Something momentous happened around this time last year when it comes to the city's electronic music scene. The Great Eastern Mills, a historic property in Byculla, opened up its doors for a techno festival called Far Out Left, giving the audience respite from the hegemony of Famous Studios in Mahalaxmi. But back then, Bhishma Sagar, founder of Regenerate who organises Far Out Left, wasn't sure whether the mill's owners would be okay with him hosting the festival there again this year. Dr. Anurag Kanoria, whose company owns most of the property, had also told us that he was only testing the waters. But he's clearly been increasingly open to the idea of the compound hosting electronic gigs since around half a dozen such events have been held there in the intervening period. And this weekend, Far Out Left returns to its original home for its second edition, in a bigger and better avatar.

Bhishma Sagar