Maed in India

I thought he was a fellow Malayali, but no he’s a Maharashtran lad who has a penchant for surreal lyrics and moving music. His name is Prathamesh Tambe, and every song on this episode is an unrecorded & unreleased gem you don’t want to miss. I’ve also got a new music nugget from indie rockers, Spud in the Box & an acoustic stripped down rendition of a song from Tejas Menon’s upcoming record. First though, is a mallu rock song from All The Fat Children.

All The Fat Children (hard rock band from Bangalore) Song: Chakume https://www.facebook.com/allthefatchildren/ https://soundcloud.com/allthefatchildren

Spud in the Box (indie pop rock outfit from Mumbai) Song: Manic Album: Lead Feet Paper Shoes https://www.facebook.com/spudintheboxmusic https://soundcloud.com/spud-in-the-box

Tejas (acoustic pop singer-songwriter) http://tejasmenon.com/

Prathamesh Tambe (indie folk-blues singer-songwriter) https://www.reverbnation.com/prathameshtambe https://www.facebook.com/Box.King.Tarantula

Headlining this week’s podcast is an experimental act from Bangalore. They are called Blushing Satellite. You’ll find out why they are called that and what their sound is all about on this week’s show. Also on the bandwagon is a contemporary avatar of a sufi song that Maed My Day by Namit Das + Anurag Shankar and a teaser to next week’s headliner, Prathamesh Tambe. And starting things off is drummer of Shaa’ir + Func & drum and bass DJ Aditya Ashok aka Ox7gen with a song from his 2nd record. 

Namit Das + Anurag Shankar (Fusion act from Mumbai) Song: Bahut Kathin Hai Album: Din Gaye EP http://namitplusanurag.bandcamp.com/ http://culturegrind.in/

Prathamesh Tambe (Indie folk/blues singer songwriter from Mumbai) https://www.reverbnation.com/prathameshtambe https://www.facebook.com/Box.King.Tarantula

Ox7gen (Drum & Bass DJ from Mumbai) Song: Dimensions ft Rohan Mazumdar Album: Dimensions https://ox7gen.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ox7gen

Blushing Satellite (RnB/jazz influenced progressive rock from Bangalore) https://www.facebook.com/Blushingsatellitemusic http://blushingsatellitemusic.bandcamp.com/releases

Diving into some Bombay blues this week will be little ol’ me and a band called Stones From The Sun. Formed at new music institute, True School of Music, this band have been craving out a corner for themselves in the gig scene this year. Working on their new record, they will be performing unreleased material on Maed in India. Also on the show is a stripped down session by The Koniac Net lads, vocalist David Abraham & guitarist Jason D’Souza; A song that Maed My Day comes from electronica wizard Donn Bhat. And age no bar as kicking off the show is a barely legal band from Bombay started by brother-sister duo Zian & Tizaan Alphonso, called Groove Gully.

Groove Gully (pop,funk jazz act from Mumbai) Song: Spontaniety Album: Take A Chance https://www.facebook.com/groovegully

Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator (electro-rock act from Bombay/Delhi) Song: 107 feat. Malabika Brahma Album: Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator https://soundcloud.com/donnbhat https://www.facebook.com/DonnBhat

The Koniac Net https://soundcloud.com/thekoniacnet https://www.facebook.com/koniacnet http://www.thekoniacnet.com/

Stones From The Sun https://www.facebook.com/StraightJackedUp

Officially the 20th episode of Maed in India and my 20th artist headlining is Indian-born California-based singer-songwriter Zoya Mohan, who’s indie folk style will lilt into a pensive state of mind. Also on the show is a #StrippedDown session with multi-instrumentalist Jose Neil Gomes, and a debut track #JustOut by Odisha rockers Highway Jammers. But first, it’s Telugu lad with his British band, Alluri.

Alluri (Indie rockers from the UK) Song: Still Living Album: Man of Truth

Highway Jammers (alternative Hindi rock band from Odisha) Song: Adhir Malhaar Album: Naya Shuruvat

Jose Neil Gomes (multi-instrumentalist & singer-songwriter from Mumbai)

Zoya Mohan (indie folk singer-songwriter)

Headlining this week’s podcast is folk-funk fusion band Sur. Yet they arent limited by the genres mentioned, they incorporate elements of rock, reggae, & metal into their folk renditions too. Also, keeping with my girlie get together, this testosterone fest is helmed by vocalist, Arunima Bhattacharya. Furthermore, to tickle your indie music palate, I’m serving up some perfectly baked pop by guitarist Pozy Dhar, a song that #MaedMyDay by Delhi’s “guitar spanker” Dhruv Visvanath, and some chirpy electronica from Dualist Inquiry. 

