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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
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Khokkosh.’s ‘Public Fluid and Digital Remembrance’ drowns you with unhinged sound design and graphic writing
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The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
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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
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Review
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...
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This year has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in...
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In the midst of the distressing pandemic – constant chaos and turbulence surround all of us every single day. Musicians reflect deeply on their...
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Humans have become wired to process information by coupling it thematically. Years of bundling up events, subjects and people, by the clique they belong...
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Shot single-handedly by photographer and visual artist, Arsh Grewal, in her bedroom during the lockdown, the music video for Kamakshi Khanna’s latest single, Qareeb,...
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This year has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in...
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Shantanu Gursal aka Smg is a Mumbai-based producer who made his debut earlier this year. With a debut single called ‘Walk’ already well received...
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Vaibhav Malhotra, a singer-songwriter based out of New Delhi, released his debut EP ‘Afsana’ early last month, a record to remember, one that lingers...
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Pune based singer-songwriter Gaurav Tophakhane has come to become a staple name in the independent music circuit owing to a string of back to...
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Live music is back! Chennai-based alternative band The F16s performed for the first time, after 10 months since the global pandemic, at Mumbai’s AntiSOCIAL,...
Interview
The Delhi-based artist’s third single, her first in English, recounts the all too familiar restlessness of a sleepless night through sombre vocals and a...
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If you’ve ever attended their gig, this band doesn’t need an introduction. With drone-y grooves and fuzzy guitars, they’ve managed to create a place...
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Scream Arjun Vagale and you’ll have a 100 people surround you asking “Where?”. A pioneer on the Indian Electronic Music and techno scene, Vagale...
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Every few weeks there are so many singles released by both, renowned musicians as well as completely new ones in the Indian independent music...
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Aditya Lodha aka Adi born in Mumbai, the youngest member in a family of 16, was exposed to the melodies of Indian musical maestros...
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Avora Records is a 5-piece act hailing from Aizawl, Mizoram. Ever since the band’s inception back in 2016, this quirky, seemingly unintimidating band has...
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Producing an album is a daunting task, to say the least. How does one ensure that every track, every sound on the album is...