Maed in India

This week's episode 13 of Maed in India is lucky for you all as Mae picks out the best acoustic sessions from the past 12 shows so far. She also brings you some rock and roll from Chennai rockers Skrat along with a teaser to next week's podcast that will feature pop sensation and indie artist Vasuda Sharma. This is a special a la carte menu of the finest acoustic songs performed live on Maed in India. 

Artists:

Sandunes http://www.sandunesmusic.com/

Skrat https://skrattheband.bandcamp.com/

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

Last Remaining Light https://www.facebook.com/lastremaininglight http://lastremaininglight.bandcamp.com/releases

Laxmi Bomb https://www.facebook.com/laxmibomb https://soundcloud.com/laxmibomb 

Yohan Marshall & The Mischiefs https://www.facebook.com/yohanmarshallofficial http://www.oklisten.com/album/your_silence

Ankur Tewari https://www.facebook.com/GhalatFamily

Duncun Rufus https://soundcloud.com/duncunrufus

Akash Vincent http://www.akashvincent.com/

Mohit Mukhi https://www.facebook.com/mohit.mukhi.1 https://soundcloud.com/mohitm

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

Vasuda Sharma http://www.vasudasharma.com/

Do you know how hard we rock? Okay, really, we're kind of mellow rockers. Especially on this episode, with dancey electro pop from Kolkata duo Oh, Rocket! and some mellow soul tunes from Bay City Lights (from ... no, not Cal, the other bay city: Mumbai). And our headliners are the fun acoustic guitar duo the Bombay Acoustic People. Ready? 

Links:

Bay City Lights (RnB/soul crew from Mumbai) Song: Glued https://www.facebook.com/groups/2234230304/?fref=ts

Oh, Rocket! (dance pop duo from Kolkata) Song: - Cat Door Back Door Man https://www.facebook.com/OhRocket https://soundcloud.com/oh-rocket

Bombay Acoustic People (instrumental acoustic guitar duo from Mumbai) https://www.facebook.com/bombayacousticpeople http://bombayacousticpeople.bandcamp.com/

This episode of Maed in India showcases some familiar names from the indie rock circuit. And if you don't know them yet, this is where you get to know them - we've got rocknrollas Atomic Forest, and moody post punk from The Fringe Pop. We've also got a Stripped Down track from pop outfit Duncun Rufus, and finally, our headliners, the R&B influenced Akash Vincent! 

Songs Atomic Forest (1970s psychodelic rock band from Mumbai) Song: Mary Long Album: Obessions 22 https://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2011/12/atomic-forest-obsession

The Fringe Pop (indie rock, post-pujnk group from Mumbai) Song: If You Haven’t Noticed Yet Album: If You Haven’t Noticed Yet https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fringe-Pop https://thefringepop.bandcamp.com/

Duncun Rufus (pop rock outfit from Mumbai) https://soundcloud.com/duncunrufus

Akash Vincent (RnB & pop singer songwriter from Delhi) http://www.akashvincent.com/

Episode 10 is happy. Yes, it is. In conversation with Mae, our headliners are pop rockers Grey Area unveiling some special tunes for you. And we've also got Delhi singer-songwriter Shouvik Roy. Bringing the beat back up is Mumbai's electro pop duo Hologram 28. And representing the northeast, we've got Yesterdrive with alt rock from Arunachal Pradesh. Enjoy! 

Artists: Shouvik Roy (Delhi singer-songwriter) Song: Disquiet https://soundcloud.com/shouvik-roy

Hologram 28 (electro pop duo from Mumbai) Song: I Need Happy Accidents EP https://www.facebook.com/Hologram28

Yesterdrive (Alternative rock act from Arunachal Pradesh) Song: Hold On https://www.facebook.com/yesterdrive

Grey Area (pop rock band from Mumbai) https://www.facebook.com/thegreyareas

Ready to discover some new music? We've got something that will hit the spot, ever spot, on Episode 9 of our indie music podcast. We have indie rockers Ratify from Chennai, ambient electronica from New Delhi thanks to Tankbund and even dream pop from Nischay Parekh from Kolkata. Our headliner, though, will crack you up and keep you wanting more. It's Ankur Tewari (minus the Ghalat Family). If you only know him from his Bolly forays, this is the episode you've needed to hear. 

Info: 

Nischay Parekh (dream pop singer/songwriter from Kolkata) Song: I Love You Baby, I Love You Doll Album: Ocean http://nischayparekh.com/

Ratify (indie rock artist from Chennai) Song: Canopy Album: Ratify http://www.ratifyrecords.com/

Tankbund (ambient electronica project from Delhi) Song: Gaffe Album: Tankbund https://www.facebook.com/tankbundmusic http://tankbund.bandcamp.com/

Ankur Tewari (Hindi singer-songwriter) https://www.facebook.com/GhalatFamily

Episode 8 is on fire! We bring you headliners Yohan Marshall & the Mischiefs having a fun chat with Mae and sharing some exclusive acoustic versions of their songs, you can only hear them here! And we've got Chennai rock band Tails on Fire (rawr!) to start you off. Switching gears, the song that "maed" Mae's day is Fuzzy Logic's deep house/disco track "Money Talks" and we've got a Maed Abroad song by Mandeep Sethi that we just love! 

