When we first heard of Mumbai-based band Burudu from a friend, freshly returned from Ziro Music Festival — a five-day annual musical fest nestled in the idyllic hills of Arunachal Pradesh — we were confused about what to make of it. Our first guess was — "it's an electronic act". But with time, as we delved deeper into the nuances of their first album, Ditties, we understood that that comment is both cursory and incomprehensive.

And we are looking to understand Burudu better in the lead-up to their gig this Thursday. Their album has been playing on loop since morning. The songs remind us of rail travel as a child. We would fight for the side-lower berth on the train and aimlessly stare out of the window for hours, unable to wrap our heads around whether we were moving ahead or everything else outside was moving backwards. The other best way to describe what we are hearing is, continuously transient.