It's that time of the year again, where we settle into changing 2023 to 2024 in our diary. However, before we completely say goodbye to 2023, Mae brings you the Best of 2023 (and no we’re not talking about that bikini vacation in Andaman), with her favourite music performances from the ghosts of Maed in India’s past! From celebrating 300 episodes with a cult band from the early 2000s, to Assamese jazz-pop, Urdu blues, Punjabi folk and a Marathi abhanga with a guitar solo that’ll knock your socks off! Tune in now on the podcast platform of your choice for our #MaedinIndia #Bestof2023

 

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Song List:

Zero - Take Me Away (02:40 - 07:40)

Sampriti - Xathor (08:15 - 14:10)

Sameer Rahat - Tasalli (15:44 - 21:10)

Banat - Daachi Waaleya (21:46 - 25:17)

Swarupa Ananth - Happy Dance (26:02 - 29:02) 

Abhanga Repost - Aise Kaise Zhale Bhondu (30:22 - 35:55)

Nimisha Shankar - Duniya (37:40 - 40:39)

Phosphenes - Are You Gonna Leave Me? (42:22 - 46:27)

 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Producer: Shaun Fanthome

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

We have New Delhi-bred, Singapore-based artist Anirudh Singh Chohan in the studio this week, as he chats with Mae about how his Dad introduced him to music from Mozart to ghazals to Simon & Garfunkel, starting an Instagram Live show during the pandemic, and about his extensive guitar collection. He also tells more about his debut EP Unequal Music, from which he plays us two songs and another unreleased track specially for Maed in India

 

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Song List:

‎Nickel & Steel (01:02 - 04:17)

High Hopes (15:06 - 18:27)

A Loving Hand (24:53 - 28:18)

 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Ashyar Balsara

Recorded at Island City Studios

We’ve got a new mixtape for you from our newest member of the Maed in India team, audio engineer & sound editor, Sarthak Ray. Savera is his recipe for mornings sponsored by Delhi nostalgia (yes, he’s a Delhi boy). Each song takes you through moments when you just want to stay in bed a little longer or need a big bang to kickstart your morning workouts. From comfort-pop, to funk rock and electronica, Savera is woven together with Sarthak’s potent pairing of major Dilli yearning with a dash of doomsday-humour. 

 

P.S. We also think that Sarthak should start a new career in ASMR voiceovers.

 

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Song List:

Anika Bharwani - Banana Bread (02:02 - 03:57)

The Revisit Project - Straight Through (04:56 - 09:11)

Arrows - Carnaby ft. Saurabh Roy and Bombay Brass (10:23 - 12:56)

Salt Rock - For You (13:50 - 17.38)

Nok Nok - Worth Your While (18:34 - 22:32)

Jamna Paar - Samara (24:36 - 29:08)

 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

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Audio Assembly & Edit by: Sarthak Ray

Episode Sound Designed, Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Nikkethana Kamal

Mae gets chatting with Anoushka Maskey, a singer-songwriter originally from Gangtok, this week on Maed in India. Anoushka gets candid about feeling like she doesn’t belong anywhere, learning to play a right-handed guitar as a lefty from her elder brother, struggling at her corporate jobs before quitting to pursue music, and what it was like making her debut EP in her bedroom during the first lockdown.

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Song List:

Trampoline (00:57 - 03:59)

Things I Saw in a Dream (20:03 - 22:44)

The Search for Wild Geese (35:11 - 38:33)

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Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

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Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Husein Haveliwala

Music Mixed by: Hersh Desai

Recorded at Island City Studios

Tune in this week for an auditory adventure led by Jishnu, the man behind Maed in India's visual wonders. This 'khichdi of a mixtape,' as he puts it, has been a long time coming, and takes you on a whirlwind of a musical journey with artists and genres reaching far and wide. From fuzzy guitar jams in Sikkim to indie rock in Chicago and some soul music from Delhi, we can't help but groove to these gems. Coupled with a sly plug for his own music aaand his own podcast (we noticed, Jishnu :P) this khichdi lives up to its name with music that'll have you tapping to your feet in no time.

 

Song list 

 

Kamakshi Khanna - Breathe

Guns From Countryside - Sailo

Cartwheel Over Moon - G59 

Mark Bennett - No More

Aarifah Rebello - Anyway

 

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CREDITS:

Host : Jishnu Guha

Instagram: @short___round

Twitter: @jishnuguha

Producer: Shaun Fanthome,  Nikkethana Kamal

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Kasto cha?! This week on Maed in India, we have an indie dream pop act band all the way from Kathmandu on show… Phosphenes! Mae chats with band members Abhishekh, Aman, and Prajwal about the indie music scene in Nepal, producing music in their bedrooms, visa woes and why Nepali momos are the best momos. And, of course, they perform four songs from their discography - harmonies and all. 

