The experimental band delivering psychedelic and groovy musical goodness

Experimental/Psychedelic Bangla band HIGHWAY began their journey with the track 'Obosthan'. But 'GhorGari' was the song that introduced the band to mass listeners. The unique composition, flagrant lyrics and psychedelic artworks attracted the listeners in no time. 

Founded by Aether (Amit Hasan Eather) as a musical project in 2016, Highway has released two songs from its debut album, 'Train Poka', eight songs from its second album 'Mrito Deher Gaan' and three songs from its latest album 'Jacchi Kothay?'.

Since its formation, HIGHWAY had been quite inactive; the band had experienced a few ups and downs. However, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the band formed a strong lineup and put a full stop to their hiatus with 'Shakkhi'. 

The current lineup consists of producer and composer Aether on vocals and guitars, Samuel Adhikary on drum, Raiyan Amin Priyo on guitars, Rifat Arefit Haque (Dipto) on bass and Azwan Mahadi Nafi on keyboards. Manager Ahmed Hasam Rabbi (Saad) is responsible for overseeing the band. 

Highway is renowned among listeners for its psychedelic experiments. In the future, the band wants to experiment exclusively with psychedelic, experimental, progressive and blues music. 

In a chat with Mohammad Sifat from The Business Standard in December 2021, the band talked about their journey and how they make experimental music. 

"I believe our released songs don't properly justify our visions and ideas as we are yet to be introduced entirely to our listeners. But people will soon have a clearer picture of our concept after we release four or five songs", Aether added. 

Highway has around 40 songs and several concepts in stock. Other than creating music, the band members invest their time in music for their own inspiration. 

"We never try to do anything different keeping the audience's preferences in mind. We make what we like. So far, our listeners have liked our music and we want to carry on with it," said Aether.