Life for Prayag Mehta and Rishab Joshi collectively known as Lost Stories, has been on the constant upswing ever since their first phenomenal record, “False Promises” was picked up by one of the world’s leading independent record labels, ‘Black Hole Recordings’, previously owned by none other than DJ Tiesto. They boast of being the first Indians to have this coveted title on their mantles and these studio-at-home geniuses from Mumbai have been belting out remixes and releases that have monstrous written all over them.
It was mid-2008 when the duo joined forces, and after a few individual releases on India’s popular Record Label ‘Brutal by Birth’, it was finally time for the big stage. ‘False Promises’ hit the trance scene and seismic waves were felt everywhere. India had arrived after Armin van Buuren decided to play False Promises within 3 days of its release on A State of Trance as ‘Tune of The Week’.
If that wasn’t enough evidence that the duo’s talent, they’ve also gone on to garner support from the likes of Tiesto, BT, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Above and Beyond, Sander Van Doorn and many more and their tunes have been played on radio shows and clubs all across by them.
After appearances on the Beatport and Audiojelly Top 20’s, Lost Stories are rapidly turning into every progressive trance producers remix-wish list. In 2012, it was finally time to shed the trance wings and step into the the new age of electronic music which leaves the boys with limitless possibilities to experiment with.
Their new sound was premiered to the world in Ibiza 2012 and with an approval from big guns like Diplo and Fatboy Slim, Lost Stories gained confidence in this new sound and went ahead to produce a full length album for ContraBass Records, a division of Universal Music India.
The new Lost Stories sound is all about meticulously combining Electro with Techno, House and Big Beat making it sound unique. The future of Indian electronic music definitely lies in the safe hands. The futures bright. The futures Lost!
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