From the debut album Shaman Raga (2015)

Words & Music © 2015 Zomb Menon
Music performed by The Cyans
Produced, engineered & mixed by Waan
Recorded at Ermilov Soundworks in Leipzig, Germany

Wonderful Life

From the debut album Shaman Raga (2015)

Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/lQoK-dnlcYM

People move to cities seeking opportunities. Bigger the city, better the chances of finding something good. When people pour into cities from all directions, sooner or later cities become a melting pot of cultures, attitudes, languages and behaviors. This is both good and bad. Good because being in one place, in one concentrated spot you can experience so much of the diverse representations of various parts of the world. There is so much to learn from and enrich life with. At the same time, it can be bad for someone who is trying to fit in. This person feels absolutely lonely in the frequent jams of cross-cultural traffic. Consider this: It is very characteristic of cities where people feel lonely, although surrounded by a million others in close proximity. Especially in the nights, you may observe yourself strolling through brightly lit streets, walking past several faces unknown, lost in thought and trying to get to that one comforting place…Home! Home is a notion you carry along with you, beyond borders, beyond nations. Home is the feeling of acceptance and familiarity among strangers. A space where you are who you are. Home is a real place too. There is one for everyone. Those who find it can rest assured and contemplate other adventures. Those who spend time searching for this place, can rest after a long day’s work and recharge hope. Hope to keep searching the next day and the day after, until someday finally Home.

Words © 2015 Zomb Menon
Music © 2015 Dr Ivan Funk, Waan, Zomb Menon
Music performed by The Cyans
Produced, engineered & mixed by Waan
Recorded at Ermilov Soundworks in Leipzig, Germany

Midnight

From the debut album Shaman Raga (2015)

Bombay city is a special place on Earth. A constant dynamic source of experiences both awesome and sad. This is a place of extremes. Anything related to life and to living in the city is spread out between two extremes. You often find both ends of the spectrum placed right next to each other in the real world. That dichotomy is what can be best described as life in Bombay. The slums, the suburbs, the local trains, the ubiquitous honking of automobiles, the omnipresent rush, the poor, the rich, the prevalent middle-class, the original residents & the newcomers, the cool & happening crowd, the musicians, the artistes, the theaters, the galleries, the movie industry, the drugs, the economy, the business parks, the pollution, the colonial past, the multi-cultural “glocal” present, the exploding population, the surprisingly low relative crime-rate, the rock shows, the clubs, the eating haunts, the nightlife, the beer and “quarter” bars, the sex workers, the junkies, the glamour, the order in chaos, the charm, the uncertainty, the epic randomness, the traffic, the auto-rickshaws and taxis, the beggars, the smog, the 5-star hotels, the filth of open garbage & gutters, the blurring of affluence and effluence, the addictive vibe, the stylish lingo, the street-smart attitude, the make-out points, the esteemed colleges, the unmapped network of streets & lanes, the sheer concentration of humanity, the mental, physical, emotional, sensual, real, surreal maze of Bombay. Step into the labyrinth.

Words & Music © 2015 Zomb Menon
Music performed by The Cyans
Produced, engineered & mixed by Waan
Recorded at Ermilov Soundworks in Leipzig, Germany

Labyrinth

Seek Me Reach Me

From the debut album Shaman Raga (2015)

Sleep is such an important part of existence. A state of mind, an activity we cannot avoid for long, an escape, a subconscious reality. Infants grow when they sleep. Children and grown-ups dream and see other realities when they sleep. Sleep heals the sick, recharges the tired ones, offers hope to the lost, peace to the disturbed. We must toggle all our lives between the states of sleep and being awake. This is also the toggle between the conscious world and the realms of the seemingly unknown. An unknown place where creative ideas come to life. From a different perspective, some groups of people seem to be asleep while portraying to be awake when making decisions that will shape the future – their own and of those around them. Need examples? Just look at the world we live in! On the other hand, some groups of people seem to be most awake when they are seemingly asleep. Look at all the meditators and spiritually conscious ones among us. Sleep can therefore be a means to an excuse or to enlightenment. Whatever we use it for, this is for sure: we are born sleeping and will fade into oblivion sleeping. Don’t fall asleep in between and do what you can to make life grand.

Words & Music © 2015 Zomb Menon
Music performed by The Cyans
Produced, engineered & mixed by Waan
Recorded at Ermilov Soundworks in Leipzig, Germany

Cold Coma

From the debut album Shaman Raga (2015)

Words & Music © 2015 Zomb Menon
Music performed by The Cyans
Produced, engineered & mixed by Waan
Recorded at Ermilov Soundworks in Leipzig, Germany

Foolish Game

New Destiny

Nostalgia

Title track from the debut album Shaman Raga (2015)

Words © 2015 Zomb Menon
Music written and performed by The Cyans
Produced, engineered & mixed by Waan
Recorded at Ermilov Soundworks in Leipzig, Germany

Shaman Raga

From the debut album Shaman Raga (2015)

Music © 2015 Zomb Menon
Music performed by Zomb Menon
Produced, engineered & mixed by Waan
Recorded at Ermilov Soundworks in Leipzig, Germany

Epilogue

The Cyans is an independent international power trio from Leipzig/Germany that plays original music apparently closest to alternative rock, based on songs written by Zomb Menon. The band plays concerts regularly in the Leipzig area.

The Cyans -
Zomb Menon - lead vocals, guitars
Ivan Ermilov - drums
Waan - bass, vocals

The Cyans

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