(artists) Peter Cat Recording Co.

Formed in New Delhi around 2010 by the crooner Suryakant Sawhney, PCRC is a group that’s mutated over time, shedding members and accruing more,...

(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...

(news) Tritha Celebrates Nature With Meditative Acoustic Fusion On ‘PACHAMAMA’

Producer, composer and singer Tritha Sinha recently released her latest album ‘PACHAMAMA’, dedicating each track as a tribute to different...

(news) Releases Of The Week: Kohra, Hanumankind x Parimal Shais, Whale In The Pond & More

With 'Releases Of The Week', Wild City handpicks and highlights our favourite new music from the previous week by artists from South Asia and its...

(news) Listen: Releases By iyer, Krameri, Angad Berar & More

‘A Broadcast, Underwater’ By Angad Berar Angad Berar channels the tranquil headspace he has been taking respite in to escape from the...

(news) Tre Ess Voices The Trials & Tribulations Of Life In Jharkhand On 'Sipping Off Troubled Waters'

In spite of India having a massive tribal population – tribal people constitute about 8.6-percent of the total population – there is little that's...

(news) ‘A Journey of Mistakes’: Octo Octa Publishes Free, Comprehensive Guide To Building A Home Studio

Recalling memories of her teenage years, when she used up all her savings to buy hardware and gear like synthesisers – only to realise later that it...

(news) World Music Day 2019: Our Pick Of Celebrations Across India

World Music Day started out in Paris on June 21, 1982 as Fête de la Musique to encourage musicians to perform in outdoor and public spaces for fun...

(news) Preview: Nova Batida - That New Beat In Lisbon

The full lineup for Nova Batida, Lisbon, 2018 is now out. With the massive addition of alternative synthpop masters Little Dragon at the top of the...

(news) Listen: BRNSCTR Releases New Album ‘ARTLESS’

Experimental art-hop producer BRNSCTR just released a surprise album called ‘ARTLESS’ – a follow up to his 2014 gem – the ‘King Brain...

(news) Listen: Unreleased Single From ‘Film’. Debuts At City Sessions #10

Wild City and WeThePpl are back in Delhi with the 10th edition of City Sessions, set to take place tomorrow night at a secret location that we’ll be...

(news) Listen: PCRC Releases New Album 'Climax'

A little over a month ago, the legendary PCRC (short for Peter Cat Recording Company) recorded some of their new album ‘Climax’ live at...

(news) Listen: Kumail Releases ‘Shift’ EP

“Billions of years ago, you were a big bang” So begins Kumail’s EP - ‘Shift’. The ghostly voice of Alan Watts, coated over cosmic sounds...

(news) Listen: When Pandas Attack Debut LP 'Things Pass By'

Graphic designer by day and savage, bamboo munching bear by night, Ankur Chauhan has released his first full-length album as When Pandas Attack called...

(news) Soulspace Releases Pre-mastered Tracks From His Debut LP

SOULSPACE is the aptly named avatar of Delhi resident Vishnu Ps who was planning to release his debut LP sometime now. Unfortunately, we may have to...

(news) DJ Skip Turns To Crowdfunding To Represent India At The IDA World DJ Championships

One of India's best (and only) turntablists, DJ Skip has recently been nominated to represent India at the IDA World DJ Championships.Unfortunately,...

(news) Watch: Frame/Frame Releases Stunning Video Ahead Of EP Launch

Frame/Frame is officially on fire. With mere days to go until the release of his debut ‘Swimmers’ EP he has just dropped a video for the title...

(news) Page #3: Little Black Book Delhi

Holi Hai!Have you noticed how that phrase never sounds the same if you translate it to English? Holi is a few weeks away and it’s already getting...

(news) You Greedy Rat Head F*ck. Deadmau5 & A Guy Called Gerald In Open Dispute

Earlier this week, Rolling Stone published an interview with electronic dance music icon Deadmau5. For anyone who's been following his blog, it'll...

