• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891–1956) and Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948): SoundCloud cover of a track by Bagula Bhagat
    Short Essay
    SamratB aka Audio Pervert examines the aesthetics of «sampling the political» in contemporary Indian electronic music. He takes us on a journey through various ways of sampling political words and speeches, from the militant cutting of Bollywood soundtracks by MumBai Mafia to Kid Kishore, who samples Indian vernacular streams without understanding them.
  • Sometimes movies are watching you (photo: Tumisu/Pixabay, 2018)
    Short Essay
    Bollywood has been dominated by men and patriarchal values for decades. But things are changing slowly. Bollywood composer Audio Pervert presents emerging female artists aiming for recognition in a nation of 662 million women.