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I’m inviting you to join me today at 5PM EST for the 9th and final episode of my #lockdownseries via #instalive 🖤 I’ve drifted through the most extrasensory moments over the last months in my studio, now moving on to collaborate with nature soon. I’ll be back in August with hopefully a fitter brain cell or two

By vandana on June 19, 2020


I'm inviting you to join me today at 5PM EST for the 9th and final episode of my via 🖤 I've drifted through the most extrasensory moments over the last months in my studio, now moving on to collaborate with nature soon. I'll be back in August with hopefully a fitter brain cell or two

Last week’s #lockdownexperiment #unkillablehope Bringing these lyrics to life I wrote 3-4 years ago so they can be free 🏽 Join me for Episode 9 next Friday the 19th at 5PM EST 🖤 You have succoured me there You have wanted me there My scars are my own But you have wished me sunk Deep in sinking load I have watched that happen to me From your eyes The eyes of a stinging snake They’ve pierced and punctured Deep deep deep Like burning coal You’ve misspent a lifetime Digging warm graves Dreaming of spring clean You have wanted me inhumed Deep in your mould I wont watch that happen to me With your claws The claws of a bird that preys They wont snap and sever Deep deep deep My former flesh Because I will always sing And wield this voice I’m full of unkillable hope I’m full of unkillable hope I’m full of unkillable hope I’m full of unkillable hope I’m full of unkillable hope

By vandana on June 10, 2020


Last week's 
Bringing these lyrics to life I wrote 3-4 years ago so they can be free 🏽
Join me for Episode 9 next Friday the 19th at 5PM EST 🖤

You have succoured me there
You have wanted me there
My scars are my own
But you have wished me sunk
Deep in sinking load

I have watched that happen to me
From your eyes 
The eyes of a stinging snake
They've pierced and punctured
Deep deep deep 
Like burning coal

You've misspent a lifetime
Digging warm graves
Dreaming of spring clean
You have wanted me inhumed
Deep in your mould

I wont watch that happen to me
With your claws 
The claws of a bird that preys
They wont snap and sever
Deep deep deep 
My former flesh

Because I will always sing
And wield this voice
I'm full of unkillable hope
I'm full of unkillable hope
I'm full of unkillable hope
I'm full of unkillable hope
I'm full of unkillable hope

Playing you my outcry #unkillablehope at 5 PM EST today via #instagramlive . Come all 🖤

By vandana on June 5, 2020


Playing you my outcry at 5 PM EST today via . Come all 🖤

I am furious and full of #unkillablehope . I’m going to play you my outcry this Friday at 5pm EST. Come all. Sing it with me. #blacklivesmatter #southasiansforblacklives #resist #love #lockdownexperiment . I have chosen to donate to the link in my bio which distributes funds to 70 + groups. Please donate if you can, every little bit makes a difference. You can support some of these organisations below : https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd https://bailproject.org https://www.naacpldf.org/ @blklivesmatter @naacp_ldf @bailproject

By vandana on June 3, 2020


I am furious and full of . I'm going to play you my outcry this Friday at 5pm EST. Come all. Sing it with me. . I have chosen to donate to the link in my bio which distributes funds to 70 + groups. Please donate if you can, every little bit makes a difference. You can support some of these organisations below :
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd
https://bailproject.org
https://www.naacpldf.org/
@blklivesmatter 
@naacp_ldf 
@bailproject

The people giving voice to their anger are individual pieces of a movement, like drops of water to a wave. Their strength is in cohesiveness. Yet they are strangers, divided by geography, age, color and experience. Power to the resistance 🏽🏾🏿🏼 #blackouttuesday #blackout2020

By vandana on June 2, 2020


The people giving voice to their anger are individual pieces of a movement, like drops of water to a wave. Their strength is in cohesiveness. Yet they are strangers, divided by geography, age, color and experience. Power to the resistance 🏽🏾🏿🏼

Excerpt below from a grim and hauntingly poetic letter written by novelist, poet, and activist James Baldwin in 1962, which I am devastated by this morning and in light of how inexplicably and cruelly racist this country is. It’s in @newyorkermag today. A must read because the very first step is to educate ourselves on the role we all play, and our communities play in upholding systems of white supremacy. The United States holds whiteness as the unifying force. Here, for many people, the definition of “Americanness” is color. I have not been myself these last days, I am wiped, desperate, ready to explode and weeping as I read or write. That is a good thing. To do our best is no longer enough. In fact, it feels like apathy. And I am not nearly doing enough. #blacklivesmatter #southasiansforblacklives #resist #love “It is certainly sad that the awakening of one’s senses should lead to such a merciless judgment of oneself—to say nothing of the time and anguish one spends in the effort to arrive at any other—but it is also inevitable that a literal attempt to mortify the flesh should be made among black people like those with whom I grew up. Negroes in this country—and Negroes do not, strictly or legally speaking, exist in any other—are taught really to despise themselves from the moment their eyes open on the world. This world is white and they are black. White people hold the power, which means that they are superior to blacks (intrinsically, that is: God decreed it so), and the world has innumerable ways of making this difference known and felt and feared. Long before the Negro child perceives this difference, and even longer before he understands it, he has begun to react to it, he has begun to be controlled by it. Every effort made by the child’s elders to prepare him for a fate from which they cannot protect him causes him secretly, in terror, to begin to await, without knowing that he is doing so, his mysterious and inexorable punishment. He must be “good” not only in order to please his parents and not only to avoid being punished by them; behind their authority stands another, nameless and impersonal, infinitely harder to please, and bottomlessly cruel.”

By vandana on May 31, 2020


Excerpt below from a grim and hauntingly poetic letter written by novelist, poet, and activist James Baldwin in 1962, which I am devastated by this morning and in light of how inexplicably and cruelly racist this country is. It's in @newyorkermag today. A must read because the very first step is to educate ourselves on the role we all play, and our communities play in upholding systems of white supremacy. The United States holds whiteness as the unifying force. Here, for many people, the definition of “Americanness” is color. 
I have not been myself these last days, I am wiped, desperate, ready to explode and weeping as I read or write. That is a good thing. To do our best is no longer enough. In fact, it feels like apathy. And I am not nearly doing enough. "It is certainly sad that the awakening of one’s senses should lead to such a merciless judgment of oneself—to say nothing of the time and anguish one spends in the effort to arrive at any other—but it is also inevitable that a literal attempt to mortify the flesh should be made among black people like those with whom I grew up. Negroes in this country—and Negroes do not, strictly or legally speaking, exist in any other—are taught really to despise themselves from the moment their eyes open on the world. This world is white and they are black. White people hold the power, which means that they are superior to blacks (intrinsically, that is: God decreed it so), and the world has innumerable ways of making this difference known and felt and feared. Long before the Negro child perceives this difference, and even longer before he understands it, he has begun to react to it, he has begun to be controlled by it. Every effort made by the child’s elders to prepare him for a fate from which they cannot protect him causes him secretly, in terror, to begin to await, without knowing that he is doing so, his mysterious and inexorable punishment. He must be “good” not only in order to please his parents and not only to avoid being punished by them; behind their authority stands another, nameless and impersonal, infinitely harder to please, and bottomlessly cruel."

Last weeks #lockdownexperiment with audio clipping but this was fun! Thanks to each of you tuning in, as always 🖤 I’m now going to do these every other week. Episode 8 is next Friday the 5th of June. Byeeee

By vandana on May 28, 2020


Last weeks with audio clipping  but this was fun! Thanks to each of you tuning in, as always 🖤 I'm now going to do these every other week. Episode 8 is next Friday the 5th of June. Byeeee

Hide~And~Seek Join me tomorrow at 5pm EST for #lockdownexperiment #6

By vandana on May 21, 2020


Hide~And~Seek
Join me tomorrow at 5pm EST for

Tongue In Cheek Inviting you to join me this Friday at 5 pm EST for Episode 6 of my #lockdownexperiment I’ll play you a desperately passionate song 🗡

By vandana on May 19, 2020


Tongue In Cheek 
Inviting you to join me this Friday at 5 pm EST for Episode 6 of my 
I’ll play you a desperately passionate song 🗡

Many ideas came and went this week, but nothing stuck. So I don’t have a song for tomorrow Episode 6 rescheduled for next Friday the 27th 5PM EST. Don’t drag me for this, I promise to do good by you next week. I’m going to spend tomorrow standing 6 feet away from myself

By vandana on May 14, 2020


Many ideas came and went this week, but nothing stuck. So I don't have a song for tomorrow Episode 6 rescheduled for next Friday the 27th 5PM EST. Don't drag me for this, I promise to do good by you next week. I'm going to spend tomorrow standing 6 feet away from myself

Last weeks #lockdownexperiment with my song called The Queen, an adaptation of #pabloneruda ‘s poem taken from his Captains Verses. Another bit of the song is up on my stories if you want to listen to it See you this Friday for episode 6! I have 7-8 ideas floating about but no song in sight for this week yet ouch.

By vandana on May 12, 2020


Last weeks with my song called The Queen, an adaptation of ‘s poem taken from his Captains Verses. Another bit of the song is up on my stories if you want to listen to it  See you this Friday for episode 6! I have 7-8 ideas floating about but no song in sight for this week yet ouch.

Yesterday’s #lockdownexperiment was chatty! Oh and there was a song too 🙃 coming next week.

By vandana on May 9, 2020


Yesterday’s was chatty! Oh and there was a song too 🙃 coming next week.

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/96773916_224907965470472_4922459178480404466_n.mp4?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=QWrVGlUmziwAX8KwBvQ&oe=5EB94608&oh=e849447441f2ac6aba01fa3f2a345082

See you here today at 5pm EST for #lockdownexperiment episode #5 This space is my personal Nirvana. I’ve been having far too much fun here but not necessarily ironically. #instagramlivestream

By vandana on May 8, 2020


See you here today at 5pm EST for episode  This space is my personal Nirvana. I’ve been having far too much fun here but not necessarily ironically.

Anyone else craving a delicious scalp massage? 🏽‍♀️ Inviting you to join me this Friday at 5pm EST for Episode 5 of the #lockdownexperiment I’ve been doing where I’ll massage your scalp with a new song .

By vandana on May 5, 2020


Anyone else craving a delicious scalp massage? 🏽‍♀️ Inviting you to join me this Friday at 5pm EST for Episode 5 of the I’ve been doing where I’ll massage your scalp with a new song .

Another bite from last weeks #lockdownexperiment Episode 4 ~ Sum Of All Gold. More of the song in previous post … Episode 5 is next week Friday the 8th of May, there isn’t one today! Loving documenting and sharing this process with you. In no time I’m going to have an album worth of spanking new music 😬 !

By vandana on May 1, 2020


Another bite from last weeks Episode 4 ~ Sum Of All Gold. More of the song in previous post ... Episode 5 is next week Friday the 8th of May, there isn't one today! 
Loving documenting and sharing this process with you. In no time I'm going to have an album worth of spanking new music 😬 !

