TAAQing

After 15 years of being hardcore Bangaloreans, it doesn’t make sense to shop for a bass player in Kerala or even Kasaragod. Vee arr nyot ay gellf combany, you see, and then there arr oll those imbort-yexport regulayshens. Think global, act local (except for vocal) is our policy.

So, with heartfelt namaskaragalu to this land, our land — Kannada naadu — and complying with local recruitment directives we bring on board a true-blue (more like red-and-yellow?) mannina maga whose roots lie in Shimoga and Tiptur. Dilutes the mal-ness a bit, we know, but then akki roti goes well with pulissery, no?

People of TAAQ, please welcome our new bass player PRAKASH K N, whose CV is presented below for your kind perusal.

Last night Rzhude sang, perhaps for the last time with us, a selection of songs that took us down the cobbled street of memory, stopping under streetlights to reflect on the times gone by. Our songs were inflected with a new fondness. We hung onto every word, clung to every note, clasped the choruses tighter [...]

Seems like just yesterday that Rzhude walked in, plugged up and jammed with us like a true fellow traveller. Now, it’s time for him to hop off and change horses on the carousel. Share the nostalgia as we recollect the glory years between then and now. Join us on the unending ride.

Here’s some news. Rzhude (or Rudy, or Rudolph David as you may know him) has announced that he wishes to move on and pursue an independent career outside of Thermal And A Quarter. Best known among the music community for the last ten years as TAAQ’s bass player and singer, he has been a vital part of our on-stage and off-stage presence since 1999 and has contributed to the four studio albums that we have released during our career.