With the new year on the horizon and the players continuously shifting in the electronic music scene, we spotlight a few artists and reasons why you should definitely attend their performances in 2025!
Jogita
Shuffling classics and keeping the vinyl culture alive is musician Jogita Sagolsem, who goes by Jogita. She is known to soothe listeners into an enchanting soundscape, and her production reflects her deep fascination and exploration of record stores and the vast amount of nostalgia they possess.
A recognized brand with the now-defunct Boxout Wednesdays, Jogita is a multiple-time performer at the Magnetic Fields Festival in Rajasthan. Jogita helmed her longest set yet, a four-hour performance at the Easy Picnic stage at the recent tenth edition of the festival.
To get a feel of her sound, check out her hour-long set (linked above) for the music community Planet Kale, in which the artist loops in classic disco tunes such as Sunshine City by KC & The Sunshine Band, ‘Boogie Boo’ from Bionic Boogie, and Evelyn “Champagne” King’s ‘No Time For Fooling Around.’
Find Jogita on Instagram | Soundcloud
Punch M
Oscillating between the keyboard and console is music producer Neerad Sumeet, aka Punch M, who serves up scrumptious scoops of lo-fi, chill-hop, house, and disco music seasoned with lively 80s disco flashes. Neerad adopted the moniker Punch M as a tribute to legendary music composer RD Burman (fondly called Pancham) and his father, who played a pivotal role in his life.
A blues pianist by trade, Punch M initially learned music on the harmonium before moving to the keyboard and then onto production. Prior to the release of his mesmerizing four-track debut EP ‘Roots‘ (2024) and a string of single releases, Neerad would produce lo-fi concoctions from vintage Bollywood samples to introduce folks of his generation to this music.
In 2024, Punch M bagged slots supporting French DJ and electronic music producer Fakear, flanked rapper Yashraj at Gully Fest, and also performed at the second edition of PORT After Dark at G5A Mumbai.
Find Punch M on Instagram | Spotify | Soundcloud
BOMBIE
Buffing the dance floor with compounds of UKG, breakbeat, electro, acid grooves, house, jungle, and techno is New Delhi-based DJ and producer Akansha Panwar, who functions under BOMBIE. Swapping her singing and musical instruments for her passion for electronic music, her sound is characterized by hypnotic undertones and rattling percussions. In her career thus far, BOMBIE has shared billing with Doctor Jeep, Bitter Babe, Ludwig A.F., Jay Pei, and Nate08 and also took over the BudxYard Stage at the recent edition of Magnetic Fields Festival.
To know what’s the buzz about BOMBIE, check out the artist’s sessions for Boxout.FM (linked above), URBANFLUX, VegNonVeg: In The Mix Series, as well as her ‘I Should Be Dancing’ mix available on Soundcloud. Folks in and around Delhi can catch BOMBIE onstage at the Explorers Club two-day festival from January 11, 2025, onwards.
Find Bombie on Instagram | Soundcloud
Kratex
Throughout his career, DJ/producer Kratex (Krunal Ghorpade) has continuously worked to elevate the Marathi music scene, and this year he delivered an M-house or Marathi house anthem unlike any other. His mega viral track ‘Taambdi Chaamdi’ was released via Spinnin Records and was the first Marathi language song to be released on this label.
Since the release, ‘Taambdi Chaamdi’ has been re-structuring dancefloors across the country and the world, with the likes of DJ Alan Walker playing the track during his visit to Pune and KSHMR giving it a revamp. Kratex too has catapulted to newer heights, announcing his debut American Tour for February 2025, in addition to his and various jaunts across India. It remains to be seen what kinds of collaborations or tracks the M-house flag bearer will develop next year.
Find Kratex on Instagram | Spotify
Kandy Kuri
Boiler Room’s recent jaunt to Bengaluru (June 2024) produced robust performances all around from every artist on the bill; however, this showcase may also have slingshotted one producer’s career in an upward trajectory. Making her boiler room debut was Aishwarya Kandukuri, who performs under the moniker Kandy Kuri, steering an absolutely frenzied session surrounded by a horde of enthusiastic ravers.
Kandy Kuri drives forward a medley of breaks, garage, and house and shards of techno in her productions, keeping the high-octane session booming. In her career thus far, Kandy Kuri has swept attendees off their feet at DGTL– Bangaluru, SoMAD Festival – Oia Bangalore, Magnetic Fields – Rajasthan, as well as supported heavyweights of the electronic scene in Bambounou, Chloé Robinson, and Yung Singh, to list a few.
Speaking with Wild City in 2023 about her session, Kandy Kur expressed, “The goal of my selections is always to meet the listener in whatever present we might share but scramble the very sense of what that present might be made of.”
Find Kandy Kuri on Instagram | Soundcloud
Shantam
Skimming through New Delhi/Goa-based producer Shantam Khanna’s music catalog uncovers a wave of tantalizing creations, traversing hues of UK garage, bass, house, breaks, techno, and a whirlpool of genre-bending and experimental beats. Operating as just Shantam, in 2024 the artist released two EPs – ‘FreaQ’ in November and ‘Out of House’ via Krunk Kulture in May.
Shantam has stamped his presence at various haunts across Goa, Pune, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, producing sets that are lauded as a “symphony of drum machines, samplers, and synths.” His most recent music festival outings were at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa, Ziro Festival in Arunachal Pradesh, and Echoes of Earth in Bengaluru.
Find Shantam on Instagram | Soundcloud | Spotify
Norbu
Approaching his 20s, and in all likelihood would gain entry into a nightclub only as a performer, is New Delhi’s Abhinav Verma, who performs under the alias Norbu. One of the most promising, versatile, and rapidly rising electronic artists on the scene, Norbu has made appearances supporting the likes of Operate, UKato, Goth-Trad, calculon, and Deep Tempo in his career thus far.
Norbu’s swift remixes of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Humble,’ Chaar Diwaari & MC Kode’s ‘Aankh Band’ and Hanumankind and Kalmi’s ‘Big Dawgs’ (with HEDZ) have gained notoriety, particularly his collaborative effort with HEDZ on Ritviz & Nucleya’s ‘Baaraat’ remix, which made the top ten winners list of Levi and Ritviz’s Music Project India competition.
Find Norbu on Instagram | Spotify | Soundcloud
LAMI
Sieving mellifluous dollops of her violin with Indian classical components and a blend of diverse audio samples is LAMI, a top-notch violinist, vocalist, and music producer from Kochi, Kerala. Trained in Carnatic Music, LAMI has eyeballs moving due to her approach while playing live, assembling looping sessions courtesy of the violin before erupting into a more energetic electronic production.
Her sessions simmer with a lo-fi house, minimal techno, deep disco house, deep techno, deep house, and an ambient vibe. LAMI described her live sets with TIMD, saying, “I perform my original music live, combining vocals, violin, and electronic elements triggered from a controller. Sometimes, I play hybrid sets with a mix of my tracks and other selected tracks.”
To get a feel of LAMI, check out her tracks ‘Der Bunker,’ ‘Chirp,’ ‘Arigato,’ and her latest release ‘Smooth‘ featuring rapper Aishan Vali.
Find LAMI on Instagram | Soundcloud | Spotify
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