How Indian soundsystem culture inspired Baalti | Mixmag x Steel City Dance Discs

Baalti take us into the world of Indian soundsystem culture that inspired their latest EP 'Mela' on Steel City Dance Discs. Like this? Subscribe: https://bit.ly/subscribemixmag See more Mixmag originals: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8W9aA_I6o1QildlzoilESu9_NMUXJijo Dek Bass is an umbrella term for a huge range of music played out on massive soundsystems in India, mostly for celebration and often for competitive soundclashes or “box competitions”. 'Dek' refers to these competition songs usually being played on cassette tapes and decks – AKA Dek – and the decks themselves are an integral and respected part of the system. West Bengal’s Dek Bass scene has been mutating and growing and evolving in really exciting ways, all thanks to the bossmen and operators and communities pushing the limits of audio and amplification tech for the past few decades. With the huge social media adoption in India in the last decade, these box competition videos are everywhere and spreading so fast. The next-level sound design and sheer power of the bass, the unapologetically hectic drum patterns, blaring sirens and occasionally interspersed film dialogue taunts all inspire Baalti's latest EP 'Mela'. Credits: A film by Sheriff Boo (@sheriff___boo) Music by Baalti (@baalti.mp3) Featuring photos by Harkaran (@hark1karan) and Carl Van Der Linde (@carlmeer) Set design by Esha Sikander (@__4resh) Follow Mixmag here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixmag/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mixmag Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mixmag-1 X: x.com/Mixmag? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MixmagMagazine/ Website: www.mixmag.net Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/MM-mail-list