Electronic artist Anyasa at Superior Ingredients in New York in March 2025 as part of his North America tour. Photo: Suvranil Ghosh
DJ-producer Anyasa aka Anish Sood journeys in and out of breathy, self-assured, and grandiose house and techno on his fourth EP Flectere, released on Mar. 26, 2025.
There’s a hint of that indie pop spirit as well, although it’s swimming in synth progressions and swiveling beats—as heard on songs like “Healing,” featuring singer Lake Silver and Indian producer Parallel Voices. Elsewhere, tracks like “Kimia” and “Feel The Silence” push Flectere—Latin for “reflection”—into late-night club banger territory, offering ominous as well as ethereal turns.
Just as he comes off a seven-city North America tour in March, Goa-based Anyasa says Flectere was the “culmination of a few different projects from over the last couple of years.” It’s his first release after three EPs—Gaya, Apollo and Athena—via renowned house label Anjunadeep that drew from Indian folk and classical vocals as well as sitar. The artist says, “I wanted to branch out a little bit and experiment with English vocals as well as slightly different production styles, and this EP is a reflection of that sentiment.”
The EP opens with an uplifting melodic house treat, “Only You,” seeing the producer turn vocalist for the first time. “Healing” with Parallel Voices and Lake Silver, aka Richard Walter, dives into his classic deep house rhythms. The tone shifts with the introspective and melancholy “Falling,” before Anyasa switches it up with the dancefloor-ready “Kimia” that features ethnic-inspired vocals. The producer pushes harder on the EP’s closing track “Feel The Silence,” a hypnotic, atmospheric, and textured finale.
After a few years of leaning into more Indian elements, Flectere only has English vocals, and that’s a conscious decision. “I’ve been touring internationally so much and while fans overseas love the Indian vocals it does limit reach to a certain extent,” Anyasa says. He’s quick to clarify that he’s not “giving up on the ethnic-inspired sound” but wanted to explore new concepts. “My next body of work will return to the signature sound the Anyasa project is known for.”
Anyasa’s most recent sets in North America, his third tour of the region, mixed up the new and old material. Fast becoming a regular on the circuit, he says some fans are coming back each time in most cities. He gushes, “Some of the venues on this run, like Coda in Toronto and Audio in San Francisco, are pretty legendary, so it’s been very inspiring to perform at these spots.”
The flipside for an Indian artist touring in the U.S. and Canada is the financial risk, and while Anyasa acknowledges it, he’s working towards finding the right way to make it so that he can mount “multiple short tours in different regions globally every year.” He adds, “Fees are very strongly correlated to ticket sales. It’s a bit easier for DJs versus bands since our costs are much lower, and I also try and keep the tour very tight by squeezing in as many dates as possible.”
Even as touring has become a fixture in Anyasa’s annual schedule, he plans to slow down in the coming months to spend more time in the studio. He now has different projects brewing, and is keen to finish them up to “put together a strong, cohesive body of work.” When he’s ready to get back up on stage, the artist says he’ll bring back his live sets. He adds, “[They will have] a brand new production and décor, so that should be fun!”
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