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In Som Night (EP)
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In Som Night (2019) is second EP from SGA Thomas.
Early 2016
When I was starting to experiment with creating electronic music, I was eager in capturing emotions during my sleepless late night walks that I used to have. ‘In Som Night (EP)’ is a collection of those emotions.
Bright orange street lamps scattering its light against thick fog, chatters and whispers of night that echo through the dense air. A brief pause, a brief rewind, a brief chaos, a brief sigh.
Tracklist:
- Sleepless Nights
- Wandering Among Stars
- Under The Northern Lights
- Noises
- Structuring Chaos
- Lost into Echoes
Composed by SGA Thomas
Under the moral support and guidance from Vigensh.N
Album Art by Indhu Kanth ( https://www.behance.net/indhuinkka14d9 )
All Songs are licensed under Creative Commons – Attribution. You can reuse this music with appropriate credits. For more https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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DHAYALAN (EP)
My Debut EP is out now! Check out the following links for more! 🙂
Band Camp Link:
https://sgathomas.bandcamp.com/album/dhayalan
A crisis.
A gentle wave.
A gentle excitement.
A rediscovery!
This EP is an attempt to capture a portrait of rare weird dreams I used to have.
Track Listing:
1. A Cold Frosty Night
2. Awake and Alive
3. You Know Nothing
4. SPIRAL
5. The Hunt The Blur
6. A Writer Knows
Composed by SGA Thomas;
Under the Moral support and Guidance from Vigensh.N
Samples from:
RasperryTicle:
freesound.org/people/RaspberryTickle/sounds/214160/
TheGhostNetwork 3.14
www.youtube.com/channel/UClk50BlI8bSGPnu34GCX3ow
NASA:
soundcloud.com/nasa
Distorted Room:
https://www.youtube.com/user/NinoScuderi
Album Art Credits:
Photo by Divya
Edited by SGA Thomas
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In Som Night #3
For a second, I thought I am making a mistake. Empty streets. We could easily get caught. We should have waited for the peak hours. But then, can’t trust luck. The sooner we leave the city, the sooner we are out of trouble.
For Previous episodes:
InSomNight: #2 Road to Sleepless Night
In Som Night 3:
Void. An endless void. That’s what I could see. I could still smell the fresh paint on the walls. I don’t even know how long I was here.
Calling Bell rang. Went to the door.
It was my uncle.
“What on earth, are you doing here? Do you even have any idea how long we have been searching for you ?”
After a pause, “sil..Silence.” was my reply.
“What?”
“I wanted sil…. I wanted to be alone for sometime “
“Still thinking about the incident? “
I just nodded my head.
“Just don’t think about it anymore…”
“I know. But I can’t help it.”
“Did you speak to your sister?”
“No. I don’t have the courage to meet her..”
“She had a shock when she heard the news. She didn’t even shed tears. We thought she was strong at first, but never knew that it completely broke her inside. She had been thinking about it all the night and the next morning she had slipped to coma.”
“For five days. I know.”
“At-least talk to her over phone.”
“I will. I have to. She is the only one I have left.”
“Ok. Come, Lets go. You aunt was worried about you.”
“About that … I actually wanted to stay here. Just ask the electrician to finish the remaining work.”
“What ?”
“It’s my father’s dream house. I have to finish it.”
A sigh for a second.
A smile for split second, followed his chuckle.
Took a week. The concrete emotional baggage started to shine brightly!
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For a second, I thought I am making a mistake by leaving the hideout in early morning. Empty streets. We could easily get caught. We should have waited for the peak hours. But then, can’t trust luck. The sooner we leave the city, the sooner we are out of trouble.
“I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
“Just wear the hood and come out”. She came out.
“Walk relaxed. You should look like you are going for an early morning jog. Just keep your ears open. When I say run, just run with me. Don’t go out of my sight. Got it? “
“Yeah.”
5:30 AM. Cold frosty December.
“Take left. Don’t go for the main routes.”
“Ok. Yeah.”
“You are still not relaxed.”
“I know. Can’t help it. Everyone are looking right at us.”
“No, They aren’t. You are. Just stay calm.”
“Ok.”
Few streets later.
“Wait.”
“What ?”
“Turn back.”
“Why? What happened?”
“Just turn back.”
“What happened?”
“I will tell you later… We need to walk towards that tea shop. I will do the talking.”
