From globe-trotting hotelier to one of India’s most compelling new producers, Migrant continues to evolve fearlessly. After mesmerising listeners with the meditative pulse of “Anahata”, Indian producer and DJ returns with a new single “, Suppressed”. Representing a distinct shift in creative direction, “Suppressed” sees Migrant step into darker, rawer territory, embracing the restless energy of breakbeat, UK bass, and underground club culture. LoudLife sat down with him to explore more!
Interview With Migrant:
Hey Manvendra, great to have you here with LoudLife! How have you been lately? And of course, huge congratulations on your new release. “Suppressed.” represents a darker, rawer shift in your sound. What pushed you toward this creative transformation?
I reached a point where I didn’t want my music to feel “safe” anymore. Life had become louder, heavier, and more chaotic — and instead of resisting that energy, I wanted to translate it. Suppressed came from everything I couldn’t say out loud. It’s a reflection of pressure, restlessness, and the urge to break out of my own patterns.
This track marks a shift where I’m not afraid to sound raw or imperfect. I wanted to embrace grit, distortion, and emotion the way they actually feel inside the body.
You used a reworked sample from Blackstreet’s 1994 track “Physical Thing.” What drew you to that vocal, and how did you reshape it to fit the world of “Suppressed”?
I was drawn to that vocal because it had this raw, unfiltered vulnerability to it — almost like someone admitting something they didn’t mean to say. It had emotion without trying too hard, which is rare.
When I brought it into Suppressed, I didn’t want to treat it like a vintage throwback. I wanted to pull it into a darker, heavier space.
So I chopped it, shifted its pitch, and rearranged the phrasing until it felt fragmented and tense — like a thought looping in your mind. Instead of being a clean R&B hook, it became a texture… a pulse… something that lives inside the track’s pressure.
What was the turning point that made you choose the path of DJing and production?
There wasn’t one dramatic moment — it was more like a slow realisation that music is where I actually feel like myself. DJing gave me a sense of freedom I couldn’t find anywhere else. Producing opened a door where I could create entire worlds from silence.
Over time, it became the only place where all my emotions — chaos, peace, longing, ambition — truly had somewhere to go.
India’s electronic scene has been growing rapidly. How do you see your place in this landscape, and what do you feel India uniquely contributes to global club culture?
India is entering a very special phase. We’re blending ancient emotionality with modern electronic intensity. There’s depth, spirituality, wild energy — and an audience that feels music with their whole body.
I see myself as part of a generation that’s building a new identity for Indian electronic music: powerful, international, but rooted in our own truth. India contributes soul — not in a soft way, but in a visceral, timeless way.
Your tracks often blur the line between organic and electronic elements. What does “human energy” in electronic music mean to you?
To me, human energy is imperfection — breaths, tension, unevenness, emotion. Electronic music can become too polished, too symmetrical. I like when something wobbles a little… when you feel a pulse that isn’t quantized.
If a track makes you feel something physical — goosebumps, pressure in the chest, a sense of release — that’s human energy.
What’s next for you? Are there any new sounds or ideas you want to explore?
I’m stepping deeper into the worlds that scare me a little — harder rhythms, darker atmospheres, and vocals that feel like confessions. But I’m also exploring a more spiritual, meditative side in parallel.
My goal is to bridge both: the part of me that wants to go inward and the part that wants to break the floor apart. There are a few collaborations and a bigger sonic story I’m building — and Suppressed is the first crack in that door.
