Dhangsha

Aniruddha Das

Live Performance
Presence: In person
Room Location: Rich Mix Stage
Session: Keynote 3

Abstract:

Aniruddha Das is an electronic musician active at the intersection of bass culture and experimental noise. Under the moniker of Dhangsha (Bengali for ‘destruction’), he re-purposes the components of dance music to create turbulent soundscapes that resonate beyond the confines of a club.

His latest album “Insurrection Manual” on Brachliegen Tapes, demonstrates his propensity for bass/noise confrontation. His previous release “Broadcast Signal Intrusion” achieved eleventh position in The Wire’s Top 50 Albums of 2024.

He is featured on the vinyl “Disruptive Frequencies” on Nonclassical, an outcome of the AHRC funded project “Exploring Cultural Diversity In Experimental Sound,” initiated by Dr Amit Patel of University of Greenwich to investigate the paucity of Black and South Asian practitioners in experimental music in the UK.

Known for his visceral live sets, Aniruddha has performed throughout the UK and Europe, including at Cave12, Geneva and Industrial Coast, Middlesbrough. Festivals he has appeared at include “Electric Spring,” Huddersfield, “Supernormal and “Bone-Iklectik,” Barcelona.

Aniruddha also has a “non-metric noise” project DSPSSSSD (“dispossessed”) which was recently commissioned to compose a piece for Radiophrenia, Glasgow to be performed and broadcast live in September 2026.

He teaches in the Department of Electronic & Produced Music at Guildlhall School of Music, University of London.