A bite from #lockdownexperiment Episode 4. Calling this song Sum Of All Gold. Next Episode is on Friday the 8th of May. Thanks to all of you who have been sharing this Friday evening commitment with me. The response, and this whole experience has been so rewarding. I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t for you! Love YA 🖤 Many of you have been asking me to upload these songs in their entirety either on Soundcloud or YouTube. I’m working on it ;) Audio on the Instagram feed was clipping like hell but thankfully I’ve been recording my DI’s as backup

By vandana on April 29, 2020


A bite from Episode 4. Calling this song Sum Of All Gold. Next Episode is on Friday the 8th of May.
Thanks to all of you who have been sharing this Friday evening commitment with me. The response, and this whole experience has been so rewarding. I wouldn't do it if it wasn't for you! Love YA 🖤
Many of you have been asking me to upload these songs in their entirety either on Soundcloud or YouTube. I'm working on it 😉 Audio on the Instagram feed was clipping like hell but thankfully I've been recording my DI's as backup

Hiiii Last week’s episode didn’t get saved 😑 Got a dreamy song for Episode 4 in the works for this Friday, usual time, 5PM EST! ~ For these episodes I write a song from scratch per week of our quarantine and play it live for you via #instagramlive . See you soon!

By vandana on April 22, 2020


Hiiii
Last week's episode didn't get saved 😑 Got a dreamy song for Episode 4 in the works for this Friday, usual time, 5PM EST! ~ For these episodes I write a song from scratch per week of our quarantine and play it live for you via . See you soon!

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/93879381_2795924233866461_8546952885035265611_n.mp4?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=VBhtDI_yzPoAX-qRROC&oe=5EA2B2E6&oh=640964b196c7f4001624642a96461123

See you this Friday at 5 pm EST for Episode 3 of the #lockdownexperiment 🤟🏽 #instagramlive Photo by the amazing @johanlindeberg 🖤

By vandana on April 14, 2020


See you this Friday at 5 pm EST for Episode 3 of the 🤟🏽 
Photo by the amazing @johanlindeberg 🖤

My eyes are narrow slits I can barely see out of this morning. I’m up at 4 am after 4 hours of sleep, 3 weeks in a row. This last week has been exceedingly infuriating with fewer than 4 hours of basically disturbed sleep every night. I don’t want to look into the mirror to see my swollen eyes and cheeks, my tightened jaw. As the recent days have been turning into evening, I have the dull and gray ‘Brain Fog’ visiting. Still, no sleep, because my brain can’t appreciate how tired it is. Deep slow wave sleep sounds like sound fiction. Ocean waves, sounds of the jungle, luscious pink noise can’t keep me down. Beyond lavender, beyond meditation, beyond Xanax. Beyond repair. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. I repeat. I go to bed inviting sleep to usurp me, conquer me, annihilate me, or just befriend me. I love you, I embrace you, I want you to weigh me down, I want to understand you and for you to understand me. I want to melt into you. I fall asleep within minutes and 4 hours later, my mind is sharp and driven as an arrow. My body able and agile. But it’s 4 fucking o’clock. Waking up excites me. I can’t wait to glide into creative flow. I don’t know what this sleepless syndrome is, what its’ root is, because I love life. I have an inkling that I need to distance from my drive, excitement for life, this fire I carry. I know I need to switch off at night but my brain just keeps ripping with tedious circadian chatter, sometimes a clever idea. The last time I remember getting 8 hours of sleep was on the 2nd of January, my birthday and over the two following weeks. Days felt like heaven on earth, cheesy but true. As I’m letting this out into the ether, I pray and hope and hope and pray that this maddening bout of insomnia will pass tonight and I collapse into a pin drop peaceful dreamland. Whatever this is that I’m experiencing, perhaps it’s for the best. I believe.🤞🏽Tonight, I will give it another shot. One night at a time. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. P.S. Send me a lullaby. ~ Snippet of #lockdownexperiment Episode 2. Next one is on the 17th at 5pm EST. This Friday, I plan to take a hot bath and sleep like a baby.

By vandana on April 8, 2020


My eyes are narrow slits I can barely see out of this morning. I'm up at 4 am after 4 hours of sleep, 3 weeks in a row. This last week has been exceedingly infuriating with fewer than 4 hours of basically disturbed sleep every night. I don't want to look into the mirror to see my swollen eyes and cheeks, my tightened jaw. As the recent days have been turning into evening, I have the dull and gray 'Brain Fog' visiting. Still, no sleep, because my brain can't appreciate how tired it is. 
Deep slow wave sleep sounds like sound fiction. Ocean waves, sounds of the jungle, luscious pink noise can't keep me down. Beyond lavender, beyond meditation, beyond Xanax. Beyond repair. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. I repeat. 
I go to bed inviting sleep to usurp me, conquer me, annihilate me, or just befriend me. I love you, I embrace you, I want you to weigh me down, I want to understand you and for you to understand me. I want to melt into you. 
I fall asleep within minutes and 4 hours later, my mind is sharp and driven as an arrow. My body able and agile. But it's 4 fucking o'clock. Waking up excites me. I can't wait to glide into creative flow. 
I don't know what this sleepless syndrome is, what its' root is, because I love life. I have an inkling that I need to distance from my drive, excitement for life, this fire I carry. I know I need to switch off at night but my brain just keeps ripping with tedious circadian chatter, sometimes a clever idea. 
The last time I remember getting 8 hours of sleep was on the 2nd of January, my birthday and over the two following weeks. Days felt like heaven on earth, cheesy but true. 
As I'm letting this out into the ether, I pray and hope and hope and pray that this maddening bout of insomnia will pass tonight and I collapse into a pin drop peaceful dreamland. 
Whatever this is that I'm experiencing, perhaps it's for the best. I believe.🤞🏽Tonight, I will give it another shot. One night at a time. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. 
P.S. Send me a lullaby. ~ Snippet of Episode 2. Next one is on the 17th at 5pm EST. This Friday, I plan to take a hot bath and sleep like a baby.

A bite from Episode 2 of the #lockdownexperiment . I’ve been having such a great time preparing and performing these. Those of you who tuned in, thank Y🖤U. For these episodes I write a song from scratch per week of our quarantine and play it live for you via #instagramlive . Episode 3 is on Friday the 17th (not this week) at 5 pm EST!

By vandana on April 7, 2020


A bite from Episode 2 of the . I’ve been having such a great time preparing and performing these. Those of you who tuned in, thank Y🖤U.  For these episodes I write a song from scratch per week of our quarantine and play it live for you via . Episode 3 is on Friday the 17th (not this week) at 5 pm EST!

See you today at 5pm EST for Episode 2 of the #lockdownchallenge shimmer eyes because you’ll find out why.

By vandana on April 3, 2020


See you today at 5pm EST for Episode 2 of the  shimmer eyes because you’ll find out why.

Last weeks #lockdownchallenge got pretty emotional 🤔for these espisodes I write a song from scratch per week of our quarantine and play it live for you via #instagramlive . Haven’t started on this weeks yet ouch but I’ll see you this Friday at 5 pm EST for Episode 2!

By vandana on March 31, 2020


Last weeks got pretty emotional 🤔for these espisodes I write a song from scratch per week of our quarantine and play it live for you via . Haven’t started on this weeks yet ouch but I’ll see you this Friday at 5 pm EST for Episode 2!

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/91358506_145741006975130_2355653109322469278_n.mp4?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=BiYNuInnVnwAX-hUJVw&oe=5E85D257&oh=bb9db597c095aeda199e130047566760

Hey hey not sad but a bit preoccupied with the ambivalence of the moment. But I’ll see you tomorrow for this week’s song at 5 pm EST, sharp! Yeah? 🖤 #lockdownexperiment

By vandana on March 26, 2020


Hey hey not sad but a bit preoccupied with the ambivalence of the moment. But I’ll see you tomorrow for this week’s song at 5 pm EST, sharp! Yeah? 🖤

Hi 🏽‍♀️ Starting this week Friday at 5PM EST, I will share with you via a live stream a new song I make over our #togetherathome isolation ~ one per week, followed by a full concert on the final week. It’s a bit of a challenge I’ve given myself, and it might also be challenging for you to listen to them in their very raw state but hey, you likely have nothing better to do and neither do I so Tune innnnn 🖤 #inthistogether

By vandana on March 24, 2020


Hi 🏽‍♀️ Starting this week Friday at 5PM EST, I will share with you via a live stream a new song I make over our isolation ~ one per week, followed by a full concert on the final week.
It's a bit of a challenge I've given myself, and it might also be challenging for you to listen to them in their very raw state but hey, you likely have nothing better to do and neither do I so Tune innnnn 🖤

There are people out there in total isolation, with no partner, family, friends or pets living with them. Pick up the phone and call a friend today. Just a voice call : mind meeting soul meeting timbre. And smile for that #aselfieisalonely 🙃

By vandana on March 21, 2020


There are people out there in total isolation, with no partner, family, friends or pets living with them. Pick up the phone and call a friend today. Just a voice call : mind meeting soul meeting timbre. 
And smile for that 🙃

Playing next Monday the 16th @berlin.undernyc with @mothermarymusic and @spirit.twin Doors at 7 pm.

By vandana on March 10, 2020


Playing next Monday the 16th @berlin.undernyc  with @mothermarymusic and @spirit.twin 
Doors at 7 pm.

Next time, ask: What’s the worst that will happen? Then push yourself a little further than you dare. Once you start to speak, people will yell at you. They will interrupt you, put you down and suggest it’s personal. And the world won’t end. And the speaking will get easier and easier. And you will find you have fallen in love with your own vision, which you may never have realized you had. And you will lose some friends and lovers, and realize you don’t miss them. And new ones will find you and cherish you. And you will still flirt and paint your nails, dress up and party, because, as I think Emma Goldman said, “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” And at last you’ll know with surpassing certainty that only one thing is more frightening than speaking your truth. And that is not speaking.” ~ Audre Lorde Happy Women’s Day, every day, Gorgeous I LOVE YOU DAMN HARD

By vandana on March 8, 2020


Next time, ask: What's the worst that will happen? Then push yourself a little further than you dare. Once you start to speak, people will yell at you. They will interrupt you, put you down and suggest it's personal. And the world won't end.

And the speaking will get easier and easier. And you will find you have fallen in love with your own vision, which you may never have realized you had. And you will lose some friends and lovers, and realize you don't miss them. And new ones will find you and cherish you. And you will still flirt and paint your nails, dress up and party, because, as I think Emma Goldman said, "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." And at last you'll know with surpassing certainty that only one thing is more frightening than speaking your truth. And that is not speaking.” ~ Audre Lorde
Happy Women’s Day, every day, Gorgeous I LOVE YOU DAMN HARD

Drama Queen 🐉 BLKDNM X VANDANA shot by the very lovely person @johanlindeberg for @blkdnm Wearing @blkdnm Leather Jacket 18

By vandana on March 4, 2020


Drama Queen 🐉
BLKDNM X VANDANA shot by the very lovely person @johanlindeberg for @blkdnm 
Wearing @blkdnm Leather Jacket 18

BLKDNM X VANDANA collab shot by the amazing @johanlindeberg 🖤 ~ Come hear me play on March 16th @berlin.undernyc with @mothermarymusic and @spirit.twin ! Wearing @houseofmalakai Feather Nose Septum ️

By vandana on March 3, 2020


BLKDNM X VANDANA collab shot by the amazing @johanlindeberg 🖤 ~ Come hear me play on March 16th @berlin.undernyc with @mothermarymusic and @spirit.twin ! 
Wearing @houseofmalakai Feather Nose Septum ️

BLKDNM X VANDANA | Photo by the amazing @johanlindeberg 🖤 @blkdnm

By vandana on February 29, 2020


BLKDNM X VANDANA | Photo by the amazing @johanlindeberg 🖤 @blkdnm

BLKDNM X VANDANA | Such a thrill to work with the singular and gentlest spirit @johanlindeberg of @blkdnm 🖤 more coming … !

