説明
Coachellaや主要クラブを沸かせるニューヨークのコレクティブ Indo Warehouse の主宰者 Kunal Merchant と、Dr. Dreらとの共演歴を持つグラミー賞ノミネートヴォーカル Raja Kumari がタッグを組み、南アジアの伝統美と深遠なアンダーグラウンドの熱量を融合させた催眠的テックハウスを名門 Crosstown Rebels からヴァイナルで発表。
ニューヨークを拠点に活動し、Coachella、Hï Ibiza、Fabric London、Brooklyn Mirageといった世界的な大舞台で南アジアのエッセンスを電子音楽ステージへと届けてきた重要人物 Kunal Merchant。彼と Kahani が設立した Indo Warehouse は、伝統とクラブカルチャーが衝突する没入型のライヴ体験で国際的なムーブメントを起こしている。その Indo Warehouse が名門レーベル Crosstown Rebels に初登場し、放つのが “Bombay Acid” だ。
今作は、Kunal Merchant と、伝統的なダンサーとしての素養も備えながら Timbaland、Dr. Dre、Gwen Stefani、John Legend らと協働してきたグラミー賞ノミネート経歴を持つヴォーカル Raja Kumari による強力なコラボレーション。Merchant が緻密にレイヤーを重ねたディープで催眠的なグルーヴに、南アジアの音楽伝統から引き出されたテクスチャー、そして Kumari の圧倒的なヴォーカルが融合している。クラブ対応のトラックでありながら、文化的遺産と現代のエレクトロニックサウンドを繋ぐ、まるで儀式のような深い没入感を持った壮大な音楽体験を提供する。
裏面には、ハウスやテクノの重厚なベースラインとエネルギッシュなグルーヴを操り、UKシーンの最前線で活躍する SYREETA によるリミックスを収録。原曲が持つ宇宙的なエネルギーを巧みにコントロールしつつ、彼女の持ち味である低音のパンチを注入することで、深夜のダンスフロアを激しく揺らすドライヴィンなリワークへと仕立て上げている。リズム、文化、アンダーグラウンドの熱量が一体となった、エポックメイキングな一枚だ。
A1. Bombay Acid
B1. Bombay Acid (Syreeta Remix)
Indo Warehouse presents ‘Bombay Acid’ on Crosstown Rebels, featuring Kunal Merchant and Raja Kumari. The hypnotic new single, fusing heritage and future-focused touches, lands with a remix from SYREETA
Making their debut on Crosstown Rebels, New York collective Indo Warehouse unveils ‘Bombay Acid’. The release is a collaboration between co-founder Kunal Merchant and acclaimed vocalist Raja Kumari, capturing the Indo Warehouse ethos: hypnotic grooves, ancestral textures,and underground energy fused into one expansive, ritualistic journey.‘Bombay Acid’ pairs Merchant’s meticulously layered production, melding deep, hypnotic grooves with textures drawn from South Asian musical traditions, with Kumari’s commanding vocals. The track unfolds as both a club-ready cut and an immersive ritual, bridging cultural heritage and contemporary electronic sounds. A Grammy-nominated rapper, singer, and classically trained dancer, Raja Kumari bridges Indian tradition with contemporary global music. She has collaborated with Timbaland, Dr. Dre, Gwen Stefani, John Legend, and Iggy Azalea, and has performed at Coachella, Wireless, and India’s NH7 Festival. Her imprint, Godmother Records, and projects such as ‘The Bridge’ (2023) and ‘Kashi to Kailash’ (2025) explore resilience and spiritual depth, making her one of the most distinctive voices in modern music.
On the flip, SYREETA delivers a striking rework. Authentic and fearless, the UK favourite has shattered glass ceilings while drawing on chunky basslines and energetic grooves from house and techno to craft her own sound and style. Her remix injects ‘Bombay Acid’ with that signature low-end punch, while driving and harnessing the track’s cosmic energy for late-night dancefloors.Kunal Merchant has spent years building a sound that is simultaneously drawn from his South Asian lineage and futuristic. From appearances at Coachella, Hï Ibiza, Fabric London, and Brooklyn Mirage, to releases across the Indo House spectrum, he has become a central figure in shaping the genre and bringing South Asian voices to the global electronic stage. Indo Warehouse, co-founded by Merchant and Kahani in 2022, has evolved from its underground origins in New York into an international movement. Their live shows are immersive experiences, rituals where identity, tradition, and club culture collide, and their releases continue to push the boundaries of house and techno while remaining deeply grounded in their origins. With ‘Bombay Acid’, Merchant and Kumari deliver a production that is both hypnotic and expansive, inviting listeners
into a universe where rhythm, culture, and underground energy meet in unison.