“Okay.”
We reached the tea shop. I got a cigarette and a milk packet.
We walked in the same direction.
“I think, someone is following us.”
“I know. Here hold this packet. Take the next left.”
I stayed back. The stranger stopped. I went near him.
“Excuse me… Do you have lighter?”
A swift silent knock.
“He had a gun?”
“I know, That’s his lighter.”
“Why don’t you take it?”
“We should hide in plain sight. Gun in our hands, not a good option.”
“He is not moving. Are you sure that you didn’t kill him?”
“No, Just a powerful knock. 6 hrs max. We should move.”
Written by SGA Thomas
All rights reserved.
© Ganesh.M, 2017.
Crime does pay
On the tenth anniversary of ‘Pudhupettai,’ a look at other antihero films and what made this one special.
The anti-hero has always been a prominent presence in Tamil cinema, but he usually came with a “but only because.” Sivaji Ganesan, in Andha Naal, took to selling Indian secrets to Japan, but only because his big idea was spurned by the Indian government. Kamal Haasan, in Sigappu Rojakkal, went about killing women, but only because of the women from his childhood, who behaved in ways that turned him against them. Rajinikanth, in Baasha, became a don, but only because a rival don murdered his best friend. There was always an extenuating circumstance, something about the environment, or something other people did, something that made us empathise with – at least understand, if not root for – the protagonist who behaved like an antagonist.
The first film that…
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Stalking point
While celebrating ‘Fan’, let’s not forget Kamal Haasan’s ‘Uttama Villain’. Or the fact that these films can be made only in India.
Watching Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan, I kept recalling Kamal Haasan’s Uttama Villain. Both films are not just about the characters these actors play (within the movie) but also about who these actors are – outside these films, and across the films they’ve made in their career. Thus, it’s impossible, if you’ve been following their work over the years, to watch these films as just films. You keep wondering if this scene is a reference to this earlier film, if that moment is a nod to that earlier moment. Both Fan and Uttama Villain cast an unflattering light on the protagonists, who are shown to be narcissistic and self-absorbed. And both films play with the notion of the death of a star. Uttama Villain does…
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Girls, Women and Other Things I Don’t Understand
I understand basic Physics, but I don’t understand girls. And I’m a Commerce student, so that’s saying something. In addition to being the fairer gender( thank you ladies, that’s not offensive at all), girls also excel at being the most complicated and bizarre beings on earth, right next to the plot of Inception and reasons why Prabhudeva continues to make movies. Girls do have a number of amazing qualities. They look pretty, smell permanently like they’ve stepped out of a shampoo commercial, excel at being nice to people(more on that later) and are obviously an asset to society, no pun intended. Then why don’t I get you wonderful beings?
Women are the most amazing choice makers of all time. They will conduct long lectures on cleanliness, hygiene, grooming and be the epitome of perfection, only next to a bottle of Lyzol. Then why is it, that 9 out of every…
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InSomNight: #2 Road to Sleepless Night
All I knew was I am in danger. All I knew was I will have many more sleepless nights like my dad used to have.
For Previous Episodes:
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#2 Road to Sleepless Nights:
A Promise made. “Never Ever Chase the Killer with vengeance. Bring him before justice! “.
I knew that my father wanted me to stay on track. My father knew that I will be ruthlessly hunted down by the same group. I knew that my father wanted me to be safe and focus on life.
All I knew was I am in danger. All I knew was I will have many more sleepless nights like my dad used to have.
Witness Reallocation Program. I was asked to leave Madurai*, a night before Cremation of my parents. My Uncle took me under his custody in Tirunelveli*.
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She was still afraid. But there were more confusions in the thoughts that clouded her. I bought her dinner. She hiccuped. I passed on the water bottle.
I called Mr.Red and gave her the Phone. A relief was what I saw in her eyes. She still retains the beauty she had when I saw her 5 years ago. I told Mr.Red about the current situation and promised him that his daughter will be safe, no matter what happens.
“Why do they call you Puravi* ? ”
“Why does it matter ?”
“Sounds Feminine. Anyway, It’s not your original name. Is it?”
“All you need to know is I am here to help you reach your father safely! That’s it. Now just sleep. We would be leaving early tomorrow!”
“But they had surrounded the City!”
Before I could speak anything, “Sorry. I eavesdropped. And they have the city police in their pocket.”
