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Mumbai is bygone paraphernalia brought out of the attic to resuscitate the timeless in the new EX GENERATION album, The Mumbai Exchange. Spanning nine...
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AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
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“We weren’t simply building a pressing plant; we wanted to build an ecosystem” – In-Conversation with Saji Pillai – Founder of Samanvii
From Shabad to Trap: The Unstoppable Evolution of Rashmeet Kaur
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“Our vision today is to create original music that stays deeply rooted in Indian musical traditions” – In Conversation With Tarana
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Mumbai/Bengaluru -based DJ and music producer DJazz (Aditya Malve) brings a distinctly intricate vision to India’s electronic music scene. With over a decade in...
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More than a decade after its beginnings in 2013, Runt, the alternative rock project led by Mumbai-bred singer-songwriter and producer Siddharth Basrur, arrives with...
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Music, to me, has always been a soft embrace, something that lulls me to sleep, listens to my woes, and offers a steady shoulder...
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According to khokkosh a.k.a. Yashomati Parveen, this is an electronic album presented with a pop lens and I would tend to agree. Just because...
Interview
The last male mating call of the extinct bird Kauaʻi ʻōʻō was recorded in 1987. The album begins here… You can hear the pauses...
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Rap in India isn’t a new phenomenon anymore. Every artists release in this genre is adding to the Indian-ness of Rap, shedding light on...
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Alok Ranjan Srivastava (Hashtag Jazbaat) is a singer-songwriter and lyricist carving out a unique space in both the independent scene and the commercial landscape....
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Bands are making a comeback and with it we’re once again getting to see musical identities that are bigger than any one person. In...
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Dirty Class is a psychedelic rock outfit famous for their immersive live performances, soul-stirring energy and an approach to musicality that is straight out...
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Hip Hop since its inception has flourished only because of community. The culture has thrived so far only because of the sheer breadth of...
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After eight years of navigating India’s blossoming hip-hop scene, Mumbai rapper Darcy is closing a chapter of his artistic journey with Abhi Nahi Toh...
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‘stay for a meal’ is the perfect title for a debut album that feels like the ideal soundtrack to an intimate house party, a...
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A lot of shauharty has been about mythos, a product of his own narratorial music-making that almost functions as a literature of himself, and...