My introduction with this next producer was totally by fluke, a lazy weekend just surfing the web, looking for some good music and I come across a Facebook page DJ A/X : AXAI LIVE. From Mumbai, dubbed as India’s answer to Paul Van Dyke and Massive Attack, Akshai Sarin is a...
During one of my regular excursions to ethnotechno.com I came across a review by Shree Sreenivasan on an album called Omnesia. Intrigued by the title and cover I read on and discovering a Toronto, Canada based producer, composer and musician by the name of Anuj Rastogi. Founder...
Who would have thought I’d end up at the same up at the same uni as this music producer, though at the time I had no idea who he was especially because we were studying very different subjects! It was only a couple of years after graduating did I hear about him when my friend...
NADABRAHMA // was inaugurated by this album. Out on New Year’s Day, aptly titled Nu asian soundZ is the second release (first being: Revolution Rising) by the brains behind ethnotechno.com, dimmSummer. This ten track compilation is a testament to dubstep, regarded as one of...
India’s Republic Day marks the occasion of the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic, but that’s not really what I want to talk about. On this day, the media puts on a display of patriotic films and songs everything from Meri Desh ki Dharti by Mahendra...
Today's post is a Niraj Chag concert review by my dear friend Vibhuti Patel. As well as working for the Royal Society of Chemistry, Vib is a freelance writer for the BBC. Her passion and flair for writing speaks volumes through her...
Think Kula Shaker meets hip hop and you’re left with a pretty good idea of who Supersoul Connection are. A Slovenian band formed in 2007, led by RMD and Dhyan, their aim, to promote the message of tolerance, awareness and peace through intense lyrics with substance, all from a...
Through a random sequence of clicking, I ended up on his fan page on Facebook. Born in Mumbai, raised in a small town outside of Lucerne, Switzerland, Mirko Lalit Egger aka Mirko-Kosmos. When I first discovered Mirko’s music – I thought my god! If the Silver Surfer had an...
Another superb gig - About a year ago my music boundaries were pushed in a whole new direction when I came across Shaa’ir and Func. These guys some how manage to encompass bass-heavy rhythms and poetic lyrics with drum n bass, indie and rock seamlessly into their own unique...
A review of my first Talvin Singh gig I attended last year: 2001, I was accidentally introduced to Talvin Singh by listening to a cassette labelled “OK” initiating my passion for Asian Underground. Two days ago my 8 year long wait to meet and see Talvin Singh live in...
Day two of this decade and I feel I need to write about the latest craze on the dubstep scene. They go by the name Engine-Earz Experiment. Where spirit meets programming, emotion meets logic and man meets machine led by the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist/scorer/dj/producer...
