Maed in India

Shy and unassuming singer-songwriter Vernon Noronha bares his soul and his guitar in this week's episode of Maed in India. Performing since 2011 he's released numerous singles, and now his debut EP, Closer To Home, sees Vernon at his most vulnerable as his songs talk of love, loss and a lunchbox.

Songs performed are:

Sunrise With Candlelights

As The Ship Sails

Come Back Jack

https://soundcloud.com/vernon-noronha https://www.facebook.com/VernonNoronhamusic/

Shy and unassuming singer-songwriter Vernon Noronha bares his soul and his guitar in this week's episode of Maed in India. Performing since 2011 he's released numerous singles, and now his debut EP, Closer To Home, sees Vernon at his most vulnerable as his songs talk of love, loss and a lunchbox.

Songs performed are:

Sunrise With Candlelights

As The Ship Sails

Come Back Jack

https://soundcloud.com/vernon-noronha
https://www.facebook.com/VernonNoronhamusic/

Starting out as a college band, and recording their album while they lived in different cities, Mumbai indie rock act The Fringe Pop have found a way to keep their musical ambitions alive regardless of lineup changes, and working full-time jobs. Having released their debut album, 'If You Haven't Noticed Yet' a couple of years ago, they are now working on new stuff and they are performing on Maed in India this week.

Songs performed are:

Dilrooba

Little Mistake

Come Home Again

The Fringe Pop (indie rock, post-punk group from Mumbai) https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fringe-Pop https://thefringepop.bandcamp.com/

We bring you the 2nd part of the #MaedinIndia episode special with indie music scene stalwart, Arjun S Ravi, music journalist, editor of Indecision & NH7.in, and director at OML. In this half of our chat we talk about festivals, music venues, his plans for 2016 and I irritate him about his short-lived "band". He also throws in the rest of his indie music picks that kindled his curiousity for local Indian independent artists.

Medicis (nu-metal band from Auroville, Pondicherry) Song: Dead of Night http://nh7.in/medicis/

Helga’s Fun Castle (pop rock act from Mumbai) Song: Mr.Fancypants Album: Thank You Come Again http://nh7.in/helgasfuncastle/

Split (alternative rock act from Mumbai) Song: Fat Oaf Album: Counting Perfume https://www.facebook.com/splitsplit

The Supersonics (post-punk act from Kolkata) Song: Move in https://www.facebook.com/thesupersonics http://soundcloud.com/thesupersonics

In a new episode special of #MaedinIndia, Mae picks indie scene stalwarts to give their pick of Indian indie music they love and play it across the show. This week's guest is Arjun S Ravi, music journalist for over a decade, editor of Indecision & NH7.in, director of Only Much Louder and my old boss. He talks about being a music geek & journalist, why he thinks your band sucks,NH7.in, and his new docu-series Standing By (that chronicles the Indian indie music since the 1920s). He also takes me through his playlist of songs that triggered his fanboy-love for the independent music scene in India.

Songs:

Zero (alternative rock band from Mumbai) Song: Hate in Em Album: Procrastination http://nh7.in/zero

Pentagram (electro-rock act from Mumbai) Song: Ten Album: Up https://www.facebook.com/pentagramindia/

Medusa (progressive metal band from Mumbai. Now known as electro-rock act Sky Rabbit) Song: Beep Off https://www.facebook.com/helloskyrabbit

Lounge Piranha (post-rock band from Bangalore) Song: Ebb Album: Going Nowhere https://www.facebook.com/loungepiranha

Chennai indie rockers The F16's popped over for a chat and played some tunes on this episode of Maed in India. They've released two EPs so far - 'Kaleidoscope' (Chennai) and 'Nobody's Gonna Wait' (Converse Rubber Tracks Studio in Brooklyn) - and they're working on their new album, Triggerpunkte at Cotton Press Studios.