 

Song List:

Dust - (00:48 to 05:21)

I Will Be Gone - (19:08 to 23:26)

Are You Gonna Leave Me ? - (32:00 to 36:04)

Oh Love - (44:33 to 48:36)

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Phosphenes is:

Abhishekh Pokhrel on vocals and acoustic guitar

Aman Karna on electric guitar

Prajwal Aryal on vocals and acoustic guitar

 

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Host: Mae

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Instagram: @maemariyam

Producer: Shaun Fanthome , Husein Haveliwala and Nikkethana Kamal

Sound Editing & Additional engineering by: Lakshman Parsuram

Episode Mixed & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Music Mixed by: Harsh Karmakar

Recorded at Island City Studios

This week we have another new Maed in India producer, Meghna Gulati, with her first ever #MaedMixtape, 'Raahat - it translates to the cosiest kind of comfort. You know, that warm hug from a dear old friend or floating around lazily in a pool - it’s a gentle pause amidst the chaos. The songs on her mixtape are a whispered peace to her busy brain. And she hopes to bring that calm to you too.

 

Song list 

 

Saptak Chatterjee - Paheli (01:42) to (07:01) 

Gandhaar Amin - Chase (08:20) to (12:20) 

Merak - Happy Pill (14:03) to (17:51)

Minshul Jain - Sunshine (19:22) to (22:45)

Aditi Ramesh -  Filter Coffee(23:49) to (27:12)

Lost Stories -  Dori  (28:25) to (31:04)

 

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CREDITS:

Host : Meghna Gulati

Instagram: @amadnessepidemic

Twitter: @gulatimeghna

Producer: Shaun Fanthome,  Nikkethana Kamal

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

This week we have Maed in India’s newbie producer Ruchi Sawardekar with her first ever #MaedMixtape - Platypus. As an animal enthusiast, no creature has piqued her curiosity more than the odd looking, platypus. Ruchi brings you some of the most fascinating and bizarre facts about this Australian-native amphibian that’s got a paddle-shaped tail like a beaver; a sleek, furry body like an otter; and a flat bill and webbed feet like a duck. Are you ready to platy-pump up the fun? (I know, we really do try. Points for effort?)

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Song list 

Omkar Pandit - Ancient and Worn :  (02:03 to 05:47) 

Sidharth Bendi - Newness : (07:25 to 10:39)

Tarini - Circles : (12:08 to 16:34) 

Kanav Chawla - Naa Jaane Kyun : (17:28 to 20:47)

Shrea Suresh - Strawberry Pancakes : (22:42 to 27:09)

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Host: Ruchi Sawardekar

Instagram:  @ruchi.saw

Twitter: @ruchi.saw

Producer: Shaun Fanthome , Husein Haveliwala and Nikkethana Kamal

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Maed in India’s sound wizard and Head of Audio Production, Kartik Kulkarni is back with his second mixtape. After the success of his previous mixtape 'Catnip,' Kartik found himself in a creative drought, experiencing a 'Nakabandi' of ideas in his head. And guess what? That's exactly the title of his new mixtape! Grab your headphones and get ready to have your ears arrested to the beats of 'Nakabandi'!

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Song list 

1. 1080g Ft. Benny Dayal - Cleaning Time (03:06 to 06:27))
2. Arham Fulfagar - Kabootar (07:37 to 10:30)
3. Rohan Prasanna - Ship of Sands (11:32 - 15:35)
4. Tarang Joseph & Frizzell D’Souza - Ecstasy (17:11 to 21:12)
5. Siddharth Pandit Ft. Swaroop Khan - Kariyo (22:50 to 25:23) 

 

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Host: Kartik Kulkarni

Instagram: @kartik.kulkarni

Twitter: @KartikGKulkarni

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome , Husein Haveliwala and Nikkethana Kamal

Maed in India’s illustrator and graphic designer Alika is back with another Maed Mixtape. As with her last mixtape ‘Hippocampus’, she chose the name because she really wanted to draw an islet, but came to realise that the songs she chose on this mixtape were also like islets – standout pieces of music amongst the waves. So put those headphones on, and head out to Alika’s islet!

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Song List:

Aanshika Sharma - Taking a Pill (02:41 - 05:21)

Purple Cassette - Got What You Need (06:52 - 09:24)

Kiss Nuka - A Wilder Place (11:15 - 16:11)

Kimaya Diggs - Bloom (17:58 - 21:48)

Abhibyanjana Rubhi Thatal - Breezing Through (23:24 - 26:24)

Dear Kokum - Back to Light (28:01 - 31:19)

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CREDITS:

Host: Alika Gupta

Instagram: @capefoxalix

Twitter: @capefoxalix

Audio Editor Post: Kartik Kulkarni

Producer: Shaun Fanthome , Husein Haveliwala and Nikkethana Kamal