Amit Rai Sharma is delighted to announce the release of his debut album Bnju.
The record has already gained attention from tastemakers such as B-Side Guys, Everything Is Noise, Fortitude Magazine, The Vinyl District, Electric Sound of Joy and many more.
Singles ‘Spells and Charms and Broken Homes’ , where Amit reflects on his upbringing and his parents failed arranged marriage, and ‘Pieces’ written from the perspective of his grandmother dealing with dementia, picked up an impressive amount of airplay having been A-Listed on Amazing Radio and being spun on Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour show, with Guy describing ‘Pieces’ as “just beautiful”.
Amit’s holistic approach to songwriting is captured throughout. A stunning collection of songs, Bnju is a cinematic listening experience, uniquely dreamlike and strikingly emotive. Bnju flutters beautifully from track to track, offering glitchy yet melodic instrumentals while maintaining a bittersweet complexity. Indeed, Bnju fuses organic and electronic sounds while seamlessly incorporating post-rock, jazz and world music influences.
This is highlighted beautifully on final single The Rev That My Hard Drive Skipped. The idea of a hard drive skipping led Amit to think about how things can unexpectedly cycle at different speeds and that if things move at a marginally different pace to each, over time they begin to separate. This is represented on the track by the musical elements drifting apart from each other, once again showcasing Amit’s idiosyncratic approach to songwriting.
The London-born Indian, now based between London, UK and Changhua, Taiwan, has produced a work of sonic and emotional artistry. Bnju is a record written, recorded, mixed and produced by an independent, musician and deserves the attention of music lovers worldwide.
Bnju is out now available to stream on all platforms.