House by the beach: Mumbai's latest dance phenomenon

Mumbai's best electronic music party has commandeered the post brunch, Sunday sunset spot at Aurus beach-side bar with its new SUNDOWN/MUSIC UP dance parties. 

A collective of Indian and French DJs have organized sundown dance sessions at a time when the main Friday and Saturday party crowd is taking the day off. 

Organizers Bhavishyavani Future Soundz were formed in the mid 1990s "when it was not possible to listen to DJ mixes online and clubs were playing exclusively Bollywood and retro crap," they say.

"Trips abroad, raves, imported mixtapes and drum'n'bass and newly discovered Asian underground sounds brought together a few party people and creative minds such as Mr Tee, Bhaisaab, Insat, Kutklass Masta Justy. First parties in dodgy bars managed by wannabe mafia goons, followed by neon light Gandhian glasses party and multiple events in Bombay's hippest or shaddiest venues."

At the beginning of the 21st century, the collective was joined in Mumbai by Charlee, MMAT and Loopkin, a crew of French "refugees" (cool code for Frenchmen who became more local than the locals) and what happened after that is too chaotic to describe here. Let's just say they created an international, urban clubbing experience with a local aesthetic.

And that's what you can expect from the Sunday sessions as well.

The Bhavishyavani Future Soundz + Aurus parties got off to a great start in October with Mathew Jonson, Bandish Projekt, Peter Kruder (of Kruder & Dorfmeister), Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale, Mathias Schaffhauser and SHPONGLE.

For the upcoming Xmas weekend it's M.A.N.D.Y of the Get Physical label (host of Booka Shade, ModeSelektor...). These are, if you don't know it already, some of the most exciting pioneers of electronic music on the planet.

Coming soon to a beach near you. Merry Christmas from CNNGo Mumbai.