Info: Tails on Fire (Chennai rock band) Song: Move Album: Tails on Fire https://www.facebook.com/tailsonfireband https://soundcloud.com/tailsonfireband

Fuzzy Logic (Deep house, garage & nu disco producer from Mumbai) Song: Money Talks Album: Money Talks https://www.facebook.com/fuzzylogicsounds http://www.arfaaz.com/personal/fuzz/

Mandeep Sethi (rapper & emcee from Los Angeles) Song: So Ja Album: Ajna Chakra Mixtape @mandeepsethi https://mandeepsethi.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/MandeepSethiVEVO

Yohan Marshall & The Mischiefs https://www.facebook.com/yohanmarshallofficial http://www.oklisten.com/album/your_silence

Moody alternative rock? electro? R&B? We've got you covered. Headliners on episode 7 of Maed in India are Last Remaining light, alt rockers from Mumbai featuring Siddharth Basrur on lead vocals. And we've got Kolkatta indie rockers Neel & The Lightbulbs starting us off.  Sky Rabbit with a boppity bop song "Maed" Mae's Day and Delhi's Akash Vincent doing pop/r&B is the "Stripped Down" act of the week. Happy listening. 

Info:  Neel & The Lightbulbs (indie rock outfit from Kolkata) Song: Mr Coolio Album: Rewind https://www.facebook.com/NeelAndTheLightbulbs https://twitter.com/Neelandthelight

Sky Rabbit (electro-rock act from Mumbai) Song: I Become I Album: Sky Rabbit https://www.facebook.com/helloskyrabbit https://twitter.com/helloskyrabbit

Akash Vincent (RnB & pop singer songwriter from Delhi) http://www.akashvincent.com/

Last Remaining Light https://www.facebook.com/lastremaininglight http://lastremaininglight.bandcamp.com/releases

Episode 6 is going to make you want to sing and dance. We've got The Other People as our headliners in the studio with Mae with some fun original tunes, not their usual retro covers. We've also got tunes to make you rock with Dimapur band Polar Lights, grunge with Chennai band Null Fiction and mellow with Ankur Tewari. Check it out. 

Polar Lights (Rock act from Dimapur) Song: Empty Hallways And A Candlelight https://www.facebook.com/polarlightsband

Null Friction (Grunge rock band from Chennai) Song: Contact https://www.facebook.com/nullfriction

Ankur Tewari (Hindi singer songwriter) https://www.facebook.com/GhalatFamily

The Other People http://theotherpeopleindia.com/ https://www.facebook.com/theotherpeopleindia

We're mixing things up in episode 5 of the podcast. We've got our headliner Duncun Rufus, of course, who chats with Mae and does some exclusive acoustic tunes! And we've got Shillong rock outfit Street Stories, with a song that is just fantastic, as well as a track by The F16s who totally Maed our day! And to round it out, we've got a Hindi track from Mauj Maharaja that is just as fun as you'd expect from their moniker, along with a song that's Maed Abroad, in Ireland, actually, by acoustic folk artists The Tommy Moore Band.    Songs:   Street Stories (punk rock band from Shillong) Song: The Apple And The Clown Album: The Apple And The Clown https://www.facebook.com/streetstoriesband   Mauj Maharaja (Hindi funk jam band)  Song: ‘Yeh Dil’ Album: Mauj Maharaja https://www.facebook.com/maujmaharaja   The F16s (Chennai Indie rock act) Song: Avalanche Album: Kaleidoscope https://soundcloud.com/the-f16s https://www.facebook.com/thef16s   The Tommy Moore Band (Irish acoustic folk artist) Single: Down By The Ocean https://soundcloud.com/tommy-moore   Duncun Rufus https://soundcloud.com/duncunrufus

Episode 4 goes mellow with headliner Mohit Mukhi in the candid chat and live acoustic set with Mae. But, the warm up comes from Mumbai's punk rockers Blek, as well as Yohan Marshall stripped down. A bonus song that Maed Mae's day is from Chennai post-punk outfit Adam and the Fish Eyed Poets

Blek (indie punk rockers from Mumbai) Song: Minus The Makeup Album: Hexes + Drama & other reasons for evacuation www.soundcloud.com/blek www.facebook.com/blekofficial

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

Yohan Marshall - No One Moment https://www.facebook.com/yohanmarshallofficial https://soundcloud.com/yohan-marshall @yohan_marshall

Mohit Mukhi https://www.facebook.com/mohit.mukhi.1 https://soundcloud.com/mohitm