Ishwar Subramanian | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Ishwar Subramanian’s latest EP Recurrence Discovers grief and solitude, forms an environment on a minimal style of environment with an attractive mixture of piano, strings and sints that takes the audience into a soothing atmosphere.

The EP opens with ‘Joy of Being’-a track that catchs the beauty of survival, with soundscape that mixes a soft piano-based melody with violin classes. Standalone melody is beautified with tabla rhythm, leading the listener to succulent, green land and soft winds.

From Bengaluru, Ishwar has added over 500 compositions to its soundcloud page over the last five years. He considers all his pieces for sound experiments that are rich from monochrome environmental sounds, separated from succulent sounds, which show the global confluence of Indian ragas with Asian, Middle Eastern and Western tons.

Ishwar shared his journey as an environment music maker and the struggle of environment music artists in India.

Ishwar’s first album EnvironmentWhich was released in 2018, Apple Music started on #10 in the Indian Independent List. It was an album that came out of a deep personal place. “The time was when I was going through a personal crisis and I wanted to bring my energy in something that would bring me peace; My music became my safe place and something that I was happy. ,

When Ishwar began to produce environment music, their main purpose was to make traditional music grammar and structure devoid of structure. “For me, making music in an environmental way is more about listening to my heart rather than focusing on theoretical aspects of music. It all starts with an idea and what kind of mental state I am in – which develops or translates into music made by me. ,

Ishwar says that despite its popularity worldwide, the environment music in India has been re -introduced to a certain audience. “We have environmental music in our classical instrumental traditions, whether Hindustani or Karnataka, which focuses on minimal instrumentation. Unfortunately, if you ask the current generation, they are probably more interested in popular contemporary music. ,

Ishwar noted that environment music in India suffers from poor marketing, and therefore not yet gained momentum. “There is not a market for environment music here because people usually believe that it is in a monochromatic space, as unlike traditional popular music, it lacks melody.”

However, he agrees that there has been an audience for this in recent times, especially among those who have discovered its medical side. “Wellness is a bounce of apps that use environment music as a hospital because it helps to separate one from the outside world, making the audience feel more calm and peaceful.”

“A patient suffering from a terminal disease wrote to me how my music has helped her. Parents have told me that after listening to my music, their child sleeps better. I believe that an environment music movement is taking shape due to the ability to create an impact, ”says Ishwar.

For independent artists in this region it is a long struggle for recognition, says Ishwar. “Many times, when an independent artist reaches a large community or mainstream, he is considered as someone without any bargaining. Any type of art should be duly credited; This is the one that will help the emerging talents stick to a creative career. ,