D.S. & DURGA 
Radio Bombay

Transistor radio hewn of sandalwood radiates ragas in the Bandra heat. Hot copper tubes warm the soft wood releasing blooms of musk, cream, peach, ambrette, coco, cedar distillates.

“I am interested in hypothetical scent. Not everything has a strong or readily perceivable aroma, but objects can suggest a fragrance. Light bulbs glow. Electricity courses through their metal filaments. They melt the dust on their surface emitting wisps of heat. The tubes in amplifiers have a certain aroma. When my ‘69 Fender Deluxe gets heated-up (after rip-roaring monster shredding), the back of the amp produces a hot dusty metallic grease perfume—the scent of backstage in a humid venue.” – D.S., Perfumer & Founder.

Top notes: Radiant Wood, Copper, Cedar

Heart notes: Sandalwood, Radiant Iris, Boronia

Base notes: Balsam Fir Absolute, Coconut Musc, Ambergris

- Radio Bombay is a deconstruction of the Mysore santal rebuilt from all the aspects written above. I imagine the radio sitting in a small hot shop in Bandra —the “Brooklyn” of Bombay (sorry). The heat deconstructs the oils in the wood. Ragas and Geeta Dutt tunes jangle out of its tiny speaker in the busy city.

- D.S. has the choicest materials and can only be produced in small batches.

- Apply fragrance directly to skin.

- Focus on pulse points.

- Resist rubbing.

- Don't overdo it.

ALCOHOL DENAT., FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), WATER (AQUA)