Features
Exclusive: Kompakt Records Showcase At Magnetic Fields
A year ago I stood in one of Delhi’s premier nightclubs, impatiently tapping my foot. It was around 12.30am and a group of rotund, beige-uniformed, revolver-strapped gentlemen had entered the club....
The Desert Survival Guide To Magnetic Fields 2014
Bedouins, prepare for takeoff. The time is upon us. Our nomadic wanderings will be culminating shortly in the nebulous depths of the final frontier this December. With Magnetic Fields Festival barely...
RBMA Toyko Reflections From Mr. X
It was with great disappointment that we learnt Tokyo’s 2011 edition of Red Bull Music Academy had to be postponed. Due to the devastating events that followed March’s earthquake and tsunami and...
In Conversation With: My Panda Shall Fly
It can be hard to gauge someone in one conversation. It can be harder still if that conversation is not in person, but rather over the phone or via email. It can get messy, as a writer, attempting to...
A WORLDWIDE THING: #OCTOBER
Radio Broadcaster and DJ IAMRISHA hosts a bi-monthly show on Delhi-based online station Radio 79. It's called and showcases global underground sounds that range from soul and funk through to tropical...
In Profile: Hudson Mohawke
We’re nearly there. Glaswegian production giant Ross Brichard a.k.a. Hudson Mohawke is all set to bring his hyper energetic, beat driven dance anthems to Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore this coming...
Sound Reasons Festival
“They teach you that there is bordering line to music but man there is no bordering line to art.” Ish S. aptly chose Charlie Parker’s legendary quote to shed light on the creative processes...
5 Minutes With: Kevin Knapp
Kevin Knapp has been around the block a few times. An eminent patron of Berlin’s distinctive dance music community, he has played all over the world, commanding dance floors with his wild musical...
In Profile: Space/Ghost
The spotlight is poised over our eastern neighbours in Bangladesh for India's second edition of the Border Movement Lounge, set to take place take place tonight and tomorrow at Delhi and Kolkata...
Where Has All The Live Music Gone?
I attended my first live music performance when I was 14. The right attire was crucial - I wore black, studded boots and a soot coloured t-shirt with ‘CRADLE OF FILTH’ emblazoned in a gruesome,...