{{Unreliable sources section | date = August 2023 }} {{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Axl Hazarika | alias = Rainbow Trip | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_place = Guwahati, Assam, India | origin = Assam, India | genre = EDM, electronic, avant-garde, Indie rock, industrial rock, heavy metal, new-age, experimental, psychedelic rock, world | occupation = Composer, singer, songwriter, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar|piano|bass|synthesiser|sampler|sequencer}} | years_active = 2006–present | label = Elektrokore Music | associated_acts = Elektrokore, Xaitaan Kaun, WoodNotes, DeadCall, Rainbow Trip | website = http://axlhazarika.in }}
'''Axl Hazarika''' is an Indian avant-garde musician and filmmaker from Guwahati, Assam. He is known for his work in electronica, industrial, and avant-garde music in Northeast India.<ref name="news on Sbwire">{{Cite web |last=Tuesday |first=Source: ApplenMicro Posted |last2=July 02 |last3=Permalink |first3=2013 at 11:15 PM CDT- |date=2013-07-02 |title=Axl Hazarika Becomes the First Indian Rock Artist Launched by VEVO Internationally |url=http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/axl-hazarika-becomes-the-first-indian-rock-artist-launched-by-vevo-internationally-275101.htm |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=SBWire |language=en}}</ref><ref name="news on PRBUZZ">{{Cite web |title=news on PRBUZZ |url=https://www.prbuzz.com/entertainment/140844-axl-hazarika-becomes-the-first-assamese-to-be-officially-launched-by-vevo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809182926/https://www.prbuzz.com/entertainment/140844-axl-hazarika-becomes-the-first-assamese-to-be-officially-launched-by-vevo.html |archive-date=9 August 2013 |access-date=10 September 2013}}</ref>
Axl Hazarika made his official VEVO debut on June 27th, 2013 with the exclusive release of the music video for his hit Indian song "Hum Badal Gaye."<ref name="news on PRBUZZ" /><ref name="necalling.com">{{Cite web |title=axl-hazarika-becomes first indian rock artist launched internationally by vevo |url=http://www.necalling.com/axl-hazarika-becomes-first-indian-rock-artist-launched-internationally-by-vevo/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=www.necalling.com}}</ref> He started an EDM project called Rainbow Trip in late 2015, with the release of a psytrance set, "Trippy Experience," on SoundCloud. This project topped the SoundCloud Trance charts within a month and remained at #1 for twelve consecutive weeks.
In May 2016, as Rainbow Trip, Axl released the first Assamese folk EDM song, "Goru Bihu Song."
==Biography==
Born and raised in Guwahati, Assam, Axl Hazarika started his musical career in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Axl Hazarika |url=http://www.indianmusicrevolution.com/Interviews/Axl-Hazarika-Talks-About-Debut-Album-Industrial-Music-More.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212063324/http://www.indianmusicrevolution.com/Interviews/Axl-Hazarika-Talks-About-Debut-Album-Industrial-Music-More.html |archive-date=12 February 2012 |accessdate=20 February 2012 |website=Indian Music Revolution |publisher=IMR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Dinesh |date=February 2, 2012 |title=Guwahati based Axl Hazarika releases debut album 'Eletrokore 1′ |url=http://www.metalindiamagazine.com/news/guwahati-based-elektrokore-releases-debut-album-eletrokore-1 |accessdate=20 February 2012 |website=Metal India Magazine |publisher=}}</ref> He released his album ''Elektrokore'' in 2008, which included the anti-terrorist Assamese metal song "Joi Aai Axom." Hazarika's single, "Matribhoomi'',''" was released following the 2008 Assam bombings and was dedicated to the victims. The songs "Jai Shiv Shankara" and "Maha Kali" are a fusion of Sanskrit shlokas, metal, and electronic music.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
