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I remember having a conversation with a friend of mine, who also happens to be a visual artist, when I was visiting Goa. He...
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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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In 2024, Samanvii commissioned India’s first new vinyl manufacturing facility after nearly four decades, contributing to the revival of vinyl culture and physical formats...
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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...
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FENGa’s latest album WTF! is a statement piece from an up-and-coming artist who’s turning heads in the Indian indie music scene. Hailing from a...
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Albela’s new EP, BOHOT AJEEB ARTIST, is part of the artist praxis one engages in to reconcile with oneself. With cover art that resembles...
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Bengaluru / Mumbai based DJ Aditya Malve, aka DJazz (pronounced ‘Jazz’, formerly DIVERSION AHEAD.), has an interesting discography to his many names — he...
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Arshaq Malik is a Bangalore-born and UK-based rapper/producer who has established himself as one of the most versatile hip-hop voices from the Indian underground....
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Aksomaniac is a producer, pianist and storyteller who has steadily been reshaping the emotional vocabulary of Malayalam R&B. He paused his pursuing of engineering...
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The JBL Music Academy has steadily grown into one of India’s most exciting platforms for emerging musicians — a space where raw talent meets...
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Siddharth, widely known as S.I.D, is a versatile figure in Kannada hip-hop, functioning as a rapper, music producer, editor, and visual effects artist. With...
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Varun Nimbolkar’s Bah Bah Black Sheep is a five-track EP that weaves Indian classical and electronica together. Based in Pune, Nimbolkar has been steadily...
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On his latest EP, Foenix a.k.a. Rohit Mukherjee polishes his already established disco sound fused with retro Indian aesthetics. He’s also made use of...
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Hip-Hop has been nothing short of a phenomenon in India and over the years the culture is permeating deeper into the ethos of our...
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The Indian rap-scape has always been interesting — spitting out admixtures of control and creativity that you do not usually envision, but which do...
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In an era of thumping trap drops and high-octane producer albums, YKSDOG has taken a refreshing detour with his debut EP Boys Don’t Cry....
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I listen to sudan’s new release — pocket friendly : volume i, at Bonobo, where he does a launch party and an elongated set...
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The Northeast never fails to impress with its incredible musical talent. While the region is well known for its rock scene, one genre it’s...
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Smoke & Muzzle have teamed up to deliver a refreshing six-song project titled Boy Drama. This Punjabi-Hindi EP, touted as “6 songs, 6 moods,...
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Bangalore-based progressive metal band Fallen Letters – featuring Vishal Naidu (vocals, guitars), Aditya Ramesh (lead guitar), Abhay Prakash (bass), and Mukund Narasimhan (drums) release...