City grooves to vinyl music

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Looks like after Mumbai, it’s Delhi’s turn to taste vinyl music on a bigger commercial scale. Vinyl is the medium that carries the music and has a lot of personality, say musicians who swear by it. Recently at Zorba, a special gig featuring The Supersonics, The Vinyl Records, and Ankur and the Ghalat family enthralled the Delhi audience.
Ananda Sen, lead singer and guitarist at the Supersonics, says, “Vinyl music is different only because of the technology that is used to record it. In days gone by, people used to listen to analogue music recorded on vinyl records and today people listen to digitally recorded music on CDs. Vinyl is making a comeback all over the globe and India is no less. In India perhaps the momentum gathered thus far is not as huge as that in the United States but it still is catching up fast.”
Similarly, Mithy Patak, a drummer at the Vinyl Records, says, “Vinyl brings analogue sound to life. It harks back to the 70’s and the early 80’s. Vinyl music is timeless, retro and classic. We love the sound of the music, as it is very vintage. It also holds a lot of nostalgia. The music that we make has been very well received in India, especially among those in the age bracket of 15 to 35.”
Rajiv Mehta, organiser and MD Puma India, hopes to connect to the youth through such gigs. He says, “Vinyl is not a new concept and was a mainstay of music of yesteryears. PLV breathes new life into an old medium using young Indian talent. The launch PLV gig held at Mehboob studios in June 2012 was well received and played to a full house of 1,500 people.”