INSTANT KARMA
Arushi Jain
A heavenly hybrid of modular synthesis and Indian classical music
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THREE years ago, the Delhi-born, US-based composer Arushi Jain quit her comfortable tech job in San Francisco and headed to New York to become an artist full-time. Since then, it’s not gone too badly. Jain, who styles herself the ‘Modular Princess’ after her musical practice, released Under The Lilac Sky in 2021, a beautiful meditation rooted in the Indian classical tradition that also veers into seriously mind-expanding psychedelia. The album fell victim to the pandemic but has since come to resonate with agrowing audience who appreciate transportive synth jams, including James Holden, Arooj Aftab, Floating Points and Suzanne Ciani.