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Psychedelic evening with Deep Forest at Deep India concert

— by Parmita Borah | Bangalore
Electronica may be the flavor of the hour, but certainly not my first choice. Therefore a day before The Deep India Concert at Vivanta by Taj on December 13, 2012, I decided to chat up with Eric Mouquet, the front man of Grammy Award winning Deep Forest, and learn a thing or two about his music. (Click here to read Eric Moquet's interview). He clarified my doubt that although elctronica has become synonymous with mash-ups, club and dance music for my generation, his music has a wider scope to it. Deep Forest strives to create a synergy between technologies like sampling with deep rooted folk elements and even organic sound effects. Deep India is a spin off of that very concept.
Deep India Concert at Vivanta by Taj
For those who didn't know 'The Deep India concert' is a brief musical tour to promote the project 'Deep India', a collaboration between Deep Forest and Indian santoor player Rahul Sharma. The event was on the breezy evening of December 13, at Vivanta by Taj. Our moods pretty much in sync with psychedelic lights emitted by busy traffic, we reached an hour early for the concert and binged on yummy tidbits, standing next to an open bar.

I may still not be a trance/elctronica fan, but in all honesty, it was one hell of a show. Deep Forest kicked off the evening with some unhurried dreamy tracks, with David Fall on the drums, Alune Wade on the bass, Olyza Zamati - the vocalist, and the master himself Eric Mouquet on the keys (both on the keyboard and the laptop).

The highlight of the show has got to be composition 'Viva Madikere,' an ode to the enchanting hill station town Madikere. There's an interesting story behind this song. It so happened that Indian santoor player had recorded some drum beats, vocals and natural sound effects during his stay at Madikere and send them to Eric to get a flavor of the land. Inspired by the flavors of the place, Deep Forest worked on the song and named it 'Viva Madikere', which later paved way for the complete musical collaboration - Deep India. The audience were equally thrilled to groove to a Bihu song (traditional folk song of Assam) that Eric had fused with techno beats!

- by Parmita Borah                5HUE2USGAHPQ

Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest at Deep India Concert - Jim Ankan Deka photography
Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest at Deep India Concert (photo - Jim Ankan Deka)
Olyza Zamati at Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore- Jim Ankan photography
Olyza Zamati at Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore (photo - Jim Ankan Deka)
Alune Wade of Deep Forest at Deep India Concert, Bangalore, India - Parmita Borah photography
Alune Wade of Deep Forest at Deep India Concert, Bangalore, India  (photo - Parmita Borah)

Olyza Zamati at Deep India Concert, Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore- Jim Ankan photography
Olyza Zamati at Deep India Concert, Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore (photo - Jim Ankan Deka)
David Fall at Deep India Concert, Bangalore - Jim Ankan Deka photography
David Fall at Deep India Concert, Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore (photo - Jim Ankan Deka)
Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest at Vivanta by Taj, bangalore - Jim Ankan Deka photography
Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest at Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore (photo - Jim Ankan Deka)
Olyza Zamati of Deep Forest at Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore - Jim Ankan photography
Olyza Zamati of Deep Forest at Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore (photo - Jim Ankan Deka)
Eric Mouquet at Deep India Concert, Vivanta by Taj, India - Jim Ankan Deka photography
Eric Mouquet at Deep India Concert, Vivanta by Taj, India (photo - Jim Ankan Deka)

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