Maed in India

And he’s back. Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues comes to Maed in India with his guitar, looping pedal and his latest album in tow. We talk about his daughter Nia and her royalties, studying to be an engineer when all your friends are doing cooler stuff in college, how to make the best pav bhaji, epic basslines, his 40th birthday, Steely Dan and more. You’ll also get to hear a stripped down set of his album, When It’s Time, and an unreleased gem thrown in too. 

 

Set List:

Tiny Bit Of Sky (01:05 - 03:01)

Happy E Friends (11:42 - 13:37)

Black Hole x3 (24:57 - 26:04)

When It’s Time To Go (30:51 - 31:17)

Random Improv At Sunset (49:07 - 52:55)

Untitled (1:00:30 - 1:04:38)

 

Musicians: Warren Mendonsa

 

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Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh

Audio Editor Post: Arvind Sundar

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha

Studio: Island City Studios

Coming at you, highly recommended Classical fusion jazz outfit, Pakshee who hail from Delhi We chat about cheesy band bios, combining Hindustani & Carnatic classical, how to sprinkle a little hip hop into your music, and more. They will perform their latest self-titled debut album on Maed in India.

 

Set List:

Ang (00:40 - 06:11)

Kyun (11:22 - 15:24)

Kosh (23:11 - 28:28)

Raah Piya (33:47 - 40:30)

 

Musicians:

Kunwar Tanishque Jarial - Vocals

Sree Rag - Vocals

Parijat Kirti - Electric Guitar

Akshat Pradhan - Bass

Pranay Parti - Keys

Dan Thomas - Drums

 

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Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh

Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha

Studio: Island City Studios

In honour of our grand merch store opening, we bring you our Black T-shirt Mixtape that takes you through our exciting October episode releases and brings you closer to some of that spicy new music coming out of this country. From post-rock, pop rock, to electro, hip hop and Carnatic jazz fusion. This Mixtape has no particular theme except to pay homage to the black t-shirt brigade who frequent our delightful indie gig scene and to inaugurate our Maed Merch Shop. Support, love and purchases at http://shop.maedinindia.in

 

Song List:

aswekeepsearching - Rooh (01:26 - 05:46)

Takar Nabam - Made Me Believe (07:19 - 13:35)

Nothing Anonymous - Pieces (14:27 - 19:22)

Bawari Basanti - Izehar (20:36 - 22:44)

Blackstratblues - Random Improv At Sunset (23:54 - 27:51)

Your Chin - Horticulturist (28:31 - 32:55)

Aditi Ramesh - Origin (33:29 - 38:39)

Dualist Inquiry ft. Sanchal Malhar - You & Me (39:55 - 44:21)

 

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From her first disastrous performance in school to winning, music competition, Project Aloft Star Asia with Universal Music, pop soul singer-songwriter Hanita Bhambri lands up on Maed in India to talk about how nothing was going to stop her from making her music. We chat about writing lyrics in her Dragon Ball Z notebook at the age of 11, writing songs in uber rides, and using her mind to make her dreams a reality (we hope it’s cake). You’ll also hear a bunch of brand new songs she’s working on too!

 

Set List:

In Your Arms Tonight (00:47 - 05:18)

Pool (18:38 - 21:55)

Nothing For Our Own (36:50 - 40:05)

Let Me Go (52:06 - 55:53)

Don't Come Over (55:55 - 59:28)

 

Musicians:

Hanita Bhambri - Vocals /Acoustic Guitar

Vignesh Iyer - Electric Guitar

Pranay Parti - Keys

Madhur Chaudhary - Bass

Ranajoy Das - Drums

 

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Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh

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Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha

Studio: Island City Studios

Out with some new music and galavanting on her Labour of Love tour, soul folk pop singer-songwriter, Abhilasha Sinha drops by to Maed in India for a little chat and a performance. She tells us about her college days in music society, her first band L For Vendetta, and how her time in New York changed her songwriting from sunshine ditties to grittier, darker compositions.  She also plays you some new music and throws in an unreleased gem in there too. 

 

Set List:

Mother (00:37 - 04:44)

Hold Your Pride (16:33 - 20:28)

Afterparty (33:42 - 37:50)

Tum Ho Yahaan (53:12 - 56:14)

 

 

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Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh

Audio Editor Post: Arvind Sundar

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha

Studio: Island City Studios

Yo Yo Yo! Braap Braap! Yeah that’s what they say right? We try. 