In 2008, Axl Hazarika formed the industrial metal project, Elektrokore, releasing several songs under the name.<ref>{{cite web |title=ELEKTROKORE EP |url=http://indianrockmp3.com/2009/02/18/elektrokore-elektrokore-ep/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124205150/http://indianrockmp3.com/2009/02/18/elektrokore-elektrokore-ep/ |archive-date=2010-11-24 |accessdate=31 January 2012 |publisher=IRMP3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianmusicrevolution.com/Reviews/Album-Reviews/Elektrokore-ElektrokoreE.P.html|title=ELEKTROKORE EP Album Review|publisher=IMR|accessdate=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214234938/http://www.indianmusicrevolution.com/Reviews/Album-Reviews/Elektrokore-ElektrokoreE.P.html|archive-date=14 February 2012|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
On January 1, 2012, Axl Hazarika released an animated film directed by Ryan Hazarika titled ''Hum Badal Gaye,'' which is the first animated film from Northeast India.<ref name=":0" /> The storyline of the film focuses on the relationship between a boy and his pet cat and the soundtrack of the film was released on February 14, 2012.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=6 February 2012 |title=Duo brings out first animation film from North-East |url=http://theshillongtimes.com/2012/02/06/duo-brings-out-first-animation-film-from-north-east/ |accessdate=20 February 2012 |publisher=The Shillong Times}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Syed Miraz |date=27 January 2012 |title=Assam's first Industrial Music Album is out of the closet |url=http://www.assamtimes.org/social/5927.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303232104/http://www.assamtimes.org/social/5927.html |archivedate=3 March 2012 |accessdate=20 February 2012 |publisher=Assam Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New music artiste on the block |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/ghy_city/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=107066&dtP=2012-02-21&ppr=1#107066/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100556/http://www.sentinelassam.com/ghy_city/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=107066&dtP=2012-02-21&ppr=1#107066/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 |accessdate=20 February 2012 |publisher=The Sentinel Assam}}</ref>
On January 26, 2012, Axl Hazarika released his solo album titled ''Elektrokore 1'', the first industrial music album from northeast India.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web |date=26 January 2012 |title=Axl Hazarika Releases New Album Elektrokore 1 Today |url=http://www.indianmusicrevolution.com/Latest-News/Axl-Hazarika-Releases-New-Album-Elektrokore-1-Today.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012161939/http://www.indianmusicrevolution.com/latest-news/Axl-Hazarika-Releases-New-Album-Elektrokore-1-Today.html |archive-date=12 October 2013 |accessdate=20 February 2012 |website=Indian Music Revolution |publisher=IMR}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Rainbow Trip ===
Axl formed the EDM project Rainbow Trip with his sister, Noms Hazarika in late 2015. Their first piece of work was a psytrance set titled “Trippy Experience” that topped SoundCloud Trance charts for 12 consecutive weeks and remains in the top 50 with over 7 million plays. Rainbow Trip released their debut music video Goru Bihu Song on May 27th, 2016.
==Discography==
=== Albums === * Deadcall (2006) * Elektrokore (2008) * Elektrokore – EP (2009) * Elektrokore 1 (2012)
=== Singles === * Composed Reality, Drug+love, Trapt, Wrong & Di-Vine torture from the album "Vine Dead Straw" (2007) * Maatribhoomi (2008) * Sacrifice (2010) * Jai Shiv Shankara (2010) * Maha Kali (2010) * Hum Badal Gaye (OST) (2012) * Prisoner In Me (2012) * Hum Badal Gaye (Official Music Video) (2013) * B-Deshi (2014) * Goru Bihu Song (2016) {| class="wikitable" ! || Song name || Time |- | 1. || Hum Badal Gaye || 3:01 |- | 2. || A Tribute || 1:20 |- | 3. || Life || 3:07 |- | 4. || Was I Waiting 4 U – i || 3:07 |- | 5. || Anger || 2:23 |- | 6. || Don't || 3:09 |- | 7. || Was I Waiting 4 U – ii || 2:22 |- | 8. || Re-Lease || 3:38 |- | 9. || Prisoner in Me || 2:19 |- |10. |Sacrifice |3:22 |- |11. |Jai Shiv Shankara |3:49 |- |12. |B-Deshi |5:18 |- |13. |Maha Kali |4:08 |- |14. |Joi Aai Axom |2:32 |- |15. |Maatribhoomi |4:07 |- |16 |Goru Bihu Song |4:01 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://axlhazarika.in/ Axl Hazarika Official Website] * [http://www.vevo.com/artist/axl-hazarika Axl Hazarika Official Official VEVO Page] at VEVO * {{IMDb name|4840951}}
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