Project Overview
For our 7th anniversary, we wish to produce a compilation album in the form of limited-edition vinyl records and cassette tapes. We have noticed a significant increase in initiatives promoting vinyl culture and analog technologies nationwide. We believe this analog resurgence can be attributed to seeking a lack of algorithmic surveillance. We are seeking a reduction in the pace of life, which offers a concrete way of being in the world. Alongside this, through our project we wish to stick to our resolve of giving a platform to lesser-known, yet equally talented Indian artists. These artists, for the lack of access, are not fully recognized for their otherwise outstanding work among the global Eurocentric communities and electronic dance music cultures. This project, hence, aims to set a benchmark in the cultural landscape of electronic dance music, not just in India, but also on a global scale.
Expected Impact
As mentioned earlier, as practitioners and researchers of sound, we have noticed a huge uptick in the initiatives propagating vinyl culture and analog technologies not just in India, but around the world. We strongly believe this analog resurgence can be attributed to seeking a lack of algorithmic surveillance. The resurgence of analog technologies and formats is a phenomenon that advocates a reduction in the pace of life, offers a concrete way of being in the world and satisfies what is lacking – a slowness in the pace of life. These formats help shift the focus from consumption to engagement while allowing someone to build a personal relationship with the music they like.
Applicant Background
Antariksh Records is an independent record label based out of India. We spotlight lesser known, yet extremely talented Indian electronic dance music producers. We also use alternative formats of amplification to create informed dancefloors and tell new stories with sound.