Alternative Rock from ioish

Based in the Indian capital city of New Delhi, ioish (pronounced eye-o-ish) was founded in 2012 by musician and producer Vaibhav Bhutani. Starting out initially as a home studio project, he was soon joined by renowned musicians Abhinav Chaudhary on bass and drummer Anshul Lall and set out as a trio into the ambient post-rock music scene.

With their carefully constructed sound that blends elements of guitars and atmospheric textures delivering soaring melodies and rhythmic grooves, they’re one of the first fully instrumental acts in India. Going from strength-to-strength over the last decade, they’ve played alongside leading bands such as Tides From Nebula, I Am Waiting For You Last Summer, The Ocean Collective, Intervals and As I Lay Dying when they’ve toured across India.

Now, with their 10th anniversary since starting the project, they bring us their latest release with the new single titled “What you Need It For”. Lifted from their EP In Waves, on their new single they link up with a host of talented artists to bring their own flair to the sound.

Collaborating with Meredith Moore on horns, Nikhil Rufus Raj on bass, guitarist Saksham Gupta, drummer Shantanu Sudarshan and Vaibhav Bhutani on synths and guitar, the track was mixed and mastered by Brett Caldas-Lima. Capturing ioish’s pioneering progressive rock sound, “What you Need It For” is a captivating piece that delivers an immersive sonic journey through a deeply textural soundscape carried by expert musicianship.

Commenting on the new track and the project’s next chapter, Bhutani shares, “I am also moving towards a theatrical performance instead of the same old rock and roll show with a couple of guys playing on stage. I plan to implement projection mapping and an orchestra, so I will animate the whole album along with the songs once I am done recording them. The album is called In Waves because of how light and sound behave. As do human beings in a way.”

Listen to What You Need It For below