Glass Beams

Glass Beams is the music project of Indian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and producer Rajan Silva. He founded the group in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The band blends Eastern musical elements with contemporary Western music. On stage and in music videos, the band appears in bejewelled doily-like masks. The band's debut EP, Mirage, was released in 2021. The follow-up EP, Mahal, was released on Ninja Tune in March 2024, and entered at #5 in the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and #13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums.[citation needed] In all public appearances, the band wears gold bejeweled glass masks. Silva is primarily a drummer and records, produces, and mixes all of the band's music. Tagat, Anurag (December 13, 2023). "Exclusive: Glass Beams Open Up About Indian Roots and 'Mirage'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved September 12, 2024. Fulkar, Spandan (September 2, 2024). "How Glass Beams Revived Charanjit Singh's Legacy". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved September 12, 2024. Kappal, Bhanuj (January 3, 2025). "Glass Beams's sitar-meets-psychedelia beats will make you feel like you're in a spy movie". Vogue India. Retrieved January 4, 2025. Reidy, Tess (March 30, 2024). "One to watch: Glass Beams". The Guardian. Retrieved September 10, 2024. "Mysterious Australian instrumental trio Glass Beams make their Chicago debut". Chicago Reader. Retrieved August 29, 2024. For Mirage "This Week In The Charts 5 July 2021". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. July 5, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2025. For Mahal "This Week In The Charts1st April 2024". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. April 2, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2025. Wikiquote has quotations related to Glass Beams. Official Glass Beams site