India

Kolkata

Bios Contrast

Eastern India's Kolkata is known for its intellectual air, where the streets hum with collaborative chatter and energy. It's the perfect setting for Bios Contrast—aka Kolkata-born Nilotpal Das—to experiment with his musical vision and hone his penchant for left-field, forward-thinking music.

Bios Contrast is a project that combines storytelling and experimentalism, driven by curiosity. His city shapes his sound; by combining the sonic pieces, physical objects and real events, he creates a auditory representation of his surroundings through music. 

Below he shares his top spots in the city that has been so instrumental to his craft.

I recently performed at the Azad Music Factory. It is a great event space for experimental musicians.

An excellent place for DJs and live performances. I performed my first DJ show with my friend Rohan Thakuri there in 2019 via Enkore Bassment.

Chandraketugarh is on the list as my next album is based on this place. It is a 2500-year-old archaeological site where Mauryan artefacts were also found. It is in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, about 35 kilometres north-east of Kolkata.


It's my favourite instrument shop—I've bought multiple Harmoniums from there. I recently also did a shoot there for The Wire Magazine Issue 495

This place is a must when visiting Kolkata, it is an Anglican church completed in 1847 noted for its Gothic architecture and dedicated to Paul the Apostle.

I usually hang out with my friends at Oudh 1590, their food is just terrific and the place has an excellent Nawabi ambience from the 1590 period.

Their sandwiches are top tier and great coffee hangout place.

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