News

Kush Arora aka Only Now Mixes Industrial Techno & More With Hindustani Drumwork On 'Timeslave III'

San Francisco-based Indian diaspora artist Kush Arora has just released his new album 'Timeslave III' as 'Only Now', marking 10 years of the moniker. The 11-track release dials the grit of Arora's self-titled style of 'dread bass' and makes its beats more rigid to enter industrial techno's domain...

Angie Joins Kathmandu's New Wave Of Electronica Talent With 'Amaari'

After making her debut as a DJ in 2021, Angie has swiftly become a staple of Nepal's new wave of...

Sijya Releases 'Tabla' Via Björk-Fame Label One Little Independent Records

New Delhi artist Sijya has just released 'Tabla', the first single off an upcoming EP entitled...

Meewakching Release Sophomore Album From The Frontlines Of Live Music's Rebuilding In Conflict-Fraught Manipur

Since May 2023, Manipur has been fraught with ethnic violence, eventually leading to President's...

Alexander Robotnick Features Hybrid Protokol, Noni-Mouse, Rafiki & More On Compilation 'Indian TechXpress 2'

Italian electronic musician Alexander Robotnick has assembled the compilation 'Indian TechXpress 2',...

Features

"This Is House Music for House Heads": Hamza Rahimtula Brings Rajasthan Folkstars To The Dancefloor — Without the Fusion

Hamza Rahimtula was cutting his teeth in the New York house music scene during his college years, delivering DJ sets alongside live instrumentalists (percussionist Frank Bambara being a notable collaborator) when he first thought of how “our own cultural sounds would fit in” with the music. Upon...

Review: Gauley Bhai’s Sophomore Album ‘Sunbari’ Bridges Community Roots With Sonic Refinement

It’s remarkable that in the age when artists are constantly advised to punctuate every few months with a release (and it seems like most big names do) to keep bending audience and industry infrastructures in their favour, Gauley Bhai held back their sophomore album for nearly 6 years, offering...

Mixes

Wild City #249: Paloma

In its first quarter itself, Paloma's Wild City mix connects the low-end rattling bass of Joy...

Wild City #248: Sheral

New Delhi DJ Sheral doesn't wait for a build-up on our latest Wild City mix, entering above 140 BPM...

Wild City #247: Roan Sable

Roan Sable's Wild City mix is the kind that makes listeners reach for Shazam time and time again....

Wild City #246: EveryNowHere

When T.L. Mazumdar aka EveryNowHere started the podcast series Tapasya Loading in 2020, one of his...

Wild City #245: Pale Blue Dotter

With field recordings of birds and frogs stitched between transient meanderings of synths and...

Wild City #244: SourFunk

Bangalore's Vaibhav S Narayan aka SourFunk's Wild City mix is for the point where the dancers for...