Ichher Daka Daki by Obscure

Obscure is back again with a new album and a whole new line up. Their new album Ichher Daka Daki is released by Laser Vision and is now available in stores all over Dhaka. Obscure now consists of Tipu as vocalist, Rajib on guitar, Tanim on bass, Binod on keyboard, and Shamim at the drums. For all the Obscure fans as well as the band members, this is a long awaited album. Although the vocalist Tipu had changed bands and also tried out solo career, Obscure is put together again.

Obscure was a very promising band when it first started in the last decade, and was very popular among the young generation of Bangladesh. They set themselves apart from the rest of the bands at that time by bringing in different tunes and lyrics. Popular among young lovers, their love songs were used to serenade many hopelessly romantic young women.

The album has ten tracks, including the title song ‘Ichher Daka Daki’, a selection of very mellow songs, with a mixture of upbeat ones. Although the band still mimics the music of the 90’s, when they were very popular, it’s not always a bad thing. The light-hearted music is meant to lift up the listeners’ spirit contrary to the heavier music where a lot of thought needs to be put into. The instrumentalists don’t necessarily need to demonstrate intricate skills at playing their preferred instruments, so it leaves very little room for deep understanding of Obscure’s music.

The second track of the album, ‘Ei Bar Shesh Hok’ is one of the most notable songs in the album. Lyrics written by the vocalist himself can be related to almost everyone, as in everyone has felt like that at some point in their lives: ‘Ei bar shesh hok shob janajani, bhul gulo shob tumi jano ami jani. Ei bar shesh hok ei poth chola, booke jome thako na bola shei kotha mala’.

The sixth track of the album, ‘Oshonkhobar’, sets itself apart from the rest of the album. The song has more tempo than the rest of the tracks and has a feeling of fusion of pop and upbeat Bangla folk music.

The last track of the album, ‘Bhalo Theko’ is a very fitting song to end with. The song is kind of a reminiscence that talks about one’s childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. The people and events that one had in their lives become cherished memories as time goes by. The song may be a wish that those people in the memories are doing well in their individual lives.

The music aside, the album cover is something that musicians often neglect, and Obscure did just that. A bit more creativity and originality were much needed as far as the cover was concerned. Bangladeshi musicians can be very daft when it comes to projecting bold images of themselves.

by Dyuti Monishita

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