(artists) Smalltalk

Smalltalk is a four-piece experimental music project based in Mumbai, drawing heavy influence from Soul, RNB, Rock, Jazz and Electronica. The band...

(artists) Synths Back

Synths Back was conceived by Abhishek Chanda. Born out of the islanders unconditional reverence for the ever impressive synthesisers. Consumed by the...

(directory) It's Ok To Talk

It’s Ok To Talk is a safe space to talk about your experiences with mental health, mental illness and wellbeing from across India. It’s Ok To Talk...

(news) Bo Sedkid Flies The Flag Of Sri Lankan Experimental Hip-Hop With 'Goring'

Colombo-based avant-garde songwriter and visual artist Muvindu Binoy aka Bo Sedkid recently dropped his extensive and standout 14-track album 'Goring'...

(news) Brij Dalvi Gathers A New Generation Of Forward-Thinking Beat-makers For ‘emergence’

Back in August, 25-year old Brij Dalvi aka brijplease/zzz/Three Oscillators took to Twitter to express his frustration at the lack of diversity in...

(news) M.A.P // A.M.P Hosted Dastaan Live, Imaad Majeed, Ahmer, Amir Aziz & More As Part Of Music Library, Pirate Radio & Podcast Series

Goethe Institut's multi-pronged project M.A.P // A.M.P documented and celebrated the confluence of music and activism in South Asia by highlighting...

(news) MALFNKTION Takes Help Of Daisuke Tanabe, MadStarBase & More On Exit Records Release ‘No Dough’

Previously Bangalore-based and presently Toronto-based talent Aditya Alamuru aka MALFNKTION just made his debut on prominent London-based label Exit...

(news) Spryk Launches India's First Interactive Online Concert With 'APEX' & 'Vitamin-E'

Tejas Nair aka Spryk has launched a dedicated video game-like platform called 'Vitamin-E' which will host a live concert by the artist on March...

(news) Culture Connects Announces Nucleya, Under 25, Kayan, LBB & More For Discussion, Workshops & Performances

Last week, Wild City, in partnership with MUTEK San Francisco and with support from American Center New Delhi, announced 'Culture Connects' – a...

(news) boxout.fm & Future Female Sounds To Promote Gender Diversity In Online Performance Spaces With ‘Digital Dancefloor’

With the aim of strengthening the cultural bond between India and Denmark, and allaying the disparity in gender representation in the world of live...

(news) Charity Compilation Series ‘aaj kal’ Mobilizes Disco Puppet, Oceantied, Pardafash & More

Music journalist Dhruva Balram has just launched a new compilation series called ‘aaj kal’ (which translates to ‘These Days’) in response to...

(news) Wild City & Women In Labour To Host A Conversation On Mental Wellness For Working Women

To accompany its “no holds barred” podcast to shed light on women’s experience and their declining number at the workplace, Women In Labour, in...

(news) Listen: 'Stepping About' By Tushar Mathur Ft. Shayan Roy

Many of us have been spending more time than usual on social media during this lockdown, looking at memes, videos, connecting with loved ones and so...

(news) The Alipore Post To Host Online Festival With Music, Art, Poetry & More This Weekend

Just a few hours ago, we shared Cherie Hu's "Virtual Music Events Directory", which offered a comprehensive guide for the music industry for hosting...

(news) Listen: ‘Phase’ By lojal

Martin J. Haokip's journey to being a full-fledged musician only really started after he moved to Shillong from his hometown in Manipur. The move...

(news) Future Collective Brings Conscious Culture Design Fair To New Delhi

On February 29 and March 1, Future Collective 2020 will host exhibitions from leading sustainable fashion brands, art installations, sari swap-shops,...

(features) 2022 In Review

2022 – the year that the world seemed to finally emerge out of the nightmare that was the COVID-19 pandemic. The year wasn’t without its tragedies...

(features) Review: Hotel Kali Make A Stellar Case For Collaboration On Eponymous Debut Album

“A lot of people from outside India come into India and they’re more interested in Indian music and classical music. Theresa was very cool like...

(features) An Unlikely Marriage: Indian Classical Music’s Century-Old Flirtation With Jazz

I was recently asked if there was jazz in India, a question related to my life experience of 5 years living there. I received the question with a...

(features) 2020 In Review

To fully grasp all that the year 2020 entailed, it’s important to briefly reflect on how things were at the start of it. India was seething with...

(features) Spotlight: Pagal Haina – The Indian Label Connecting Prateek Kuhad To Lifafa

Pagal Haina? Crazy, right? The inception of the artist development agency and label which has cultivated the likes of Prateek Kuhad, Rounak Maiti and...

(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...

(mixes) Wild City #199: Natasha Noorani

Few individuals can be ascribed the descriptor “musical polymath” as justifiably as Natasha Noorani. A singer-songwriter, playback singer,...

(mixes) Wild City #194: Derain

Not a lot of mixes can leave a lump in your throat – less so, within a minute of them. Enter Derain’s mix for Wild City, which picks at fresh...

(mixes) Wild City #192: Babloo Babylon

Anyone who has caught the enigmatic Babloo Babylon live has beared witness to the anonymous producer and DJ’s knack for interspersing film dialogues...

(mixes) Wild City #184: DJ Ishani

Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah – these are just some of the artists that feature on DJ Ishani’s mix for Wild...

(mixes) Wild City #164: 4lienetic

The past few days in New Delhi have been decidedly dreary – cold and wet, with a lingering blanket of rain. It's also the ideal weather to park...

(mixes) Wild City #161: Zero 7

It's festival season in India right now. No, not because of Diwali and any other religious holidays – we're talking music festivals. Nearly every...

(mixes) Wild City #114: French Toast

Mix #114 from French Toast a.k.a. Frank McWeeny is an upbeat jumble of infectious disco and house that’s tailored to kick up a storm on the...

(mixes) Wild City #108: Ro.

Cotton Press Studio co-founder and one half of Nicholson, Rohan Ramanna – a.k.a. Ro., delivers a soulful selection of smooth R&B, hip-hop and...

(mixes) Wild City #101: Spryk

Mumbai based musician and producer Spryk brings in 2016 with a high energy, exclusive mix for Wild City. Fresh UnMute signee Tejas Nair is a Mumbai...

(mixes) Wild City #098: Troja

Mumbai/Berlin based selector, producer and Regenerate crew member Troja goes deep for mix #098. Trideep Roy is the latest beat maker to contribute to...

(mixes) Wild City #079: Asvajit

Once the lead guitarist of Colombo based progressive jazz-rock band 'Powercut Circus', Asvajit has made a name for himself as one of the most...

(mixes) Wild City #073: Vipul

"In a movement that may surprise some, a fresh new wave of DJs and producers are bursting forth from the burgeoning house music scene in India and...

(mixes) Wild City 061: Kush Arora

We've been holding on to this one for a while, yet to be honest, we're kind of glad that we have. With a month off in the summer, we're happy to...

(mixes) Wild City 057: Nucleya

Nucleya entered the scene as half of Bandish Projekt, along with friend and long-time collaborator Mayur Narvekar, while still in eleventh standard....

(mixes) Wild City 050: Gaurav Malaker

Wild City #050 (yes, it is a landmark) comes from Gaurav Malaker, a producer best known as one half of India's leading multidisciplinary audio/visual...

(mixes) Wild City 044 - Alien Panda Jury

We just can't stop ourselves. We're slipping deeper and deeper into the Pakistani underground and are only emerging with raw, sharp and just brilliant...

(events) Design Fabric Festival

The art and design festival will take place over two days and feature 30 international and Indian artists from across the design community. Along with...

(events) REProduce Bombay

Purva Ashadha (Bombay, India) Speaking of subwoofers, Parth sent me a bunch of his stuff but it was this kind of evolved psy that did if for me. If...

(events) International Board Game Day 2018

Newcomers, especially people who’ve only played games like Monopoly, Cluedo, Pictionary, etc. There is a massive world of creative, challenging, and...

(events) Mind The Gap #GenderAndTheJob

Mind the Gap, presented by MIXX & Dysco is intended to be an intellectual, digital and tangible exploration of gender equality within professions...

(events) Hashback Hashish, Flopiwitxch & more

REproduce Drones - Session 13 Words: Rana HASHBACK HASHISH (New Delhi/Lucknow, India) the first time we met was either at samrats house in 2010 or...

(events) Compa & Tarqeeb

Compa After an introduction to turntables along with drum & bass records in his early teens, Compa later found a college teacher of his producing...

(events) Compa & Tarqeeb

Compa After an introduction to turntables along with drum & bass records in his early teens, Compa later found a college teacher of his producing...

(events) Compa & Tarqeeb

Compa After an introduction to turntables along with drum & bass records in his early teens, Compa later found a college teacher of his producing...

(events) Wild City Presents 'Selectors' #003: Record Store Day Fair

Artists Jonny Rock A mainstay in London's electronic underground music scene for nearly two decades, Jonny Rock has laid down tracks on some of the...

(events) Pig&Dan, Alex Schaufel, Sixth Ocean & More

Image courtesy of the artist's Facebook page Pig&Dan Pig&Dan have achieved an amazing back-catalogue of releases on labels including Soma,...