Maed In India

It’s our host Mae’s birthday month and to kick things off, we have electro rock act Fuzzculture, but his mother named him Arsh Sharma. On this episode, he talks about hitting rock bottom, teddy bear merchandise, going solo, writing music at Sharjah airport, and his new path to new music.    Set List: Kids In The Dark (01:04 - 05:02) Toast Of The Town (18:19 - 21:36) Escape To Where You’re Wanted (28:48 - 32:50) Nicotine (46:03 - 49:39) Toast Of The Town [Acoustic] (52:29 - 54:44)   Follow Fuzzculture Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fuzzculture/ Twitter https://twitter.com/FuzzCulture Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fuzzculturemusic/    Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode Producer: Jaanam Dewan   Video Directed/

Tring Tring. Tring Tring. Tring Tring.  We recommend you take this call. And if you missed it, don’t worry because this isn’t a call centre trying to sell you insurance/loans/subscription. This is a call to the best indie music coming out of Delhi, Manipur, Roorkee, Bangalore & Bombay. We have Kashmiris singing about their existential crisis, Frappe rap, a song about astrophysics and more.    Song:  Gumbal - Born Under The Second Law (01:14 - 04:07) Parvaaz - Harf Parvaaz - Mastaan (11:14 - 16:44) Sabu ft. Ramya Pothuri - Find Another Man (17:29 - 20:02) Frappe Ash - Surma (21:09 - 25:15) Meewakching - Khallui (25:57 - 30:47) Prabhtoj Singh - Fool For Your Loving (32:28 - 37:09)    Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode  Producer: Jaanam Dewan Vide

We’ve all had a classic rock phase in our lives and on this episode, we relive that love with rockers InRegalia. They’ve been around for 7 years and we take a deep dive into their childhood, their musical influences, caves, forts, their cats, Zandu balm, and more. It’s time to rock out with your….   Set List: Best Of Us (00:38 - 04:21) Second Time Around (16:25 - 19:50) Leave Your Mind Behind (36:12 - 40:07) Rebels Dance (15:17 - 55:37)  Tight Squeeze (55:38 - 59:19)   Musicians: Peter Abraham - Vocals  Vijay Fernandes - Guitars Keith Pereira - Keys  Saurav Das - Bass  Warren Swaries - Drums Follow InRegalia Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/InRegalia  Twitter - https://twitter.com/InRegalia  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inregaliaband/    Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam

So when the main man Kailash Kher recommends an artist, you say Yes! On today’s episode we have hindustani, sufi, folk fusion band - AR Divine. We chat about reverbnation pages, being on The Voice India, what happens when your father teaches you tabla, cheesy music videos as well as bring you more new music on Maed in India.    Set List: Yeh Jiya (00:34 - 06:17) Nayi Udaan (19:03 - 22:10) Aye Khuda (28:04 - 33:52) Mere Watan (43:46 - 47:23)   Musicians: Abhishek Mukherjee - Lead Vocalist Rachit Agarwal - Lead Vocalist Shivahari Ranade - Keyboardist/Harmonium  Aditya Dhekale - Percussionist Neelabh Nath - Lead Guitarist  Graham Gonsalves- Bass Guitarist  Jaynesh Parle - Drums   Follow AR Divine Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ardivineband/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ardivineband/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe I

We try and go far and wide when we bring you new music on Maed in India and on this episode, we are lucky enough to feature pop rockers Fame The Band who hail from a sleepy town in Meghalaya called Tura. They released their debut album in 2017 and come on the show to play you some songs from it. We talk about why they moved to Bombay, their school anthem, why bassists don’t have friends, two-chord songs and the tallest Christmas tree in the world.   Set List: Don’t Save Me (00:34 - 03:31) Just This Smile (14:19 - 17:31) Brighter Days (25:47 - 28:40) Over & Out (47:22 - 51:08)   Musicians: Fame Sangma - Vocals Mikkimra Shira - Guitar Tengsam Momin- Bass Marshall Saku Sangma - Rhythm Guitar   Follow Fame The Band Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FameBandOfficial/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/fametheband  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/famebandofficial/    Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/

As we get closer and closer to the cooler part of the year, we thought we’d throw in some hot tunes that are Beneath The Fireworks, or bring you the Heat Of The Day, or help you rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. So if you’re feeling a bit Paavam and need a blankie to keep you warm, we got you.    Song List: Taba Chake - In Waadiyon Mein (01:04 - 04:34) Taba Chake - Keeping Me From Sleep Tonight (04:36 - 07:29) Unohu - Upside Down (08:09 - 12:45) Nitika Kurian - Phoenix (14:34 - 18:08) Seven & Seven - Solasta (18:47 - 22:34) Easy Wanderlings - Beneath The Fireworks (23:12 - 28:35) YodaDrunk - Heat Of The Day (29:42 - 36:51)   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Audio Editor Post: Vijay DoiphodeProducer: Jaanam Dewan Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha 