This week on the show, we got two emcees from Vivian Divine’s Gully Gang Cypher - Shah Rule & D’evil. They talk about the hustle, how the hip hop scene in India grew out of groups on Orkut, what do you do when you feel like all hope is lost for your musical career, being part of Bollywood sensation Gully Boy, and of course they throw down some mean beats and wicked raps on this episode of Maed in India.

 

Set List:

GullyGang Cypher (00:44 - 02:42)

What They Want (13:24 - 15:42)

Don't Try (22:06 - 24:19)

Shot Deke Gayab (35:43 - 37:20)

Kya Baat Hai + Smoke (49:49 - 52:07)

Bille Log (01:07:11 - 01:09:24)

Lakhs (01:13:27 - 01:15:20)

 

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Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh https://www.facebook.com/ashyar.balsara

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Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha https://www.facebook.com/shortroundmusic/

Studio: Island City Studios https://www.facebook.com/Islandcitystudios/

Indie dream-pop shoegaze act Fox in the Garden bring you some new music from their upcoming EP that’s in the pipeline as we chat about the numerous bands they’ve been in, Calcutta, Goa and why they would rather be a “fox in the garden, than a rabbit in a hole”.

 

Set List:

Japan (00:28 - 04:23)

Daydream (15:00 - 18:00)

Goa (25:28 - 32:38)

Coma Weed (38:02 - 43:10)

 

Musicians:

Soutrik Chakraborty - Vocals / Guitar

Avinash Chordia - Drums

Shalom Benjamin - Bass 

Utkarsh Jaiswal - Guitar

Ishan Lal - Keys 

 

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Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh

Audio Editor Post: Arvind Sundar

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha

Studio: Island City Studios

It’s time to raise those pinkies and take a sip of that delightful hot brew as Mae takes you down a rabbit hole to a musical wonderland. Travelling through Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Baroda, Bangalore and Bombay, we have songs that take you through forestfires, mothers, friends, ups and downs, highs that get even higher and at the end of the day, it all comes down to greats moves and the right explanation. 

 

Song List:

Yesterdrive - Dread (00:57 - 05:55)

Fuzzculture - All My Friends Are High (07:03 - 10:45)

Short Round - Mothers (11:28 - 15:34)

Short Round - Up Down (15:38 - 18:10)

Rahul Rajkhowa - Let Me Explain (19:55 - 23:30)

Shashwat Bulusu - Forest Fire (24:24 - 29:25)

Sanoli Chowdhury - A Descriptive Move (30:03 - 32:54)

 

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Singer-songwriter Vasuda Sharma is back on Maed in India with her band in tow aka The Besharams. On this episode, we talk about how a “certain member” of metal band Bhayanak Maut ended up reviewing pop sensation Aasma, how you can still be local and play a banjo, understanding what it’s like to live with 30 cats and how to sample your feline friend in your album recording. Oh and of course, how could we forget, they’ll be performing stripped down versions of their songs from their brand spanking new EP, BeDesi.

 

Set List:

Jazba (00:35 - 04:10)

Bail Gadi (16:24 - 20:47)

Rahiman (31:06 - 35:54)

Ganga (46:08 - 51:28)

 

Musicians:

Vasuda Sharma (vocals and ukulele)

Rahul Hariharan (drums)

Chaitanya Bhaidkar (guitar)

Chirayu Vedekar (bass)

 

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Recording Engineers: Adhithya Sivakumar https://www.facebook.com/adhithya96k24bit

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Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha https://www.facebook.com/shortroundmusic/

Studio: Island City Studios https://www.facebook.com/Islandcitystudios/

Your indie gal Mae is the quintessential enthu cutlet. She gets excited about things like tea, swimming, new notebooks, a stiff drink, and of course new music. In her abundant enthuness, she brings you more and more tunes for your unending listening pleasure. This mixtape has songs about lethargy, lovers, Sunday, butter, chaos, and Amma. 

 

Song List:

Smalltalk - Tired (01:46 - 06:32)

Kalmi - Amma (07:16 - 12:03)

Mali - Play (12:57 - 16:32)

Avora Records - Sunday (17:08 - 20:38)

Jose Neil Gomes - Google Maps for Lovers (21:28 - 26:34)

Jose Neil Gomes - Bitter Butter Better (26:35 - 30:55)

Fall St. - Box (32:37 - 36:00)

GrapeGuitarBox - Meant To Be Yours (37:26 - 40:30)

 

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Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha