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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...
Interview
As Kerala’s biggest electronic music festival Kappa CULTR returns to Kochi from 20th to 22nd February, the 3rd edition of the festival proves it...
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In an era where India’s music streaming numbers are hitting unprecedented highs, the conversation is no longer just about who is topping the charts...
Interview
Ever so rarely, one has the opportunity to meet a person so full that their sense of completeness seeps into one’s own being. This...
Review
Tired of Almost is a 3-track by melodic house producer and DJ Kaigan, who hails from the remote Desaiganj in Gadchiroli. This record, his...
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WTF! No, I don’t mean to delineate a moment of disgust or surprise. To be honest, it’s not a moment, or is it? (winks)...
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Rushil Sudrania’s, better known as Mixed Signals, new EP Right Place Wrong Time is a 5 song, 13 minute long record — and is...
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The new year has kicked off with a fresh addition to the widening horizons of post-metal in India. Bimurta, a trio hailing from the...
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Pho is one of the most compelling young voices in today’s Indian music landscape — an artist who treats genre as a playground rather...
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After being named as best debut artist by multiple outlets, Karan Verma’s debut album, Parichay, is finally out. The record is around 30 minutes...
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If you spend enough time at festivals, you start to notice patterns. People drift between stages, hover at the edges of crowds, look for...
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I listen to OX7GEN’s EP Body Mechanics in Goa, which is perhaps one of the most ideal places to do so, while assembling chairs...
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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...
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...