SOUNDCHECK: UNBREAKABLE FLOW.

It's not often that you get to see this band featured on a major music platform. This despite the fact that it first made an appearance over 15 years ago, is from Peshawar, took the industry by storm and quickly established its own cult following, which remains strong to this day. Therefore, it came as a pleasant surprise when the latest music show to hit our airwaves and the internet, Bisconni Music, announced they would be featuring Sajid and Zeeshan in their second episode.

It was well worth it. Their video, shot entirely in black and white, features a soulful performance by the duo, accompanied by a band (which normally never happens in their videos) on their song Keep Moving. It's the second song from their currently releasing album and it was first released sometime in September last year.

The sound in the Bisconni Music version sounds 'fuller', perhaps owing to the additional instruments featured in this version, on top of the electronic-merged-with-alternative rock feel of the song. In terms of how it's been treated musically, for a song that is literally about the qualities of water, it flows - the lyrics are complemented by an aural ambience that evokes the sound of gently flowing water. It starts off somewhat mellow at first and then picks up pace towards the second half of the song, but without breaking the slow pace set by the keyboard chords at the start.

This song took me on a massive, massive nostalgia trip down the naughties alternative music trail. Perhaps its singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Sajid Ghafoor's singing style is so strongly reminiscent of Adam Duritz from the American alternative rock outfit from the early '90s Counting Crows. It's a comparison Sajid does not deny as he has always claimed to be heavily inspired by him.

Sajid and Zeeshan's newest track, Keep Moving, is a soulful...

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