Guruguru Brain — Can you tell us who you are & where you are from? 


Angad Berar — I am a multidisciplinary artist from India, currently based in Berlin. By day, I work as a Product Designer, developing products for MSG Sphere. Rest of the time I dip my toes in art projects including music composition.

GGB — What are the main themes running through the singles?

Angad — Reflection during hibernation, the winter harvest and its celebrations, and the fuzzy warmth of the season.

GGB — Where did the track titles come from?

Angad— लम्हा लम्हा (Lamha Lamha): Lamha (Hindi/Urdu) refers to a short, fleeting period of time, often implying something significant or precious in its brevity. I imagined this from a tiny animal’s  perspective.

लोहड़ी की लौ (Lohri ki Lau): Lohri (Loh - Ree) is a harvest festival celebrated in the northern regions of India, especially where my family comes from—Punjab. It also marks the end of winter and the beginning of longer, warmer days. The centerpiece of Lohri is a large bonfire (Lau, pronounced ‘Law’), around which people gather, sing traditional songs, dance, and say prayers.

GGB — Is there a feeling or vision you want people to experience when they hear the record?

Angad — I hope the listener experiences something true while listening to the sounds.

GGB — Were there any visions you had in your mind when making the singles?


Angad — Yes, I had two distinct visions:

1 A caterpillar lying warm within a golden chrysalis, its wings slowly growing and legs stretching long in an opaque chamber filled with golden dust shimmering under the moonlight.

2 My family back in the 2000s, sitting around the bonfire during Lohri—singing, talking, and throwing sesame seeds, puffed rice, and popcorn into the bonfire.

GGB — What was the recording process like for you?


Angad — The recording process was quite different for both tracks:
For Lamha Lamha, I had a very clear idea—the imagery of the chrysalis came first, followed by shimmering chords and the reflective mood of the sound. The guitar was sent through a Chase Bliss Mood, a Strymon El Capistan, and a Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb amp. The bells heard at the beginning were recorded a few years ago in Pondicherry, India.

Lohri ki Lau took more time and went through many iterations. I spent weeks working on a slow, underwater-like waltz track, but it didn’t feel right—it came from an intellectual place rather than my own experience of winter. Realizing this, I paused recording for a few days. During this time, I revisited a conversation I had with a friend during a flight from Copenhagen to Berlin about doing justice to a track by infusing it with personal experiences. I asked myself, 'What is my winter?'—and that’s when Lohri ki Lau took shape. I shared the track with Go, and he immediately understood it. He later recorded drums to complement the acoustic guitar.

GGB — Were there any interesting things happening in your personal life that fed into these tracks?

Angad — Yes! I got pneumonia during the recording of these tracks. :D Surprisingly, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it slowed me down enough to emulate the feelings I wanted for these songs. The recordings took place between August and October. At first, I was drawing from memory, but when I got sick, my slowed heart rate and restricted movements deepened my sense of stillness. This helped emulate the feeling of ‘winter’ and prevented me from “overplaying” on the tracks. :D In hindsight, the songs would have turned out quite differently if it weren’t for the illness.