By vandana on February 29, 2020


BLKDNM X VANDANA | Such a thrill to work with the singular and gentlest spirit @johanlindeberg of @blkdnm 🖤 more coming ... !

The wind is catching on. The flame getting feral and the hair disheveled. Have had an exciting run playing shows in Tulum, with the highlight being @tulumtreehouse The amazing creatives there designed a mystical floating stage in water which cast mirrored reflections like a metaphor for the subconscious. Magical projections by @carlitodalceggio hung above me like an emotive chandelier. My dress, courtesy of the singular @yashvardhan_india shape shifted with every movement, like second skin. I’m loving this sentience. A huge thank you to @tulumtreehouse @fernando.del.sol @carlitodalceggio @davidames @radiotulum @gbsk for making this possible 🖤🖤

By vandana on February 20, 2020


The wind is catching on. The flame getting feral and the hair disheveled.
Have had an exciting run playing shows in Tulum, with the highlight being @tulumtreehouse 
The amazing creatives there designed a mystical floating stage in water which cast mirrored reflections like a metaphor for the subconscious. Magical projections by @carlitodalceggio hung above me like an emotive chandelier. My dress, courtesy of the singular @yashvardhan_india shape shifted with every movement, like second skin. 
I'm loving this sentience.
A huge thank you to @tulumtreehouse @fernando.del.sol @carlitodalceggio @davidames @radiotulum @gbsk for making this possible 🖤🖤

The wind is catching on. The flame getting feral and the hair disheveled. Have had an exciting run playing shows in Tulum, with the highlight being @tulumtreehouse The amazing creatives there designed a mystical floating stage in water which cast mirrored reflections like a metaphor for the subconscious. Magical projections by @carlitodalceggio hung above me like an emotive chandelier. My dress, courtesy of the singular @yashvardhan_india shape shifted with every movement, like second skin. I’m loving this sentience. A huge thank you to @tulumtreehouse @fernando.del.sol @carlitodalceggio @davidames @radiotulum @gbsk for making this possible 🖤🖤

By vandana on February 20, 2020


The wind is catching on. The flame getting feral and the hair disheveled.
Have had an exciting run playing shows in Tulum, with the highlight being @tulumtreehouse 
The amazing creatives there designed a mystical floating stage in water which cast mirrored reflections like a metaphor for the subconscious. Magical projections by @carlitodalceggio hung above me like an emotive chandelier. My dress, courtesy of the singular @yashvardhan_india shape shifted with every movement, like second skin. 
I'm loving this sentience.
A huge thank you to @tulumtreehouse @fernando.del.sol @carlitodalceggio @davidames @radiotulum @gbsk for making this possible 🖤🖤

Back where I belong 🤜🏽🤛🏽

By vandana on February 19, 2020


Back where I belong 🤜🏽🤛🏽

Tune in to @radiotulum to hear some live tunes and a conversation with the one and only Mandeep this evening at 6:30 PM EST 🏽🖤

By vandana on February 13, 2020


Tune in to @radiotulum to hear some live tunes and a conversation with the one and only Mandeep this evening at 6:30 PM EST 🏽🖤

Sound check done! It’s going down soon @tulumtreehouse ! Come join me.

By vandana on February 1, 2020


Sound check done! It’s going down soon  @tulumtreehouse ! Come join me.

Playing at the breathtaking @tulumtreehouse tonight with an array of amazing creatives @carlitodalceggio @fernando.del.sol and more. Come find us if you’re in Tulum

By vandana on January 31, 2020


Playing at the breathtaking @tulumtreehouse tonight with an array of amazing creatives @carlitodalceggio @fernando.del.sol and more. Come find us if you’re in Tulum

I’m playing a string of shows in Tulum Feb 1st through the 16th. Come have a margarita with me. Announcing dates next week

By vandana on January 24, 2020


I’m playing a string of shows in Tulum Feb 1st through the 16th. Come have a margarita with me. Announcing dates next week

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling 🙃 #wheretheheckistheceiling Photo by @davidterranova Make up by @adurasova

By vandana on January 22, 2020


Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling 🙃

Photo by @davidterranova 
Make up by @adurasova

Got the studio together over the holidays. Are you kidding me????!!! I don’t care to leave here, ever Playing in the background a work in progress #blessthismess

By vandana on January 15, 2020


Got the studio together over the holidays. Are you kidding me????!!! I don’t care to leave here, ever  
Playing in the background a work in progress

My live performance @nationalsawdust is up on #youtube 🏽 check it! *linkinbio A big shoutout to the fantastic ladies @caravangitane for having me Footage by the amazing @uptilldawn @jeffelstone @manuelgrecony Shiny eyes courtesy of the lovely @adurasova This is #jaan from my EP #noxanima Salt Land coming next!

By vandana on January 9, 2020


My live performance @nationalsawdust is up on 🏽 check it! *linkinbio 
A big shoutout to the fantastic ladies @caravangitane for having me 
Footage by the amazing @uptilldawn  @jeffelstone @manuelgrecony 
Shiny eyes courtesy of the lovely @adurasova 
This is from my EP 
Salt Land coming next!

Excited for the universe on the other side, in all our power, grace and vulnerabilities. Happy #2020vision lovers!

By vandana on December 31, 2019


Excited for the universe on the other side, in all our power, grace and vulnerabilities. Happy lovers!

Such a sublime and intimate night @jointheuncommon curated by @neilcarty 🖤 Thanks @chriscahill65 for having me at AIHS! Photos by @composernyc 🏽 . . . . . #contra #vaporwave #synthwave #experimentalpop #analogmusic #avantpop #womeninmusic #darkambient #electronica #alternativemusic #vandanamusic #vandana #noxanima #antivenus #brooklynmusicians #vandanalive #intimategig #perfromanceart #concert #immersiveart

By vandana on December 6, 2019


Such a sublime and intimate night @jointheuncommon curated by @neilcarty 🖤 Thanks @chriscahill65 for having me at AIHS! 
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I’ve come down with a nasty chesty cough just in time for the performance at The Irish Society tonight. Guess it’s finally time to honour my lip syncing chops this evening! 🤪 Photo by @jeffelstone 🖤 . . . . . #contra #vaporwave #synthwave #experimentalpop #analogmusic #avantpop #womeninmusic #darkambient #electronica #alternativemusic #vandanamusic #vandana #noxanima #antivenus #brooklynmusicians #vandanalive #intimategig #perfromanceart #concert #immersiveart

By vandana on December 3, 2019


I've come down with a nasty chesty cough just in time for the performance at The Irish Society tonight. Guess it's finally time to honour my lip syncing chops this evening! 🤪
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S A T U R N A L I A I’m performing at the gorgeous Irish Society NYC this Tuesday Dec 3rd as part of Saturnalia, an immersive and intimate night curated by Neil Carty @neilcarty of @jointheuncommon. The lovely Charlotte Scheffer @chascheffer will create an olfactory experience for the night, diffused throughout the rooms of The Irish Society. @arspoetica.us by Lisa Ann Markusun will debut her unique interactive artform, Astro Poetica. ~ In ancient Roman times, during the winter solstice, #saturnalia was celebrated by pagans to honor the agricultural god, Saturn. It was a festival where all citizens of society were invited to participate in abandoning social order to drink and make merry, and to throw aside the cloak of decorum — all under the watchful eye of the ‘Lord of Misrule.’ Space is limited, if you would like to attend, RSVP via my *linkinbio. ☄️ . . . . . . #contra #vaporwave #synthwave #experimentalpop #analogmusic #avantpop #womeninmusic #darkambient #electronica #alternativemusic #vandanamusic #vandana #noxanima #antivenus #brooklynmusicians #vandanalive #intimate #perfromanceart #concert #immersive #vandanalive

By vandana on December 1, 2019


S A T U R N A L I A 
I'm performing at the gorgeous Irish Society NYC this Tuesday Dec 3rd as part of Saturnalia, an immersive and intimate night curated by Neil Carty @neilcarty of @jointheuncommon. The lovely Charlotte Scheffer @chascheffer will create an olfactory experience for the night, diffused throughout the rooms of The Irish Society. @arspoetica.us by Lisa Ann Markusun will debut her unique interactive artform, Astro Poetica.
~ In ancient Roman times, during the winter solstice, was celebrated by pagans to honor the agricultural god, Saturn. It was a festival where all citizens of society were invited to participate in abandoning social order to drink and make merry, and to throw aside the cloak of decorum — all under the watchful eye of the ‘Lord of Misrule.’
Space is limited, if you would like to attend, RSVP via my *linkinbio. ☄️ .
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Playing @nationalsawdust was a dream. So proud to have been part of this magical programming curated by @caravangitane with the sexy ambient textures of @soundwalkcollective , the amazing live score to The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari by Ricardo Romaneiro @composernyc , rad visuals by Brian Close @brainclosed and the humanoid from another dimension, Coen Aerts @le_directeur . Thanks to each and every one of you in the audience, I felt you deep and close to me. Videos coming soon 👁 On my way to @btrtoday for an In Studio performance! Photos by @chascheffer , @mezza.marco , @uptilldawn and @manuelgrecony 🖤

By vandana on November 4, 2019


Playing @nationalsawdust was a dream. So proud to have been part of this magical programming curated by @caravangitane with the sexy ambient textures of @soundwalkcollective , the amazing live score to The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari by Ricardo Romaneiro @composernyc , rad visuals by Brian Close @brainclosed and the humanoid from another dimension, Coen Aerts @le_directeur . Thanks to each and every one of you in the audience, I felt you deep and close to me. Videos coming soon 👁

On my way to @btrtoday for an In Studio performance! 
Photos by @chascheffer , @mezza.marco , @uptilldawn and @manuelgrecony 🖤

Come hear me @nationalsawdust this Thursday the 31st for what will be a sublime night of dark magic curated by @caravangitane 🌘🌒 With the incredible @soundwalkcollective and @composernyc Photo by @davidterranova Make up by @adurasova 🖤 Ticket linkinbio

By vandana on October 29, 2019


Come hear me @nationalsawdust this Thursday the 31st for what will be a sublime night of dark magic curated by @caravangitane 🌘🌒 With the incredible @soundwalkcollective and @composernyc 
Photo by @davidterranova 
Make up by @adurasova 🖤
Ticket linkinbio

🌒🌘 @caravangitane On October 31st, come dance with the seductress who whispers your name with her half angelic and half wild voice creating an otherworldly atmosphere. VANDANA will be performing live at Caravan Gitane’s Halloween at National Sawdust; fusing elements of synth-wave electronica with mesmeric avant-pop, Vandana’s music embraces womanhood and otherness from inside the mouth of a cave. The singer, producer and visual artist brings her process to life via slow-dripping, throbbing synths and poignant vocal melodies creating an atmosphere that’s haunting and exotic. Inspired by musical pioneers like Aphex Twin, Thom Yorke and Miles Davis as well as the vibrancy of Bollywood, the gothicism of The Cure and of Fever Ray, Vandana also takes her cues from purveyors of subversion like Edgar Allan Poe, Lars Von Trier and Henry Miller. Her journey from India to London to Brooklyn has influenced her otherworldly sound which arrives steeped in the eccentricities of her ancient DNA as well as in vehicles of abstract expression and experimentation. Join us at @nationalsawdust on Oct 31st. Wild souls and new realms are preparing for your arrival. Ticket link in Bio 🖤 XXCG 8pm – The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Screening & Live Score 10pm – Party #caravangitane #halloween #nationalsawdust #Oct31st #Vandana #drCaligari @vandamner Photo by @davidterranova

By vandana on October 24, 2019


🌒🌘 @caravangitane 
On October 31st, come dance with the seductress who whispers your name with her half angelic and half wild voice creating an otherworldly atmosphere.
VANDANA will be performing live at Caravan Gitane’s Halloween at National Sawdust; fusing elements of synth-wave electronica with mesmeric avant-pop, Vandana’s music embraces womanhood and otherness from inside the mouth of a cave. The singer, producer and visual artist brings her process to life via slow-dripping, throbbing synths and poignant vocal melodies creating an atmosphere that’s haunting and exotic.

