Cassini's Division
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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Alternative rock Modern Indian rock Hybrid |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | HMV – Sa Re Ga Ma |
| Website | www.cassinisdivision.com |
| Members | Rahul Guha Roy Sukanti Roy Ritoban Ludo Das |
| Past members | Shovon Mukjerjee John Noel Bose Shamik Chatterjee Arka Das |
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| Studio album by Cassini's Division | |
| Released | October 2010 (India) |
| Recorded | June 2010 – July 2010 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Hybrid |
| Label | HMV-Saregama |
| Producer | Simon Henderson |
Cassini's Division (Bengali: কাসিনিস ডিভিসন) are an Alternative Rock band from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Formed in 2001, they are named after the Cassini Division, the largest gap in the Rings of Saturn.
Cassini's Division was founded in 2001 at Liberty Hall, Rahul's Salt Lake residence when Rahul, Sukanti, Shamik and Arka started jamming original material. Much of the songwriting was to Rahul's credit, with the band coming together to arrange the music. In mid-2001, Arka's brother Ritoban (Ludo) joined the band on percussions. The band went on to record its first demo EP, Animal Wisdom, in late 2001 with this line-up. In 2002 Shamik left the band and was replaced by John Noel Bose, a longtime musician friend of Rahul's. In 2004 Arka left the band and Ludo took over as drummer. The band has, since, remained in this line-up.
In 2005, Cassini's Division signed on as a house band at the hub of the Calcutta live music scene – Someplace Else – and played almost weekly gigs there for the next 3 years.
Early 2006, Cassini's Division performed in Guwahati and Shillong as part of the initiative Jaago Grahak Jaago by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs – a consumer awareness campaign targeted at the youth of the Northeast. Cassini's Division appeared as themselves in the 2006 Indian film The Bong Connection.
Cassini's Division organised the first edition of The Calcutta Rock Festival in February 2007, together with The Supersonics. In December 2007, the band signed on for Sutasi, a pan-Asian talent search. As part of Sutasi, they recorded four of their songs with UK producer Simon Henderson, performed in Singapore in 2008, and went on to become winners of the Wildcard category amongst participants from 13 Asian countries. The show was aired as a series on Zee Café in 2008. Cassini's Division performed at the Eastwind Festival in New Delhi in February 2008.Only for a While appeared on the mixtape 'The Underground', released by major Indian label Saregama end-2008.
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