“That’s why we should leave this place. The moment they know we are stuck within their boundary, they would start sweeping each and every corner of this city!”
“Why me ?”
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That’s the question I am asking myself ever since the mission failed. “Why me?” The sweet wet Kutralam* breeze was the one which woke me. A sigh of temporary relief. Kalanchipuram*, my native place consoled me.
“But, Why me ?”
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Written by S G A Thomas.
The next episode : In Som Night #3
Notes:
Madurai – A city in TamilNadu, India
Tirunelveli – A city in TamilNadu, India
Puravi – meaning Horse in Tamil
Kutralam – A town near Tirunelveli City known for it’s waterfalls
Kalanchipuram – A fictional place near Kutralam
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© Ganesh.M, 2016.
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‘ஏர்லிஃப்ட்’ இந்திய பெருமை!
ஈரானும் ஈராக்கும் போர் புரிந்த சமயத்தில் ஈராக் குவைத்திடம் பதினான்கு பில்லியன் அமெரிக்க டாலர்களைக் கடனுதவி பெற்றது. போர் முடிந்தவுடன் வழங்கிய கடனைக் கேட்டவுடன், அந்த கடனைத் தள்ளுபடி செய்யும்படி ஈராக் குவைத்திடம் கேட்டு கொண்டது. ஆனால், குவைத் அந்த கடனை மறப்பதாக இல்லை. அது மட்டுமல்லாமல் ஈராக்கைவிட அதிகமாக பெட்ரோல் உற்பத்தி செய்து, ஈராக்கிற்கு வரும் வருமானத்தைக் கெடுத்தது.
இதை எல்லாம் சமாளிக்க முடியாமல், குவைத் மேல் “எங்கள் ஊரில் இருந்து எண்ணெயைச் சுரண்டுகிறார்கள்” என ஸ்லாண்ட் ட்ரில்லிங்க் பலியை ஈராக் சுமத்தியது.
ஆகஸ்ட் 2 , 1990 அன்று அர்த்த ராத்திரி 2 மணிக்கு குவைத்தை ஆக்கிரமிப்பு செய்ய ஆரம்பித்தது, சதாம் ஹுசைனின் ஈராக் ஆர்மி. சிறுவர்களின் கைகளில் எல்லாம் துப்பாக்கிகள் கொடுக்கப்பட்டு குவைத்காரர்களை குருடர்கள் போல் சுட்டார்கள். கையில் கிடைப்பதை எல்லாம் சுருட்டினார்கள். குவைத்தின் விமானத்தளங்கள் தரைமட்டமாக்கப்பட்டன. இந்த கலவரத்தில் ஒரு லட்சத்தி எழுவதாயிரம் இந்தியர்கள் சிக்கிக் கொண்டார்கள். ஆனால், இந்தியர்களை சுடக் கூடாது என சதாம் ஹுசைன் அரசியல் காரணத்திற்காக கட்டளை இட்டிருந்தார். ஈராக் போருக்கு பிறகு ஈராக்கை சீரமைக்கும் பணியை இந்தியர்கள் ஏற்று கொண்டது தான், அதன் காரணம்.
போரில் சிக்கி கொண்ட 1,70,000 இந்தியர்கள் நாட்டிற்கு திரும்பி வர மிகவும் ஏங்கினர். அப்போது அவர்களிடம் பாஸ்போர்ட் விசா என எந்த பேப்பர்ஸும் இல்லை. குவைத்தின் விதிப்படி வேலை செய்பவர்களுடைய பேப்பர்ஸை வாங்கி வைத்து கொள்வார்கள்…
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Shame
When I was 8, to inculcate the habit of not wasting food, our teacher used to check our tiffin boxes after lunch. Whoever hadn’t finished their lunch were asked to meet the Vice-Principal outside class while the rest of the class continued with the regular schedule (proverbially, timetable). I never knew what it was that these kids who hadn’t finished there lunch, did with the vice – principal. Until, that one unlucky day, wherein I couldn’t finish all the rice my mum had packed for me in time.
As the strict and also my favourite English teacher peeped into my tiffin box which I was too scared to open, she took off her round-rimmed glasses and looked at me in surprise. She gazed at me and said, “Did you know, When you waste rice, you go directly to purgatory!”.
Funny how we use religion as and when it’s convenient. Since…
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Words From An Idiot 