Inspired by musical pioneers like Aphex Twin, Thom Yorke and Miles Davis as well as the vibrancy of Bollywood, the gothicism of The Cure and of Fever Ray, Vandana also takes her cues from purveyors of subversion like Edgar Allan Poe, Lars Von Trier and Henry Miller.

Her journey from India to London to Brooklyn has influenced her otherworldly sound which arrives steeped in the eccentricities of her ancient DNA as well as in vehicles of abstract expression and experimentation.

Join us at @nationalsawdust on Oct 31st. Wild souls and new realms are preparing for your arrival.
Ticket link in Bio 🖤
XXCG
8pm - The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Screening & Live Score
10pm - Party
@vandamner 
Photo by @davidterranova

This October 31st, I will be playing a Halloween Opening Ceremony @nationalsawdust , curated by the visionary ladies of @caravangitane The night will start out with a film screening of ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ live scored and performed by composer and electronic artist Ricardo Romaneiro @composernyc followed by an eclectic after party inspired by thematic materials of the film featuring @soundwalkcollective ~ an ambient sound experience with mind-blowing visuals by Brian Close. Then a live concert and opening ceremony by yours truly 🏽‍♀️and a performance by Coen Aerst. A mystery guest DJ will spin the night. Artists throughout the evening will make use of National Sawdust’s immersive Constellation and Spacemap sound systems by Meyer Sound. We will subvert and dissolve. See you on the quantic side. This snippet is from my performance at Caravan Gitane’s 2017 Halloween Special with the amazing Ryan Casey @kaeoflux On a side note, I am returning refreshed after a serious break from our cultures primary source of information : Timelines

By vandana on October 22, 2019


This October 31st, I will be playing a Halloween Opening Ceremony @nationalsawdust , curated by the visionary ladies of @caravangitane 
The night will start out with a film screening of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' live scored and performed by composer and electronic artist Ricardo Romaneiro @composernyc followed by an eclectic after party inspired by thematic materials of the film featuring @soundwalkcollective ~ an ambient sound experience with mind-blowing visuals by Brian Close. Then a live concert and opening ceremony by yours truly 🏽‍♀️and a performance by Coen Aerst. A mystery guest DJ will spin the night. Artists throughout the evening will make use of National Sawdust’s immersive Constellation and Spacemap sound systems by Meyer Sound.
We will subvert and dissolve. 
See you on the quantic side.

This snippet is from my performance at Caravan Gitane's 2017 Halloween Special with the amazing Ryan Casey @kaeoflux 
On a side note, I am returning refreshed after a serious break from our cultures primary source of information : Timelines

Playing a Benefit for Kashmir @babysallright along with the fantastic @therealkominas @djrekha @arish_ish @zerobridgeband and special guests on the 22nd of Sept. This will be a daytime event I’m honoured to be part of. Don’t wait to get those tickets 🏽 “Amid these vulgar celebrations the loudest sound, however, is the deathly silence from Kashmir’s patrolled, barricaded streets and its approximately seven million caged, humiliated people, stitched down by razor wire, spied on by drones, living under a complete communications blackout. That in this age of information, a government can so easily cut off a whole population from the rest of the world for days at a time, says something serious about the times we are heading toward.” ~ #arundhatiroy for @nytimes #kashmirbleeds #standforkashmir

By vandana on September 12, 2019


Playing a Benefit for Kashmir @babysallright along with the fantastic @therealkominas @djrekha @arish_ish @zerobridgeband and special guests on the 22nd of Sept. This will be a daytime event I’m honoured to be part of. Don’t wait to get those tickets 🏽 “Amid these vulgar celebrations the loudest sound, however, is the deathly silence from Kashmir’s patrolled, barricaded streets and its approximately seven million caged, humiliated people, stitched down by razor wire, spied on by drones, living under a complete communications blackout. That in this age of information, a government can so easily cut off a whole population from the rest of the world for days at a time, says something serious about the times we are heading toward.” ~ for @nytimes

Today marks the 33rd day since I released Contra last month! I want to offer you a free download of the entire EP from my #bandcamp page until 12PM EST this Thursday, no strings attached. You can download it for absolutely nothing in return but I would treasure️either a repost to your IG story or a few personal words about the EP on my Bandcamp page once you’ve downloaded it! There’s also the option to subscribe to my mailing list if you’d like to stay updated with all Vandana related news ; ) Everything sacred is lost without reverence, here in lies the expression which frees me and I share it with a lot of gratitude for your support 🖤 Download *linkinbio

By vandana on September 10, 2019


Today marks the 33rd day since I released Contra last month! I want to offer you a free download of the entire EP from my page until 12PM EST this Thursday, no strings attached. You can download it for absolutely nothing in return but I would treasure️either a repost to your IG story or a few personal words about the EP on my Bandcamp page once you've downloaded it! There's also the option to subscribe to my mailing list if you'd like to stay updated with all Vandana related news ; ) Everything sacred is lost without reverence, here in lies the expression which frees me and I share it with a lot of gratitude for your support 🖤 Download *linkinbio

Feeling happy over a small coup today. My music has charted at #26 of the top 200 on the NACC World Charts this week – not huge but hey not bad. #1 is @kokokomusic , one of my favourite bands out there right now you should absolutely listen to! Anddd listen to some of mine too ; ) *linkinbio A big thank you to my supporters for showing me your love, you make this journey pretty cool 🏽🖤 I’m playing a Benefit for Kashmir on the 22nd of September @babysallright along with the amazing @therealkominas @djrekha @arish_ish . Very excited for this, mark your calendars!

By vandana on September 5, 2019


Feeling happy over a small coup today. My music has charted at of the top 200 on the NACC World Charts this week - not huge but hey not bad. is @kokokomusic , one of my favourite bands out there right now you should absolutely listen to! Anddd listen to some of mine too ; ) *linkinbio A big thank you to my supporters for showing me your love, you make this journey pretty cool 🏽🖤 I'm playing a Benefit for Kashmir on the 22nd of September @babysallright along with the amazing @therealkominas @djrekha @arish_ish . Very excited for this, mark your calendars!

Tune into @kpfthouston 90.1 between 4 and 5 pm CDT today for a live interview and tunes from my new EP Contra 🖤🤞🏽

By vandana on September 3, 2019


Tune into @kpfthouston 90.1 between 4 and 5 pm CDT today for a live interview and tunes from my new EP Contra 🖤🤞🏽

We see posting about the fires as a virtue — that we’re actively advocating for a cause on our social media. Charity feels meaningful, or at the very least, it holds the promise of an effectively noncommittal solution we can partake in from thousands of miles away. Posting about one’s support for a cause or charity requires almost no commitment and as little effort as a signature for a petition or a few donated dollars. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE POLITICS AND THINK THAT YOU CAN DONATE MONEY TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE OR SAVE THE AMAZON / EARTH I recycle religiously, I have been a vegetarian my whole life, I consume a lot less than I used to but beyond that, there are things I can do to be actively involved but am too wrapped up in the performance of my own life to take the steps which require leaving my desk. What are some ideas you have to effect change? Sent from my iPhone #wakeup #brazil #amazonrainforestemergency #prayforamazonia #climatechangeisreal #eatlessmeat

By vandana on August 29, 2019


We see posting about the fires as a virtue — that we’re actively advocating for a cause on our social media. Charity feels meaningful, or at the very least, it holds the promise of an effectively noncommittal solution we can partake in from thousands of miles away. Posting about one’s support for a cause or charity requires almost no commitment and as little effort as a signature for a petition or a few donated dollars. 
IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE POLITICS AND THINK THAT YOU CAN DONATE MONEY TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE OR SAVE THE AMAZON / EARTH

I recycle religiously, I have been a vegetarian my whole life, I consume a lot less than I used to but beyond that, there are things I can do to be actively involved but am too wrapped up in the performance of my own life to take the steps which require leaving my desk. 
What are some ideas you have to effect change? 
Sent from my iPhone

The Amazon Basin and other large swaths of forests are literally our life force. Without it, we’d have already been extinct. Of the countries that lost the most forest since 2001, four are located in South America. The World Resources Institute, which tracks global forest cover, reports deforestation is at it’s worst in Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. In Brazil, there was a sharp rise in deforestation during July, which has been followed by extensive burning in August. Local newspapers say farmers in some regions are organising “fire days” to take advantage of weaker enforcement by the authorities. WE ARE ON A SUICIDE PATH. We have to work more to deserve to be on this earth of ours. It is our collective responsibility to protect and help save the planet. Besides making conscious life style changes, one of the other easier ways to help is by voting the right people into office. If you get the chance to, please watch One Strange Rock on Netflix. It’s a fascinating and stunning eye opener about our beautiful planet.

By vandana on August 23, 2019


The Amazon Basin and other large swaths of forests are literally our life force. Without it, we'd have already been extinct. Of the countries that lost the most forest since 2001, four are located in South America. The World Resources Institute, which tracks global forest cover, reports deforestation is at it's worst in Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. In Brazil, there was a sharp rise in deforestation during July, which has been followed by extensive burning in August. Local newspapers say farmers in some regions are organising “fire days” to take advantage of weaker enforcement by the authorities. WE ARE ON A SUICIDE PATH. We have to work more to deserve to be on this earth of ours. It is our collective responsibility to protect and help save the planet. Besides making conscious life style changes, one of the other easier ways to help is by voting the right people into office. 
If you get the chance to, please watch One Strange Rock on Netflix. It's a fascinating and stunning eye opener about our beautiful planet.

