News

A Standout Melody Marks Meewakching’s New Single ‘Fonder’

Meewakching, one of Manipur's present-day leading indie rock groups, just released their new single 'Fonder' to follow up their sophomore album 'BILDUNGSROMAN'. The 5-piece group tightens as songwriters as they arrive at a memorable melody as wistfully romantic as the song's lyrical themes. The...

Mary Ann Offers Slick Hook-First Single 'Student of Love'

Mary Ann Alexander is somewhat on a meteoric rise on the back of prolific collaborations and...

On ‘sun & dreams’, roshnee Blooms Through A Cohesive, Minimalist Folk Palette

On paper, what 'sun & dreams', the debut single by Mumbai-based artist Ritik Mehta aka roshnee...

Arushi Jain Celebrates Daphne Oram Alongside Deena Abdelwahed, Cosey Fanni Tutti & More

Daphne Oram was a pioneer of electronic music and one of the first British acts to compose using...

NAARI Leans Into Stillness & Storytelling On ‘Autumn Sunrise’

India-raised Berlin-based Neeraja aka NAARI lets her songwriting flow unfettered on her latest EP...

Features

Review: 'The Mumbai Exchange' Presents A Love Letter To 80s/90s Indian Disco-Pop

Australia's Ziggy Zeitgeist (the drummer behind Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange) and the UK's Lewis Moody have followed up 'The Napoli Exchange', their debut album as EX GENERATION, with the new LP: 'The Mumbai Exchange'. The pair set up base at Mumbai's Island City Studios and called upon...

Review: ‘Algorave India Compilation One’ Marks a Milestone for India’s Creative Coders

For about 7 years now, a thriving pocket of Algoravers has existed in India. For the uninitiated, since the beginning of the last decade and with roots far beyond, creative coders have gathered for events called Algoraves where they generate music and visuals live through coding. Enter one such...

Mixes

Wild City #255: Femme Music

Musician Sanoli Chowdhury and her manager Vinod Gadher (with past experience managing Talvin Singh...

Wild City #254: Jay Drive

One of the steadily rising electro and house selectors of the country, New Delhi's Jaidev Kaushik...

Wild City #253: UKato

New Delhi's UKato distills his usual fare of breakbeats (which has got him to some of the genre's...

Wild City #252: Unnayanaa B2B Hamza Rahimtula

As a tag team digging through their combined vinyl collection, Unnayanaa and Hamza Rahimtula have...

Wild City #251: Rajah Betta

The influence of Bombay sometimes comes through gently included but obviously present samples likely...

Wild City #250: Stick No Bills

All around the world in dance music, the South Asian diaspora is carving a space for the culture...