EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW THE SPIRITUAL PULSE


Born in Scotland and based in Berlin, AISHA´s artistic path has been anything but conventional. From distributing flyers in the streets of Glasgow to now lighting up dance floors around the world with her signature blend of psychedelic techno, AISHA’s journey merges tradition, rebellion, and introspection.


Her recent tour of India marked more than a series of gigs—it was a pilgrimage to rediscover her cultural, ancestral, and spiritual lineage. This encounter with her


understanding of the music she plays and the states of consciousness she seeks to evoke.


“One of my earliest memories of Indian music is my mum playing ‘Kabootar ja ja ja’ from the movie Maine Pyar Kiya on tape,” she recalls.


That nostalgic detail threads into the larger story of how Indian classical, folk, and devotional influences have subtly—and not so subtly—see- ped into her sets.


This article takes a deeper look into AISHA’s


insights shared during a recent interview, where she explored themes of identity, sonic philosophy, burnout, and the contradictions of touring life.


Through her words, we dive into the complex intersections between Indian musical traditions and hypnotic techno structures, the realities of mental health in a demanding industry, and the importance of community, history, and purpose. As we analyze her


reflections, a nuanced


portrait emerges—of an artist who is simulta- neously grounded and exploratory, vulnerable and visionary.


A DEEP LISTENING TO AISHA’S VOICE


“I think unconsciously the sounds have always had an emotional calling to me,” she says.


This pull toward the ancestral manifests in her sonic


architecture—sets that spiral through


“Intricate melodies, rolling basslines, and pulsating rhythms sprinkled with highly euphoric breaks.” She frames this as more than aesthetic—it’s a journey, a link back to family, culture, and the deeper emotional registers music can unlock.


She acknowledges the overlap between traditio- nal Indian music and the trance-inducing power of techno.


“There is a relationship with psychedelic trance and traditional forms of Indian music that emerged in the Goa scene (albeit with some appropriation as well as appreciation),” she notes with clarity and caution.


roots awakened a deeper


AISHA doesn’t romanticize her heritage nor techno’s adoption of it. Instead, she occupies a thoughtful middle space—honoring influence while advocating responsibility.


When asked about incorporating mantras and repetitive rhythmic structures, her touches on intuition rather than design:


“Looking back, it seems the sounds emerge naturally in my creative process.”


This intuitive process suggests a subconscious musical memory, one awakened during her India visit.


“It never occurred to me just how much the meaning is deeper than just enjoying it until I went to India recently and met a lot of my relatives.”


This moment—reconnection through kin—offers a powerful reminder that musical expression often begins long before we start composing or mixing.


The idea of raving as ritual is central to AISHA’s philosophy.


“Music is a way to put your brain into a trance, and raves are a vehicle to transmit new ideas to each other,” she says.


She connects the dots between traditional ceremonies and electronic gatherings—not as equivalents, but as parallel modalities for collective catharsis and transformation. In this light, her sets become communal rites—tempo- rary sanctuaries for shared transcendence.


Yet behind these transcendent experiences lies a personal toll. Touring, for all the outward glamour, can be a grind of excess travel and sleep deprivation.


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