Amit Jain’s solo project philojain just dropped “Riff Raff,” and this instrumental track doesn’t mess around. From the first second, it’s a guitar driven monster backed by sub bass thick enough to shake your entire room.
Jain pulls from bands like Pantera, Lamb of God, Faith No More, and Pink Floyd, but “Riff Raff” doesn’t really sound like any of them. It sits somewhere between post rock, progressive metal, and experimental territory, carving out its own space.
The guitars come at you in waves. Riff after riff stacks up until you’re surrounded by a massive wall of sound that’s equal parts aggressive and mesmerizing. The sub bass? It’s not just sitting in the background doing support work. It’s its own beast, creating a foundation so heavy it feels physical.
What keeps the track interesting is how it refuses to follow a formula. Right when you think you know where it’s going, it pivots. The guitar work jumps from fast, technical passages to slow, crushing power chords that feel like they could split concrete.
This is experimental rock stripped down to its core. No vocals to guide you. No safety nets. Just instrumental intensity that shows what happens when someone with serious technical chops decides to ignore the rules.
philojain is Jain handling everything himself, all the instruments and production. He’s not interested in fitting into neat categories, and you can hear that freedom in the music. It moves and breathes like something that can’t be contained.
“Riff Raff” is streaming everywhere now.