Assets
- .: PR / RIDERS
- Touring: on demand - SpinCycle is based in the US but often travels to Europe
- Travelling crew: 1-2 persons
VIDEOS
Barmer Boys + SpinCycle - Express (at Winnipeg Folk Festival 2015)
A live rework of a track by KINK
Ranaji - Barmer Boys + SpinCycle (Live at Winnipeg Folk Festival)
Big Blue @ Night, July 11, 2015.
Padosan Le Gayi Re - Barmer Boys + SpinCycle
Padosan Le Gayi Re (Roomal) - a folk meets techno experiment with Barmer Boys
Allah Hoo - Barmer Boys + SpinCycle
Allah Hoo (allah who?) - BARMER BOYS + SpinCycle.
Kurja - Barmer Boys + SpinCycle
Kurja (bird) - Barmer Boys and SpinCycle at the terrace sessions with Amarrass Records, March 2014. Kurja is the name for a migratory bird (crane) found in the region.
Always vinyl, always groovy!
Ankur Malhotra aka SpinCycle is an avid musicologist who explores, engages, and connects with musical traditions from around the world. Madison Music Review and Aural Grooves founder, Amarrass Records label co-founder, music producer, recording engineer and radio jockey, Ankur has over two decades of crate-digging esoteric sounds on vinyl from around the world. SpinCycle presents recontextualized field recordings, obscure sounds and patterns, reimagined and reinterpreted for the dance floor. Featuring two turntables, a mixer and a crate load of wax, creating layers of dubby, clubby, psychedelic sounds!
A long-time /radio host on WORT 89.9FM, his versatility in styles and across genres is evidenced in the many shows he hosts/ ’s including the Pan Africa Radio Show, Friday Buzz, and other world music, dub and freeform radio shows. Based out of Madison, Wisconsin where he has been ’ing for the past 15 years, and with residencies at local clubs, festivals and launch parties. He has performed in the US, Europe and in India and opened for artists such as Huun Huur Tu, Samba Touré, BCUC, Msafiri Zawose, Bremer/McCoy, Les Freres Smith, Charanjit Singh, and produced thematic sets for the Madison Children’s Museum and Odense Music Library. Special projects also include explorations with fusing turntable rhythms and bass with live contemporary folk from India with Barmer Boys.
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