(news) Hamza Rahimtula Dials It Back To Basics On 'Disco Dada'

With a career built upon offering various shades of house and disco, while keeping it close to the defining core of the genres, New Delhi's Hamza...

(news) Exclusive Premiere: Kapil Seshasayee Critiques LGBT Representation In Bollywood On ‘The Pink Mirror’

Indo-Scottish art-rocker Kapil Seshasayee once read an interview with Björk where she discussed her approach of creating albums with a fixed palette...

(news) Facebook To Let Artists Charge Audience For Accessing Live Streams

As the entertainment industry reorients itself to bear the extended periods of lockdown, artists have turned to online platforms that allow live...

(news) Listen: 'Hello' By BLOT!

New Delhi based DJ and producer Gaurav Malaker aka BLOT! has just released his latest EP ‘Hello’ via Qilla Records. The 2-track release edges...

(news) Different Trains 1947 Featuring Actress Announces More Indian Collaborators

As part of the 2017 UK and India year of culture, an alliance of innovative organisations and titans of the arts from both the United Kingdom and...

(news) DJ Pierre To Tour India This February

February keeps delivering the goods: One of the pioneers of acid house, DJ Pierre will be touring India later this month. He’ll be playing in...

(news) BARELY LEGAL ANNOUNCES INDIA TOUR

In preparation for VH1 Supersonic which takes place this weekend, KRUNK has announced two additional shows with one of the world's fastest rising DJs,...

(news) Boiler Room To Debut In Mumbai With British Producer Actress

You might need to sit down for this… Underground music juggernaut Boiler Room will be making their debut in India on 1 December, with Budweiser x...

(news) Listen: Hoirong Releases Third Full Length LP ‘Mwah’

Our favourite noise/alternative rock band Hoirong sends flying kisses to the general listening public with their new LP ‘Mwah’, which is replete...

(news) Perfectiming Releases Debut, Self-Titled EP Via Red Bull Music Academy

One of the countries most popular producers Sandunes (Sanaya Ardeshir) and RBMA alumnus Jiver a.k.a. Jivraj Singh recently joined forces to form...

(news) Dropbox Talent: JESSOP&CO.

Wild City explores the freshest sounds from the subcontinent in Dropbox Talents. This section isn’t about the who’s who in the scene, it's about...

(news) Sandunes & Jiver Launch Collaborative Project ‘Perfect Timing’ Via Red Bull Music Academy

We’ve got high hopes for this one. Two of this country’s most precocious contemporary musicians – Mumbai's Sandunes (Sanaya Ardeshir) and...

(news) First Listen: Sandunes & Wolves Present 'The Memory Lamp'

Sanaya Ardeshir has had a hectic year. She dropped ‘Slybounce’ in June, promoting her future garage goodness as Sandunes around the country...

(news) DJ Rashad Documentary Released on Pitchfork

In March 2014, Pitchfork made its way to Mexico, following the footsteps of Teklife crewmembers DJ Spinn and the now late footwork pioneer, DJ Rashad...

(news) Skream Starts New Label & Announces Upcoming Release From Sandunes

British record producer and electronic music pioneer, Oliver Jones, aka Skream, is starting a new record label after ‘Disfigured Dubz’ shut down...

(news) DJ Shaan: The First Indian To Perform At Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland - ultimate destination for lovers of electronic/dance music and throw away Ray-Bans, has an addition to this year’s line-up and he’s...

(news) Cine-Concert: 'The General' With Live DJ Set To Tour India

Following the tour of French dream pop act Isaac Delusion earlier this year, Alliance Francaise are keeping up with the ambient experimental...

(features) The Evolving Role Of Labels In South Asia

Old-timey incarnations of record labels — glitz, glamour, big money and big exploitation — are great to watch in movies, but their relevance has...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: August 2019

Wild City handpicks the most interesting one-off singles released by artists in South Asia in our monthly feature - Singled Out. If you’d like us to...

(features) Review: ‘Joro’ By Gauley Bhai

Without context, I would have put Gauley Bhai’s ‘Joro’ right next to Tinariwen and Imarhan in my imaginary library of records, mindlessly...

