Influenced by genres like progressive metal and psychedelia, and ambient textures and acid jazz music from the period of 60s to 70s, Udan Tashtri is a desi progressive rock band that executes melodic vocals inspired from Bollywood music. The fact that this life is a beautiful system, and yet it is full of contradictions, ironies, and confusions that have no answers – is what Udan Tashtri is all about. The continuous mixing and creation of new cultures with outdated, past practices and notions are what inspire the band. Udan Tashtri was a formation of Siddharth and Akshat (Guillotine, Faridkot). They used to play in 'Arcane Deception', a metal band. The two had similar tastes in music and got fascinated by the new-age electronic music. They eventually decided work on their musical ideas, and invited Anshuman Mishra (Escher's Knot, Third Sovereign) as a guitarist in their new band, and Abhinav Chaudhary (The Circus) as the bassist. The vocals were assigned to Abhishek Shankar, and thus the band got fully functional. Udan Tashtri, at present, is operational on a six-track album, along with a video, set to release in summer 2015. The band also won the Hard Rock Rising 2005 contest, at Hard Rock Café, Gurgaon. Members: Abhishek Shankar on Vocals Akshat Taneja on Keyboards/Synths Siddharth Kaushik on Drums Anshuman Mishra on Guitars Abhinav Chaudhary on Bass