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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
From Folk to Dissonant Electronica: Shashwat Bulusu’s Sonic Confessions in ‘Pinocchio’
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
11 Ways How Independent Artists Are Growing Through Digital Music Marketing in 2026
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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Let it be known, listening to droning modular synths while you are delirious with a fever is not ever, a good call. Let it...
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...
Industry Insight
Soundcheck is often where the biggest misunderstandings between musicians and sound engineers happen. Performers are focused on how music feels on stage, while engineers...
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Aditya Malve, aka DJazz, with his latest EP ‘Her Mom’s A Gypsy,’ has created a sound that feels fluid, textured, and constantly evolving. It...
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There are plenty of songs about being young and reckless, and there are plenty of songs about growing up and looking back. sxnchay’s Twentysomethings...
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Electronic Music’s general appearance in the Indian Music landscape has always been a little one dimensional, forcing artists to conform to familiar structures and...
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If you’ve been paying attention to pop music in 2026, you’ve probably noticed how much of it sounds like 2002. Y2K nostalgia has moved...
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GRAVE a.k.a. Vipul Verma, who also happens to be the vocalist for Kraken has finally shared his new project under the aforementioned moniker. Though...
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The pulse of the independent circuit is best felt through its diversity, where every day brings a collision of genres that somehow find a...
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Every festival season in India begins the same way. Lineups drop. Group chats explode. Tickets sell out. And somewhere in the middle of all...
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Anyone familiar with the history of EDM, and by extension, dubstep would be aware of the neoliberal absorption of it, and its consequent perception...
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Aatma is the musical identity of Aarpit Gawri, a UK-based Indian electronic music producer known for creating emotionally driven, concept-led soundscapes. Blending modern electronic...
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Chaar Diwaari is having one of the most interesting runs in the indie scene. With this release he has ventured on an arc grand...
Industry Insight
The music scene in India and across the world is growing faster than ever, and independent music is no longer operating on the sidelines....
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Premik Jolly is a Bangalore-based guitarist and producer who builds worlds in electronic psychedelia and crushing metal using ambient soundscapes. Since picking up guitar...
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My mother and I have a very few things in common, especially when it comes to how we have spent our days in the...
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Rhythm Shaw has been called a prodigy since before most musicians figure out what they want to sound like. Classically trained on guitar, formally...
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This is the first time I’m hearing Panther and upon listening to ‘shehro ke safed sadkon pe sehroon ke sangeen safar’ it was clear...