*Very Limited Capacity for this intimate performance. Tickets will not be available at the gate.*
Lineup : EXCISE DEPT (LIVE) + ABHI MEER AKA THE VIGILANTE (DJ)
Date : Sunday, 17th August
Time : 7 PM onwards
Venue : Method Delhi, D-59, Def Col, New Delhi
Formed as an outlet for frustration, anger, hopelessness, satire and love, EXCISE DEPT emerged in the wake of the nationwide lockdown in 2020 via multidisciplinary artists Karanjit Singh, Rounak Maiti, Siddhant Vetekar and Andrew Sabu.
The collective’s music is euphoric and genreless, narrated through multilingual lyrics in Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi & English. Its portrayal through bold visual aesthetics––including docu-fiction music videos, short films, and a mixed-media website––has quickly made them a singular artistic presence in the South Asian landscape.
Embracing a mutual adoration of messiness, EXCISE DEPT showcases a mindset not unknown to most Indians; one that has reckoned with extreme isolation, death and conflict in our personal lives, on the internet, and our country. Following the release of a few beloved singles like “EAT AN AAM” and “BILLO” from 2021-23, their highly anticipated debut album “SAB KUCH MIL GAYA MUJHE VOL. 1” was released on August 15, 2024. The album and its blend of folk, experimental and hip-hop music were celebrated with two sold-out shows in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Abhi Meer aka The Vigilante is a musician, DJ and educator from Bombay, India with a genre-fluid mixing style that has been deemed reminiscent of DJing’s gilded past. As a broadcaster, he’s helped spread the message of India’s alternative music to the wider world and beyond through his involvement at boxout.fm, plus his numerable live radio appearances for stations around the world. An ethnomusicologist and former music critic, he currently teaches the holistic WHYDJ program - a gateway into the world of DJ culture through the uncommon lenses of history, philosophy, Afrofutruism and Jungian psychology.
