(artists) Paper Queen

Mumbai based artist, Paper Queen is a unique blend of old and new school hip-hop, trap, future beats and bass music. Taking influences from artists...

(directory) BASS CAMP Festival

Bass Camp is one of India's best, bass-heavy electronic music festival, promoting cutting edge electronic music like d'n'bass, dubstep, glitch hop,...

(news) Synths Back Interplays Between Retro Sounds & Modern Musicality On New EP 'Consumer Cooperative Society'

Abishek Chanda aka Synths Back takes inspiration from his roots in the Andaman to name his latest EP 'Consumer Cooperative Society' after the...

(news) Kini Rao Walks Across Sub-Genres Of Dance Music On New Single 'Barrytone'

A long-standing fixture of India's dancefloors, Hyderabad's DJ-producer Kini Rao has just dropped a new single, ' Barrytone'. While Kini's...

(news) Dreampop, Electronica & Jazz Mix On Merak's 'Manic Mode'

Merak, the Goa-based sibling duo of Belinda and Brandon Mendes, explore different states of mind with their new EP 'Manic Mode' and, in accordance...

(news) OX7GEN & Schlick Collaborate On EP 'June Moon / Searching'

Mumbai talents Aditya Ashok aka OX7GEN and Bradley Tellis aka Schlick have collaborated on a dance EP 'June Moon / Searching' released via the label...

(news) Rafiki Gives Retro Sounds A Modern Edge On 'The Source'

Mumbai-based producer, DJ and head-honcho of KRUNK, Sohail Arora as his moniker Rafiki doesn't just offer his first vinyl release but also makes a...

(news) EZ Riser Drops Debut EP With 'The Slacktivist'

Mumbai-based producer, DJ and head honcho of management/promoters KRUNK, Sohail Arora recently dropped the EP 'The Slacktivist as EZ Riser. A...

(news) EZ Riser, Finding Mero, Khus Fir & More Feature On 'Billboard Presents Electric Asia, Vol. 5'

'Billboard Presents Electric Asia', Hong Kong's b2 Music and US's well-known music chart and magazine Billboard's joint venture, returns for its fifth...

(news) Addison Groove Returns To India For 3-City Tour

UK bass DJ/producer Tony Williams aka Addison Groove (FKA Headhunter) is returning to India for the third time touring across Mumbai, New Delhi and...

(news) Baalti Sample Rupa Biswas, Ustad Zakir Hussain & More On Eponymous Debut EP

Baalti, the San Francisco-based duo of Mihir Chauhan and Jaiveer Singh, just released their eponymous debut EP via Krunk Kulture. Rooted deeply in...

(news) Sibling Duo Merak Releases Single 'Big Fishes' Via Krunk Kulture

The Goa-based sibling duo of Belinda and Brandon Mendes, Merak just released their latest single 'Big Fishes' via the label Krunk Kulture, recruiting...

(news) Kohra, Daisuke Tanabe, Ranzen & More Feature On 2nd Edition Of Krunk Kulture’s ‘Flavours Of The East’ Compilation

In August, Mumbai-based live music agency inaugurated its label arm Krunk Kulture with the compilation ‘Kaala Khatta - Flavours Of The East’,...

(news) KRUNK Launches Record Label With Compilation ‘Kaala Khatta – Flavours Of The East’

One of India’s premier electronic live music agency KRUNK has just launched its record label ‘Krunk Kulture’ with a compilation featuring the...

(news) Radio Slave To Perform In New Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore

Berlin-based British DJ, producer and label-head Matt Edwards aka Radio Slave will be heading to India for a 3-city tour between March 27-29....

(news) Teebs Heads To India For A 3-City Tour

Revered Brainfeeder beatmaker Mtendere Mandowa aka Teebs has just announced a 3-city India tour, with dates between March 13-15, returning to the...

(news) Pangaea Announces Return To India For A 3-City Tour

Prolific British DJ, producer and Hessle Audio co-founder Kevin McAuley aka Pangaea has just announced a 3-city tour spanning across Mumbai, Bangalore...

(news) Magnetic Fields Announces Second Wave Of Names For 2019

Magnetic Fields Festival, which takes place from December 13-15 this year at the surreal Alsisar Mahal in Rajasthan, had earlier announced a bevy of...

(news) Dorian Concept Heads To India For A 3-City Tour

Austrian composer, producer and keyboard-player Oliver Thomas Johnson aka Dorian Concept has just announced a 3-city tour which will see him perform...

