Born and raised in India and residing in Switzerland, Ajay Mathur’s talent as a singer-songwriter and seasoned musician blends both pop and rock genres with Americana and traditional Indian instruments into something radically new and genre-bending.
None of these tracks, even when the sitar effects kick in, become stereotypes of post-rock n roll Indian music. There is a hazy originality that makes it seem like this award-winning musician has a primal, as well as purple hazed, glory.
Join Mike as he chats with Ajay about his latest album, recorded remotely during lockdown, which has probably the strangest history of any record !