Songs performed are:

Cannibal Life

Blackboard

Jacuzzi

The F16s (Chennai Indie rock act) https://soundcloud.com/the-f16s https://www.facebook.com/thef16s

It's an eruption of new music on Maed in India Ep.37 this week with a debut EP out by Bombay singer-songwriter Vernon Noronha, along with a single from nu-disco DJ/Producer Jai Vaswani aka Nanok, and multi-instrumentalist/composer & one of the pioneers of the Asian Underground sound Karsh Kale is out with a new album featuring him singing for once! Also in the soup is a recommendation by buddy, musician and fellow podcaster from Geekfruit, Tejas Menon - Pune act Easy Wanderlings; a stripped down session by Chennai indie rockers The F16s and a song that #MaedMyDay by guitar genius Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues.

The Wayfarer's Lyric (Bangalore pop rock singer-songwriter & composer Rajeev) Song: Need To Be With You Now Album: Vagrant http://rajeev.me/ https://thewayfarerslyric.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thewayfarerslyric

Karsh Kale (Multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) Song: Up Album: Up www.karshkale.com

Vernon Noronha (Bombay singer-songwriter) Song: Come Home Jack EP: Closer to Home https://soundcloud.com/vernon-noronha https://www.facebook.com/VernonNoronhamusic/

Nanok (Bombay Nu-disco DJ & producer Jai Vaswani) Song: Lay You Down ft Ray Dee https://soundcloud.com/nanokofficial

Easy Wanderlings (Pune indie folk & soul act) Song: Summer is Away Song: Enjoy While It Lasts https://www.facebook.com/easytheband/ https://soundcloud.com/easy-wanderlings

The F16s (Chennai Indie rock act) Song: Avalanche Album: Kaleidoscope https://soundcloud.com/the-f16s https://www.facebook.com/thef16s

Blackstratblues (Bombay guitarist & composer Warren Mendonsa) Song: Renaissance Mission Album: The Universe Has A Strange Sense of Humour www.blackstratblues.com/

In this episode of #MaedInIndia, Bombay blues rock band, The Tripp join Mae in the studio to talk about how they met, their Catholic wedding band image, their first single, having 3 guitarists, and their upcoming debut release.

The songs performed are:

Minor Blues

She's On My Mind

Madness

Stalk The Tripp here: https://www.facebook.com/thetripp77 https://twitter.com/thetripp77 https://soundcloud.com/the-tripp

This episode of #MaedinIndia has Mae throwing down her selection of songs, indie scene news and new releases. We have tunes from a man who's trying to create India's first reggae soundsystem, electro-rock from Delhi, a Shillong band rehashing a single for republic day, free music from garage & glitch hop producer Ankur Chauhan, along with an artist that #MaedMyDay (and has a new album in the works), and a teaser to the next week's show.

Delhi Sultanate (Reggae & dancehall rapper & MC from Delhi) Song: Lighters Up Album: India 2 Africa Bootleg https://www.facebook.com/delhisultanatemusic/ https://soundcloud.com/delhi-sultanate

Fuzzculture (electro-rock duo from Delhi) Song: Astronomy Album: No https://www.facebook.com/fuzzculture/ https://soundcloud.com/fuzzculture

Street Stories (punk rock act from Shillong) Song: Stuck in Today https://www.facebook.com/streetstoriesband/ https://www.reverbnation.com/streetstories

The Tripp https://www.facebook.com/thetripp77/ https://soundcloud.com/the-tripp

When Pandas Attack (garage & glitch hop producer from Delhi) Song: Something Album: Carnaval https://www.facebook.com/whenpandasattackmusic https://soundcloud.com/whenpandasattack

Duncun Rufus Song: Yeah Yeah Yeah Song: But Seriously Album: Carte Blanche https://www.facebook.com/DuncunRufus/ https://soundcloud.com/duncunrufus

This latest episode will be the first of the new format of #Maedinindia where we have an interview and acoustic session with reggae/funk/drum and bass band, Bombay Bassment. We have Bobcat (MC & rapper), Ruell (guitar), Levin (drums & percussion) & Chandu (samples & djembe). They bully Mae to no end; talk about how they met; Ruell's wedding band career & stream of girlfriends; their long overdue double-produced debut; future plans and Chandu's big revelation about the inner workings of the band. The songs they performed include:

Put 'em Up

Pump It Up

Miss Goody-Goody

Stalk them here: www.facebook.com/BombayBassment

www.twitter.com/BombayBassment

www.soundcloud.com/bombay-bassment