At the core of it, we’re a blues band, skulls and bones included. That said and done, the members in the band come from different backgrounds – literally, philosophically and musically and this is what is the flesh, cartilage and soft tissue that makes up Parachute XVI.

The latter half of 2007 proved to be an important juncture in Ananth Menon (guitar) and Ganesh Krishnaswamy’s (bass) life. Over a few glasses of slow burning amber, they proceeded to bawl and reinstate the glory that is the Delta Blues. As the conversation tilted and wobbled towards Ganesh’s decade old stint with Kryptos and Ananth’s position with the Galeej Gurus, R&B, Motown, American Folk, Metal, Progressive Rock, Electronica, Psychedelia and other obscurities – musically and otherwise, the now inebriated duo realised that this banter could best be put to better use by way of a new project. An outfit that would combine, twist, shake, stir and serve a cook-out packed with the earthly glory of the blues with mind-bending psychedelia and progressive rock.

This continued homage to the Lords of Amber Honey, the duo was on their quest to fulfill these bacchannalic conversations into music. After much coaxing, Ananth took up the vocals and soon, Snehal Pinto (Keyboards) and Sachin Moogi (Drums) were on board. Dubbed as Parachute XVI, we entered head first into Acoustic Garden to record a four song EP titled Sodium Trail (and The Current Beantown Voice). Snehal and Sachin decided to call it quits and in came Gurudarshan Somayaji. After having spent half a decade playing with experimental outfits in Glasgow and pretending to study, he gave the band the amplification that has turned the sound around.

Bacchus now paid an ode to us and asked us what was cooking?

Parachute XVI is now a trio with the fourth member being a dormant laptop that nestles alongside Ananth’s array of analog equipment. With a packed schedule consisting of gigs and studio dates, one might argue we have nothing better to do. Well, Bacchus says this is our life, we agree.

Come on into the ether, droogies.