A Fantasy Bharatanatyam dance opera—words you thought would never be said in the same breath. Antariksha Sanchar, is just that. The project, which was envisioned by visual arts director Avinash Kumar (Thiruda) and electronic music producer Sri Rama Murthy (Murthovic), in artistic collaboration with Bharatanatyam exponent Jayalakshmi Eshwar and Red Bull, played in Mumbai in 2018, followed by shows in Delhi and Bengaluru. This music is now available online. It combines the Indian classical dance form with live Carnatic-electronic music and visuals from the country’s first cultural adventure videogame Antariksha Sanchar: Transmissions in Space. The music, obviously, keeps true to the theme.

Sri Rama Murthy, the music director for Antariksha Sanchar, on why you should listen in.