A ND LAST BUT NOT LEAST
Grant Moon has a rummage down the back of the Prog sofa for the ones that nearly got away…
Some promising debuts for your consideration this month. Project Trident are an instrumental rock band from Kolkata, and The Return Of RA (projecttridentindia.bandcamp.com) is a highly listenable concept piece drawing on ancient Indian myth. The music’s atmospheric and melody centric with some very tasty playing from guitarist/songwriter Sukhendu Chakraborty, and their story’s a doozy. RA is a poor child who trains a warrior clan of kids to fight an evil military/corporate elite and avenge his murdered parents. A Bollywood blockbuster might illuminate that tale better, but this album would make a great soundtrack.