![]() The resulting sound is probably the most organic yet to be heard with every instrument being played live. Listening to the tracks, one can tell that the chemistry between the band and the producer is clearly there. The sound had progressed thanks to Faisal.” “When I came back and I heard the sound again, it was a vast improvement. In fact, he was privy to a very interesting point of view, one that his fellow band members didn't see. Though Raheel's involvement was actually limited, it didn't mean he was cut off from the group in any way. “It was my last year studying abroad,” the drummer says, adding, “I could only come back during the summers, which is when I'd lay down the tracks for the drums, do shows or anything else that was required.” We had to show up, play and get things done.” says Jaffer.īut getting things done was a bit tricky for Raheel. “We had no excuses after we had booked a shift with Faisal. Jaffer recollects how they started the collaboration, “Faisal wasn't doing any commercial projects at the time so we were lucky that he took an interest and helped us out.” With the start of the collaboration the band took a do-or-die attitude towards making the album. ![]() He usually maintains his privacy and shirks from the limelight. Rafi is responsible for the Indus Music Project. Before that we hadn't even decided that the sound was going to be live.” A fateful intervention by Omar Anwar introduced the band to producer Faisal Rafi, and it was then that the proverbial ball started to roll. Says Jaffer, “It wasn't until two years ago that we figured out what we wanted to do with the album. “Well, we did say that the last time and that was a couple of months ago,” quips Maaz, “but hopefully, we'll get it out after Ramazan.” And the young guitarist seems confident that it will be so because Kaavish has come a long way from when the band first started to work on this album some six years ago. After a long and tedious wait the album is now in final stages of production. They are busy at the studio polishing away track after track of their debut album, Gunkali.Īnd what a time it has been. ![]() Drummer Raheel is at work but was kind enough to speak to me afterwards, and he too agreed As a band, the last thing on their minds right now is fame. Sitting in Faisal Rafi's studio, I'm flanked by two members of Kaavish. Maaz, sitting next to me, shakes his head imagining it, “No way, that's just not right.” Raheel would also agree with both his band members. ![]() “l can't imagine us on billboards holding mobile phones or something,” scoffs singer/pianist Jaffer. ![]()
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