Axl Hazarika

Axl Hazarika, a new-age music composer, musician, producer, film-maker hailing from Guwahati, Assam, is the first industrial/avant-garde artist from Northeast India.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

Axl Hazarika made his official VEVO debut on 27 June ’13 with the exclusive release of the music video of his hit Indian song ‘Hum Badal Gaye’.^{[18][19][20][21][22]}

Biography

Axl Hazarika released his album ELEKTROKORE, in 2008 which comprised the first Assamese metal song ever-Joi Aai Axom .

He was the first to compose and release metal songs in his regional language - Assamese. The song Joi Aai Axom is a voice against terrorism that has occurred in Assam. Matribhoomi, another single was released following the 2008 Assam bombings, dedicated to those who died. Jay Shiv Shankara and Maha Kali are a fusion of Sanskrit shlokas, metal and electronic music whereas B-deshi is a song against illegal immigrants in Assam. Another significant song that he composed is Buddham Charranam Gacchami which blends Buddhist mantras with Persian, electronica and Indian classical elements.^{[23] [24]}

Career

In 2008, Axl Hazarika formed an electronic project called ELEKTROKORE. He released several songs in the name of ELEKTROKORE. ^{[25] [26]}

On 1 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released an animation film titled Hum Badal Gaye, directed by Ryan Hazarika, which is also the first animation film from Northeast India. The storyline of the film focuses on the relationship between a boy and his pet. The soundtrack (OST) of the film was released on 14 February 2012.

On 26 January 2012, Axl Hazarika released his solo album titled Elektrokore 1, which is the first industrial music album from northeast India. ^{[27] [28] [29] [30]}

Discography

• DEADCALL (2006)
• Composed the songs 'reality', 'drug+love', 'trapt', 'wrong' & 'Di-vine torture' from the album 'VINE DEAD STRAW' (2007).

• ELEKTROKORE (2008)
• ELEKTROKORE – EP (2009)
• JAI SHIV SHANKARA (single) (2010)
• SACRIFICE (single) (2010)
• MAHA KALI (single) (2010)
• B-DESHI (single) (2011)
• ELEKTROKORE 1 (2012)
• HUM BADAL GAYE (OST) (2012)
• PRISONER IN ME (single) (2012)
• HUM BADAL GAYE (Official Music Video) (2013)

References

External links

• Axl Hazarika Official Website
• Axl Hazarika Official Official VEVO Page at VEVO
• Axl Hazarika at the Internet Movie Database
• Axl Hazarika Official iTunes Artist Store at ITunes
• Axl Hazarika Official MTV Page at MTV