Dualist Inquiry (electro pop-rock DJ from Delhi) Song: Aftermath Album: Doppelganger https://www.facebook.com/dualistinquiry http://www.soundcloud.com/dualistinquiry

Pozy Dhar (guitarist & pop artist from Mumbai) Song: Mystery Album: The Future is Yesterday http://www.pozydhar.com/

Dhruv Visvanath Song: Redemption Album: Orion https://www.facebook.com/dhruvguitarmusic https://soundcloud.com/dhruvvisvanath

SUR (folk-funk fusion band from Mumbai) http://www.sureshmendoza.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sur.connects

It’s all about girl power in the upcoming episodes of Maed in India. Starting off with Vasuda Sharma in episode 14, and now we’ve got singer-songwriter and gig veteran Alisha Pais headlining. With not a single song of hers recorded, you now have a chance to listen to her live in studio on this episode. Also in the mix is a song from an album launched at a Ganpati visarajan procession, another by a band that boasts a multi-continental lineup, and one that #MaedMyDay by a Nagaland band that keeps getting better & better.

NORTH (Delhi alternative pop act) Song: Kaliedoscope Album: Pieces of Mind https://www.facebook.com/northbandin https://soundcloud.com/northbandin

Nucleya (Dubstep & bass DJ from Delhi) Song: Mumbai Dance Album: BASSRani http://nucleya.com/

Polar Lights (Indie rock act from Dimapur) Song: Into The Lights www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMKtL9yJP3c https://www.facebook.com/polarlightsband

Alisha Pais (singer-songwriter) https://www.facebook.com/paisslick

It’s a bong explosion on this weeks episode of Maed in India. Our headliner is Awkward Bong, also known as Ronit Sarkar, and yes, he is Bengali. A song that Maed My Day is by a Kolkata indie rock band, Turfe, and starting off the show is a Bengali singer & composer called Tajdar Junaid. The only non-bong in the mix is a delightful acoustic session with Nikhil D’Souza. East side is ruling the podcast this week.

Tajdar Junaid (singer-songwriter, composer & producer from Kolkata) Song: Though I Know Album: What Colour is Your Raindrop http://www.tajdarjunaid.com/

Nikhil D’Souza https://www.facebook.com/Nikhildsouzamusic https://soundcloud.com/nikhildsouza

Turfe (Kolkata indie rock band) Song: Postcards Album: Stupidditties https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turfe/138106152927028?sk=app_2405167945

Ronit Sarkar (Indie pop artist) www.awkwardbong.com

This week’s podcast brings an acoustic pop artist and adorable Mallu boy next door, Tejas Menon as our headliner. Along with that is a delectable morsel of indie that landed in Mae’s lap all the way from Chennai by the name of Adam And The Fish Eyed Poets. Stirred in to the pot is an artist who had the best selling indie album last year, according to OK Listen -  singer, composer & guitarist Bipul Chettri. The cherry on top is one of Mae's favs by Pune electronica act Big City Harmonics. 

Big City Harmonics (Electronica act from Pune) Song: Lo Fi Funkaround https://bigcityharmonics.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bigcityharmonics

Adam And The Fish Eyed Poets (alternative post-punk band from Chennai) Song: This Week Calling Album: More Songs from An Island https://adamandthefisheyedpoets.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/fisheyedpoets

Bipul Chettri (Nepali folk fusion artist) Song: Syndicate (preview) https://www.oklisten.com/bipulchettri https://soundcloud.com/bchettri

Tejas (acoustic pop singer-songwriter) http://tejasmenon.com/

In episode 15 of Maed in India, Mae talks to multi-instrumentalist (by that we mean he plays over 20 instruments) Jose Neil Gomes. He performs material from his new EP, Systematic, as well as some unreleased singles from the future. The show kicks in with a song by Sarvesh Srivastava aka Sickflip, a drum & bass DJ with his songs inspired a week in Ladakh. There’s also a tune #JustOut by Cochin lads Black Letters and a song that #MaedMyDay by Kolkata post punk act, The Supersonics. 

Sickflip (Drum & bass DJ from Mumbai) Song: Nubra River Album: The Ladakh Project https://www.facebook.com/sickflipofficial https://soundcloud.com/sickflip

Black Letters (alternative rock act from Cochin) Song: Phila http://www.blackletterslive.com/

The Supersonics (Post-punk band from Kolkata) Song: Into the Dark https://www.facebook.com/thesupersonics http://soundcloud.com/thesupersonics

Jose Neil Gomes (multi-instrumentalist & singer-songwriter from Mumbai) https://www.facebook.com/joseneilgomes https://soundcloud.com/stitchinnine/sets/systematic-ep      

Episode 14 brings you a lovely lady to headline. The first female musician performing on Maed in India, I have popstar and indie singer-songwriter Vasuda Sharma. Along with her, I have a new release by bass heavy DJ Su Real with his pelvic thrusting hit from his EP Brown Folks. Then a song that’s Maed Abroad by UK based, Telugu lad, Alluri which is reminiscent of the Brit pop era. Kicking off the show is an uplifting tune about memories by Delhi electro pop act Jester. 

Jester (Delhi electro-pop band) Song: Sepia Album: Myths & Fables https://www.facebook.com/jester.delhi

Su Real (bass heavy DJ from Delhi) Song: Indian Curse Album: Brown Folks EP https://www.facebook.com/RealSuReal www.soundcloud.com/dj-su-real

Alluri (Indie rockers from the UK) Song: All the Women Album: Man of Truth www.allurimusic.com

Vasuda Sharma (popstar & indie singer-songwriter) www.vasudasharma.com