The Vinyl Records
The Vinyl Records | |
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| Origin | Arunachal Pradesh , India |
| Genres | Indie rock, post-punk |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
| Members | Cheyyrian Bark (Lead Vocalist) Banu Jini (Guitarist) Minam Tekseng (Bassist) Mithy Tatak (Drummer) |
| Past members | Boby Techi |
The Vinyl Records is an India-based All-girl Rock Band of four from North-East India that perform their gigs mostly in Indian metropolitan cities. The group consists of a Guitarist, a Bassist,a Drummer, a vocalist/Keytarist.[1] TVR featured on MTV India’s F1 Rocks show in 2011, were among the 15 finalists of Ray-Ban Never Hide Sounds, a nationwide rock talent hunt, in 2012.[2] TVR represented the state of Arunachal Pradesh in a 7-states-7-songs anti-drug compilation called 7X7 with their track "Coco Bomb". They released their debut EP Whims in 2013.[3]
History
- Formation
The Vinyl Records (aka TVR) was formed in February 2010. Initially, band was formed by Banu, Minam and Mithy, all from Arunachal Pradesh.[4] The final touch to the band came when they were joined by the present vocalist and keytarist Cheyyrian Bark from Assam in January 2011.
List Of The Vinyl Records member
- Cheyyrian Bark
Cheyyrian Bark, born 17 September 1989 (age 24), is from Guwahati, Assam, India. Bark, is the Lead Vocalist, Keytar player, synths, keyboards and songwriter (2011–present). Bark earned a university degree in Political Sciences from the University of Delhi, India
- Banu Jini
Banu Jini, born 20 June 1989 (Age 24) is from Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Jini, is the Guitarist and backing vocalist (2010–present). Jini earned a University degree from University of Delhi, India
- Minam Tekseng
Minam tekseng, born 20 April 1990 (Age 23), is from Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Tekseng, is the Bassist and backing vocalist (2010–present). Tekseng earned a University degree in English from Miranda House, Delhi
- Mithy Tatak
Mithy Tatak, born 29 September 1990 (Age 23), is from Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Tatak, is the Drummer, percussions and backing vocalist (2010–present). Tatak earned a University degree in Biotechnology from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
Influencers
The band is majorly influenced by western bands like CSS (band), The B52s, Blondie (band), The Clash, Bratmobile, Bikini kill, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, The Ramones and many others.[3] The Vinyl Records states “We look up to girl bands like CSS… Sahara Hotnights and The Donnas are the modern Riot Grrrls to us.”
Performances
The band has performed in various cities including New Delhi, Mumbai and Gurgaon. They have performed at premium shows such as the Ziro Festival of Music, Puma Loves Vinyl, The LOUDEST Gig in Delhi, etc.[3]
References
- ^ "Assam and Arunachal Girl Band 'The Vinyl Records' to Perform in Gurgaon". Northeast Today. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ http://www.oklisten.com/thevinylrecords
- ^ a b c "The Vinyl Records". OML Digital. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Everywhere you go, girls wanna rock". The Times of India. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
External links
- The Vinyl Records (Personal Homepage, retrieved 2011|02|04)
- EP whims OK! Listen
- Top 10 All Female Band of North east India (Sevendiary.com, John Hingkung, 2013|12|21)