Punjabi-American sitar player, songwriter and ambient musician Ami Dang constructs speculative and searing soundscapes, uniting the disparate worlds of Indian classical music and dreamy synth-infused song composition. Her dreamlike work references her hybrid identity as a first-generation South Asian-American, Sikh upbringing, musical education, as well as the chaos and spirituality of the landscapes of both Baltimore and urban India.
Following the release of her acclaimed 2019 full-length album, Parted Plains, a few scattered EP's as well as collaborations and tours with the likes of Animal Collective, Beach House and black midi, Ami chats with boxout.fm's Rounak Maiti for another insightful episode of Fresh Out The Box. They talk about her musical upbringing, her unique process of combining Indian traditional music with electronic experimentation, the often problematic categorization of her music, and much more.
Ami Dang's new album 'The Living World's Demands' is out on November 4 via Leaving Records and Phantom Limb.
Melbourne based artist, musician and producer Allysha in an exclusive conversation with host Aakanksha Sidhu. Join them as they talk about Allysha’s journey in music & art, her solo project and upcoming album ‘Torn : Tonic’, her evolution in music and what keeps her motivated and inspired to create. In this exclusive chat with Aakanksha, Allysha also reveals her upcoming projects (still in the works), along with an EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN to her yet to be released track ‘Quit Trying’. Don’t miss it!
Krunk’s head honcho Sohail Arora recently released his debut EP "The Slacktivist" under his moniker EZ Riser. The 6-track dnb/jungle project is out now everywhere via Krunk Kulture.
Catch EZ Riser in an exclusive interview by boxout.fm resident Archit Shetye on the release of his EP, the inspiration behind it, his multi-faceted journey as an artist/DJ/producer and label owner and his plans for the future.
Tune in for an exclusive interview w/ Begum, hosted by boxout.fm resident Rounak Maiti. Delhi bred and Goa based band Begum are known for their alternative/post punk music. Catch them in their zone as they talk about their latest album "Are you ok?", the inspiration behind it and much more!
boxout.fm resident Lush Lata catches up with Harshit Misra a.k.a. Hashbass, on the release of his first single "Lotus". Tune in and join Lush Lata and Hashbass as they talk about life, music and more!
About Lotus:
The song urges listeners to seek peace in the most chaotic states of mind we may find ourselves in. In the ever running world there’s always something to do or somewhere to be, Lotus is a comforting reminder that if we seek peace, we can find it in the most catatonic state of mind.
boxout.fm resident and @audiocinema.fm host @architshetye catches up with Nikunj Patel aka @moebius_in, ahead of the release of his highly anticipated debut album 'Memento' on @krunkkulture.
Tune in and join the conversation between Archit and Moebius and get a first listen to tracks from the album, exclusively on this episode of Fresh Out The Box.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features Aakash Mehta, a renowned comedian with a loyal following across his extensive work, including stand-up, podcasts, writing, and producing. Unbeknown to many, he is also a singer-songwriter and is releasing his debut record What a Life on 31st January 2022. Produced by Shashwat Bulusu (signed to Indie Label Pagal Haina), the record offers an intimacy and vulnerability different from Aakash's other work. Acting as a journal, it's a testimony to stories that get lost in the babble of modernity. A homage to feelings we barely get to tap into because, more often than not, life comes in the way.
Join Aakash Mehta in conversation w/ Shashwat Bulusu as they take a deep dive into the process of making this record.
Join Rounak Maiti in conversation with Dutch & Indian artists Heiko Dijker, Sharat Chandra Srivastava, Fateh Ali Khan, Maya Fridman and M V Chandrashekar, as they dive into the makings of “Connecting Pathways”: a unique Indo-Dutch Musical Collaboration that harmonises Western and Hindustani classical disciplines into a new, shared form of musical expression.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features The F16s, a Chennai based alternative band who describe themselves as 'a pop band disguised in a rock and roll outfit’. Catchy pop vocals with grooving bass lines, synthetic keys and some upbeat drums. ‘Its hard to articulate the identity of a soul but we know it’s there.’ they tell me.
Their music romanticizes melancholia and takes inspiration from the mundane everyday life that reflects the city that conceived them. ‘Lyrically driven, the 'sound' of the band rests in an arc that also includes acts like LCD Soundsystem, Julian Casablancas and the Voidz and The Horrors; beat-driven yet innately melodic.’
The band is a group of five: Josh - Vocals/guitar, Abhinav - Guitar, Sashank - Bass, Harshan - Keyboard/MIDI, and Manu - Drums/Percussion.
Join them in conversation w/ Param (Tour Manager) as they talk about their new EP Is It Time to Eat the Rich Yet?
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features Rana Ghose, a curator, economist, writer, and filmmaker. He steers REProduce, an event management collective that works with over 300 artists in India and beyond. His current focus is REProduce Listening Room, a series of interventions in non traditional spaces that engages with music and video in modular, sequential plays - taking advantage of the aesthetics of strange spaces and producing them into five hour embedded experiences where up to eight different performances unfold.
His written work has appeared in GQ, The Quietus, and Dazed, his film work has been commissioned by Vice, The Discovery Channel, and the United Nations, and he has booked and produced events all over Asia, Europe and North America ranging from 20,000 capacity festival stages, to old bakeries, destroyed hotels, and erstwhile monasteries.
Join Rana in conversation w/ RJ Bhakti, as he talks about his journey through different creative industries, REProduce Artists and a lot more.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features Flux Vortex aka Aditya Kapoor, who is the exhibition of repetition, moving obliquely through the human condition. Reaching out for the cosmos, while remaining firmly rooted to the terrestrial rumble of the bass, he displays his inversion of soundsystem culture, in the spaces between dub, ambience and techno.
