The album builds on the minimalist style of ambient music that Eashwar has honed over several past releases. Engaging a mix of piano, strings and synths, the album focuses on creating a soothing environment for the listener.
The Reclusive Mural is an ambient instrumental EP, consisting of 4 tracks. The album is a laboured effort that took an year to develop. The theme of the album is focused on solitary life, and captures a range of emotions from accepting oneself to pathos that surrounds the loss of a dear one.
The EP opens with “Joy of Being” – a track that captures the beauty of being alive, with soundscapes that blend a gentle piano based melody, with violin sections. The standalone melody is embellished with rhythms of the tabla that transports the listener to an oasis of lush green lands and gentle breeze. Mulling on the track, Eashwar says that the track included a tinge of delays and reverbs to create a moment of realization for the listener, which exudes plain joy through mere existence.
The second track of the EP- “Free Worlds” creates an ambience of silent woods, with gentle African rhythms and flute based interludes. The track transitions with a rousing string section and a distant vocal riff in the background. The track exudes a sense of freedom, and reminds one of a utopian world, where happiness is the sole emotion. The third track of the EP- “ Indian Winter” opens with synth arpeggios and syncopations that run in the background of the main violin melody. The track exudes a tinge of pathos, and chillness to convey the unpredictable winters of the Indian subcontinent. The track depicts the loneliness that one feels during winters, and seeks comfort by the fireplace and at the same time, brings in emotions for the people uncared for during the winters. The fourth and last track of the EP- “Young Sun” is a poignant piece that uses piano bases under a moving violin melody. The track is a tribute to the great Indian musicians that passed away and conveys a sense of loss and yearning for their voice and talent, wishing to bring back the magic they weaved through their music.
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Eashwar Subramanian is a prolific ambient music producer based out of Bangalore,India. With over 500 compositions, populating his Soundcloud page over a span of 5 years, Eashwar Subramanian considers all his works to be sonic experiments that are devoid of conventional musical grammar and structure. His works vary from monochrome ambient soundscapes to rich, lush soundscapes that are steeped in a confluence of Asian, Middle Eastern, western tones and Indian ragas.
Eashwar released his first ambient album -“Ambient Hamlet” in 2018, which received much critical acclaim and debuted at #10 on the Apple Music Indian Independent A list charts. Apart from being included in the ‘Stasis Report” playlist curated by well-known ambient music Mark Weidenbaum, and author of the book- Aphex Twin’s selected ambient works, Eashwar followed up ‘Ambient Hamlet’ with ’Polar Drift’ in 2019 which was rated among the top 10 best selling albums on OK Listen!, a leading Indie Music Distribution Platform. Eashwar’s prolific releases have earned him a place among the top breakout ambient artists to have influenced the alternative music scene.His works have been consistently featured in leading magazines such as Rolling Stone India, The Score Magazine and WildCity.
Apart from independent ambient releases, Eashwar also doubles up as a composer of jingles and commissioned works, the most recent of which was his collaborative release ‘Kerala to Munich’ with hip-hop artist V3K, to commemorate the 50th founding year of the Munich Kerala Samajam. His orchestral ambient piece “Oriental Garden” went on to be featured in the first Indian Ambient Music compilation Peninsula Volume 1 by noted producer Yidam!
During Covid19, Eashwar was an active contributor of not for profit ambient compilations around the theme – Social Isolation-I and II, curated by noted electronic ambient DJ Varun Desai and Aaj Kal an initiative by noted journalist Dhurva Balram, wherein the proceeds from the release are shared with NGOs rallying funds towards addressing the needs of families affected by the pandemic in South Asia.
Eashwar’s music has been featured in the British Council Tribute to India’s Independence Day and earned a mention in MixMag top ambient underground music producers in India. His works are currently part of the Play-Bar project, an initiative by the Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters and Pagal Haina, that curates indie music for ambience at Blue Tokai Cafes across India.
Eashwar’s music has been featured on the release rosters of disruptive indie labels such as Nrtya and Subcontinental Records, in addition to curated playlists of Spotify, Rolling Stone, Wild City, Boxout.fm, Greater Mixtapes and health apps such as Ultrahuman.
Outside his hustle as an ambient music producer, Eashwar works as a strategy consultant, with a leading technology company. He holds a masters degree in molecular and human genetics from Banaras Hindu University, India and an MBA in International Business and is currently pursuing his PhD in strategy at the Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur.
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