(artists) Sid Shirodkar

Sid Shirodkar is a producer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Best known for his work with Ape Echoes and Paraphoniks, the Mumbai...

(news) Sheherazaad Is The Latest Rising Proponent Of South Asian Diaspora Channelling Urdu Folk Lyricism With 'Mashoor'

Backed by the fervent strums of a nylon-string guitar, a thumping cajon and the creatively assembled echoes of her voice that add a subtle lysergic...

(news) Dokodoko Release Grunge-Infused Hindi Electropop With ‘Shor’

Dokodoko, the duo of Sikkim-based vocalist-songwriter Dr. Kritika and Siliguri producer Debo Sanyal (who more popularly releases music as Dreamhour),...

(news) Jordan Johnson & Ditty Collaborate On New Single 'Alice & I'

A relatively known name in India's indie music landscape for a decade, Mussoorie's Jordan Johnson went quiet on the release front for nearly 5 years...

(news) Echoes Of Earth Returns With The Yussef Dayes Experience, Kerala Dust, Tara Lily, Anyasa & More

After a pandemic-induced hiatus, Echoes Of Earth returns to Bangalore on December 3 and 4. The 5th edition of the "ecologically-crafted" music...

(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) ‘Qinara’: Sahil Vasudeva Introduces Video Series Of Original Piano Works

"There hasn’t been a lot of solo works of piano coming out of the country, at least, not that I am aware of – compositions that showcase work...

(news) Releases You May Have Missed: Disco Puppet, Yung.Raj, Arjun Vagale & More

The year has barely started, and Indian music producers are already releasing music faster than we can keep up with. There were a few singles and EPs...

(news) Qilla Records Present An Immersive Ambient Offering With ‘Forte, Vol. 7’

Qilla Records has just released the seventh edition of their obscure electronica compilation ‘Forte’, dropping the label’s most ambient-rooted...

(news) Garden City Movement Heads To India For A 4-City Tour

Tel Aviv-based electronic indie pop trio Garden City Movement will kick off the coming month with a 4-city India tour, playing Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi...

(news) Listen: ‘Here To Stay’ By Nothing Anonymous

Nothing Anonymous, the Mumbai electro-pop duo of vocalist Ambika Nayak and producer/multi-instrumentalist Nirmit Shah, have just dropped their debut...

(news) Neon East Fest Announces Phase 2 Lineup Ft. Little Dragon, Andre Power & More

Third Culture has just announced the second phase of its lineup for the inaugural edition of Neon East Fest. Taking place on October 12 and 13 at...

(news) Premiere: 'Old Rum' By Frank Derain

It was despair, a quarter-life crisis and a desire for solitude that compelled Ankit Chugh to release his debut album 'Half:2' as Karv earlier this...

(news) Listen: 'Tales of Time - Chapter 1' By Juicebox Music

Bangalore-based label Juicebox Music has just released the first volume of its compilation ‘Tales of Time’. The 9-track release is laid out like...

(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) Watch: 'Hold Tight' By Ape Echoes

A dark social commentary lingers at the underbelly of Ape Echoes' new music video 'Hold Tight', disguised under an affable essence and Jim Sarbh's...

(news) Video Premiere: 'Type 4' By Alien Panda Jury

Alien Panda Jury has kept us waiting a long time. The Karachi-based producer's last release 'Sound, Science, Love' was in 2013, after which he...

(news) FKJ, Dusky, Tennyson & More Announced For Echoes Of Earth 2018 Lineup

India’s first ecologically crafted music festival Echoes of Earth has just announced the first phase of its lineup. At the very top of the line is...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: August + September 2020

Wild City handpicks the most interesting tracks released by artists of South Asia and its diaspora in our monthly feature - Singled Out. If you’d...

(features) Review: Sandunes Dials Up Emotionality On ‘Spare Some Time’

Sanaya Ardeshir aka Sandunes has a proclivity (that may even be inadvertent) to do things just differently enough to stand out while not becoming...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: Q1 2020

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) Spotlight: Parizad D

Dedicating the month of March to the immensely talented women in our music community and to spreading awareness about female representation and...

(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) ‘Hail the record. Join the revolution’: A Glimpse Into India’s Vinyl Revival

Streaming services appear hell-bent on world domination, and they may have succeeded had there not been a particularly resilient format of music that...

(features) 2018 In Review: The Artists That Defined The Alternative Music Sphere In India

2019 has barely taken its first steps, and there have already been a host of exciting releases, events and music festivals. Before we launch...

(features) Twin Tape Decks, Detective Hunts & Cassette Digging: A Portal Into Awesome Tapes From Africa

It's 10 am on a Friday morning when I call Brian Shimkovitz. He answers the phone from California, where it's still Thursday night. I politely inquire...

(features) Wild City Singled Out: July & August 2018

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) A Comprehensive Guide To The Music At Magnetic Fields 2017

The countdown is well and truly on. Magnetic Fields Festival, one of the highly-anticipated weekends in the year, is fast approaching. With less than...

(features) nrtya: “The void between creator and listener must be filled.”

In the last few months, a number of artists have emerged out of the shadows and cemented a foot in the door of the alternative Indian music space....

(features) Dekmantel 2015: Review

Dekmantel, which means cloak in Dutch, started as a series of underground parties in Amsterdam, run by two music-obsessed friends called Casper...

(features) Spirare: Like A Forgotten Memory...

“I used to be really negative. I used to believe that Pakistan isn’t going to change for the better but then instead of listening to the news, I...

(features) Glastonbury 2014: The Review

Piecing together memories of Glastonbury is like putting together a puzzle while looking through a kaleidoscope. Happy, intense and vivid yet jumbled,...

(features) Word Sound Power: People, Protest & Poetry

The members of Word Sound Power are musical and cultural interpreters, although they may not think of themselves this way. They work with...

(mixes) Wild City #091: SMPRSN

Sri Lanka’s SMPRSN (alternate alias Daffy Maestro) is the next selector to contribute to our growing music division here at Wild City. The Kandi...

(events) EP launch Kumharas, Groovesmen, Noknok & Zen Zanan

Space Sessions, a community that brings alternative crowds and curators together for gigs, food stalls and art shows. This Saturday, the 2nd of June...

(events) Egoless & Stain

EGOLESS Combining dub and dubstep music into one organic whole, while keeping the both foundations of styles in tact, EGOLESS eschews DAWs and...

(events) Egoless

EGOLESS Combining dub and dubstep music into one organic whole, while keeping the both foundations of styles in tact, EGOLESS eschews DAWs and...