Had an absolute blast last Saturday @lprnyc 🖤 Thanks @aroojaftabmusic for organizing such a beautiful night of music for the first installment of #sauve . Kudos to the amazing musicians on the bill! To the audience who was there, thanks for your sublime energy which I felt the whole way. Here’s a bite of my opening track Salt Land which I mixed in with ‘Aizan’ from my latest EP Contra. Full video *linkinbio Photos by my dear friend @jeffelstone

By vandana on August 21, 2019


Had an absolute blast last Saturday @lprnyc 🖤 Thanks @aroojaftabmusic for organizing such a beautiful night of music for the first installment of . Kudos to the amazing musicians on the bill! To the audience who was there, thanks for your sublime energy which I felt the whole way. 
Here's a bite of my opening track Salt Land which I mixed in with ‘Aizan’ from my latest EP Contra. Full video *linkinbio

Photos by my dear friend @jeffelstone

Getting ready for #sauve @lprnyc tomorrow! Hope you can make it to this amazing line up curated by the lovely @aroojaftabmusic Sets by @noiagisela @aroojaftab @rafiqbhatia @browniebonbon77 Nicole @hundredwaters Jeremy @chromesparks @gyanriley @muchgrey And more 🏽 Doors are at 6pm. You don’t want to miss this ️

By vandana on August 16, 2019


Getting ready for @lprnyc tomorrow! Hope you can make it to this amazing line up curated by the lovely @aroojaftabmusic 
Sets by 
@noiagisela 
@aroojaftab 
@rafiqbhatia 
@browniebonbon77 
Nicole @hundredwaters 
Jeremy @chromesparks 
@gyanriley 
@muchgrey And more 🏽 Doors are at 6pm. You don’t want to miss this ️

It may be that our cosmic curiosity… is a genetically-encoded force that we illuminate when we look up and wonder. ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson Visiting the mn tonight. Photo by Andres Burgos #everythingiseverything #fullmooninaquarius #sturgeonmoon #quantumphysics #vandamner #vandanamusic

By vandana on August 15, 2019


It may be that our cosmic curiosity... is a genetically-encoded force that we illuminate when we look up and wonder. ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson 
Visiting the mn tonight.

Photo by Andres Burgos

Resign yourself to the influence of the earth 🏽📸by @manuelgrecony

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Resign yourself to the influence of the earth 🏽📸by @manuelgrecony

Thank you @abbeyroadstudios for the shout out 🏽🖤🏽 and for including ‘Ahsa’ from Contra on your #abbeyroadcuts Spotify playlist! Big love for Christian Wright and @andrewtmackay @bohemiajunction for doing such an amazing job mastering it

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Thank you @abbeyroadstudios for the shout out 🏽🖤🏽 and for including ‘Ahsa’ from Contra on your Spotify playlist! 
Big love for Christian Wright and @andrewtmackay @bohemiajunction for doing such an amazing job mastering it

The desert is a hunter. Serpentine hiss of slithering sand. Watch out for a new music video with @jennifertzarcreative @reginaharris 🖤 📸 by @manuelgrecony

By vandana on August 15, 2019


The desert is a hunter. 
Serpentine hiss of slithering sand. Watch out for a new music video with @jennifertzarcreative @reginaharris 🖤 📸 by @manuelgrecony

Contra has arrived. Streaming on all platforms. *linkinbio Contra comprises of re-imaginations of Indian and Pakistani songs from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. My aim has been to re-discover these songs which I grew up listening to as an avant-pop, experimental expression. Going back to my roots and connecting with it musically delivered some sort of cosmic liberation. This has been a sweet, powerful and generous process, one I am proud of. Creation is a mystery I somewhat recognize, and there are others which can’t be dominated. I am sharing my playground with you, now in the ether, existing as a collective, not solitary. I hope you will love it. Playing here is Aizan, a re-work of the gorgeous Nazia Hasan’s Boom Boom, a sublime and haunting disco track. A humble thank you from my heart to all the brilliant creatives involved in the making of this ~ Joshua Druckman @outliermusic , Christian Wright @abbeyroadstudios , @andrewtmackay @bohemiajunction , @threeasfour , @mazmith , @dan_smith_music , Jennifer Tzar, Regina Harris, @fadimoris @manuelgrecony . YOU ARE RAD.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Contra has arrived. Streaming on all platforms. *linkinbio
Contra comprises of re-imaginations of Indian and Pakistani songs from the 70's, 80's and 90's. My aim has been to re-discover these songs which I grew up listening to as an avant-pop, experimental expression. Going back to my roots and connecting with it musically delivered some sort of cosmic liberation. This has been a sweet, powerful and generous process, one I am proud of. Creation is a mystery I somewhat recognize, and there are others which can't be dominated. I am sharing my playground with you, now in the ether, existing as a collective, not solitary. I hope you will love it. 
Playing here is Aizan, a re-work of the gorgeous Nazia Hasan’s Boom Boom, a sublime and haunting disco track. 
A humble thank you from my heart to all the brilliant creatives involved in the making of this ~ Joshua Druckman @outliermusic , Christian Wright @abbeyroadstudios , @andrewtmackay @bohemiajunction , @threeasfour , @mazmith , @dan_smith_music , Jennifer Tzar, Regina Harris, @fadimoris @manuelgrecony . YOU ARE RAD.

There is life on Mars.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


There is life on Mars.

Ahsila from the EP Contra is now streaming on Spotify *linkinbio I want to know how this song makes you feel ️ Mixed by Joshua Druckman @outliermusic Mastered by Christian Wright @abbeyroadstudios ~ Mastering co-ordinator @andrewtmackay @bohemiajunction @mazmith does additional fuzz magic on his Prophet

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Ahsila from the EP Contra is now streaming on Spotify *linkinbio 
I want to know how this song makes you feel ️ Mixed by Joshua Druckman @outliermusic 
Mastered by Christian Wright @abbeyroadstudios ~ Mastering co-ordinator @andrewtmackay @bohemiajunction 
@mazmith does additional fuzz magic on his Prophet

Location scouting in #wadirum for new #musicvideo with @jennifertzarcreative & @reginaharris

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Location scouting in for new with @jennifertzarcreative & @reginaharris

To witches and shadow walkers. Thanks for having me @popmatters 🏽 Full video link*inbio “The otherworldly tone of Vandana’s video seems to border on the supernatural. Slowly-moving figures climb rocks and perform sinuous dances against an enchantingly barren backdrop of desert canyons, while Vandana’s electrifying voice echoes, slowly climbing higher and higher in a free-flowing rendition of a disco classic. “Ahsa” shows a creative mind simultaneously on the cutting edge of electropop and inspired by past decades of Indian and Pakistani sounds. Vandana draws on both the old and the new for this video and her upcoming EP Contra. Sleek “Ahsa” demonstrates modern sensibilities informed by the past, but facing the future, with space-age aesthetics to boot.”

By vandana on August 15, 2019


To witches and shadow walkers. 
Thanks for having me @popmatters 🏽 Full video link*inbio
"The otherworldly tone of Vandana's video seems to border on the supernatural. Slowly-moving figures climb rocks and perform sinuous dances against an enchantingly barren backdrop of desert canyons, while Vandana's electrifying voice echoes, slowly climbing higher and higher in a free-flowing rendition of a disco classic. "Ahsa" shows a creative mind simultaneously on the cutting edge of electropop and inspired by past decades of Indian and Pakistani sounds. Vandana draws on both the old and the new for this video and her upcoming EP Contra. Sleek "Ahsa" demonstrates modern sensibilities informed by the past, but facing the future, with space-age aesthetics to boot."

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New EP coming soon. Ears and hearts are open 🏼

By vandana on August 15, 2019


New EP coming soon. Ears and hearts are open 🏼

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/37169188_1695911223863858_5427982010313438051_n.mp4?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&oe=5D58624C&oh=251a29a982104df3647059f9fbbc9f11

Spoke to the beautifully curated @lvl3official about making music, my upcoming EP Contra, stealing plant cuttings and more. Thank you for having me LVL3 🖤 *linkinbio And️️ playing new tunes August 17th @lprnyc as part of the #sauve Festival alongside an amazing line up curated by @aroojaftabmusic ! Get your tix! Photo by Jennifer Tzar. Make up by Regina Harris. Mirror suit by @threeasfour

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Spoke to the beautifully curated @lvl3official about making music, my upcoming EP Contra, stealing plant cuttings and more. Thank you for having me LVL3 🖤 *linkinbio

And️️ playing new tunes August 17th @lprnyc as part of the Festival alongside an amazing line up curated by @aroojaftabmusic ! Get your tix! 
Photo by Jennifer Tzar. Make up by Regina Harris. Mirror suit by @threeasfour

I grew up listening to #ZoobieZoobie from the Bollywood film Dance Dance and my emotions are still jammed on it. So I’m making my own dark-wave-y version. Here’s another little bite of what’s coming.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


I grew up listening to from the Bollywood film Dance Dance and my emotions are still jammed on it. So I'm making my own dark-wave-y version. Here's another little bite of what's coming.

An ode to the feminine. An ode to making room for ourselves. NEW VIDEO NOW PLAYING ️ *linkinbio Ahsa is also streaming on Spotify ️ Thank you to the amazing Jennifer Tzar, Regina Harris, @threeasfour @fadimoris @manuelgrecony Joshua Druckman @outliermusic @andrewtmackay Christian Wright @abbeyroadstudios @aviavi @mazmith @dan_smith_music 🖤 for your heart-ful creativity and faith in this project.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


An ode to the feminine. An ode to making room for ourselves. NEW VIDEO NOW PLAYING ️ *linkinbio 
Ahsa is also streaming on Spotify ️ Thank you to the amazing Jennifer Tzar, Regina Harris, @threeasfour @fadimoris @manuelgrecony Joshua Druckman @outliermusic @andrewtmackay Christian Wright @abbeyroadstudios @aviavi @mazmith @dan_smith_music 🖤 for your heart-ful creativity and faith in this project.

Sound bite from upcoming collection of music honoring my roots #ZOOBIEZOOBIE

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Sound bite from upcoming collection of music honoring my roots

My video for #Ahsa #raatbaaki taken from the upcoming album #contra just premiered via @popmatters 🏽 I’m so excited to share this with you. With love from me to you 🖤 I hope you love it! *linkinbio Directed by Jennifer Tzar. Make up and shadow muse played by Regina Harris. Magical wardrobe generous courtesy of @threeasfour Love and thanks to @fadimoris @manuelgrecony for their kindness and hard work ️ . . . . #ashabhosle #avantgarde #experimentalmusic #experimentalpop #vandanamusic #synthwave #womeninmusic #darkwave #vandamner #newvideotoday #contra #ahsa #raatbaaki #amitabhbachchan

By vandana on August 15, 2019


My video for taken from the upcoming album just premiered via @popmatters 🏽 I’m so excited to share this with you. With love from me to you 🖤 I hope you love it! *linkinbio
Directed by Jennifer Tzar. Make up and shadow muse played by Regina Harris. 
Magical wardrobe generous courtesy of @threeasfour 
Love and thanks to @fadimoris @manuelgrecony for their kindness and hard work ️
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Magic Hour

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Magic Hour

I am so excited to share this with you 🏼Video for AHSA [Raat Baaki] taken from my upcoming record Contra is premiering on the 9th of July. Tune in to my YouTube channel for updates. *linkinbio Directed by Jennifer Tzar. Make up and shadow muse played by Regina Harris. Magical wardrobe generous courtesy of the one and only @threeasfour . . . . . #homegrown #avantgarde #experimentalmusic #experimentalpop #vandanamusic #synthwave #womeninmusic #darkwave #vandamner

By vandana on August 15, 2019


I am so excited to share this with you 🏼Video for AHSA [Raat Baaki] taken from my upcoming record Contra is premiering on the 9th of July. Tune in to my YouTube channel for updates. *linkinbio 
Directed by Jennifer Tzar. Make up and shadow muse played by Regina Harris. 
Magical wardrobe generous courtesy of the one and only @threeasfour .
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We always want to see what is hidden by what we see. #magritte

By vandana on August 15, 2019


We always want to see what is hidden by what we see.