(news) Rock Steady Crew President Crazy Legs To Tour India

Update: Details announced.26 June (Tue), 4pm – Bboying Workshop at NM College, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai27 June (Wed), 6pm – Dharavi Rocks Workshop...

(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...

(features) When Parties Get Political: The Subtle Art of Nightlife Activism In Asia

Parties have long been used as a medium for sociopolitical change. In New York, the crew known as Melting Point have raised thousands of dollars for...

(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) Voice Of The People: Protest Music In India

Last night at Shaheen Bagh, a little after midnight, hundreds of people burst into cheer as the verses of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' soared into...

(features) Peter Cat Recording Co: End Of An Era?

If you want to miff or bore Peter Cat Recording Co., a sure shot way would be to ask the band what genre their music belongs to. They're not the first...

(features) Ami Dang Translates Folklore With A Heady Spin Of Sitar And Synthesisers On 'Parted Plains'

Ami Dang might not remember, but in 2011, during an interview with Baltimore Sun, she inadvertently predicted her music career. “I’d love to do an...

(features) ‘I would like to float in the air’: Yosi Horikawa On Shaping Sound, ‘Spaces’ & Borrowed Scenery

Moldy vinyl. Bicycle bells. Steam engines. Kitchen utensils. Goats, leather seats, pen scribbling on paper, scratches of paint brushes, beds,...

(features) Review: 'Little Kid, Big Dreams' By AHMER x Sez On The Beat

“For me, this is the most important record we have ever put out,'' remarked Azadi Records co-founder Uday Kapur at our listening session for...

(features) 'I play jazz for fuck’s sake – it’s revolt music': Tarun Balani

The reason Tarun Balani is a jazz drummer and composer ultimately boils down to a technical error. Roughly 14 years ago in New York City, technology...

(features) Review: 'Royal Almonds' By Burudu

As Burudu embraces a more club-friendly, deep house influenced approach on their new EP 'Royal Almonds', you may have thought that they would...

(features) "No Expectations, Only Surprises": Inside Berlin’s Infamous Party Collective African Acid Is The Future

Dressed from top to bottom in all-black attire, wearing a mute expression and carrying a cloud of anxiety and anticipation, my friend and I stood in a...

(features) ‘There's Still Miles To Go, But This Is Me In 2018’: In Conversation With BLOT!

Flashback to 2007, when most of us were still slowly coming to terms with the imminent demise of rock as we knew it. Two friends sat in a park,...

(features) Tom Trago: Breathing Music Into Life

Bappi Lahiri's gilded, gaudy charm isn't strictly limited to India. His affluence spreads as far as the glint of his gold chains, and it found its way...

(features) Spontaneous Combustion With Infinite Jar Space

Ikagar Saini is a man with no plan. He hates planning. So much, in fact, that he is committed to improvisation almost as a way of life. It’s what...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: August

Wild City handpicks the most interesting one-off singles released by artists in South-Asia in our monthly feature - Singled Out. If you’d like us to...

(features) In Conversation With: Curtain Blue

Out of the many names in alternative Indian electronic music, Abhishek Bhatia’s stands out as one of the more prolific, consistent and original of...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: April 2016

‘Seditious Raga feat. Yogmaya’ by Ravana Ravana’s warped bhajan from hell comes from his forthcoming album ‘Anti Nationals’ and was...

(features) The Rookie's Guide To A Night Out In New Delhi

You’re standing in front of a large, expensive looking metal gate somewhere deep inside the lower intestines of Sainik Farms, trying to fish out...

(mixes) Wild City #105: Karl Hungus

Reunion Island selector Karl Hungus delivers a diverse selection of funk for Wild City Mix #105. Resident DJ at Sakifo Musik Festival and one of...

(mixes) Wild City 030: Apocalypse Meow

""A·poc·a·lypse: n. A prophetic disclosure; a revelation."" At first Apocalypse Meow may come across as just another guitar-based band. In fact,...