At long last, prog/post-rock band aswekeepsearching have landed in our Maed in India lap to play you a stripped down session of their hardcore songs. We talk about how they started out as a bedroom project in Ahmedabad, their tour antics, nearly breaking up and how you keep band members together by writing a song about them in the next album. 'Tis true. Let the heartbreak be your muse.   Set List: In Circles (00:35 - 05:47) Reminiscence (20:31 - 24:40) Rooh (47:01 - 51:24) B-303 (55:59 - 01:01:03)   Musicians: Uddipan Sarmah - Vocals / Guitar Shubham Gurung - Keys  Robert Alex - Bass Sambit Chatterjee - Drums   Follow aswekeepsearching Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aswekeepsearching/ Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/aswekeepsearching/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/  

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   Follow Blackstratblues Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackstratblues Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Blackstratblues/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackstratblues/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitte

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   Follow Pakshee Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/paksheeofficial/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paksheeofficial/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode Vi

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)   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedin

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   Follow Hanita Bhambri Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hanitabhambri Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hanitabhambri/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram h

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)     Follow Abhilasha Sinha Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chengappam Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abhilasha_sinha/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh Audio Editor

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)   Follow Shah Rule Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shahruleofficial Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shahrulemusic/   Follow D’evil Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/devilmumbai/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theeevil/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram h

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    Follow Fox In The Garden Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/foxinzegarden/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/foxinthegardenmusic/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh Audio Editor Post: Arvind Sundar Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round'

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)   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Audio Edito

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)   Follow Sharma and the Besharams Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SharmaAndTheBesharams/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharmaandthebesharams/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter

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)   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round'

Taking over this episode of Maed in India is Indian femcee (get it… emcee… femcee), we got Manmeet Kaur in de house. Out with her latest album, Neophilia, we take a deep dive into her life and times talking about her family, her relationships, her childhood, her struggles, her triumphs, her opinions, and her beef with everything she feels is wrong with the world.    Set List: Likwit Love (00:28 - 04:28) Hitchhikers (19:38 - 22:32) It's Like That (26:55 - 29:35) Liberal Slavery (35:02 - 37:47) Spotlight Effect (48:54 - 51:14)   Follow MC Manmeet Kaur Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mcmanmeetkaur1/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mcmanmeetkaur/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh  Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode Video Directed/Edited: Jis

On this week’s episode of Maed in india, we have hindi folk rock act Aankh Micholi performing from their latest album, Aao Khele. We chat to them about arranged marriages, Hansel & Gretel, being called Osho, vedic rock and they even throw in a couple of unreleased goodies.    Set List: Sacchai (00:29 - 05:57) Sun Kabira (15:24 - 20:20) Ram Bharose (28:51 - 34:29) Bablu Ki Shaadi (45:56 - 52:17)   Musicians: Osho Jain - Vocals / Guitar Pankaj Pathe - Guitar Hansel Dias - Bass / Backing Vocals Bharat Chandore - Drums / Backing Vocals Akshay Dabhadkar - Keys / Production   Follow Aankh Micholi Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pg/aankhmicholi/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/aankhmicholi/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Recording Engineers: NoFilterAsh  Audio Editor P

Pop rock act, Out of Autumn are the next headliners on Maed in India who “translate sounds into feelings and feelings into sounds”... whatever that means. We talk about really lame nicknames, when your dad has his own band too, having disagreements with an imaginary girlfriend, and a performance of a whole bunch of unreleased music from an upcoming concept album they working on. Set List: Burn the Bridge (00:35 - 04:05) In Your Head / Mozart (09:12 - 14:06) Throw Me Rope (22:51 - 27:27) Afterglow (33:33 - 40:05)   Musicians: Aditya Ashwath - Vocals / Guitar  Geet Gupta - Bass Yash Chittal - Guitar Ryan Sequeira - Drums Yulia Vyacheslavovna Monakhova - Keys   Follow Out of Autumn Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/outofautumn.mumbai/   Come be our friend: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maedinindia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/ Twitter https://twitter.com/maedinindia   CREDITS: Host: Mae Twitter: https://twitter.com/maebemaebe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/   Recording