Before you hear a single note from Gardish Mein Sitaare, the artwork already tells you what kind of experience this is going to be. A pixel-art spaceship mid-explosion, an astronaut drifting away, stars scattered across a dark digital sky. It feels like an old video game memory and a futuristic sci-fi frame at the same time, and when the music begins you realise this isn’t coincidence, this EP is sonically aligned with its artwork.

Built entirely by Yogi Vish, the sound design across the project creates a floating, weightless atmosphere where drums feel distant, synths stretch endlessly, and melodies don’t rush toward hooks but drift like constellations. Over this, RORO doesn’t perform like someone trying to dominate the beat, he moves through it with incredible groove and melody.

If you compare this to Yogi Vish’s last mixtape Balaclava, the sonic landscape here feels completely different and personally this is the side of his production we connect with more. RORO had done an incredible job on that tape too, most notably on Phirr and DND, and here he again shows how naturally he understands melody and groove.

There is no attempt here to be loud, viral, or attention-seeking. Instead, Gardish Mein Sitaare commits to a cohesive sonic universe where emotion is carried through texture and the writing leans inward rather than outward.

Across just three tracks, the project feels less like a collection of songs and more like a single, continuous mood.

What also makes this project interesting is where it sits in the current Desi hip-hop soundscape. A lot of releases today are built around impact — hard drums, loud mixes, immediate hooks — music designed to grab attention within seconds. Gardish Mein Sitaare does the opposite. It trusts the listener to sit with it. It prioritises atmosphere over urgency, mood over momentum, and in doing so it quietly stands apart from most of what surrounds it.

This EP also feels like an important moment for RORO as an artist. Over the past few projects, he has shown flashes of how comfortable he is with melody and groove, but here that comfort turns into control. There’s a sense of maturity in how he lets the production breathe and chooses not to overfill space with words or energy. It feels like an artist who understands that sometimes presence is more powerful than performance.

DR Top Pick: Gardish Mein Sitaare

The title track captures the essence of the EP with the strongest bounce, groove and production detail. This is where Yogi Vish’s futuristic sound design and RORO’s melodic flow lock in perfectly, creating a track that feels weightless yet rhythmically alive.

Gardish Mein Sitaare isn’t trying to impress you, it’s trying to immerse you.