University of Dhaka Rebranding Concept

It's not the best logo. I could have come up with better options had I given myself more time. Anyways, since the logo got a lot of response I've decided to create some mockups surrounding it. 

Hope you like it.

Embers in Snow - Foresight (cover art)

album art 

wallpaper

Rakat's album got stalled and after the response from Bonfire and considering other feasibility options, he realized it would be better to release an EP for now. I am working on the artwork for the booklet, still, even though the album art has been finished and revealed.

Apart from doing the artwork, I "co-produced"the EP, as credited by the modest Embers in Snow himself. Basically, I supervised the overall sound of the EP, and tried to help Rakat to bring it all together. Apart from that, I sang lead on the songs Fall and Bonfire.

Three of the songs - The Gathering, Fall, and Bonfire - were written by me. I am happy with the output of the EP overall. I can't wait 'till it releases. Here's a secret link to the EP for anyone who wants to listen to it pre-release. If you read my blog, and have come across this, consider yourself lucky.

Anyways, I've posted Bonfire and the lyrics to the song before. Below are the lyrics for The Gathering and Fall. The Gathering uses an excerpt from All of Me, a song written by Raj Saha, for Undeity Grounds - my former band with Raj and Rakat.
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The Gathering

the city corners us/into corners

into conversation

we find something we like

we cherish the times

we hold on

we've held on

the past is always better

even when it's not the best

we were kids/back/then

behind the school we gathered

spoke of when the world would end

it was way/back/when

we hold on

we've held on/to stories

and if no one remembers

then we will remember 

for glory

we'll sing songs/to tell tales

they'll sing along

they'll sing along...

"Our hearts entwine
Souls we bind
Together, Live forever" 

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Fall

I've been up an awful lot

No sleep for nights and workin' hard

It's hardly workin' for me

"Don't gamble" says my religion, man
But every day's a game of chance
And in death I'd like to win

Winter just passed, I'm waiting for the fall
(I was never diligent enough)
Lost a few days to learn life
Winter just passed, I'm waiting for the fall
(I was never intelligent enough)
Never learnt a thing, lost my fights

I've been quite a crazy fuck
And to some I can't make it up
But I need your blessin' Shame on me

Don't look left, I don't look right
Straight out or Just straight up now
Uncertain, Certainly

Winter just passed, I'm waiting for the fall
(I was never diligent enough)
Lost a few days to learn life
Winter just passed, I'm waiting for the fall
(I was never intelligent enough)
Never learnt a thing, lost my fights  

Stay (Mad Koffee theme song)

I am a part of the Mad Koffee team. I haven't contributed in any form of writing unfortunately, but I have worked on the theme song with the team members. And though it's very low fidelity recording, Embers in Snow worked hard on it to make it sound as good as possible. I hope people like it.

Stay (Madkoffee theme song)
Sung by: Tilok and Ayruani
Produced by: Embers in Snow
Written by: Avik Bikram Tripura, Tilok Adnan, Monoshita Ayruani

Lyrics:

There are places i would be
However my mind needs to be
In a place where thoughts go all round

I really wish to believe
There are more of me than I can see
Waiting to be found

Wasn't last day the same old choir?
Rushing to slow things down
Singing songs of days in dire
Wishing we found someone sound

These pages won’t fill themselves
So let’s just mark them well
At the end of the day, when we’re far away
We’ll have our words to stay

Beyond the breaching waves
I know there are those who’d say
They’re on their way
To paving new grounds

If there’s no one to walk those streets
How would we cross our paths?
Stories are sometimes incomplete
Without a helping hand

These pages won’t fill themselves
So let’s just mark them well
At the end of the day, when we’re far away
We’ll have our words to stay

L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

And even though I know that there's not much love left in me, and there're odds at work, I secretly wish sometimes for her to be the one.

"You were pissed/irritated though out the day, until she showed up. And your face lightened up. And even though we were making as lame jokes or even lamer, you were happy about it. You were happy about everything and anything. That's the impact she has on you."

- A little messenger.
November 16, 2014

BONFIRE

So Bonfire, from Embers in Snow, is out, featuring Asif Ayon (The Crowd) on bass, and yours truly on the mic and a bit of penmanship to go along with it.




Bonfire

Walk away, Don't Take

This leap of faith 

You'll break

She is a beauty

You don't need a tragedy

When the flame has been put out 

When the smell of smoke stays

She hovers above you

She hovers around you

She is love, once again

Nights after work, Walks in the dark

You run from love

You don't want a false alarm

Don't close your eyes

Sleep isn't on your side

She's more than what you've known

She's more than all you've known

She is still on your mind

She hovers above you

She hovers around you

She is love, once again

You run from the flames put out

You run towards a bonfire

Bonfire teaser

So I collaborated with Embers in Snow, recently. It turned out better than expected, and will be available for download online on many different platforms from ME Label on November 20, 2014. That's 3 days from now.

Will post a link and lyrics soon. For now, we'll have to do with the teaser.

Orfred - Revel On (Practice)