Karsh Kale (DJ Set), The Untitled One
July 19, 10 pm onwards
Foxtrot - House of Subculture, Koramangala
Entry: ₹1000 (inclusive of ₹700 cover charge), via Insider.in
From the Lincoln Center in New York to the Burning Man Festival, multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ Karsh Kale has seen most of it all in the decades he’s spent cementing his position between India and the US. The tabla artist is one of the most mesmerising global fusion and electronica producers right now, who’s often worked with Indian indie aces such as guitarist Warren Mendonsa, singer Benny Dayal and longtime collaborators and fellow electronica pioneers Midival Punditz. With tabla and Indian classical elements still at the centre of Kale’s craft, the producer recently released a song called ‘Hummingbird’ that almost seems like a return to his spacey roots, adding drum and bass elements and retaining a cinematic edge that seeps into all his work. Kale will be supported by city-based DJ and producer The Untitled One aka Debjyoti Das, who spins drum and bass and dubstep tunes.
Guitar Prasanna, Rishabh Seen and Ojas Adhiya
July 20, 9:30 pm onwards
Windmills Craftworks, Whitefield
Entry: ₹ 640 onwards, via Bookmyshow.com
New York-based Carnatic guitar proponent — a pioneer to most — Guitar Prasanna returns to India for a select number of shows, including a special live collaboration that’s curiously called Smells Like Teen Spirit. As is evident on his seminal albums such as Electric Ganesha Land , Prasanna is the master of mixing jazz, fusion, rock and even searing metal to his music — he can shred when he wants to and then settle into a meditative groove that probably runs off a centuries old composition by the Carnatic greats. Always with an eye on collaborations, Prasanna will be on stage at Windmills Craftworks with two prodigious talents — Mumbai tabla player Ojas Adhiya and New Delhi/Jalandhar sitarist Rishabh Seen. While Seen first shot to fame by covering progressive rock/metal bands like Meshuggah and Animals As Leaders on a sitar, he’s now diversified and remains interested in modern as well as Indian classical music.
Sutej Singh, Rainburn, Five of Castles
July 21, 7:30 pm onwards
Fandom at Gilly's Redefined, Koramangala
Entry: ₹ 400, plus ₹ 250 cover charge, via Skillboxes.com
It’s been roughly a year since guitarist and composer Sutej Singh released his debut full-length album The Emerging , a wondrous collection of epic-scale rock that leaned on progressive and metal influences. After gaining some traction on the Apple Music charts in India and touring a handful of cities, the guitarist from Solan, Himachal Pradesh is back for a new run of shows. At his Bangalore leg — put together by his label Pinecone Records, local promoter Bohemian Live and art community platform Skillbox — there’s album material as well as new material that Singh is working on. “They’re only called Song 4 and Song 3 as of now,” Singh says with a laugh about the unreleased tracks. He adds, “They’re more melodic and have more grandeur. I’m trying to make shorter songs, though but also just going with the flow.” He’s joined by Mumbai instrumental rock act Five of Castles and city-based prog rock band Rainburn, who released their debut album Insignify last year as well.
