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Moksh by Rang: A Descent into Obsession, Guilt, and Grief
Sangram Malik’s Rapperoid 15SM: Of Unfiltered Narratives and Sonic Exploration
Aadya Jaswal’s ‘Sanctuary’: Where Minimalism Meets Profound Emotion
‘KALI’: Ditty’s Ethereal Journey Through Earth and Emotion
Anurag Mishra’s ‘Behad’ Is An Exploration Of Love’s Limitless Expressions
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Shedding Light on the Evolving Landscape: Reclaiming Black Box Royalties in the Indian Music Industry
The DIY Musician’s Toolkit: Building a Home Studio Under 10k
Behind the Playlist: Decoding Our Fascination With Spotify Wrapped
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Top 12 Recording Studios In India
Release Spotlight #96 – PostRock, Trap, Fusion, Jazz & More!
Waiting On The Comedown : Rounak Maiti’s 2019 Album and Its Bedroom-Pop Poetry
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From the heart of Pune’s underground comes a concept project unlike anything else in mainstream Indian hip-hop space right now. Moksh is the latest...
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From the very polished street and uncluttered energy of Chandigarh, it was coincidence, or rather fate, that Sangram Malik found himself in a crowd...
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Aadya Jaswal, a singer and songwriter from Gurgaon, has been making way in the indie music space with her storytelling and delicate sound. Drawing...
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Some songs speak to you on a personal level while some make you think from a bird’s eye perspective. With the release of KALI...
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Hip-hop thrives on artists breaking the mould of what’s working and introducing something that’s inspired but uniquely theirs. The best artists take what’s familiar...
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Everytime a band puts out a new record that has been overproduced to the pulpit, making it sound like in polishing the sheen to...
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Switterbeat, the musical alias of Bangalore-based Aditya AK, crafts genre-bending soundscapes that often speak on the themes of light and shadow. By day, he’s...
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The shamanic art metal outfit from Mumbai, Serpents of Pakhangba has unleashed their second studio album, Air and Fire, a sprawling 13-track concept album...
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Guwahati-based band Joker’s Whoop with a Steven Wilson-isque essence released their debut album Beautiful Spell, earlier this year. Picture yourself in moments of solitude...
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In just 9 minutes and 30 seconds, Urban Poet’s latest EP, Culture Ties, manages to do what some albums can’t achieve in an hour—pull...
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Pune-based alt-indie artist Trisha J is a storyteller – it does not take one much to figure that out. Within the first few minutes...
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At just 18, Shriya, a Mumbai-based singer-songwriter, has created an intimate, strikingly personal world in her debut EP, In A Box. This four-track collection...
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When I meet Dolinman, or more formally, Diptanshu Roy, in his 300 year old near-palatial home in Calcutta, in which he houses countless instruments,...