Wild City

In celebration of International Women's Day (March 8), Wild City has been posting mixes compiled by female artists for this entire month. As March nears its end, we have the final mix of the month – this one comes from Mumbai-based DJ Manaalina aka Manaal Oomerbhoy. Though the last of the series, Manaalina's mix may be the most impactful one yet, and one that truly celebrates women in electronic m...

One of the more experienced members of New Delhi's all-femme collective Coven Code, the past year has seen Shireen gradually become a regular presence in the Delhi club circuit. It's an impressive feat, considering that she still holds down a full-time job as a senior consultant at a corporate firm, and more so because she manages to squeeze in practice sessions in most of her free time. Few of us...

To celebrate International Women's Day, which is today (March 8), Wild City will be posting mixes compiled by female artists for the whole month of March. The first mix of the series is by East London native Shama Anwar. The British-born, Bangladesh-raised DJ and music publicist grew up surrounded by a blend of different cultures, which intrinsically influenced her sound. Mixing and traversing acr...

Essentially, DJing is the act of playing one track after the other in cohesion. But that's not how Manali sees it – for her, each set is a sonic exercise in storytelling, a singular journey that transports her audience to other worlds. With her love for spacey, hypnotic, and obscure sounds, the journeys often end up venturing into the future, or outer space. Originally from Mumbai, Manali is now b...

Few mixes will floor you like this particular one for Wild City by Andi Teichmann. Andi is a well-known and accomplished musician, producer, DJ, cultural activist, and co-founder of Berlin-based label NOLAND. Both as Gebrüder Teichmann – his project with this brother Hannes – and solo, he is known for work that surpasses the limitations of genre or style.  Andi's mix was inspired by a DJ set he pl...

The past few days in New Delhi have been decidedly dreary – cold and wet, with a lingering blanket of rain. It's also the ideal weather to park yourself by the window and sit back and reflect, and Sugam Khetan aka 4lienetic's mix for Wild City is perfectly suited to that. Dark and ambient, with spatters of ethereal sounds of nature and rain, the mix pulls you deep into a contemplative trance right...

Those of you familiar with Rohit Tandon aka Sepoys' monthly 'Verdura Vibes' podcast on boxout.fm may associate him with soothing jazz-leaning tracks, lo-fi hip hop and relaxing downtempo mixes. As a producer, however, Sepoys is very much inclined towards making liquid drum 'n' bass. That's not to say it's very hard-hitting d'n'b either. His unique strain of liquid drum 'n' bass comes with ambient...

Tasnneem's mix for Wild City is a ball of sunshine and monsoons all at the same time. It bears an inexplicable warmth, which comes from the soulful, melodic deep house that dominates the set, but offers shades of contemplative, deep moods and ambiences that are somewhat bright and dark at the same time. Such a compilation of tracks is typical of Tasnneem, who owes her success as a DJ primarily to...

It's festival season in India right now. No, not because of Diwali and any other religious holidays – we're talking music festivals. Nearly every weekend until January is jam-packed with fresh sounds, both from India and from around the world. Tucked away in this onslaught of music festivals is a British act that's been slowly but conspicuously growing and exploding, from lunchtime spliffs and mus...

Tastemaker, selector, curator or “your favourite DJ's favourite DJ” is how Lefto is most often described. Each of those descriptions is nothing if not accurate, and Lefto is one of the few who have indisputably earned those titles. The Belgian DJ and producer is one of the most important tastemakers around the world – perhaps his record collection, over 15,000-strong, has something to do with it –...

Wild City's 159th mix might be the most cohesive one yet. It sounds less like a mix than the soundtrack to an imaginary, otherwise silent sci-fi film. In many ways, it's like an aural film on its own, a sonic journey with a thrilling, intriguing narrative directed by Varun Desai aka Yidam. The Kolkata-based artist, who makes different kinds of music under multiple monikers – 5Volts, Yidam and Vvvv...

People really like to throw around the phase “age is just a number”. It is just a number, but when it comes to Veer Kowli, it's nearly impossible to ignore, for he's all of 17 years old. The Mumbai-based teenager, who's still in 11th grade (this may be a cue for the rest of us to give our own lives a long, hard look), has already dabbled in design and film. Most impressive and renowned, however, i...

Pablo Valentino isn't exaggerating when he says his sets span across genres. His reputation as a tastemaker precedes him, as does his notoriety for breaking sound barriers. The French producer, DJ and owner of the MCDE and FACES imprints has been behind the console for over two decades. Part of his appeal on the dance floor owes largely to his voracity for collecting records, an activity that has...

