Deeparshi Roy has approached 2025 as an opportunity to branch out. Best known as the guitarist for the Indian instrumental group Sitar Metal, Roy kicked off the new year with the release of his debut solo album, Dream Sequence. Despite his long career, this is his first foray into writing and recording entirely in his own right. Sitar Metal is well known as the world’s first and only sitar-fronted Indian heavy metal band. What started as an interesting experiment is now an institution within the country’s heavy metal scene. Dream Sequence is an all-instrumental record with primarily a post-rock sound. It’s heavily inspired by This Will Destroy You, Russian Circles, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and electronic duo Boards Of Canada. The purpose of the record is to create a dream-like nostalgic...