constant and variables

“Pieces of Mind” took about two years to come to life. Jordan Johnson started composing and arranging the songs in 2012 and was joined by drummer Akshay and electric guitarist Shobith. Bassist Sean and vocalist Zoe were listening in from across the ocean, eager to join. They moved across to India in 2013 and NORTH was officially formed and the album, “Pieces of Mind” started to take shape. The album is a sort of musical stop-motion picture of lessons learned, capturing the most significant moments in Jordan’s life and all the band members have added their own flavour to make it what it is. 

Producer - Julian Wiggins  | Mastering - Nigel Palmer | Music & Lyrics - Jordan Johnson


Ashes

Words & Music by Aditya Balani
Recorded/Mixed at Cotton Press Studios(Mumbai)by Rohan Ramanna
Produced/Arranged by Aditya Balani & Rohan Ramanna
Mastered by John Webber at Air Studios (London)
Cover Art Design by Shambhavi Thakur

Aditya Balani - Vocals/Guitars
Tarana Marwah - Keyboards/Backing Vocals
JJ - Drums

Lyrics:
Tapered smiles
Veils of desperation
Painted faces
Bones of fascination

The finish line
It's lure and it's seduction
Complex figures
Clocks and determination

I can see now, through your eyes
I can feel now, your skin
I can breathe now, the air
I am free

Because I'm Sky-high
and I’m breaking away

Evening skies
Gradient of color
A Wordless song
Spinning through the atmosphere

Countless shapes
Emerging on the horizon
The play of light
Spirals In creation

I've always had my faith in spades
Creating time and bending space



Sky High


Recorded/Mixed at Cotton Press Studio (Mumbai)by Rohan Ramanna 
Produced/Arranged by Aditya Balani & Rohan Ramanna
Words & Music by Aditya Balani  © 2015
Mastered by John Webber at Air Studios (London)
Cover Art Design by Shambhavi Thakur

Aditya Balani - Vocals/Guitars
Andres Rotmistrovsky  - Bass 
Tarana Marwah - Keyboards/Backing Vocals
JJ - Drums


Lyrics:
I knew my world would come crashing down, if we parted ways 
Sometimes I wonder if it was inevitable, like a predetermined race 

I even saw the pieces come together, but I let them have their say
Blinded by my own point of view, I somehow drifted away 

Make it right, I will make it right, I’m poisoned with regret
Make it right, make it right, I will take the uphill climb
Make it right, make it right, till my fading breath I will keep up the fight 

I know you never really saw it coming (your way)
The twisted tidal wave
It hit you harder than I ever could’ve imagined
But you never said a word
By the time you came to terms that your world had shifted
I had drifted away 

Make it right, I will make it right, I’m poisoned with regret
Make it right, make it right, I will take the uphill climb
Make it right, make it right, till my fading breath I will keep up the fight 


Make It Right


Recorded/Mixed at Cotton Press Studio (Mumbai)by Rohan Ramanna 
Produced/Arranged by Aditya Balani & Rohan Ramanna
Words & Music by Aditya Balani  © 2015
Mastered by John Webber at Air Studios (London)
Cover Art Design by Shambhavi Thakur

Aditya Balani - Vocals/Guitars
Andres Rotmistrovsky  - Bass 
Tarana Marwah - Keyboards/Backing Vocals
JJ - Drums

Lyrics:

How will we run against the stroke of the darkest hour
Where will we hide when the earth is breathing fire

When will we know that it’s time for the game to be over
What will we say when the meanings have lost all their power 

There, is no answer
Leaving words behind us

How did we miss all the warning signs and all the symbols
Where did we leave all the traces that one day could burn us

When did the final chapter leave its notice
What did we win by losing a silent witness

There, is no answer
Leaving words behind us

Oh when the lines were drawn             
That’s when the troubles began
The odds against us
and the tables turned
We were pushed to the ground

It's time to rebuild 
Brick by brick 
We can turn this around 
All that's lost will be found

Leaving Words Behind


Recorded/Mixed at Cotton Press Studio (Mumbai)by Rohan Ramanna 
Produced/Arranged by Aditya Balani & Rohan Ramanna
Words & Music by Aditya Balani  © 2015
Mastered by John Webber at Air Studios (London)
Cover Art Design by Shambhavi Thakur

Aditya Balani - Vocals/Guitars
Tarana Marwah - Keyboards/Backing Vocals
JJ - Drums


Lyrics:

You painted the sky with the colour of the day
maybe the prism can wait

mindlessly hum along the radio as it plays
your favourite song can wait

Each day drones along trying to clone itself
nine to five, five to nine 

Numbers and figures in circles and squares 
seems like a never ending game 

For how long
will you tell yourself its just another day?

Oh how far
will it be before you look to find your way?

Constants and variables oh how they play
stories they spin and memories they break

Constants and variables pause for one day
just set me free for my dreams are at stake

years gone by you toe the front lines now 
carrying the weight of the world

look back at your life plotted neatly on your desk 
and wonder why you cued up for this 

there were signs all along 
you've always seen the cracks in the walls 
you know it's now or never 
soon enough your fears they will take over 


Constants and Variables

Artwork by Aniruddh Shivakumar Menon
Mastered by Vivek Thomas
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Dim Gold

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Pounds Of Gold (Winter Glitch Mix)

Reckless

An original composition, written by Sujoy Chakravarty.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sayan Ghosh @ Studio Outboard.

Nabanita Sarkar: vocals
Diptanshu Roy: mandolin, backing vocals
Koustav Dey: guitar
Sujoy Chakravarty: guitar

Why Do I Love You

Villains

Pine

Talk (Official Audio) by Ady Manral. 

Also available on major digital platforms now.

Recorded at Ferris Wheel Studio
Produced, mixed and mastered - Keshav Dhar
Drums – Bhanu Thakur

Illustration : Ghost Animation

Ady Manral 

Talk (Official Audio)

A multi-faceted singer-songwriter, guitarist and music producer Aditya Balani has been featured on BBC Asia Beats, MTV Coke Studio, Pepsi MTV Indies, and BBC Radio to name a few. Constants and Variables features organic songwriting and lush musical arrangements. The EP won him Best Pop Artist at the Radio City Freedom Awards ’15 and has been listed among the Top 10 EP’s of 2015 by Rolling Stone India.

Leaving Words Behind

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