To techno enthusiasts in Spain, it may seem like Fatima Hajji has been part of the dance music scene since forever. The Spanish DJ and producer has, after all, been honing her skills behind the console for nearly two decades. Though her musical taste and sound have evolved over the years, there has been one resolute element that has remained steadfast throughout all of Fatima's artistic endeavours...

Few producers in India are capable of making the dance floor as hypnotic as dotdat. His secret is a dark, ambiguous strain of minimal techno that reaches deep inside the trenches of your mind and body; you could call it almost meditative. He made his debut at an Odd Recordings showcase in Barcelona in 2017 and it's his nuanced art that is the driving force behind dotdat's eminence as a producer. H...

Anushka Menon is a photographer by profession. She has however been associated with the Indian electronic music scene since 2015 - first performing with DJ partner AGENT as ANU$HKA + AGENT. Having been playing solo for over a couple of years now - she’s got a number of key shows under her belt - including Burning Man Festival in 2015 and festivals across India. Wild City #154 by Anushka, fluctuate...

Recorded live on the 11th anniversary of Record Store Day at Wild City, New Delhi. An internationally recognised event Record Store Day now spans dozens of countries and countless cities. Conceived in 2007 as a way to celebrate and spread the word about this distinctive and culture. In partnership with boxout.fm, we recorded sets vinyl-only sets from Ani Phoebe, Rikki Kher (Kardo), Jamblu and Boxo...

Recorded live on the 11th anniversary of Record Store Day at Wild City, New Delhi. An internationally recognised event Record Store Day now spans dozens of countries and countless cities. Conceived in 2007 as a way to celebrate and spread the word about this distinctive and culture. In partnership with boxout.fm, we recorded sets vinyl-only sets from Ani Phoebe, Rikki Kher (Kardo), Jamblu and Boxo...

Recorded live on the 11th anniversary of Record Store Day at Wild City, New Delhi. An internationally recognised event Record Store Day now spans dozens of countries and countless cities. Conceived in 2007 as a way to celebrate and spread the word about this distinctive and culture. In partnership with boxout.fm, we recorded sets vinyl-only sets from Ani Phoebe, Rikki Kher (Kardo), Jamblu and Boxo...

Recorded live on the 11th anniversary of Record Store Day at Wild City, New Delhi. An internationally recognised event Record Store Day now spans dozens of countries and countless cities. Conceived in 2007 as a way to celebrate and spread the word about this distinctive and culture. In partnership with boxout.fm, we recorded sets vinyl-only sets from Ani Phoebe, Rikki Kher (Kardo), Jamblu and Boxo...

Hailing from Gujarat, New Delhi based Jay Pei has come to represent a mature sound within the confines of techno. His delicate production style is revelating of a minimal, liquid strain of club music - often hypnotic; inspired by some of his favourites including artists such as Mind Against, Recondite and Gardens Of God. The latest mix by Jay Pei features a similar arrangement - artists who have b...

Now based in New Delhi, VridianMusic is the shared moniker of producers Vir Rattan Chowdhry and Sidhant Jain. The duo has been producing electronic dance music together, since the inception of their project last year. Associated with the various spectrums of house and techno, VridianMusic aspires to produce, what they like to call ‘emotive electronic music’. Their mix echoes a similar sentiment; w...

26-year-old Arman Menzies played the guitar as part of the metal band Goddess Gagged before diving into electronic music production. He currently produces music for the dance floor as Zokhuma with selections that range from raw electronic acid breaks to African inspired beats. For our 150th in the series, Zokhuma offers us an hour of dance music that opens with one of Octo Octo’s darker, heavier t...

Formerly known as Sleepwalker, Small Town Guy - aka Shantanu Ghosh hails from the coastal town of Pondicherry. Known for his dancefloor selections which are not confined by genre, his sets are a hybrid between nu disco and techno with slight world-music influences. Having performed at GO:MADras, Shanti Jatra and Future Theory - and as an active promoter in Pondicherry - Small Town Guy is slowly ga...

Rohan Kalé is a New Delhi based producer and DJ who has a deep-rooted love for D&B and jungle. As Radio Program Manager at Boxout.fm, Rohan is one who sculpts sounds for different environments - the club, the home, the car - the former is the area in which he is most widely known, laying down dark and arresting sets - captivating bass music heads across the country. As expected his mix for Wild Ci...