News

TMPST Serves Dark Industrial Techno On 3-Track EP ‘CLXXXVI’. 

In his first release of 2022, the Karachi-based producer Asfandyar Khan dropped a three-track EP under his electronic alias TMPST last week, released via Dutch imprint Otomo Trax/Obscuur Records. Khan is known for his gorgeous build-ups and intense crescendos, both as TMPST and ambient-leaning...

Kartik Sudhera Delivers A Heady Selection Of Textural Lo-Fi And Broken Beat On New EP ‘DROPLYTES’

Ludhiana-based producer Kartik Sudhera shared his newest beat tape titled ‘DROPLYTES’ earlier...

Agaahi Rahi Reflects On The Anxieties Of Being Muslim in India Through ‘Fariyaadein’

Rapper and founder of Bangalore-based hip-hop collective Wanandaf, Agaahi Raahi aka Farhan Ahmed...

Monophonik Humanises Techno & Breakbeat On ‘Tabalchi’ & ‘Sourcecode’

Analog synth enthusiast, DJ and producer Shatrunjai Diwan aka Monophonik just dropped some new music...

Delhi-Goa Trio Begum Premiere New Single ‘Maybe Baby’   

Alternative pop outfit Begum have shared a new single titled ‘Maybe Baby’ with an accompanying...

Features

From Rock Operas To Folk-Fusion: How Kabir Lives On In The Music Of Today

Sant Kabir Das, the 13th-century mystic poet and philosopher, remains an enduring reflection of India’s polyglossic tradition, his hard-hitting dohas (couplets) detailing ways to live by. His work has been claimed by several –and at times conflicting–socio-religious traditions and schools of...

Review: Smokey The Ghost Funnels His Journey & Its Personalities Like Raftaar, Dee MC & More Into The Album ‘THE HUMAN NATION’

“You know when hip-hop started… Hip-hop in India didn’t start at the gullies, bro. Hip-hop started on Orkut– From the alleys of the internet.” ‘O.R.K.U.T. (feat. Epr Iyer)’ might not be the most energetic track on Sumukh Mysore aka Smokey The Ghost’s latest album ‘THE HUMAN...

Mixes

Wild City #208: Maddeof

Entering right behind the endless lo-fi hip-hop YouTube streams and as a deluge of uploads on...

Wild City #207: KillZen

Electronic act KillZen construct their Wild City mix with only original and unreleased work to...

Wild City #206: Dynamite Disco Club

Starting as a radio show and a continual chain of song edits by DJ-producer Stalvart John, Dynamite...

Wild City #205: GIRLS NIGHT OUT

Whether at a late-night slot behind a deck in South Delhi or a sunny pool-side party, Vijayant Singh...

Wild City #204: Sleepy Insomniac

boxout.fm-regular Jaskaran Rana aka Sleepy Insomniac is known to take to the internet radio every...

Wild City #203: Amarrass Records

As we try to differentiate our mix curation with the inclusion of our first mix from a label instead...