The Musicmandir Podcast - Discover Indian Independent Artists

'Us and I' is a dreampop / electro pop duo based in Dusseldorf who have recently released their single titled 'Crushed' which thrusts you in a crystal capsule where the deluge of impeccable love caresses your every bone, but the virulent pain of this beautiful guise crushes you.

Singer-Songwriter Abhibyanjana is set to release her first EP titled 'Breezing Through' on 13th Jan, 2023.  The three-track indie-pop EP, written and performed by Abhibyanjana, consists of songs peeking into an individual's vulnerabilities, aspirations and desires. Packed with three tracks, Breezing Through, Honestly, and River, the EP galvanises earnest songwriting with indie-pop tunes. One...

Great conversation with The Sacred Geometry who recently released their EP titled “Vrajya”. The duo comprises of Pranav Jadhav and Siddhartha Ghosh both architects and longtime friends who share an innate passion for expermental music. Coming from an architectural background, ‘The Sacred Geometry’ draws their inspiration from the golden ratio, biomimicry, parametric design among other concepts. &n...

Musicmandir talks to Mumbai based DJ & producer Mr Shantanu who creates music under the monikers ‘Smg‘ and ‘kSaya‘ (Pronounced Saya). It has been a long time and after the success of his previous tracks "Walk" and "One Dance", Shantanu is finally ready for his new release "Blinded by Your Love" which comes out on Friday 30th of July 2021.  . Teaming up German singer and songwriter, Kaja R...

Sick Society is a 6-piece alternative rock band based in Bangalore and Kerala. The band was virtually formed in the recent COVID-19 lockdown by notable musicians of the Indian music scene. The project is spearheaded by vocalist Kiran Paul (also Vocalist for Mad Bypass) and drummer Abin Thej (Founder of Prog band The Harbingers and the first drummer of Thaikkudamn Bridge) and joined by Guitarist Ha...

Musicmandir is thrilled to talk to Mumbai based electro act FuzzCulture about his latest EP Strange Cities released in January 2021. Fuzzculture explains how in Strange Cities he has worked completely independently and having complete creative control over every aspect of the music making process. Fuzzculture is also experimenting with his sound and moving into newer directions of disco, pop, prog...

Riddhi Vyas is a singer-songwriter from Mumbai hugely inspired by Trip-hop and R&B music. She recently released her song titled 'R.E.M',  the second single by Haunted & Holy. The song draws a thin line between reality and a dream and which one to choose depends upon you. R.E.M. is about not wanting to wake from your dreams and escaping into another world--away from the chaos and night...

GURU, a Dharmic - Hop artist / producer from Chennai has collaborated with upcoming rapper REGIS to release 'Kaamam' a concept EP which an intense background and inspiration behind it which is best explained by the artists themselves. Hope you enjoy this episode!

Eeshan & Kaushik are a Mumbai-based duo comprising ace musicians and producers Eeshan Tripathi and Kaushik Ramachandran. In addition to lending his musical and production skills to a number of acclaimed acts, keyboardist Eeshan tours extensively and records frequently with Hindi rock/Bollywood performer Aditya Narayan. Kaushik is the vocalist of renowned Hindi prog rock band Paradigm Shift, co...

A fantastic episode by singer songwriter Manas Jha who spoke to us all the way from New York City about his musical journey and collaborating with some of the most exciting Indian artists across the country. Manas Jha's second EP titled 'Trifecta' is a versatile EP featuring Fuzzculture, Siddharth Basrur, Keshav Dhar, Warren Mendonsa, and Jai Row Kavi. All 3 tracks hereon have solid prod...

We are excited to introduce Sri also known as Srijit Bhowmick as our first guest on The Musicmandir Podcast Season 2 this week. Sri has 2 releases titled 'Sau Baar' & 'Love date' released in 2020. He considers himself more of a singer-songwriter and a fun performer of his music, but he clearly does a whole lot more, in the background, than just songwriting as an indie artist - from production,...

This bonus episode & our season finale was all about Anime culture, the music in anime movies and so much more. We started out with an Introduction to Anime and how Anime comes from or is similar to Manga Comics moving over to Adult Anime or HENTAI. We then transitioned to rock band RADWIMPS and their influence in anme music. We spoke about Paprika and it's similarities to Inception the movie....

On the episode we talked about John Frusciante, guitarist for The Red Hot Chili Peppers and his musical works ranging from solo albums, producing chops, electronic projects and his return to The Red Hot Chili Peppers after 12 years. This was a deep-dive into the influences of John Frusciante and how he has impacted our journey into music making and looking at music as a creative process. Hope you...

We are super excited to introduce GURU as our first guest on The Musicmandir Podcast this week. GURU recently released his EP called 'Moksham', crafted with surreal sonic textures and hypnotic visuals, the 4 track EP turns a new leaf in the Indian Hip-Hop scene, merging Indian classical with Hip-Hop.  . The EP is OUT NOW on major streaming platforms and the music video of 'Somras' is out now...

On this episode we talked Retrowave & Shoegaze inspired band called 'Skytrip' who's latest release called Internet Monster is supported by a kickass animated music video. Next up is Sarthak Mudgal, an AR Rahman scholarship holder at Berklee College of music, and the first ever Indian and the only person to play classical tabla on guitar. Moving on to singer-songwriter Shachi Pathak and her new...

On the episode, we talk about the dream of inviting musician guests to the podcast, how one must plan to tackle the idea of making money from a career of being an independent musician. Managing expectations and mental pressures while handling social media as an independent artists and how much promotion is effective promotion. Can you imagine all music from across the world without the influence o...

On this episode we talk about how Rapper KRSNA accused the The Indian Premier League ( IPL ) of plagiarising his track. The issue is far broader than reported in local news and media and begs more information and clarity on the legal aspects music business in India especially for Independent artists. We then discussed the tragedy that was 'Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' which is now renamed and relaunched...

Welcome! This episode we take a deep dive into a bunch of fantastic artists such as the new song 'Quin' by Kavya Trehan, one of the most consistent and hardworking singer-songwriter over the years Dhruv Visvanath, the new long overdue due pop-rock release by The Lightyears Explode, Electronic producer Malfunktion and his amazing artwork, Dreamy hindi rocker Dream Note, Anuv Jain and the amazing Ro...

On this episode we talk about singer songwriters Anoushka Maskey, Raghav Meattle, Shashwat Bulusu & Maalavika Manoj who have released new music. We shed light on Rappers Dule and Sumeet Samos who have set on their own paths of rapping about every-day struggles in their respective lives and keeping away from commercial Bollywood cliches. Some other mentions are Ali Noor's new track and some Ele...

On this episode we talk about the amazing Lnee Golay from Nepal and her track 'Her'. Continuing on the amazing music from Nepal we talked about singer-songwriter Jerusha Rai who is a must listen to anyone who has not heard her music. India's most loved blues and rock n roll band 'Soulmate' also released an album the past week called 'Give Love' which absolutely kills. Some other conversations were...

On this episode we discuss musicians criticising Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's latest comments, Electronic producer/dj 'Mojojojo'. We hit upon Junun, a 2015 documentary film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It documents the making of the album Junun in Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan, India, by the Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, English composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Indian ensemble th...

Hello, Welcome to the first episode of the musicmandir podcast hosted by Jatin, Aakash & Shravani. In today's episode we discuss about the #freebritney movement which has bubbled up again in social media. Some artists we talk about are Achint & The Khan Brothers, a wonderful album inspired by Rajasthani singers infused with modern influences of rock and blues. Sutej Singh who’s debut Prog...