In a world where genres bleed and boundaries blur, 2rist emerges as one of the most intriguing new voices in India’s underground electronic landscape. A DJ and producer with a taste for the unconventional, 2rist has built a reputation for crafting soundscapes that sit between worlds of jungle and ambient, cinematic and percussive, hypnotic yet dancefloor-ready.
Now, with his debut full-length Gender Conspiracy, he’s stepping firmly into his own artistic universe. The 10-track project, produced over the last year and a half, is a bold exploration of rhythm, texture, and identity fusing left-field electronic production with the emotive depth of Indian classical influences.
“It’s moody, atmospheric, and written to move between dancefloors and introspective spaces,” 2rist says about the album – and that duality defines its core.
At its heart, Gender Conspiracy feels like a cinematic experience. From its dark, immersive percussion to its delicate, haunting melodies, the album captures the tension of modern life, its noise, numbness, and fleeting beauty.
Tracks like “Robbing Time” set the tone early: cold, raw, and grungy, a descent into the city’s mechanical pulse. The title track, “Gender Conspiracy,” races forward with fast-paced rhythms and Hindustani vocal layers that rise and dissolve in waves, suggesting both chaos and liberation.
“Begum,” perhaps the emotional centrepiece, reimagines Raag Bhairav through the evocative voice of Shreya Bajpai, creating a hypnotic, cinematic swirl of tradition and futurism. It’s the kind of track that feels equally at home in a dimly lit club or during the emotional peak of a film’s final act.
Then there’s “News War,” driven by the voices of women reporters a politically charged, distorted groove that feels like protest music for the digital age.
True to his multidisciplinary curiosity, 2rist’s music draws heavily from visual arts and film. Each track feels sculpted rather than composed like a moving image rendered in sound. The textures are weird and tactile, often processed to the edge of distortion, yet always maintaining a sense of emotional coherence.
There’s a cinematic patience in how these tracks evolve, suggesting 2rist’s deeper fascination with the psychological dimension of sound. It’s music that asks you to listen closely, to see sound as much as hear it.
With Gender Conspiracy, 2rist doesn’t just debut an album, he unveils a mindset. It’s a sonic statement that refuses binaries, embraces experimentation, and challenges listeners to experience the club as both a ritual space and a cinematic dream.
Gender Conspiracy by 2rist is available on all streaming platforms.