Video for AHSA [Raat Baaki] from my upcoming record Contra is premiering on July 9th. ️ Subscribe to my YouTube channel *linkinbio for a ping when the video goes live. Directed by Jennifer Tzar. Make up and shadow muse played by Regina Harris. Scroll to find bites of the original Raat Baaki from the 1982 film Namak Halal, sung by Asha Bhosle, performed by the lovely Parveen Babi.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Video for AHSA [Raat Baaki] from my upcoming record Contra is premiering on July 9th. ️ Subscribe to my YouTube channel *linkinbio for a ping when the video goes live.
Directed by Jennifer Tzar. Make up and shadow muse played by Regina Harris. 
Scroll to find bites of the original Raat Baaki from the 1982 film Namak Halal, sung by Asha Bhosle, performed by the lovely Parveen Babi.

Epic night @caravangitane. Photo by the lovely @nadiakaufhold

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Epic night @caravangitane. Photo by the lovely @nadiakaufhold

M🌘🌘Ns and stars later, I give you Contra. First video premiering on July 8th 👁👁 Photo by Jennifer Tzar. Image by me.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


M🌘🌘Ns and stars later, I give you Contra. First video premiering on July 8th 👁👁 Photo by Jennifer Tzar. Image by me.

With love from me to you, 60’s and 70’s Indian and Pakistani music made dark-wave-y, fuzzy and wistful ~ coming your way this fall. My roots are giving birth to a new and voluptuous me. Let me subvert you. ☯

By vandana on August 15, 2019


With love from me to you, 60's and 70's Indian and Pakistani music made dark-wave-y, fuzzy and wistful ~ coming your way this fall. My roots are giving birth to a new and voluptuous me. Let me subvert you. ☯

Another one from the series my dear friend @jeffelstone shot last year. Might share another next but I promise to make it the last one for a while 🙃 Make up by Regina Harris ️️️

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Another one from the series my dear friend @jeffelstone shot last year. Might share another next but I promise to make it the last one for a while 🙃 Make up by Regina Harris ️️️

Disco, disco mystic Disco, disco mystic Disco, disco mystic … repeat ~ Lou Reed

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Disco, disco mystic
Disco, disco mystic
Disco, disco mystic
... repeat
~ Lou Reed

I’ve been having a blast tracking and mixing at @outliermusic . This place is epic. Joshua is a supremely talented engineer and mixer, so dedicated and full of love for music. Thank you from my heart Josh, for the magnificent joy of collaborating with you and for being a super human all around We’re soon coming to a close and I can’t wait to share my new Contra world with you. Been meaning to share this photo taken by my dear friend and amazing photographer @jeffelstone since our do whatever we want shoot from last year. It’s still is one of my favourite shoots to date because we had so much fun and hit a strong bond ever since. Make up by Regina Harris ️ Prayer hands because I have a lot to be thankful for and I love this photo. Rings @antoniamiletto @pitangorings

By vandana on August 15, 2019


I've been having a blast tracking and mixing at @outliermusic . This place is epic. Joshua is a supremely talented engineer and mixer, so dedicated and full of love for music. Thank you from my heart Josh, for the magnificent joy of collaborating with you and for being a super human all around  We're soon coming to a close and I can't wait to share my new Contra world with you. 
Been meaning to share this photo taken by my dear friend and amazing photographer @jeffelstone since our do whatever we want shoot from last year. It's still is one of my favourite shoots to date because we had so much fun and hit a strong bond ever since. Make up by Regina Harris ️ Prayer hands because I have a lot to be thankful for and I love this photo.
Rings @antoniamiletto @pitangorings

Chaos, leave me never. Keep me wild And keep me free So that brokenness will be, The only beauty The world will see. ~ R.M. Drake Photo by @davidterranova

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Chaos, leave me never.
Keep me wild
And keep me free
So that brokenness will be,
The only beauty
The world will see. ~ R.M. Drake
Photo by @davidterranova

This room sounds sooo warm and fuzzy. Josh @outliermusic Day 2 of mixing, #zoobie here from upcoming record #contra

By vandana on August 15, 2019


This room sounds sooo warm and fuzzy. Josh @outliermusic Day 2 of mixing, here from upcoming record

I pass and I stay, like the Universe. ~ Alberto Caeiro

By vandana on August 15, 2019


I pass and I stay, like the Universe. ~ Alberto Caeiro

Luckiest gal to have spent the last two weeks drenching my reeds in this honey courtesy of @outliermusic 🏽 Mixing the new record at the spectacular #retreatrecording studio #outlierinn next week. Wooooo

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Luckiest gal to have spent the last two weeks drenching my reeds in this honey courtesy of @outliermusic 🏽 Mixing the new record at the spectacular studio next week. Wooooo

I have named you queen. There are taller than you, taller. There are purer than you, purer. There are lovelier than you, lovelier. But you are the queen. ~ Pablo Neruda Jaan from Nox Anima. Full song *Link In Bio*

By vandana on August 15, 2019


I have named you queen.
There are taller than you, taller.
There are purer than you, purer.
There are lovelier than you, lovelier.
But you are the queen.
~ Pablo Neruda
Jaan from Nox Anima. Full song *Link In Bio*

Summoning this moody, wintry waltz this am. One of my @thomyorke favourites #suspirium

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Summoning this moody, wintry waltz this am. One of  my @thomyorke favourites

You can never get away from where you’ve been. ~ Margaret Atwood Raven Black from Nox Anima. Full song *Link In Bio*

By vandana on August 15, 2019


You can never get away from where you've been. ~ Margaret Atwood
Raven Black from Nox Anima. Full song *Link In Bio*

This space has been silent. New album Contra arriving August ‘19

By vandana on August 15, 2019


This space has been silent.  New album Contra arriving August ‘19

I want to do with you what spring does with cherry trees. ~ Pablo Neruda Arp from Anti Venus LP. Full song *Link In Bio*

By vandana on August 15, 2019


I want to do with you what spring does with cherry trees. ~ Pablo Neruda
Arp from Anti Venus LP. Full song *Link In Bio*

Here’s to strong, compassionate women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. The future is together ladies ‍️‍ I love you so damn much.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Here’s to strong, compassionate women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.
The future is together ladies ‍️‍ I love you so damn much.

magic tricks with🏽team @jeffelstone @reginaharris

By vandana on August 15, 2019


magic tricks with🏽team @jeffelstone @reginaharris

I think I can fly 🕊 Second skin silk dress by @yashvardhan_india #belight

By vandana on August 15, 2019


I think I can fly 🕊 Second skin silk dress by @yashvardhan_india

Love affair with Rajputana. Photo by my gorgeous brother @yashvardhan_india

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Love affair with Rajputana. Photo by my gorgeous brother @yashvardhan_india

Riding around in the inimitable black and yellow taxis of this great metropolis. Everything in Bombay is as fascinating and technicoloured as it is fraught with staggering contradictions. There’s a narrative everywhere you look, a narrative of hope and courage. Photo by @devanshiag 🏽

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Riding around in the inimitable black and yellow taxis of this great metropolis. Everything in Bombay is as fascinating and technicoloured as it is fraught with staggering contradictions. There’s a narrative everywhere you look, a narrative of hope and courage. Photo by @devanshiag 🏽

I’m home #india

By vandana on August 15, 2019


I’m home

Love is like the wind and it blows when it comes. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Kinna Sona Tenu from my upcoming India x Pakistan inspired record.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Love is like the wind and it blows when it comes.  Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Kinna Sona Tenu from my upcoming India x Pakistan inspired record.

Don’t forget to pat and pet yourself this Sunday. Life isn’t easy, everybody has their share of strain to go through, we gotta live, give and be graceful, and first through self love, as indulgent as that may seem sometimes. Zoobie Zoobie from my upcoming India x Pakistan inspired record.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Don’t forget to pat and pet yourself this Sunday. Life isn’t easy, everybody has their share of strain to go through, we gotta live, give and be graceful, and first through self love, as indulgent as that may seem sometimes.  Zoobie Zoobie from my upcoming India x Pakistan inspired record.

A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and how one gives birth to oneself slowly. Patience with small details makes perfect a large work, like the universe. ~ #rumi A #chiaroscuro exploration of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Kinna Sona Tenu from my upcoming India x Pakistan inspired project.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and how one gives birth to oneself slowly. Patience with small details makes perfect a large work, like the universe. ~  A exploration of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Kinna Sona Tenu from my upcoming India x Pakistan inspired project.

The wind is your fan. #punintended

By vandana on August 15, 2019


The wind is your fan.

It’s my birthday and I’m feeling every bit of joy and awe today. #innorushtowardsthefuture

By vandana on August 15, 2019


It’s my birthday and I’m feeling every bit of joy and awe today.

Wishing for us all the utmost magnificence, peace, love and creativity this coming cycle, like this 2700 year old ancient beauty. I love you

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Wishing for us all the utmost magnificence, peace, love and creativity this coming cycle, like this 2700 year old ancient beauty. I love you

Good things come to those who sit still. In a different kind of studio for #artist @bernardosiciliano 🤘🏽

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Good things come to those who sit still. In a different kind of studio for @bernardosiciliano 🤘🏽

Just chillin and trying to look good. Photo by @siouxnesi for Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Just chillin and trying to look good. Photo by @siouxnesi for Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks

Chin up, otherwise you are just looking at your own boobs all day. 🙃 Photo by the lovely @siouxnesi for Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Chin up, otherwise you are just looking at your own boobs all day. 🙃 Photo by the lovely @siouxnesi for Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks

Sending healing love and compassion out West for the safety of human beings, animals, plants and forests. Please unite in prayer and generosity to help victims and displaced beings return home, soon and safely. Unfortunately the horrible and idiot president of the United States is still in denial about the pressing and devastating effects of global warming, but we can do our bit, consciously and aware that every little change to our daily lifestyle and our choices makes a difference to the overall health and well being of our planet, this beautiful land we call home but every so often disrespect and forget to look after. Her’s is a beating, vital, ever giving heart which supports us daily, let’s give back to her, in any which way possible. But LET’S GIVE. Every nation has it’s own crisis, it is our duty as citizens and inhabitants of our own to care for it. We are responsible for everything happening now and in the future, so let’s make even a small effort, every single day. Sending money is almost always the most efficient way to help in a disaster, according to the Center for International Disaster Information. If volunteers on the ground end up with a mountain of donated goods, they’ll have to spend time sorting through them rather than buying exactly what’s needed. The wildfire has left 31 people dead and the 150,000 displaced could be months away from returning home. No amount is too little, if you can, please donate to The California Community Foundation Wildfire Relief Fund @calfund and The Humane Society of Ventura County is accepting animals evacuating from the Hill and Woolsey fires, and they’re also looking for support. Donation link in my bio. #plantmoretrees #consumeless #reuse #loveeachother #helpeachother #careforourplanet We will be rewarded.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Sending healing love and compassion out West for the safety of human beings, animals, plants and forests. Please unite in prayer and generosity to help victims and displaced beings return home, soon and safely. Unfortunately the horrible and idiot president of the United States is still in denial about the pressing and devastating effects of global warming, but we can do our bit, consciously and aware that every little change to our daily lifestyle and our choices makes a difference to the overall health and well being of our planet, this beautiful land we call home but every so often disrespect and forget to look after. Her's is a beating, vital, ever giving heart which supports us daily, let's give back to her, in any which way possible. But LET'S GIVE. Every nation has it's own crisis, it is our duty as citizens and inhabitants of our own to care for it. We are responsible for everything happening now and in the future, so let's make even a small effort, every single day. 
Sending money is almost always the most efficient way to help in a disaster, according to the Center for International Disaster Information. If volunteers on the ground end up with a mountain of donated goods, they’ll have to spend time sorting through them rather than buying exactly what’s needed. The wildfire has left 31 people dead and the 150,000 displaced could be months away from returning home. No amount is too little, if you can, please donate to The California Community Foundation Wildfire Relief Fund @calfund and The Humane Society of Ventura County is accepting animals evacuating from the Hill and Woolsey fires, and they’re also looking for support. Donation link in my bio. 
We will be rewarded.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. #petermarshall #newmusic #fleeting #lifeistoday #vandanamusic

By vandana on August 15, 2019


When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Germinating a seed #toloveandtohurt

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Germinating a seed

Another one from the @imagista QnA feature on my upcoming album. Photography by @jennifertzarcreative Make-up by @reginaharris Ear cuff by @houseofmalakai ️thanks @fadimoris & @manuelgrecony 🖤

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Another one from the @imagista QnA feature on my upcoming album. Photography by @jennifertzarcreative Make-up by @reginaharris Ear cuff by @houseofmalakai ️thanks @fadimoris & @manuelgrecony 🖤

Did some conversing with @imagista about my upcoming album ️thanks @jennifertzarcreative and @reginaharris for a fun and vivid morning in the Wadi Rum desert. Thanks @imagista and @katinagee for the lovely QnA feature! Nose pin by @manisharorafashion for @amrapalijewels Full interview – theimagista.com

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Did some conversing with @imagista about my upcoming album ️thanks @jennifertzarcreative and @reginaharris for a fun and vivid morning in the Wadi Rum desert. Thanks @imagista and @katinagee for the lovely QnA feature! Nose pin by @manisharorafashion for @amrapalijewels  Full interview - theimagista.com

#boomboom Sunday mood. Work in progress ️

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Sunday mood. Work in progress ️

Every day above earth is a good day. ~ Ernest Hemingway 📸by @manuelgrecony

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Every day above earth is a good day. ~ Ernest Hemingway 📸by @manuelgrecony

Spot the difference game 🙃

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Spot the difference game 🙃

Hi!! I AM BACK. I shot a video and album art in Jordan, got arrested for witchcraft and devil worshipping there, wrote a bunch of new music for my upcoming album in London, my sister got happily married, and I enjoyed being a beach bum for 10 days in Sicily. Those were the good bits and this is a confession. This is my first post in almost a month and the anxiety and duress I have been feeling over my #InstagramFast is a bit hilarious but equally dumbing and horrifying. Working on a single post sometimes takes 2-3 hours out of my day, from choosing which photo to post to coming up with a good caption, to making sure it stays true to my mood and story, to adding all the relevant tags and timing it perfectly. ALL of this drains me, especially when I am ‘away’. I absolutely fucking love sharing my work but the pressure and fear of not doing so feels very real, of course it largely comes from within me, my own bulldozer brain telling me to make contact for fear of ghosting my followers, very much feels like I’m losing my grip over reality, my grip on priorities. And yet, I just can’t stay away. What matters most to me is being creative, with my music and my art, and Instagram has certainly allowed me to hone my skills, and even further, be vulnerable and expressive with my voice, even shameless and care-free, but spending so much time obsessing over a photo or caption or just the fear of not even having one trashes my priorities a bit. The pure thrill which comes with staring at beauty without taking a photo of it is riveting and one which social media cannot compete with. Well, I don’t have much more or anything moving to say right now, I will be mulling this over and would love to hear if you fancy a similar suspicion. p.s. I spent 2 hours on this post but it totally feels worth it.

By vandana on August 15, 2019


Hi!! I AM BACK. I shot a video and album art in Jordan, got arrested for witchcraft and devil worshipping there, wrote a bunch of new music for my upcoming album in London, my sister got happily married, and I enjoyed being a beach bum for 10 days in Sicily. Those were the good bits and this is a confession. This is my first post in almost a month and the anxiety and duress I have been feeling over my is a bit hilarious but equally dumbing and horrifying. Working on a single post sometimes takes 2-3 hours out of my day, from choosing which photo to post to coming up with a good caption, to making sure it stays true to my mood and story, to adding all the relevant tags and timing it perfectly. ALL of this drains me, especially when I am 'away'. I absolutely fucking love sharing my work but the pressure and fear of not doing so feels very real, of course it largely comes from within me, my own bulldozer brain telling me to make contact for fear of ghosting my followers, very much feels like I'm losing my grip over reality, my grip on priorities. And yet, I just can't stay away. What matters most to me is being creative, with my music and my art, and Instagram has certainly allowed me to hone my skills, and even further, be vulnerable and expressive with my voice, even shameless and care-free, but spending so much time obsessing over a photo or caption or just the fear of not even having one trashes my priorities a bit. The pure thrill which comes with staring at beauty without taking a photo of it is riveting and one which social media cannot compete with. Well, I don't have much more or anything moving to say right now, I will be mulling this over and would love to hear if you fancy a similar suspicion. 
p.s. I spent 2 hours on this post but it totally feels worth it.

Her source is within.

By vandana on March 1, 2018


Her source is within.

Awakening is not a thing. It is not a goal, not a concept. It is not something to be attained. It is a metamorphosis. If the caterpillar thinks about the butterfly it is to become, saying ‘And then I shall have wings and antennae,’ there will never be a butterfly. The caterpillar must accept its own disappearance in its transformation. When the marvelous butterfly takes wing, nothing of the caterpillar remains. ~ Alejandro Jodorowsky 🐆 I WELCOME THIS YEAR!!! #vandanamusic #vandamner #antivenus #noxanima #vandanajain

By vandana on January 18, 2018


Awakening is not a thing. It is not a goal, not a concept. It is not something to be attained. It is a metamorphosis. If the caterpillar thinks about the butterfly it is to become, saying ‘And then I shall have wings and antennae,’ there will never be a butterfly. The caterpillar must accept its own disappearance in its transformation. When the marvelous butterfly takes wing, nothing of the caterpillar remains. ~ Alejandro Jodorowsky 🐆  I WELCOME THIS YEAR!!!

#mood @caravangitane Halloween 2017. Dark night version of Vicious from my record Nox Anima. With @kaeoflux

By vandana on January 18, 2018

Nox Anima Temple.

By vandana on November 2, 2017

Nox Anima Temple.

Halloween night @caravangitane with @kaeoflux . All of this life is a vast playground ️Thanks to all my friends and lovers for a great time ️ 📸 by @uldericomicara @wuwa13 @missanushka

By vandana on November 1, 2017

Halloween night @caravangitane with @kaeoflux . All of this life is a vast playground ️Thanks to all my friends and lovers for a great time ️ 📸 by @uldericomicara @wuwa13 @missanushka

Post show happiness. Thank you you crazy beautiful @caravangitane girls, last night was magical. 🐆 Snippets coming soon ️

By vandana on October 29, 2017

Post show happiness. Thank you you crazy beautiful @caravangitane girls, last night was magical. 🐆 Snippets coming soon ️

This Friday, October 27th, I am performing decked out with a broken leg at an electric night curated by the magnetic female collective @caravangitane . Together, we will be in the other world, chimerical. DM me for discount tickets. 🐆

By vandana on October 25, 2017

This Friday, October 27th, I am performing decked out with a broken leg at an electric night curated by the magnetic female collective @caravangitane . Together, we will be in the other world, chimerical. DM me for discount tickets. 🐆

Every jungle needs a delicate beast. #vandana

By vandana on October 6, 2017

Every jungle needs a delicate beast.

Anchored to the positive. Not the crutches 🙃 #myinjuryisempowering #selflove #takecharge #beautifullybroken #strongwomen #inspirationoftheday #inspired #vandanamusician

By vandana on October 4, 2017

Anchored to the positive. Not the crutches 🙃

It’s been 14 days now since I broke my right fibula and damaged a bunch of ligaments. The first week felt like a month, time didn’t make the slightest movement. After a few days of getting past the anger and the seeming needlessness of my injury, came true appreciation for the message to slow down and pay attention to what’s most important. I know why this was brought to me. Beautiful, deep, intense lesson, and a long recovery ahead. I’ve been writing, drawing and painting, making melodies on my dad’s Casio VL Tone, reading and meditating. It’s a liberation of sorts from the prison of the rational, constantly needing to prove and do something important construct. I’m thankful for it. Our bodies are magic machines that we take for granted. Never has walking seemed like a gift. This is my current reality dance. In which no literal dancing is involved but all sorts of other mysteries are waiting for me to go find them and perhaps I’ll invent some of my own too.

By vandana on September 23, 2017

It's been 14 days now since I broke my right fibula and damaged a bunch of ligaments. The first week felt like a month, time didn't make the slightest movement. After a few days of getting past the anger and the seeming needlessness of my injury, came true appreciation for the message to slow down and pay attention to what's most important. I know why this was brought to me. Beautiful, deep, intense lesson, and a long recovery ahead. I've been writing, drawing and painting, making melodies on my dad's Casio VL Tone, reading and meditating. It's a liberation of sorts from the prison of the rational, constantly needing to prove and do something important construct. I'm thankful for it. 
Our bodies are magic machines that we take for granted. Never has walking seemed like a gift. 
This is my current reality dance. In which no literal dancing is involved but all sorts of other mysteries are waiting for me to go find them and perhaps I'll invent some of my own too.

Not vexed, just in a zone. Stay tuned for a video of our performance @threesbrewing ~ with @vandamner @aroojaftabmusic @cha.greve

By vandana on August 30, 2017

Not vexed, just in a zone. Stay tuned for a video of our performance @threesbrewing ~ with @vandamner @aroojaftabmusic @cha.greve

Females Rule. Last night @threesbrewing @vandamner @aroojaftab @cha.greve Video coming soon. #vandamner #antivenus #vandanamusic #noxanima #experimentalmusic #electronicmusic #sufimusic

By vandana on August 29, 2017

Females Rule. Last night @threesbrewing @vandamner @aroojaftab @cha.greve  Video coming soon.

Playing an impromptu set with @aroojaftabmusic this Monday at @threesbrewing Swing by for fiery synth and vocal magic. #vandanamusic #vandamner #antivenus #noxanima #aroojaftab

By vandana on August 26, 2017

Playing an impromptu set with @aroojaftabmusic this Monday at @threesbrewing Swing by for fiery synth and vocal magic.

