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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...
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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...
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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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Every once a while, artists come along who convince you that the only thing to be done to be a better artist, is to...
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This quarantine has got us all glued to our phones, consuming content and always looking for new music recommendations. People all over social media...
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A well-known face in the metal circuit, having been part of multiple bands such as Dead Exaltation, KillKount, Adamantium and Schwa, Mradul Singhal is...
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As the world hopes to recover from being brought to it’s knees by the pandemic, India is dealing with a plethora of other problems...
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It takes immense dedication to produce as much creative output as DRAAMA has over his many years of being active. Shravan Chellappa, the man...
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Viraj Mohan aka Karajimo, the live industrial electronica act from Delhi, has released his debut album called ‘Lunar Howl’. Featuring a wide range of...
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This quarantine has got us all glued to our phones, consuming content and always looking for new music recommendations. People all over social media...
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Delhi based singer-songwriter, Dhruv Kapoor released his 4-song debut EP Heartbreak Paradise last month. Kapoor gained inspiration for his EP from his own life experiences,...
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If the true mark of an experimental musician is their ability to be unpredictable, there is no better experimental artist in the independent music...