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From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
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From Bloom to Wither: Catatonic’s ‘Gardenia’ Cultivates a Lush Yet Scattered Metalcore Garden
Sikkim’s Harrowing Dearth’s Eponymous EP Blends Punk Fury with Prog Precision
Anirudh Varma Collective’s “SABR”: A Thematic Mosaic of Classical, Original, and Kabir
Hashbass’s Producer Prowess Shines on ‘House of Hashbass Vol. 1’
Moosa Saleem’s Paranoia Is A Dark And Bleak Celebration
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Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
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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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Release Spotlight #97 – Indie Pop, Garage Rock & Ambient Electronica
“Our music is both personal and political – a reflection of society and our inner lives” – In Conversation With The Down Troddence
“Bands & Artists That Are Not Playing To Algorithmic Trends Need Regular Support” – In Conversation With Long Distances
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Review
Picture this: You are in an interview and someone is asking you “What do you love about music?” and borrowing Russell’s dialogue from Almost...
Review
Emerging from the vibrant musical landscape of Gangtok, Sikkim, Harrowing Dearth is a compelling punk-prog duo comprising Josiah Ranpal and Abhinav Sharma. Josiah brings...
Review
SABR is the third studio album by Anirudh Varma Collective. The album features almost 50+ artists across India. It encapsulates themes of fate, determination,...
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There is something irretrievably special about producer-led music projects, especially when they rear their heads in the Indian independent soundscape. A metaphorical angel gains...
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Two artists and one producer came together and had the best sessions- full of eclectic sonics, and witty lyricism creating a fun tape that...
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The contemporary music scene of the country has witnessed its fair share of pop records being produced consistently, to the extent where it can...
Interview
As a publication that exists to promote independent music in India, we often encourage those around us to listen to more Indian artists. Some...
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New Delhi hip-hop artist D₹V has recently released his second album, “NAKSHATRA” with the aim of taking his listeners to his universe with an...
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An independent musician from Nagpur, Bharat Rajagopalan is a multi-instrumentalist. He has done his master’s in engineering acoustics at the Technical University of Denmark...
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If there is one thing that the pandemic made clear, it is how small the world really is after all. An invisible virus spread...
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Anushka Manchanda aka Kiss Nuka, a singer-producer-actors-activist from Mumbai came to prominence as a member of the Indipop girl group Viva! The 38-year-old artist...
Interview
Ever since the pandemic, the Indian electronic music industry has been going through a bit of a transformation which of course has meant the...
Review
Ali Saffudin is a poet. His first full-length release, aptly titled “Home Recordings (Vol. 1) saw the Kashmir-based musician’s quarantine scribblings laid bare in...