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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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Runt’s eponymous album Is a Gritty, Honest Debut Rooted in Alternative Rock
Sambit Chatterjee’s ‘Letters for Inca’ Is a Labour of Love and Genre – Fluid Experimentation
Khokkosh.’s ‘Public Fluid and Digital Remembrance’ drowns you with unhinged sound design and graphic writing
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Modular Delirium: Inside the fractured sonic landscapes of Somnium Monkey’s ‘Vettam’
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Your ears are the biggest liars: Psychoacoustics for musicians
The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
20 sound engineering terms musicians need to know for their next soundcheck
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AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
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From Shabad to Trap: The Unstoppable Evolution of Rashmeet Kaur
“You can’t really fake curiosity or love for a language or culture just to chase an audience” – In Conversation With Damini Bhatla
“Our vision today is to create original music that stays deeply rooted in Indian musical traditions” – In Conversation With Tarana
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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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In the history of music appreciation and criticism, oftentimes records have been rewarded with the term “honest” — in keeping with the tradition of...
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Opinion
Put on five different Rashmeet Kaur songs back-to-back, and you could be forgiven for thinking you were listening to five different artists. There’s the...
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After the breakout viral hit Taambdi Chaamdi, Shreyas is back with a brand-new EP titled Lokhand, a collection of three hard-hitting tracks that echo...
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Sure, it might sound a little unusual to call an EP the progeny of a region’s music scene, but that’s exactly what Flint Knife...
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Opinion
“We have art in order not to die of the truth.” Nietzsche’s assertion ties into the idea that art exists as a form of...
Interview
Every once in a while, one comes across musical acts that one knows will make something surmountable out of themselves. It is a distinct,...
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Hailing from Bhilai in Chattisgarh, rap duo SPAZZERS recently released their first EP titled “Title is Due”, in collaboration with Nagpur based producer ATHRV....
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It is always fun when a record starts off with an artist belting. Mumbling has gotten its paws on the concept of music and...
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An EP with flavours of trapsoul, R&B, and synth, PALETTE is a collaborative project between Gangtok’s artists Siddhant Neopaney aka KSA Neo and Chomjom...
Interview
The Indian Choral Ensemble isn’t a regular chorus group. The Chennai-based outfit led by Kalyani Nair and Karthik Manickavasakam is a diverse group of...
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Dive into this dynamic roundup featuring a range of Indian music that will take you on a sonic journey! From the playful defiance of...
Opinion
So, you, like a million others in the country, did not get tickets to the Coldplay concerts in Mumbai? Presumably, you set up multiple...
Review
In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary jazz and rock, few artists have the audacity to rewrite the rules quite like Amyt Datta. With his...