At the forefront of artists pushing sonic boundaries in India, Ruhail’s live shows have been splitting audiences and blurring the line between music and anti-music since he began playing.
A glimpse into the mind behind the sound, as he discusses process, background, intention and audiences — filmed during his visit to play Phantom Pulse in Bangalore.
“When I was in my death metal band, towards the end of that band, it just occurred to me that I don’t have to think in structures anymore for a while. I was going into the unknown, and the music was also kind of making itself — constructing or deconstructing itself.”
“The rituals, festivals that happen in Ladakh, both on the Muslim side and on the Buddhist side… I saw Ashura as a five-year-old, and that kind of scarred me for life, or inspired me for life — this pandemonium, the unison in gestures and blood, a sort of catharsis to the mythology.”