Nataraj XT

The band is famous for having developed from the start their own version of North Indian electronic music incorporating traditional instruments such as the sarod, the esraj and the sitar.

[1] They won the "Electronic Talent" prize in 2000 at the Midem with Elegia Laurent Garnier.

Following an extensive tour across India and Europe,[6][7] the band recorded their second album (Ocean Bird) with a higher budget, a Canadian label Nutone/Nettwerk, and a contract signed with EMI.

In 2012, the band was contacted by Artonik Dance Company[12] from Marseille and was asked to compose the music of a show The Colour of Time based on a traditional Indian festival, Holi.

[15] In order to complete their reconstruction, the band added an electric bass player, Laurent Pernice, and some guitar sounds played by Philippe Capitani.