10 years of Maed in India and this week we’re rewinding to 2017: a year of big firsts, bittersweet moments, and a whole lot of goosebumps. It was the year Maed in India went LIVE (!!) with Blackstratblues, celebrated our 100th episode with legends Indian Ocean in their Delhi studio, and even had Apache Indian drop by to sing acapella while on tour in India.

We had tracks that gave us Goa vibes, deep dives, bandmates roasting each other, stripped down punk rock, and a whole lot of unreleased gems. 

But the year wasn’t all highs. We tragically lost the profoundly talented keys player Karan Joseph aka Madfingers, who had featured on an episode with drummer Lindsay D’Mello aka DCF. His loss was felt deeply in the indie scene.

This Best Of is a time capsule of where indie music was at in 2017: raw, experimental, emotional, and unforgettable. 

PS: You absolutely can NOT miss the intro by Lakshman, our sound engineer, who talks about a hilarious case of Chinese whispers that made him board the wrong bus after school way back when he was 10. Press play, reminisce, and relive with us.

 

Song List:

Apache Indian - I Pray (05:27 - 06:41)

Ranjit Arapurakal - Nothing is Real (08:24 - 11:22)

Bone Broke - You Run (13:06 - 16:51)

Aditi Ramesh - Small Fish In a Big Pond (17:45 - 20:54)

Indian Ocean - Maa Rewa (22:19 - 24:40)

Chayan & Smiti - Mindfire (26:29 - 31:03)

The Yellow Diary - Marz (32:09 - 35:49)

Uday Benegal - Fireflies (36:51 - 41:17)

Dossers Urge - Erase (44:18 - 48:31)

Blackstratblues - Renaissance Mission (Live) (49:31 - 54:39)

Tejas - Falling Out (57:01 - 01:02:45)

DCF vs Madfingers - Untitled Jam (01:04:01 - 01:13:37)

 

Come be our friend:

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Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Instagram: @maemariyam

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Meghna Gulati

Sound Edited & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Artwork: Alika Gupta

10 years of Maed in India and this week we&rsquo;re rewinding to 2017: a year of big firsts, bittersweet moments, and a whole lot of goosebumps. It was the year Maed in India went LIVE (!!) with Blackstratblues, celebrated our 100th episode with legends Indian Ocean in their Delhi studio, and even had Apache Indian drop by to sing acapella while on tour in India.
We had tracks that gave us Goa vibes, deep dives, bandmates roasting each other, stripped down punk rock, and a whole lot of unreleased gems.&nbsp;
But the year wasn&rsquo;t all highs. We tragically lost the profoundly talented keys player Karan Joseph aka Madfingers, who had featured on an episode with drummer Lindsay D&rsquo;Mello aka DCF. His loss was felt deeply in the indie scene.
This Best Of is a time capsule of where indie music was at in 2017: raw, experimental, emotional, and unforgettable.&nbsp;
PS: You absolutely can NOT miss the intro by Lakshman, our sound engineer, who talks about a hilarious case of Chinese whispers that made him board the wrong bus after school way back when he was 10. Press play, reminisce, and relive with us.
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Song List:
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/apacheindianhq/">Apache Indian</a> - I Pray (05:27 - 06:41)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ranjitarapurakal/?hl=en">Ranjit Arapurakal</a> - Nothing is Real (08:24 - 11:22)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dinkardv/?hl=en">Bone Broke</a> - You Run (13:06 - 16:51)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/aditi_ramesh/">Aditi Ramesh</a> - Small Fish In a Big Pond (17:45 - 20:54)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/indianoceanmusic/?hl=en">Indian Ocean</a> - Maa Rewa (22:19 - 24:40)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/chayanandsmiti/?hl=en">Chayan &amp; Smiti</a> - Mindfire (26:29 - 31:03)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/theyellowdiary/">The Yellow Diary</a> - Marz (32:09 - 35:49)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/udaybenegal/">Uday Benegal</a> - Fireflies (36:51 - 41:17)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dossersurge_official/?hl=en">Dossers Urge</a> - Erase (44:18 - 48:31)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackstratblues/?hl=en">Blackstratblues</a> - Renaissance Mission (Live) (49:31 - 54:39)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tejas1989/?hl=en">Tejas</a> - Falling Out (57:01 - 01:02:45)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dmellolindsay/?hl=en">DCF</a> vs <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kjoseph88/?hl=en">Madfingers</a> - Untitled Jam (01:04:01 - 01:13:37)
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Come be our friend:
Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/">@maedinindia</a>
Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/maedinindia">@maedinindia</a>
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CREDITS:
Host: Mae
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/">@maemariyam</a>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/maebemaebe">@maebemaebe</a>
Producer: <a href="http://instagram.com/sfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amadnessepidemic/">Meghna Gulati</a>
Sound Edited &amp; Mastered by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kartik.kulkarni/">Kartik Kulkarni</a>
Artwork: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/capefoxalix/">Alika Gupta</a>

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.

Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 

The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.

“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.
Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 
The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.
“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

Maed in India

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.
Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 
The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.
“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

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