News

NH7 Weekender Announces The Lumineers, Bloodywood, Dirty Loops, Berklee Indian Ensemble For Pune

India's prominent multi-genre festival NH7 Weekender just announced the lineup for its 2022 edition in its home city of Pune, taking over Mahalaxmi Lawns between November 25–27 with 5 stages covering styles from hip-hop and rock to metal and electronic. The festival will bring international acts...

Kiss Nuka Releases 'I Love The Drive' Via Ninja Tune's Ahead Of Our Time

With the frenzy of the breakbeat, dub-style basslines and gritty vocals centred around a strong...

Noisegates Debut EP 'Sojourner' Is A Confluence Of IDM, Glitch & Noise

It doesn't take long to ascribe the influence of the likes of Aphex Twin and Squarepusher to...

YNZN.P Drops Second EP This Year With 'Better Check Yourself'

Kathmandu's Yonzon Prasidha aka YNZN.P just released his second EP of the year, following the...

Parvati Offers Thumping Organic House With 'Naksha'

It would be an overshot to pigeonhole the first two tracks of 'Naksha', the latest album by New...

Features

My First Release: Disco Puppet

“I realised a little later that we got fucked over because we made some stupid decisions in distribution. There were some people that e-mailed us called CD Run, and, at that time, I confused it with CD Baby [a leading music distribution platform]”, Shoumik Biswas aka Disco Puppet reminisces...

Compassion, Collaboration & Acceptance: How Music Collectives In Asia Are Forging New Paths For Artistes

The creation and nurturing of a ‘community’ through music collectives have given rise to some of the most powerful social and cultural movements in South Asia. While some strived to construct a space for artists beyond the conventions of mainstream culture, others offered a safe space for...

Mixes

Wild City #215: M.A.P // A.M.P

For almost a year now, M.A.P // A.M.P has explored the intersection of activism and music in South...

Wild City #214: AAGUU

Aashish Gupta aka AAGUU, better known for his work as one-half of the duo TechNomads while erstwhile...

Wild City #213: Okedolo

Earlier this year, the Twitter electronic music world chortled around a "Two Guy Theory", which is...

Wild City #212: Deep Brown

Few sets invite one into a trance as quickly as Deep Brown's Wild City mix, which instantly whirrs...

Wild City #211: Smokey

Few in the country have embraced the canon built upon the quick energetic hits of the breakbeat as...

Wild City #210: Sunara

In the progressive, tech and deep house-dominated nightlife of Sri Lanka, Sunara Jay stands out by...