News

Kohra & Monophonik Come Together For Cerebral Techno EP 'Eastern Timbres'

Madhav Shorey aka Kohra and Shatrunjai Dewan aka Monophonik, two of the leading names in India's current techno talent, have come together once again for the collaborative EP 'Eastern Timbres', released via Prague-and-Berlin-based Harmony Rec. Being experienced acts in the genre, the pair doesn't...

A Brief Guide To GAIA Festival

Returning for its third edition, GAIA Festival returns to the village of Raison in Himachal Pradesh...

Crowded But Compelling, MONé’s 'Metamorphosis' Combines Broken Beat With Gritty Ambient Techno

Kerala producer-DJ Sooraj Sivadas aka MONé just released the EP 'Metamorphosis' via New Delhi's...

RAJ Turns To Jazz-House On New EP But It's Still Lo-Fi & Ambient Influences That Give It Interest

Delhi's Rajkanwar Sodhi aka Raj moves from his formative style of jazz-infused lo-fi hip-hop to turn...

Derek & The Cats Homage Bangalore's Cubbon Park, Andheri's Ratna Mahal & More On 'People to Meet, Places to See'

Bangalore-based jazz group Derek & The Cats just released their sophomore album, 'People to...

Features

"Speaking Back To History In Real-Time": Tarun Balani On How The India-Pakistan Conflict Weighed On His Album Release

When the Hindus from the Sindh region left their homes in the aftermath of the blood-soaked partition of India and Pakistan, growing concerned about their place in the effectively non-secular new nation they suddenly found themselves in, they weren’t just displaced from their homes but also from...

"This Is House Music for House Heads": Hamza Rahimtula Brings Rajasthan Folkstars To The Dancefloor — Without the Fusion

Hamza Rahimtula was cutting his teeth in the New York house music scene during his college years, delivering DJ sets alongside live instrumentalists (percussionist Frank Bambara being a notable collaborator) when he first thought of how “our own cultural sounds would fit in” with the music. Upon...

Mixes

Wild City #252: Unnayanaa B2B Hamza Rahimtula

As a tag team digging through their combined vinyl collection, Unnayanaa and Hamza Rahimtula have...

Wild City #251: Rajah Betta

The influence of Bombay sometimes comes through gently included but obviously present samples likely...

Wild City #250: Stick No Bills

All around the world in dance music, the South Asian diaspora is carving a space for the culture...

Wild City #249: Paloma

In its first quarter itself, Paloma's Wild City mix connects the low-end rattling bass of Joy...

Wild City #248: Sheral

New Delhi DJ Sheral doesn't wait for a build-up on our latest Wild City mix, entering above 140 BPM...

Wild City #247: Roan Sable

Roan Sable's Wild City mix is the kind that makes listeners reach for Shazam time and time again....