A brainchild of Bangalore-based brother duo – Ashwin Baburao and Ashrith Baburao – the artistes’ eclectic influences led them to collaborate with each other. While Ashwin created a niche for himself in the DJ circuit since 2000, playing out to the biggest venues and festivals across the country, Ashrith decided to give himself a different kind of schooling involving utmost geekery with music and computers.
Their passion for music and the ability to magically transform any sound to melody has allowed them to explore a broad range of musical styles.
Obsessed with quality, soul and futurism, Audio Units have a unique sound cascading between various styles of house music. Dramatised with rich sounds and organic layers; each of their tracks is a perfect blend of intricacy and experimentation.
Weaving creamy melodies with chunky bass lines; the artists have a remarkable way of striking the perfect balance between outlandish themes and subtle harmonies.
While some of their tracks are characterised by edgy bass lines and complex structures; the others are an effortless merge of musical boundaries. Brimming with energy, their sets often take you on an intense journey into the world of funky melodic riffs and thundering beats.
The duo have an impressive discography of releases recognised by tastemakers word wide, their recent remix for Grammy nominated artist, Dirty Vegas, amongst other releases and remixes on authoritative labels like Dutchie Music, Deep Edition Recordings, Sinnmusik*, Qilla, Soupherb, Airtaxi Recordings and many more have managed their way into playlists of industry stalwarts such as Joyce Muniz, Mark Knight, Sam Divine, Peimont, Animal Trainer, Audiojack and many more.
Audio Units have a DJing style cascading between their various influences effortlessly, showcasing a complex musical style that is both edgy and futuristic incorporating samples and loops from other tracks, drum machines on the fly to create a vibe that speaks to the body and the mind.
Their distinctive LIVE act is a performance of their own tracks, improvised with effects, loops, sampled vocals adding a fresh vibe while maintaining its familiarity.