“Devine Feminine energy has come through the veil to awaken humanity to its true power in love.” Well said @mysticmamma This is a chance for all of us to wake up to our unity , and our responsibilities to each other, to Mother Earth and to the future. #powerful #solareclipse

By vandana on August 22, 2017

"Devine Feminine energy has come through the veil to awaken humanity to its true power in love." Well said @mysticmamma This is a chance for all of us to wake up to our unity , and our responsibilities to each other, to Mother Earth and to the future.

My shield. My hair.

By vandana on July 26, 2017

My shield. My hair.

India @vandamner

By vandana on June 28, 2017

India  @vandamner

It is only in the world of objects that we have time and space and selves. ~ T.S. Elliot @vandamner Photo by Andres Burgos.

By vandana on April 7, 2016

It is only in the world of objects that we have time and space and selves. ~ T.S. Elliot        @vandamner Photo by Andres Burgos.

I don’t care what you think, I’m wearing a black padded bra. Upcoming album bringing you soon. @vandamner

By vandana on April 6, 2016

I don't care what you think, I'm wearing a black padded bra. Upcoming album  bringing you  soon.     @vandamner

Dream work with a knock out team. Upcoming album Nox Anima album cover shoot. @davidterranova @adurasova @princessefeline @vandamner

By vandana on March 31, 2016

Enter the center of the fire. @vandamner

By vandana on February 10, 2016

Enter the center of the fire.     @vandamner

Putting on all my bangles for tonight’s Brooklyn Raga Massive. See you there! @vandamner

By vandana on February 3, 2016

Putting on all my bangles for tonight's Brooklyn Raga Massive. See you there!     @vandamner

After-Burn chill in Sequoia Part II @vandamner

By vandana on September 23, 2015

After-Burn chill in Sequoia Part II      @vandamner

After Burn chill in Sequoia. @vandamner

By vandana on September 17, 2015

After Burn chill in Sequoia.    @vandamner

In @nancystellasoto kimono for Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks

By vandana on September 16, 2015

In @nancystellasoto kimono for Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks

Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks @bkstyle_sioux thumbs up for beautifully printed matter and thank you. @vandamner

By vandana on September 16, 2015

Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks @bkstyle_sioux thumbs up for beautifully printed matter and thank you.     @vandamner

Big love to Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks for including me in their gorgeously printed No Rules Guide to Fashion alongside some pretty wicked ladies. @siouxnesi what an amazing photographer you are girl! @ashtonmichaella harem pants, @laced_with_romance kimono. @vandamner

By vandana on September 16, 2015

Big love to Brooklyn Street Style @abramsbooks for including me in their gorgeously printed No Rules Guide to Fashion alongside some pretty wicked ladies. @siouxnesi what an amazing photographer you are girl! @ashtonmichaella harem pants, @laced_with_romance  kimono.          @vandamner

Ghost town of great vintage cars. @vandamner

By vandana on September 1, 2015

Ghost town of great vintage cars.       @vandamner

Almost at the land of strange fruits. @vandamner

By vandana on September 1, 2015

Almost at the land of strange fruits.     @vandamner

PMS remedy : keep calm and love thy social super ego. @vandamner

By vandana on August 25, 2015

PMS remedy : keep calm and love thy social super ego. @vandamner

Another outtake by the lovely @siouxnesi for @bkstylebook @abramsbooks coming this fall・・・
 @vandamner @bkstylebook @abramsbooks ️

By vandana on August 3, 2015

Another outtake by the lovely @siouxnesi for @bkstylebook @abramsbooks coming this fall・・・
 @vandamner @bkstylebook  @abramsbooks   ️

Thanks to the lovely @siouxnesi for the gorgeous out takes for @bkstylebook coming this fall・・・
Brooklyn Style Beauty @vandamner @bkstylebook @abramsbooks @nancystellasoto kimono duh

By vandana on July 31, 2015

Thanks to the lovely @siouxnesi for the gorgeous out takes for @bkstylebook coming this fall・・・
Brooklyn Style Beauty @vandamner @bkstylebook @abramsbooks @nancystellasoto kimono  duh

You have no idea how hard I’ve looked for a gift to bring You. Nothing seemed right. What’s the point of brining gold to the gold mine, or water to the ocean. Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient. It’s no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these. So I’ve brought you a mirror. Look at yourself and remember me. ~ Rumi @vandamner

By vandana on July 30, 2015

You have no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You. Nothing seemed right. What's the point of brining gold to the gold mine, or water to the ocean. Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient. It's no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these. So I've brought you a mirror. Look at yourself and remember me. ~ Rumi @vandamner

To all our gorgeous NYC creatures who danced with us! @miskiuz for the rad photos. With @kaeoflux @mreliasmeister @vandamner

By vandana on July 9, 2015

To all our gorgeous NYC creatures who danced with us! @miskiuz for the rad photos. With @kaeoflux @mreliasmeister @vandamner

Raven black. @vandamner

By vandana on July 7, 2015

Raven black.       @vandamner

What a fantastic night this was!!! Thanks for making it mad fun, we love fuzzy and warm @nublunyc I love my incredible musicians @kaeoflux @meister_elias Yusuke Yamamoto and I love you all > @vandamner

By vandana on June 28, 2015

I’m playing this Thursday at the amazing Nublu, in celebration of its 13th Anniversary. Join me homies! Playing with the fantastic @kaeoflux @meister_elias @vandamner

By vandana on June 23, 2015

I'm playing this Thursday at the amazing Nublu, in celebration of its 13th Anniversary. Join me homies! Playing with the fantastic @kaeoflux @meister_elias       @vandamner

Playing Nublu, Nyc JUNE 25th! And just for today, a free download of Ecstatic from Anti Venus! @vandamner

By vandana on June 10, 2015

Playing Nublu, Nyc JUNE 25th! And just for today, a free download of Ecstatic from Anti Venus! https://soundcloud.com/vandanajain/ecstatic    @vandamner

I& afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of it& meaning. ~Andy Warhol @vandamner

By vandana on May 27, 2015

I& afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of it& meaning. ~Andy Warhol      @vandamner

Smoked kohl. Squirt it in the eye. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Smoked kohl. Squirt it in the eye. @vandamner

Twelve nights in the orient. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Twelve nights in the orient. @vandamner

Email me at vandana@vandanajain.com to get a free download of my full length Anti Venus. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Email me at vandana@vandanajain.com to get a free download of my full length Anti Venus. @vandamner

The secret room. Where stillness is a virtue. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

The secret room. Where stillness is a virtue. @vandamner

Come, see real flowers of this painful world. ~Bashō @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Come, see real flowers of this painful world. ~Bashō          @vandamner

It& time to shed your winter skin. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

It& time to shed your winter skin. @vandamner

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~Margaret Atwood @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~Margaret Atwood @vandamner

The mind is a watery space today. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

The mind is a watery space today.    @vandamner

Tiger, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, what immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry? ~ William Blake @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Tiger, tiger, burning bright  In the forests of the night,  what immortal hand or eye  could frame thy fearful symmetry? ~ William Blake @vandamner

Your wires cut my circuitry. Perfect and rhythmic. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Your wires cut my circuitry. Perfect and rhythmic. @vandamner

www.vandanajain.com @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

www.vandanajain.com     @vandamner

Do join those who drink too much wine on Easter Sunday. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Do join those who drink too much wine on Easter Sunday.     @vandamner

Shoot myself in the face and edit the pieces. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Shoot myself in the face and edit the pieces.     @vandamner

Kindness is the greatest virtue. And those without it are missing out on the beautifullest feeling.

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Kindness is the greatest virtue. And those without it are missing out on the beautifullest feeling.

Come. My Rococo lover. Until ashes ashes. @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Come. My Rococo lover. Until ashes ashes.    @vandamner

Selfie a day @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Selfie a day  @vandamner

Selfie a day @vandamner

By vandana on May 14, 2015

Selfie a day  @vandamner

I'm infinite. Look around the eyes. @vandamner #vandanajain #antivenus #vandamner #opart #opticalillusion #illusion #glitchart #art #albumart

By vandana on May 13, 2015

I'm infinite. Look around the eyes. @vandamner #vandanajain #antivenus #vandamner #opart #opticalillusion #illusion #glitchart #art #albumart

Anti Venus Party Dec. 6th 2013

By vandana on January 16, 2014

We are so excited for the ANTI VENUS PARTY this December 6th at La Sala, Cantina Royal in Williamsburg.

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Starting off the night at 10 P.M. with an incredible hour long DJ set by Kodomo, then to our own live act with Yusuke Yamamoto, Ryan Casey, myself and a very special appearance by Federico Aubele on guitar. A serious dance party follows with my favourite Modest P.

We have created beautiful video projections spanning across three high ceiling walls in collaboration with the fantastic Andres Burgos . Andres and I created this short promo video for the song Ecstatic from Anti Venus and are working on a video for Mask for which we had a test shoot day yesterday, here are a couple of out-takes from the shoot.

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This is a strictly RSVP only party, send us an email at rsvp@vandanajain.com

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Gorgeous night, I can’t wait to party with you!

xVandana

Anti Venus BlackBook Exclusive

By vandana on January 16, 2014

BlackBook Magazine premiered this amazing write up and exclusive stream of my debut full length ANTI VENUS out tomorrow, well, in a few minutes!

Tweet the premiere tagging @vandamner or share it on Facebook tagging Vandana Jain for your chance win a unique download code to your copy of the entire album!

I hope you love it.

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Get your free copy of the debut full length ANTI VENUS!

By vandana on January 16, 2014

I can’t contain my excitement for the launch of ANTI VENUS this tuesday Oct. 29th!

I talked about my obsession for hearing albums in their entirety on the Beautiful Savage feature QnA and have taken this opportunity to give away digital copies with the complete artwork as well as a beautiful short promo video made by the amazing Andres Burgos to the first 50 of you who tweet or share a few words about the album on Facebook or on Twitter, just make sure to tag @Vandamner on twitter and Vandana Jain on facebook. As soon as I receive your tag, you will get a link and a unique download code to your copy of Anti Venus.

I truly appreciate all the support I have been getting from you all, it means that everyday I get to wake up excited to make batter art. Thank you!

X Vandana

Your Tote + My Tote

By vandana on January 16, 2014

Hello beebeez! Welcome to my freshly updated website now visible on all your mobile bling, thanks to Joseph Mueller for making this happen, as well as the creative additions!

I want to start off by talking about something I’m crazy mad about, the ANTI VENUS album art created by MYSELF and the lovely and talented MAY LIN LE GOFF. She is exhibiting her new works at Site/109 on the 7th of November, you need to check her out.

Here are the pieces from the album art.
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Now let’s talk about the doubly mentioned tote in this post. Here’s your chance to have your artwork printed on a limited edition ANTI VENUS inspired tote bag! Upload your artwork tagging @Vandamner on twitter OR Vandana Jain on facebook and the most precious piece will be printed along with x VANDANA JAIN and promoted as special merchandize.

Here is some inspiration to get you started.

GET TO WORK NOW.
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Enjoy, talk soon.
X Vandana