Niles Hollowell-Dhar aka KSHMR
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An ideal mixture of Western sounds and Indian flavour makes ‘Bhussi’ an entertainer with an intriguing darkish story. The recently-released second monitor by the Indian-American DJ-producer and rapper KSHMR from the album Karam places Indian hip-hop music on the worldwide map. KSHMR collaborated with rap artistes Seedhe Maut and producer Karan Kanchan for this single. The primary monitor from that album, Haath Varthi that includes MC Stan, was launched in Might 2023.
Niles Hollowell-Dhar aka KSHMR (pronounced ‘Kashmir’) is likely one of the few DJs who has damaged the Dutch monopoly, carved a distinct segment and risen to the highest. He was ranked 23rd on DJ Magazine’s 2015 Prime 100 DJs ballot and was awarded the very best new entry for that 12 months.
Cultural core
Born to an American mom and an Indian-Kashmiri father, KSHMR says he has been informed from a younger age to be pleased with his Kashmiri origins. “And for my artist identify, I needed one thing that felt private to who I’m.”
Throughout his tour in India post-Karam launch, KSHMR talks to us about ‘Bhussi’ and says he got here up with the concept for a storyline and album to get rappers out of their consolation zone. “I needed to place them (Seedhe Maut members Siddhant Sharma and Abhijay Negi) in perspective of their character which led to completely different songs for the album and the storyline and tracks got here collectively.”
Companions in prime
KSHMR with the Seedhe Maut duo
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After the profitable collaboration with MC Stan for ‘Haath Varthi’ in Might 2023, KSHMR discovered an ideal vibe in Seedhe Maut and Karan Kanchan as effectively. “’Bhussi’ got here out of my classes in Mumbai after I first flew out to work on the album. Karan and I cooked up a beat in an hour or two that we performed for Seedhe Maut and so they beloved it,” says KSHMR for whom the album is a dream come true. “I began out producing hip-hop, then went on to pop after which dance, so to return to hip-hop and with Indian artists is surreal to me rising up. I used to go to India and beloved hip-hop however by no means thought the 2 would cross over like this.”
KSHMR has all the time thrived on his Indian roots and believes India is a giant a part of who he’s. “It’s my heritage, I pull from the wealth of Indian musical historical past to create and I’m nonetheless utilizing Indian sounds in my music on a regular basis,” says KSHMR who additionally beloved the Beatles and the Killers in his growing-up years. “There was a interval of my life the place I used to be into darker rock music, like Korn, Marilyn Manson. Wherever there may be melody and emotion, I’m for it.”
The EDM excessive
About his transition to digital music, KSHMR says when EDM got here to the US, it was targeted on EU Dutch artistes who have been utilizing the large room and prog home sounds. “To counter that, It was uplifting to see lure music the place it acquired darker and leaned to hip-hop… it’s always going backwards and forwards the place individuals gravitate towards dance music that’s cooler. Techno and tech homes are all attention-grabbing to me and dance music that has melodies is essentially the most attention-grabbing to me,” provides KSHMR who’s enthused about his new dance single and a dance album that’s on the horizon.