Join Aditya in conversation w/ RJ Bhakti as he talks about his journey as a producer, his musical influences and a lot more along with some of his recent releases.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features Vian Fernandes, a singer-songwriter, rapper and a bassist based out of Mumbai. He took Mumbai University to a 4-year straight row gold in western group singing in Zonal, State, and National Level.
His interests always lay in foundations of instruments and played Bass Guitar for the band Infernal wrath which won the rolling stone best metal band award in India in the year 2010/2011.He has shared the stage with his band Infernal wrath at Independence Rock Festival, NH7 Weekender, Rock ethos and also shared the stage with many contemporary classical bands.
He was a part of the famous band Nirmitee , which was featured amongst the top 4 bands in the reality show, X Factor India Sony Entertainment Television (India). Performed more than 50 shows all over India , the US, and the UK along with Nirmitee as a singer. Currently playing the bass and rapping with full house energy in thaikkudam bridge.
Join Vian in conversation w/ RJ Subhalakshmi as he talks about his latest album 'Half Life'.
Delving into music production right from their school years, Udbhav and Kuns met fellow artist and School mate Karun and the three eventually went on to form one of the most flourishing acts in today’s Delhi underground scene: Teesri Duniya. The members of the trio have been releasing music both individually and as part of the collective since 2017 and do not show any signs of stopping.
While Karun is known for his poetic verses, Udbhav and Kuns dabble in both production and vocals, not shying away from experimentation with different styles. Apart from uniting as Teesri Duniya, all three artists have also had their share of individual projects. Udbhav has most recently dropped the acclaimed album YATI, an experimental multi-genre work that was preceded by the deeply personal Nanku Sharma and surreal Jaadui Ghadi. As a producer and singer-songwriter, Kuns broke out with his 2020 mixtape Kuchh Bandishein. As for Karun, after a slew of ambient singles, last year marked the release of his album Granth.
Teesri Duniya does not have a defined sound ranging from fusion to lo-fi-like hip-hop to Hindi pop and so on. The versatile discography distributed across its three members is laden with collaborations with talent spread across the country. Their tracks have been featured on BBC Radio, boxout.FM, Red Bull Music, Rolling Stone, The Score, and more.
Join Teesri Duniya in conversation w/ RJ Bhakti.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features Merak, a multi-genre, but primarily electronic duo that encompasses diverse instrumentation, sound design and poetic lyrics focusing on story and message rather than genre. Inspired by the likes of Radiohead, Portishead, Cinematic Orchestra, Patrick Watson, Billie Eilish and Norah Jones.
Join Merak in conversation w/ RJ HVR as they talk about life, music, inspirations, influences and Goa.
This Episode of Fresh Out The Box features Shadaab Kadri aka Riatsu, an ambient electronic musician, a film-maker from Bombay, India.
As a branched progression from contributing to synth portions in his drone metal band Pangea, Riatsu is the space for exploration of soundtrack music and field recording curiosities. Background scores for your visual imagination, in a sea of sound that stretches from ambient techno to dark ambient. After getting his interest piqued in composing ambient pieces through film scoring lectures attending during his fellowship at Musicians’ Institute, California, Shadaab has created scores and jingles for various visual features in the short format.
Join Riatsu in conversation w/ RJ Bhakti as he talks about how anime inspired his artist name, life in mumbai as a musician and a film-maker and how his music is influenced by his surroundings.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features Dakta Dub, a veteran DJ/radio host who has contributed to the India underground music culture past many years with his versatile music taste.
Join Dakta Dub in conversation w/ RJ Bhakti, as he talks about how he got his artist name, his inclination towards Dub and Reggae music, role of silence in his life and a lot more.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features PhreshPrince aka Tushar Bagla, a Boxoutfm resident and a music curator who got his education in HipHop/RnB partying at / promoting for some very unique HipHop touring nights, and attending numerous dance cyphers / events with the local dance crews. Since being back he’s worked in the East / North East while associating with some of the most knowledgeable HipHop heads here. Recently, he has taken to playing an eclectic mix of RnB, Neo-Soul and HipHop at events he organizes and promotes.
Join Tushar in conversation w/ RJ HVR as he talks about his radio show 'H.E.R. Brown Sugar' on Boxoutfm, his inclination towards RnB, Soul and Hip-Hop music and some crazy encounters while DJing.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features Mutable Mercury aka Mukul Juneja, a DJ/Producer and a Sound Engineer based in New Delhi. His production travels across a wide range of genres like electro, acid, techno, breaks and more. With a constantly evolving sound, Mukul loves to experiment with different sounds and samples and blend them into different styles of music.
Join Mutable Mercury in conversation w/ RJ Hrithik, as he talks about his journey, upcoming tracks and how the pandemic affected him as an artist.
This episode of Fresh Out The Box features Shantanu Pandit, a singer songwriter based out of New Delhi, India. He describes his music as ‘quiet, organic folk music’. Since 2011 he has spent ten years honing his craft, either as a solo musician, a founding member of seminal Delhi four-piece Run it's the Kid or the spaces in between.
Join Shantanu in conversation w/ Rounak Maiti, as he talks about his latest album 'Milk Teeth', a cumulation of these iterative engagements and observations, a fabric woven from periods of pre-pubescent recollection and the sometimes unwelcome interface of adult assessment, hung on a body of lyrical transparency, lilting momentum, and lethargic arrangement. Four years in the making, the forthcoming release has been forged over escape routes and perhaps more than anything, a conflicted yet urgent need to present these stories to a public.
Join Vivek Boray in conversation w/ RJ Subhalakshmi, as he talks about music, football, and life in general.