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Ali Saffudin Collaborates With Kashmiri Folk Artist Noor Mohammad On 'Subhik Waav'
When asked about performing in his native tongue, Srinagar-based singer-songwriter Ali Saffudin told us, "To instil pride about one’s language, there should be some contemporariness attached to it...
Emergency Kiss Present Themselves As Early Proponents Of Hindi Synth-Punk With 'Juice'
Few things are more quintessentially punk than a group of teens led by non-musicians starting a band. New Bangalore-based label ISSAI is filling that space with Hindi synth-punk band Emergency...
Lacuna Keeps It Simple & Hard-Hitting On New EP 'Transmute'
In the two years since his last long-form solo release, Chandigarh-born bass producer Mihir Raina aka Lacuna has focused on sound design which he uses to inform his latest offering 'Transmute',...
Goya Offers A Meditative Build-Up With ‘Sleep To Dream’
New Delhi native and founder of the city-based Kintsugi Studios, Abhishek Sekhri, aka Goya recently unveiled his latest cut, the atmospheric ‘Sleep To Dream’. Though his catalogue is still fairly...
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 various socio-politically conscious artists through...
Albela Taps Into Techno's Transcendental Nature With 'Dystopia'
New Delhi-based DJ, producer and educator Shubhashish Ghosh aka Albela holds on to the hypnotic nature of techno as he traverses its sub-styles on his latest EP 'Dystopia'. The titular opening number...
Islamabad To See Haniya Aslam, Natasha Ejaz, Alien Panda Jury & More Come Together For 'Good Scene'
New Karachi-based label Cape Monze Records and performance management Tiny Dancer Live has just announced that they will be bringing together some of the fresh and exciting stalwarts of Pakistan's...
Rohan Prasanna’s ‘Bouquet Of Life’ Offers A Sarod-Led Mix Of Jazz, R&B & Ambient
New Delhi-based sarod aficionado and producer-composer Rohan Prasanna has always resisted the straitjacket of genre – whether it was by infusing the folk instrument into blues, metal and bossa nova...
Nush Lewis & Riatsu Evolve Their Collaboration With New Act Kayoben & The EP 'Asrar'
When harpist, singer-songwriter, and educator Nush Lewis, and producer, composer and filmmaker, Shadaab Kadri aka Riatsu came together as part of a commission entitled 'Asrar' for Magnetic Fields...
Exclusive First Listen: KAVYA Finds A New Sonic Balance With 'Lay Your Head Down'
Usually one to dwell in the unhurried corners of R&B-meets-indiepop with her solo work, Kavya Trehan borrows an energetic tapestry of percussion, constructed by producer Anhad Khanna (who worked...