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Photo of Dualist Inquiry crouching in grass while wearing a navy sweater

Dualist Inquiry marries sounds from across the Indian diaspora with UKG, soaring electro, breaks and more on his first LP in eight years. Hear the introspective final single ‘Bloom’ now

Dualist Inquiry will release his new album, ‘When We Get There’, via Dualism Records later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Bloom’ below...

Goa Gil, psytrance pioneer, dies aged 72

The 72-year-old DJ and musician had been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer

Goa Gil, the DJ, musician and pioneer of the psytrance movement, has died following a battle with cancer. News of his passing was shared this...

Laser show retina damage vision India

Several people were injured following this year's Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations 

Vision damage has been sustained by young people as a result of lasers used for events like festivals, nightclubs and weddings, according to doctors in...

The Krunk Culture logo on a blue background

Created by the team behind India’s Krunk events during the pandemic, Krunk Kulture was named as a label to watch by DJ Mag in 2021, and has since flourished into an essential multi-genre outlet for South Asia’s most cutting-edge artists. Alongside a mix of tracks from its catalogue by founder Rafiki, Aneesa Ahmed learns its story

Born in 2020 with the aim to put Indian-created electronic music on the map globally, Krunk Kulture is well on its way to exceeding its...

‘The NID Tapes: Electronic Music from India 1969​-​1972’ album cover

Featuring the work of composers working at India's first electronic music studio

A collection of previously unheard electronic music made in India between 1969​ and ​1972 will be released this autumn. ‘The NID Tapes: Electronic Music from...

Kiss Nuka

After years spent as an established pop artist, Goa's Kiss Nuka devoted her life to underground electronic music, and has never looked back. She tells Tara Joshi about making music on her own terms, her commitment to activism, and celebrating feminine energy

When Kiss Nuka’s face appears on the screen of our video call, it is covered in tattoos. Not in a SoundCloud rapper way: these are...

Fresh Kicks 181: FILM

New Delhi's FILM records a peak-time mix of broken techno and bass-heavy garage for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Joe Roberts about his cinematic debut album on Qilla Records, and elevating the new wave of Indian electronic musicians

“There’s definitely something bubbling under in India,” FILM, aka New Delhi producer, DJ and promoter, Sanil Sudan, tells us when we catch up about his...

The Sound Of:  boxout.fm Recordings

Showcasing the diversity of sounds on offer in the Indian electronic music scene and inspiring a new generation of artists to get creative, boxout.fm Recordings has evolved from radio station to club night to vital label. Alongside a mix from its catalogue recorded by Mutable Mercury, founder DJ MoCity tells Safi Bugel about the platform’s journey so far

“People think musicians in India only make music that sounds ‘Indian’,” Mohammed Abood, founder of boxout.fm Recordings, explains to DJ Mag. “In reality, there’s a...

Michael Diamond shares cinematic video for ‘Third Culture’ album track, ‘Lamentations’: Watch

The Kerala-born, Oxford-based producer's debut LP is out this week

Michael Diamond has shared a new single from his forthcoming debut album, 'Third Culture'. A short film made to accompany the single, 'Lamentations', can be...

Few countries have been as devastated by Covid-19 as India, with recent studies estimating that the death toll has likely exceeded three million, more than...

As countries across the Global North vaccinate their populations against Covid-19 and exit pandemic-related restrictions, the dance music industry is entering a moral and ethical...

In the second instalment of Spice Rack, a new bi-monthly column on underground music from South Asia and its diaspora, Dhruva Balram highlights music released...

At the time of writing this edition of Spice Rack, the seven-day average of Covid-19 positive cases in India is 175,167. Some predictions are that...

Berlin-based DJ Pooja B has curated the comp, which features tracks from Nikki Nair, Satya Hinduja, PKO, Low Volume and more

Artists and producers of Indian heritage have come together on a new compilation, raising funds for various charities providing COVID-19 relief throughout the country.

Curated...

Ahadadream, DEBONAIR and more will DJ at London's Colour Factory to raise money for two causes

London collective Daytimers are organising their first live event in support of the ongoing COVID-19 relief effort in India.

An all-South Asian line-up of DJs...

Leon Vynehall, Jacques Greene and more will play over the course of this weekend's fundraiser

India's Boxout FM online radio station will this weekend host a 48-hour fundraiser for the ongoing COVID-19 relief effort in India.

A lineup of artists...

Proceeds will go to the  Hemkunt Foundation, an NGO helping to supply oxygen to critically ill patients

Indian techno label AsymetriK has released a digital compilation through Bandcamp to raise funds for the COVID-19 relief effort in India.

The country is currently...

A new, 28-track collaborative project from The Jazz Diaries and aaj kal, 'chalo', shines a light on artists from South Asia and the diaspora. Hear...

Manipur label The Jazz Diaries and London-based music project aaj kal have teamed up for a new, collaborative endeavor, 'chalo'. 

The project was borne from...

More names are headed to Rajasthan

India's Magnetic Fields festival has locked Daniel Avery, Violet and Karenn in its second wave of names.

Asquith, Kamma & Masalo and Natasha Diggs are...

Ultra Worldwide will also return to India

Ultra Worldwide will kick into action in February with a return to India as well as a debut event in Abu Dhabi amongst its international...

DJ Lag, The Black Madonna, Deena Abdelwahed and HAAi are among the first acts announced for the Indian festival... 

The first names for this year’s Magnetic Fields Festival have been announced. 

This year marks the seventh edition of the festival, which will take place...

Asia’s largest electronic music festival was the target for Hindu extremists according to anti-terror officials