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Angad Berar and Jamblu’s ‘Sundae’ Is a Sonic Walk on a Sunny Day

One fine day (or maybe not so fine, I honestly don’t remember), I came across a short clip of a beautiful instrumental on social media. I listened to it over and over again. It’s not an exaggeration to say I was so drawn to it, it almost felt like love at first sight. Or rather, love at first sound.

The track was Jam 1 from Sundae, the collaborative project between Angad Berar and Jamblu(Kartik Pillai). The entire 3 minutes and 23 seconds felt like a journey between an Indian village and a frame from Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr’s Sátántangó, especially the cattle scene at the beginning(D’you know what I mean?). Safe to say, “And kids, that’s how I met the album Sundae.

So, what really constitutes the album? Well, it houses 8-tracks with Driving With You being the only one that features vocals. As Angad Berar describes the album, it is sonically, a locomotive ride—Kraut-inspired Hindustani psych rock that hums with momentum and mood. Notably, the album is laced with fuzzy guitar lines, ambient textures, and warm, unhurried percussion.

Angad Berar

The songs carry both a meditative and celebratory spirit. Though Sundae was my introduction to Angad Berar’s work, I explored his earlier music and noticed a clear signature — an ability to create ambient soundscapes that feel more like immersive experiences than just tracks.

Jamblu

To say the least, Sundae is not a heavily complex project, rather it’s a subtle nod to the slow rhythms of life. Jam 1 stood out to be my favourite, followed by Jam 5. They really turned out to be my jam! Also, let me emphasise that the album truly engulfed in it a journey that traversed borders, which, perhaps is a reflection of the fact that the tracks were written across Goa, Delhi, and Berlin. For listeners who appreciate instrumental tracks that can soothe and feel like a walk on those days when they don’t mind the sun rays caressing them, Sundae surely deserves to be added to their playlists.

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