(features) Review: 'Dubfounded' By Ravana & Jumme Khan

Before you listen to Ravana's new album 'Dubfounded' with Jumme Khan, before you even comprehend the existence of the album, it's crucial that you...

(features) Twin Tape Decks, Detective Hunts & Cassette Digging: A Portal Into Awesome Tapes From Africa

It's 10 am on a Friday morning when I call Brian Shimkovitz. He answers the phone from California, where it's still Thursday night. I politely inquire...

(features) "No Expectations, Only Surprises": Inside Berlin’s Infamous Party Collective African Acid Is The Future

Dressed from top to bottom in all-black attire, wearing a mute expression and carrying a cloud of anxiety and anticipation, my friend and I stood in a...

(features) Transcending Arbitrary Boundaries With Jitwam

Jitwam and his band were going to perform at Rockaway Beach on a Friday evening at 7pm. Not a lot of people make the trek from the more populous...

(features) Tom Trago: Breathing Music Into Life

Bappi Lahiri's gilded, gaudy charm isn't strictly limited to India. His affluence spreads as far as the glint of his gold chains, and it found its way...

(features) Novelty In Newness: MC Manmeet Kaur’s Journey From ‘Hip-Hop Bahu’ To ‘Neophilia’

The ordeal of marriage following her debut album ‘Hip-Hop Bahu’, led MC Manmeet Kaur to intuitively guide a thirst for newness on the road....

(features) 5 Women Shaking Up The Pakistani Music Industry

This article was originally published on 27 March by Border Movement here. It was written by Rahim Khan. Ramsha Shakeel. Raania Durrani. Rahema...

(features) Politics and Music: A Look Into BFR Sound System’s Documentary

Convinced of the role music can play in political activism, Taru Dalmia had long dreamed of building a sound system - representing the very origins of...

(features) We’re All In This Together: A Discussion About Mental Health In The Music Industry

The music industry has recently taken major strides in addressing its most shameful secrets; sexism, sexual abuse, misogyny, homophobia and racism...

(features) In Conversation With Dubstep Pioneer & Tectonic Head Honcho Pinch

Rob ‘Pinch’ Ellis’s reputation precedes him. He has a relentless approach to anything he sets his mind to. Whether it’s DJing, producing or...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To The Music At Magnetic Fields 2016

And we’re almost there – just 10 days to go for our favourite weekend of the year! Magnetic Fields will be back for its 2016 edition with a whole...

(mixes) Wild City #177: DJ Champion

It’s no enigma why heavyweights like Four Tet and Ben UFO count themselves as fans of East London DJ and producer DJ Champion. The Formula Records...

(mixes) Wild City #119: Nene Hatun

Turkish born German resident Nene Hatun, delivers an intense and darkly beautiful selection of tracks for mix #119. Classically trained musician and...

(mixes) Wild City #112: Cosmic Attic

Sharath Narayan a.k.a. Cosmic Attic keeps it current on Mix #112 with a bright, forward-thinking range of RnB, electronica and hip-hop. The first...

(mixes) Wild City #099: Bit Of Both

DJs, producers, label owners and veterans in the Indian electronic scene - Ash Roy and Ashvin Mani Sharma (a.k.a. Calm Chor) come together as Bit Of...

(mixes) Wild City #094: Tollcrane

Karachi native and RBMA Tokyo alumni Tollcrane explores fringe electronica and left-of-centre dance in an exquisite mix for Wild City. In the last...

(mixes) Wild City #077 - Blent

Aniket Vidyadhar a.k.a Blent is a Mumbai based music producer and game designer. Having only stepped into the production limelight in the last year,...

(mixes) Wild City 031: Nitin Garg

Nitin Garg is a Delhi based designer and graphic artist who in his free time creates as he describes it, 'organic ambient soundscapes'. Influenced by...

(mixes) Wild City 012: Starfoxxx

Earlier this year we interviewed Ghettophiles, one of the leading players for the juke/footwork scene's movement and home to some of the most...

(mixes) Wild City 004: B.R.E.E.D

Following his interview with us last week and the launch of his debut EP Incu-Bass, we're thrilled to have B.R.E.E.D follow this up with an exclusive...