d never agree to negotiate on what they stand for musically. “Unlikeeveryone else, we are trying to be commercial to a certain extent” exclaimsBorah. ”Our image as a band is important to us but that’s something that’ssolely out there to do justice to the music. Rock ‘n’ roll was always largerthan life, y’know,” he adds. We totally agree!
Their debut E.P Demo holdstestimony to why they are seen as one of Northeast’s most promisingexperimental and prolific independent outfits to date. “When we’re recording,or for that matter even jamming, we always have certain dos and don’ts in mind.We’re never trying to sound very sharp because we like it rough around theedges. For instance, if you’ve noticed, Demo for an electro/experimentalalternative album it sounds extremely simple and unfinished” explains Bordoloi.“We believe it’s the feel that counts and that feel can’t be messedwith.”
They have interesting reasons why they chose to do music. “Music is ourprimary language. It gives each one of our lives a meaning. It’s the languagewith which we can communicate better with the world around us. All of thisbegins with the connections we make within the band and then through thepractice sessions to the people who are sitting in front of us. Music bringspeople together. We musicians are not shrewd politicians and might not be ableto make a mark in the pages of history but I know this for sure that we canbring people closer to each other like no one else. We are, indeed the best in business.And that’s exactly what we’ve done and what we intend to do as DS,” saysBordoloi. “Dude, can you believe how music can get an Arab and a Jew to sittogether and smile at each other and jump around in happiness during a show-that’s totally, the power of music,” says Borah. Right on, guys!
They know that a song works when they feel the music seeping into theirhearts. “Music is music when it gives our lives meaning. I’m not saying this totry and sound heavy, but yeah, that’s the way it works for us,” explains Borah
As individuals, they have a lot of warmth and as a band they’re at easewith almost any kind of situation. This just goes to show how humble andfriendly the three really are. Their huge fan-base is testament to that.
“We’re working on a new set-list for our stage act as of now.” SaysDaniel. A welcome change from the normal hotch-potch that alternative bandscome up with in the name of experimentation, DS means business when it comes tocomposition. And they prove that with solid numbers like The Prophet andNinja. They are truly different as theirs is a formula that somethingany aspiring alt-rock outfit could do well with. But what is that difference?“A difference can never be created; it’s something that’s bound to happen. Ifwe can just make people stop and think for a while…I’ll take that as a job welldone,” says Bordoloi.
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