Badmarsh & Shri

The Profile

Badmarsh & Shri are a British-Indian duo known for fusing Indian classical elements with electronic production. They released the albums Dancing Drums (1998) and Signs (2001), becoming key voices in the UK Asian Underground scene.

Duo of a London-based DJ and Mumbai-born multi-instrumentalist; associated with the UK Asian Underground movement; released on Outcaste Records; albums include Dancing Drums (1998) and Signs (2001). The Signs review on DeBaser praises its mix of sitar and drum machine and notes a criticized cover of James Brown’s Get Up.

Rivo’s review hails Signs as a classy fusion of Indian instrumentation and electronic production, calling it a masterpiece by a London DJ and a Bombay-born musician. The sound spans sitar to drum machine under the ‘nu-asian cool’ banner. One criticism targets a cover of James Brown’s Get Up. Overall verdict: you must own an album like this.