““ . . . on his latest drone offering ‘The Way Back’ . . . Kishore maintains his grip on his fundamental subject: sound. The contemporary composer showcases an ear for separating the sound into its components: the harmonics, the noise, the resonances – and shifts the focus between them . . . “”
““Varun Kishore’s ‘Dronetics, Vol.1’ is another example of a concept work best to be experienced in its entirety and seamlessly. It’s no easy feat to make a slow-moving deliberated extended sonic journey and yet maintain interest, but Kishore accomplishes that remarkably well.””
““ . . . to compose and play a continuous audioscape from scratch . . . ranged across guitar, percussion and processors to sculpt an inventive melange from personal emotion to warlike attrition . . . “”
““. . . intelligent, accurate and involved with intricate time signature changes and very interesting harmonic material . . . very Frank/Dweezil Zappa-like on several occasions . . . touches of Dave Gilmour too . . . “ ”
““Calcutta’s answer to Robert Fripp””
Very excited to be part of the lineup on day one of Soundwave Festival 3.0 . Tune in for a streaming performance of improvised drone goodness and fun with video on October 3rd, 4-6pm PST on Facebook, here.
Dronetics, Vol. 1 by Varun Kishore
An album of improvised experimental electronic drone music: out now on Bandcamp, Spotify + streaming platforms.
Besźelcoma is an album of electronic drone music based on the geography of China Miéville’s The City & The City.
Now streaming on all major online platforms.
Sharing the stage with some truly excellent folks on Thursday May 30th at 7pm. Click on the poster below for details!
Listen to ‘Gh0st’, featured on the NX Records 2019 Mixtape along with some wonderful music from friends and colleagues.
This workshop deals with composing music for the written word whether that is poetry, prose or theater. It also explores various ways of engaging with the process; inspiration, interpretation, thematic continuity, genre and stylistic considerations along with the role of technology in putting it all together.
https://in.bookmyshow.com/national-capital-region-ncr/events/musical-storytelling-sound-design-for-the-written-word-by-varun-kishore/ET00064990
Storm Still @ IHC, New Delhi
http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/peter-handkes-popular-play-storm-still-comes-to-delhi-4749230/