New Delhi, 1990. The pioneers of fusion rock in India, Indian Ocean are born. The musical style of the band can be at best classified as fusion music. Some music critics describe the bands music as Indo-rock fusion with jazz-spiced rhythms that integrates shlokas, sufism, environmentalism, mythology and revolution. Since 2010, the band has moved against the lines of record labels. They released their latest album 16/330 Khajoor Road online for free. The main reason for this move was the frustration over negotiating contracts with record companies and fighting over copyright issues. They have turned to concerts and sponsorships for generating revenue rather than playing in the hands of record labels. For a brief amount of time they had the sponsorship of Johnnie Walker. They are also a part of the worlds first Music Personalisation Initiative named DRP as one of the five Featured Artists. In 2012, Indian came to Symbhav and wowed crowds at their pronite performance. They kept the audience enthralled with their different yet interesting music. The Rolling Stones magazine thinks this band is going places! Read more about it here. rollingstoneindia/where-is-indian-ocean-headed/
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