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)

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Instagram: @maemariyam

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Meghna Gulati

Sound Edited & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Artwork: Alika Gupta