It's hard to know how long you must live in a place for it to feel really lived in. "Feeling So Good" evokes something beautiful and unnerving about New Delhi. I think one thing that can make a city feel lived in is finding your routine, chasing certain types of novelty, and trying not to burn out. I mean, peep the cover art which conveys a grim sense of fatigue - perhaps as if the AQI is too high - and how this contrasts with the title - how good you are really feeling depends on what color your snot is and how taxed your lungs are. New Delhi with its various seasons, festivals, and its impenetrable streets- are represented by Songs of the City with solidly engaging synth and percussion whereas the overlooked or novelties unseen are represented by Digging In India (whose record shop kick ass) through tape loops and audio artifacts. The way these two elements play out on the album evoke something that isn't so sinister but like seeing the sun through the morning smog haze of winter. Sometimes the interplay is complex and seamless like on "Kishori" which interpolates a smokey vocal sample over plonky synths and shuffling drums. "Doobay" is also wonderfully dense and features godman rants, warped and baked bhajans along with bubbling sine waves. Both tracks build gradually to positive affect. "The Whole Body" on the other hand lays down an extended flute sample over tight shifting tones and some baked spiritual guidance. Other tracks seem a little "one or the other" between the two parts which are less interesting to me but still complete the overall vibe. Cassette avaialble on Purplish Records - 12/5/25