After its public launch in June, Laya Project by Earth Sync saw its first public screening at Mocha on November 9. Laya Project is a collection of melodies from the Tsunami affected regions of 2004, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar and India. It has been a means to restore local folk traditions of the affected region, with visuals from the corresponding areas.
The screening at Mocha received a good response despite the bad sound quality. It is true that the visuals speak for themselves, but the music adds to the entire feel of these visuals taken from a host of Tsunami affected countries. “The response and appreciation we received after the screening here at Mocha, was a lot more than I expected of this place. Despite being a lot younger, the crowd appreciated the visuals. I wouldn’t blame them for not being able to appreciate the music, as not much could be done about the bad sound quality,” says Shirley, Earth Sync. People lingered long after the screening and interacted with members of the band. Hoping for more such public screenings, Earth Sync’s Laya project is also distributed in India through EMI Music India. The DVDs and VCDs on sale at Mocha as part of the screening, are available with the complete 68- minute documentary.
Although it has been in existence for a long period, Laya Project has not been very widely publicised in the city itself. It is on occasions like these that an audience is exposed to visuals and sounds that evoke a feeling different from the one experienced when listening to a new piece of music. The visuals and music together can be described as an experience.
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