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Aunty Disco Project (album)

Aunty Disco Project
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Studio album by Aunty Disco Project
Released December, 2007
Recorded June 2006-December 2007
Studio New Shadab Studios (Karachi, Pakistan)
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock
Length 40:19
Label Independent
Producer Omar Bilal Akhtar
Aunty Disco Project chronology
Aunty Disco Project
(2007)
MTV Unplugged
(2009)MTV Unplugged2009

Aunty Disco Project (Urdu: آنٹی ڈسکو پراجیکٹ, sometimes shortened in English as ADP) is the debut self-titled studio album of the Pakistani indie rock band Aunty Disco Project, released in December, 2007 independently at New Shadab Studios. The album achieved success as the band received wide acclaim and exposure alongside mainstream acts.

The self-titled debut album is independently produced and written by the band themselves. The first single from the album was "Sultanat" for which a music video was released on July 27, 2007 followed by the release of another single "Iss Tanhai Ko" on October 28. Aunty Disco Project made a comeback to the music industry with the release of their third music video, “Nazar”, released in August 2008.

Omar Akhtar and Omar Khalid along with their friend Afaan Naqvi performed at Caffeine as part of an Open-Mic Night. After the show they were approached by Imran Lodhi, Khawer Amir Khan and Yasir Qureshi in February 2006. This was followed by the group having a get-together at Omar Akhtar's home and performing several jam sessions with one another. The jam sessions were not successful for the group. This led the band to perform a few proper jam sessions with each other, these jam sessions saw Omar Khalid on the drums, Yasir Qureshi on darbuka, Imran Lodhi on bass, Khawer and Omar Akhtar on guitars and vocals, thus performing as a proper band.

The name of the band was suggested by Omar Akhtar after a discussion with Khawer Khan. In response to Khawer's suggestions, Omar said, "man that’s just dumb, we might as well call ourselves something stupider, like …I dunno "Aunty Disco Project".

On March 10, the band performed their first ever gig at TCG Ilmathon under the name "Eastern Comfort". The gig was attended by five people in total. On March 23, the band took part in Institute of Business Administration annual Battle of the Bands competition which they eventually went on to winning after beating twenty two other participating bands from Karachi, Sindh. The success of their performance led the band to perform several concerts and gigs at many local colleges and restaurants. Aunty Disco Project's energetic live acts and their performance of original songs, with a unique indie rock blending with eastern percussion, started to create a cult following for the band. This success made them one of the top underground bands in the local music industry. Soon after this success, lead guitarist Khawer Khan departed from the band, leaving quartet to continue as a band.


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