Three of the Bhavishyavani Future Soundz founders share stories of how they mixed foreign and local inspirations together, and the uphill battles of trying to establish a new culture of nightlife in a country undergoing its own cultural and demographic explosion
Funk deliverance
Space Dimension Controller takes us back to the future
“If you want to make interesting stuff, you need to spend time cutting out all the crap that comes out first and then getting to the heart of what you are after.”
The Indian disco pioneer passed away last month, peacefully. We pay homage.
Read up on what the Kolkata boys are bringing to town for the next edition of BLACKOUT on Saturday, August 22nd.
“I was very young, around 13 or 14 when I started to do music. I always wanted to create melodies and sounds.”
“If you don’t know where it’s from, you will never know where it’s at.”
Amidst the clutter and noise, we find peace, resolve and the new sound of rave on the Caribbean island known only as X-Coast.
We talk with Soul Clap’s endearing and effortlessly cool baby-faced protege, ahead of his performance at Wonderfruit Festival.
“The process of signing to a label, and the ensuing wait prior to release can take quite a while but it certainly beats (and is definitely more rewarding than) this new Facebook release culture”
“We have so much dissonance in our lives, so why add to that?”
“The Ensemble is definitely Step One towards expanding on my ‘live’ set and creating a way to share some of the music with audiences who relate more to a band.”
“Complicating simple music is what a lot of people try to do these days, but I’d rather have my most disparate thoughts connect with each other so that they’re easier for others to understand.”
“Dance, you rich bastards!”
“We were about 12 or something and it was a very spontaneous plan. I didn’t even know what I was in for and when I reached, the place got me so awestruck with its surreal beauty that I made up my mind I would go there with my friends and experience Ladakh in my own way.”
… the young video editor / motion graphics artist who’s been adding dimensions to the craft of the visual jockey and developing a signature style.
We talk Your Darkness, The Beatles, indie rock and more ahead of their show at Luna Terrace in Galle.
Berlin cosmic disco queen-in-waiting talks shop and more with us after her live-set BHA Podcast.
The Bombay producer talks his new EP, influences and gear. Also, a भ-exclusive video of an analogue synth jam.