(news) Coki, Iglooghost & More Announced For KRUNK's 10th Anniversary Celebrations

Mumbai promoters and artist management company KRUNK will celebrate their 10th anniversary next month with an extensive series of shows spread over...

(news) Ivy Lab, Anna Morgan & Rider Shafique To Headline BASS CAMP Festival

After 7 years of consistently exploiting bass systems, KRUNK's BASS CAMP Festival is back this November for its next edition. The first leg of the...

(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) 2019 In Review

2019... the year Donald Trump was (almost) impeached, the year Greta Thunberg woke the world to the climate crisis, the year citizens of India came...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To The Music At Magnetic Fields 2019

The music lineup at Magnetic Fields Festival is bigger this year than ever before. Not only does the festival have a vast array of art and experiences...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To Music Festivals In India

Over the last decade or so, new music festivals of all styles and formats have sprung out of India’s transforming cultural landscape. To help you...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To Levi's Music Week 2019

Levi's Music Week 2019 is looking to be quite the insightful week. Taking place from October 11-18 at Levi's Lounge in Mumbai, the multi-faceted event...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To The Music At Magnetic Fields 2018

Our favourite weekend of the year is closing in. With just a week to go, Magnetic Fields is right around the corner, and it's going to be chock full...

(features) Championing New Music With An Uncompromising Vision: Boxout.fm

This weekend Boxout.fm will celebrate one year of functioning as an online radio station - marking the occasion with a 3 day weekender that will...

(features) Kutmah Is Ready For His Next Adventure

Kutmah has not let an ordinary life. He’s fought Steve Aoki, gave Flying Lotus a venue to perform his first-ever show and got to live in the same...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To boxout.fm

India’s first-ever independent community radio station, boxout.fm has been steadily growing since its launch a little over 2 months ago. Having...

(features) Indian Music Industry: A Female Perspective

Let’s get it out of the way early: the music industry, like every other in our patriarchal society, is sexist. We all know that. It’s especially...

(features) In Conversation With: RBMA Selectee Oceantied

Ketan Bahirat’s had a good year. He’s just back from a multi city European tour with KRUNK and is currently getting set to represent the country...

(features) In Conversation With SYSTEM Music Boss V.I.V.E.K.

Not many people have dedicated their careers to perfecting thier art, in the way that has been done by SYSTEM Music boss Vivek Sharda. The acclaimed...

(features) Stop Saying EDM: The Rookie’s Guide To Electronic Music (Part II)

***The Rookie’s Guide To Electronic music picks up from Part I. We recommend you read it first before moving on.*** Last I left you, we were...

(features) Spotlight: Mixtape

For Naveen Deshpande, head honcho of Mixtape, the journey really began in the early noughties when he played drums for Pune death metal outfit, Black...

(features) Tracing The Journey Of KRUNK

Our tale begins in the teeming, balmy metropolis of Mumbai, circa 2009. Its protagonist, Sohail Arora, a familiar name to many of you reading this,...

(features) An Introduction To: Nicholson

Not many people recognised the charming yet dishevelled face of Sohrab Nicholson when he made his debut last month. He performed at the NCPA...

(features) Review: Pune NH7 Weekender 2013

Your Wild City correspondent came to Pune’s NH7 Weekender as a blank slate. For the past two years, he had been traveling during Weekender season...

(features) Get To Know: Praxis (BASSFoundation)

“What one wants is so fucking simple. Just a room with a big sound system and someone selling beers that won’t cost you an arm and a leg.” -...

(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 #093: Kumail

Mumbai based electronic producer Kumail shares a rich, emotive mix for Wild City. The 21-year old music maker has been making music for 4 years now...

(mixes) Wild City #087: BASSFoundation Roots

You’d probably recognise Taru Dalmia as the face behind popular ska/jungle/reggae/dub act - Delhi Sultanate and as a member of D&B and jungle...

(mixes) Wild City 051: Ez Riser

This one's been a long time coming. As one half of Bay Beat Collective (BBC), Sohail Arora has been pushing low end sounds for over 4 years. His solo...

(mixes) Wild City 037: Sandunes

The mesmerising Sandunes is a Mumbai based producer and live act like no other. Having made her first forays into the world of live music playing...

(events) Conducta & Ben Yugen

Image by Prexa Shrestha Conducta Conducta draws from a deep-rooted love of UK garage, hip-hop, soundsystem culture and more, Conducta has become one...

(events) Oceantied & Paper Queen

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