Indian folk-electronic producer-DJ duo Rupinder Nanda and Kedar Santwani discuss what went into 21 songs and 83 minutes of eclectic music Tech Panda (left) and Kenzani. Photo: Press pic As producer-DJ duo ’s album opens, we hear a snippet of an interview with classical vocalist Arati Ankalikar, where she says Indian classical music isn’t an artform that’s for people’s entertainment ( ) but for “self-entertainment” ( ). “Atmaranjan” introduces the New Delhi folk-electronic duo’s 21-track album, which one could say has been in the works ever since Tech Panda aka Rupinder Nanda and Kenzani aka Kedar Santwani got together in 2020.
Kenzani says, “We had over 300 songs that we didn’t finish. We had time in the last three months, because we were just spending time in the studio. We just finished the tracks because we want them to be out, they were in our hard drive for too long.
” Originally selecting and finishing 30 tracks, now has 21 tracks that fit well together, offer a journey from their originally-honed folk-electronic sound to the deeper tech bangers as well as jazz excursions. The first half of the album, comprising songs like “Pyaar Bhare” featuring a vocal sample of veteran artist Rekha Bhardwaj, “Sach” and “Nadia” are calming and fusion-leaning. The initial tracks are grouped together as a dedication to fans of the duo’s earliest hits like “Khoyo,” according to Kenzani.
He adds, “It’s a very vintage sort of Indian electronica,.