Eccentric Pendulum
Bangalore has some of the most frustrated musicians in India. Although the city is full of affluent, westernized youth, the conservative Karnataka government has made it against the law to play live music in a bar. For the heavy metal band Eccentric Pendulum, that means they’re invited to play festivals in Europe but can’t play the pub down the road.
So, it’s a reclusive life for these talented headbangers. To find the band in its natural habitat, take an auto-rickshaw to the posh, traffic-choked neighborhood of Koramangla. Turn right at the Taco Bell and stop in front of the glass-encased office building next to a Hindu temple and across from a Baskin Robbins. Follow the rumble into the tiny studio-for-rent where the band practices. Then push open the sound-proof door.
Hear more by listening to my feature on PRI’s The World.
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