Talvin Singh: “I wanted to break rules. It was a beautiful experience” – Mixmag

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In 1995 you set up Anokha with Sweety Kapoor, can you give me a sense of the club night?

Every Monday night, downstairs was just full on pressure, pretty much 160-170 BPM, and then upstairs was a very exciting space that was more ambient soundscapes, trip hop beats, glitchy vibes, Indian classical. A lot of people stayed upstairs because they just wanted to listen. They wanted their spirit to dance, but not necessarily to physically dance. Once a month we would have a live feature; Squarepusher came and…