Cryptic Fate's 3rd studio album was titled 'Danob'. It was released in 2006 as a much anticipated follow-up to their 2002 release 'Sreshtho' (which was actually recorded back in 1997, hence the mentioning of the "nine-year" gap in the first paragraph of the sleeves). This album was written and recorded over a span of 2 years from 2004-2006 and released from G-Series in . Danob is considered a pinnacle in the band's history as it cemented the signature sound and matured lyrical and musical styles of Cryptic Fate. It also contained a 20-page full-color booklet with original artwork by Mrinal Kanti Das (Biplob) for lyrics of each of the songs as well as the cover art. Danob was produced by Farhan Samad and Chowdhury F. Shakib; Mixed by Masudul Hassan, assisted by Nixon & Shuvo at Art of Noise. Buno (of Bangla fame) did the mastering of the album at Dhun. Recording was done in three different studios: Soundgarden (Drums recorded by Durey) and Dhun (Percussions recorded by Buno) and Art of Noise (Everything else recorded by Nixon). Photography for the album was done by Farshed Mahmud, Farhan Samad and Rashika Osman. Danob was also released at the height of the ABC Generation (Artcell, Black & Cryptic Fate) movement among youth at that time. The album was sponsored by Aktel, a popular telecommunications company of that time.
The lineup of 'Danob' consisted of the following:
Farshed Mahmud: Drums
Farhan Samad: Guitars, Additional Keys, Programming and Effects
Sarfaraz Latifullah: Guitars
Chowdhury F. Shakib: Vocals/Bass
The band repeatedly honoured Nafi as a member with "We thank Nafi for being part of the band" and Sarfaraz mentioning that without Nafi, their fate would not be cryptic.
The lyrics of all songs were written by the band's frontman Shakib. The band composed and played all the music, except for the following guest appearances:
Atish S. Rahman: Composed and played "Nidra"
Foad Nasser Babu (of Feedback fame): Harmonium on "Daako Amar Naam"
Nazrul: Dhol on "Raag"
Md. Abdus Sattar: Tabla on "Onuprerona"
This album is available for purchase at the iTunes store: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/danob/797160892
The first track can be streamed from G-Series' official YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY1FiJYcjUU
Track List:
01. Ahoban
02. Raag
03. Nidra
04. Agnibina
05. Onuprerona
06. Daako Amar Naam
07. Danob
08. Aloy Badha Raater Tukro (dedicated to Nadine by Shakib, as mentioned in the album sleeves)
09. Asroy (dedicated to "Rashika" by Farhan, as mentioned in the album sleeves)
10. Jatra
11. Ronoklanti
*The iTunes store is currently listing "Ronoklanti" as "Haat Barao", which is a typo
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BanglaCDCovers thanks Mirza Sazib for graciously providing the original booklet.
Lyrics pages were previously recreated from original low-res uploads on the official Facebook page of Cryptic Fate.
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| Front |
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| Back |
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| Booklet-1 [with Inlay (Front)] |
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| Booklet-2 |
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| Booklet-3 |
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| Booklet-4 |
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| Booklet-5 |
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| Booklet-6 |
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| Booklet-7 |
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| Booklet-8 |
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| Booklet-9 |
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| Booklet-10 |
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| CD |
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| Inlay [Back] |
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| Recreated Lyrics page - 1 |
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| Recreated Lyrics page - 2 |
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| Recreated Lyrics page - 3 |
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| Recreated Lyrics page - 4 (Note: "Danob" lettering is absent in the original booklet) |
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| Recreated Lyrics page - 5 |
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Just wow! Your effort in showcasing the golden era of Bangla music is really appreciating!
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