MUMBAI: Maati Baani, who is known for their innovative use of traditional folk music in their groovy tracks, has come up with an album, Ru Ba Ru along with Linsey Pollak. They have released one song, Tum Jo Miley from the album above.   

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In the song Tum Jo Miley, one can see Linsey Pollak playing a variety of instruments.

Speaking about the same, Maati Baani said, “There are four instruments in the song including a clarinet, he makes out of plain art paper. He literally made it while we were performing the song and played some classic solos. Linsey also has a special stool, he sits on and then turns it over and starts playing its legs. The stool has holes in it and sounds like a piccolo flute. That came as a huge surprise towards the end of the song. Apart from this, Linsey is also playing a ‘Mr. Curly’, which is made of tubes and produces ultra-low sub-bass sounds.”

This time with Tum Jo Miley, the duo delves into the varying emotions of life and has showcased each feeling with a different kind of instrument/ musical score, which has given the track a completely different aesthetic.

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Enhancing the live experience of the track, Tum Jo Mile is a new song from the album Ru Ba Ru. “It has always been an effort to try out new sounds and styles with every song that we do. Tum Jo Mile is unlike anything we have tried before. It falls into a pop and fun space and a peppy love song at its core. Nirali is taking the role of a pop Diva and the track itself is pretty funky,” they added.

Revealing about how Maati Baani got in touch with Linsey Pollak, the duo shared, “We have collaborated with Linsey in the past also for our song Mhari re Mangetar. This song was featured in our internet collaborative series, The Music Yantra. During this song, we never met each other in person as we recorded and shot the song through the internet. But for Tum Jo Mile, we did meet and jam with him, before recording the song. He was travelling to Mumbai for his performance at TedXgateway. Linsey was kind enough to extend his stay to record and shoot the song! He likes working with us as we always try to get the 'bizarreness' out of him. And, for this song, it was at another level.”

There were different musical instruments used in the song. When asked about the same as well as the idea behind the song, Maati Baani said, “Linsey is a mad genius, who can create music out of anything. Last time, he played carrots and hand gloves in our song, so this time; we wanted to try something new. He was carrying some new instruments, he made and it was a perfect opportunity for us to introduce them.

On their experience of working with Linsey Pollak, they added, “Linsey is happiness personified. There is never a dull moment around him, as he is always innovating on the go. Musicians, like, him perceive music differently and that’s what Maati Baani has stood for, from day one.”

Further, talking about their future projects with Pollak, Maati Baani shared, “We would love to perform a live set with him, featuring his innovative musical setups. It would be a show like none other.”

Furthermore, the duo revealed that Ru Ba Ru is a video series of six songs, which are performed and recorded live in an intimate space like a home terrace, balcony and would have one or more featuring artistes, jamming with them.

Lastly, speaking about their upcoming plans and releases, the duo concluded, “Apart from Ru Ba Ru, we are also working on our new album. We believe, it’s the best coming from us and we are extremely excited about how it would sound. We are planning to release it early in January 2019.”

Meanwhile, Linsey Pollak, is a well-known Australian musician, instrument maker, composer, musical director and community music facilitator.  He has worked as a musical instrument maker for 40 years and has designed many new wind instruments and has specialized in woodwind instruments from Eastern Europe.