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Listen: Releases By Joshua Singh, SURII, Aeon Waves & More

‘Holocene’ By Aeon Waves After creating tracks with motifs from Indian folk music or soundtrack otherworldly galactic journeys, Kanishk Budhori aka Aeon Waves composes earthly ambiences on his latest single ‘Holocene’ as he contemplates the age of human, its history, its place in the...

Exclusive First Listen: ‘Flish’ By Banat

There is no shortage of singer-songwriters using the immeasurably tried and tested sonics of piano...

Sandunes & Richard Spaven’s Collaborative Album Adds A Fresh Flavour To Their Discography

Mumbai-based artist Sanaya Ardeshir aka Sandunes and British percussionist and composer Richard...

Pratika, Krantinaari and Prabhu Neigh Highlight Discrimination On ‘Labels’

Pratika E Prabhune aka MC Pep and Ashwini Hiremath aka Krantinaari made their debut earlier this...

Seedhe Maut & Karan Kanchan Join Forces For Rap Rock Release ‘Dum Pishaach’

Azadi Records and Gully Gang, two of the most prominent labels of India’s burgeoning hip-hop scene...

Features

Wild City Singled Out: June + July 2020

Wild City handpicks the most interesting tracks released by artists of South Asian diaspora in our monthly feature - Singled Out. If you’d like us to listen to your music, send the relevant info to music@thewildcity.com. 'Slow Machine' By Skulk Slow Machine by Skulk Katyayini Gargi aka Skulk's...

When Parties Get Political: The Subtle Art of Nightlife Activism In Asia

Parties have long been used as a medium for sociopolitical change. In New York, the crew known as Melting Point have raised thousands of dollars for refugee organisations through raves. In Tokyo, local DJs have occupied busy streets with mobile soundsystems and makeshift DJ booths in protest of...

Mixes

Wild City #196: Moses

There’s a lot of emotive ground and dynamic range one can cover behind the four-on-the-floor beat...

Wild City #195: November Rose

There is no shortage of producers flipping Bollywood-samples, though a good few of them treat the...

Wild City #194: Derain

Not a lot of mixes can leave a lump in your throat – less so, within a minute of them. Enter...

Wild City #193: NATE08

With his formative experience as a session bass player, Mumbai-based Nathan Thomas has shown a great...

Wild City #192: Babloo Babylon

Anyone who has caught the enigmatic Babloo Babylon live has beared witness to the anonymous producer...

Wild City #191: ELM

After years of collaborative output with Vir RC as part of the burgeoning electronic duo Vridian,...