Habib, producer of Krishno, however, says 'the compilation itself was meant for fun. It was bits and pieces of tryouts from the semester-end assignments from my last year of college 2002--School of Audio Engineering (SAE), UK. The album was released officially in mid-June 2003 and it was then that the velocity of the album sales left us totally dumbfounded'.

The next venture will be that of blending fusion music with old Bangali modern songs. And his third compilation would consist of his original compositions.

As he was approached with a list of questionnaires, the debutant voiced out his opinions.

TDS: It is a rare case where musicians studying abroad return home. Why is that an exception in your case?

Habib: Let's say that I am a patriot. I love my country and would like to contribute something for its musical augmentation.

TDS: Who would be your greatest influences?

Habib: I do not have a lot of influences, however, would particularly like to mention A R Rahman. The man is an example by himself. I first met him in an airport before a transit flight. He was going for his Umrah, which made his personality a more gleaming one in my opinion. The fact that music is not a forbidden item in religion became clearer. He is a dutiful Muslim, a great composer, singer and a great personality of our time--all the components combining together make him a great musician and my absolute idol.

TDS: We all know that your musical career just began. But in this short duration, do you have any achievements to talk about?

Habib: During my school years in London, I used to work with a well known DJ Ges-e. It was a mixed Indian compilation called the 'Bombay Dreams' which was to be redone in English. An authentic track Shakalaka-baby was given to four renowned music production groups for a remake--1.Badmarsh & Shri (their signs album became very popular), 2.Nitin Sawhney, 3.Fatboy Slim and 4.Nasha--a group where my diminutive capabilities were considered by Ges-e. Nitin's track obviously got chosen for the final compilation, but the fact that our work was awarded with a spot to compete for the album-track became a great achievement. Working with the three other big names actually gave us a higher sense of satisfaction.

TDS: How does your working style differ from other conventional artists?

Habib: I usually catch the singer in his spree, ask him to sing the whole song and then based on his raw vocal lines arrange the track and compose the musical arrangements. That's how my combination with Kaya on Krishno came out to be a success.

Habib seems to be happy with the rock scene of Dhaka mounting up. 'It is a good sign that one section of our music is improving and time has come for fusion or electronic music to reach its goal. The fact about Krishno winning minds of both the prince and the pauper was amazing--It was a night in Chittagong when getting in to a cab, to my surprise the chauffeur played a tape, which happened to be my Krishno. I love the fact that right from the slums up to the New Year's ball of International Club, my track Krishno was much appreciated and reached out to all levels of people. This truly is a revolution proving Bangladeshi music fans, irrespective of class and creed, will accept anything innovative and fresh. Their taste will not be dominated by conventional commercial music. Anyone listening to Kala and Din Geley Din from the album would understand my efforts of fusing east and west to a single audible pleasure' commented the emotional artiste leaving a smirk of satisfaction.