Dischordian Live at InOrbit Mall, Mumbai

Dischordian is a 3-piece band that comprises: Garreth D’mello (Vocals, guitars, slide guitar), Howard Pereira (Guitars, backing vocals) and Agnnelo picardo (Trumpet, Tjemba).

Dischordian were playing at Inorbit mall, Vashi. They played 13 tracks, comprising mostly originals and a few covers.

This was my first time seeing the band live, and it was quite a treat to watch them belt out their tracks. They started off their set with an original called “Same old conversation”. The track if metaphorically described was like warm chocolate cake melting in your mouth. Nice and smooth. Garreth’s vocals showcased a lot of soul in this song, while Agnnelo’s trumpet fill-ins and solos was the perfect cherry on the cake. Their next track “Scourge of Love” had somewhat of the same effect, except for this time; the chocolate cake had pop rocks in them. It was Groovy yet smooth. The vocal melodies on this particular song was brilliant and the guitar solo played by Howard perfectly blended into the song. At this point the crowd began to increase. More people from around the mall were peeking in and were quite content with what they heard. They then played a force field (Garreth’s ex-band) track called “she lied to me”. This song in particular didn’t impress me too much. The song was very semi calypso meet semi Latin. I am sure the song didn’t come out the way it was supposed to. A song called “Lover” followed this up. Nice bluesy touch to the song. One of those songs that can be played at a ballroom. A small little break followed when Garreth had to change to slide guitars. Interesting thing here is, Garreth started playing slide guitar when a bike accident broke his thumb. Now the man’s brilliant at it. Dischordian then started with a cover of the song “Wicked Games” by Chris Isaak. A very well executed cover. Garreth did justice to the vocals and grooved the song by adding some nice slide guitar. Must drink was the next song they played which was a Depth (Howard and Agnnello’s Band) song. Typical alcohol song. Nice and high. They then went on to play a couple of covers “Are you drinking with me Jesus” by Biafra Jello and “Throw your arms around me” by crowded house. The second cover in particular was brilliantly done and got the crowd going. At this particular point I happened to notice a mid aged couple with their kid. The wife wasn’t really interested in what was happening while the husband was “feeling it” (probably was reminiscent about his good old college days as a rockstar and what the present corporate world has done to him). Moving on, Dischordian then played a song called “Old Whore”. When this song was announced, Howard dedicated it to his aunt that put me in a shock for a brief period. In the next few seconds Garreth announced that this song was basically written for those old women you hate and wished they were dead, it was NOT about “whores”. The lyrics of the song were hilarious. The song itself was brilliant. This is the kind of song you would want to dedicate to your bitchy teacher. Ex girl or in Howard’s case, his aunt. They followed up with three romantic songs, “Baby may be” a song written by Garreth and his friend, a breezy song you’d want to sing to someone you love, “Sweet Carolina” a very nicely done Neil diamond cover, and “Stone”. Stone at first sounded more like a filler song, but when vocals kicked in, the song went into another new dimension. If you want someone to fall head over heels for you, this is the song that will take the prize. They followed these songs with a cover “You Love me” by Devotchka. Again, justice done to the song, very well executed cover. The next song “Your right heel” had a very goo goo dolls feel to it and bent more towards rock n roll. The song subtly talks about the body parts of a female and goes on to highlight that it’s the right heel that’s the killing machine. This song got the crowd going and received the loudest round of applause from the crowd. The final song of the setlist, “A bucket of blood” was my favorite of them all. This song had the perfect ingredients. Groove, funk and power mixed with the right amount of aggression. Brilliant song.

Overall a nice gig. Dischordian didn’t disappoint. Also a special thanks to Mel and Agnnelo’s better half for helping me around.

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