RlungTa
{{Short description|Album by Samved}}
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| artist = Samved
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| recorded = June 2013 – January 2014
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| genre = Fusion, electronica
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| label = Universal Music India
| producer = Ritvik Joe, KK
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RlungTa is the first studio album by Mumbai-based Fusion band Samved.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/rlung-ta/849708017 |title=Rlung Ta by Samved on iTunes |website=iTunes |date=2014-01-01 |access-date=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2016-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825172713/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/rlung-ta/id849708017 |url-status=live }} The album was released on 12 April 2014 by Universal Music Group.{{cite web |author=Verus Ferreira |url=http://www.musicunplugged.in/news/music_news_info/257/0 |title=news |website=Musicunplugged.in |date=2014-12-05 |accessdate=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2016-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623171809/http://www.musicunplugged.in/news/music_news_info/257/0 |url-status=live }} RlungTa is a blend of Hindustani Classical and electronica textured with the sound of the Sarangi.{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/edm-with-an-indian-twist/15953199 |title=EDM with an Indian twist - Life and style |website=Mid-day.com |date= 31 January 2015|accessdate=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2016-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604100825/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/edm-with-an-indian-twist/15953199 |url-status=live }} The album was produced by electronic artists/music producers Ritvik Joe and KK, the band's founders.{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/hindustani-meets-electronica/15334152 |title=Hindustani meets Electronica - Life and style |website=Mid-day.com |date= 28 May 2014|accessdate=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2015-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929141800/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/hindustani-meets-electronica/15334152 |url-status=live }} The album was well received in the Indian Subcontinent and in Europe.{{cite web |author=von Samael Falkner |url=https://litheart.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/samved-auf-der-uberholspur/ |title=Samved auf der Überholspur | Litheart |website=Litheart.wordpress.com |date=2013-05-23 |accessdate=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2023-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711130741/https://litheart.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/samved-auf-der-uberholspur/ |url-status=live }} It won the band Best Folk/Fusion Artist of the Year for 2014 at Radio City Freedom Awards{{cite web |url=http://www.planetradiocity.com/indie/interviews-details/The-music-made-is-a-reflection-of-individuals-involved-in-creating-it-SAMVED/98 |title=The music made is a reflection of individuals involved in creating it: SAMVED | Indie Music Artist Interviews |website=Planetradiocity.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2016-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623210717/http://www.planetradiocity.com/indie/interviews-details/The-music-made-is-a-reflection-of-individuals-involved-in-creating-it-SAMVED/98 |url-status=live }} along with The Best Produced Album in the band category at the IIRA awards in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.iraa.in/winners.aspx |title=IRAA |website=Iraa.in |date= |accessdate=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2016-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517234649/http://www.iraa.in/winners.aspx |url-status=live }}
Personnel
- Ritvik Joe – Keys, electronic (effects/samples), guitars
- KK – Electronic and bass
- Zeeshan Khan – Vocalist
- Christie Bourcq – Featured vocals
- Sangeet Mishra – Sarangi
- Kirti Das – Percussions{{cite web |url=http://www.saffroninsider.com/samved-feb27/ |title=Samved |website=Saffroninsider.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2016-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630023333/http://www.saffroninsider.com/samved-feb27/ |url-status=live }}
;Production
- Ritvik Joe – Producer
- KK – Producer
- Ayan De – Mixed and mastered
;Art work
- Peg Green – Album artwork
- Shekhar Karalkar – Inlay photographs
;Lyrics
- "Love Science" – Ustad Maqbool Hussain Khan
- "Wind Horse Flight" – Mahajabeen Khan
- "Infinite Days" – Christie Bourcq (French) and Ritvik Joe(English)
- "Gyratin’ Solang" – Christie Bourcq (French)
Track listing
:All tracks are written and performed by Samved.
- "Kama Unit
- "Love Science
- "Anamudi Access
- "Eastern Clouds
- "Maal Kausa
- "Wind Horse Flight
- "7 Brick Walls
- "Infinite Days" featuring Christie Bourcq
- "Gyratin’ Solang" featuring Christie Bourcq
Recognition
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| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2014
| Samved – "Kama Unit" | Radio City Freedom Awards: Best Folk Fusion Artist of the year 2014 | {{won}} |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2015
| Samved - RlungTa | IIRA: Best Produced Album (Band){{cite web |url=http://www.iraa.in/winners.aspx |title=IRAA |publisher=Iraa.in |date= |accessdate=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2016-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517234649/http://www.iraa.in/winners.aspx |url-status=live }} | {{won}} |