It’s a curious blend of Colonial Cousins, Euphoria and Rabbi – predominantly folk and very rock’ish. The best tracks are in Kannada – Shishunala’s Gudugudiya and the bluesy Sorutihudu, the tuneful former is my personal fave! The folk-reggae combo works great in Hey bhagwan while the very-Euphoria’ish Mysore se has an earnest, earthy charm. No man and I’m in Mumbai are – but for the imaginative violin phrases – only mildly interesting. Khidki and Ambar offer decent tunes with fantastic backgrounds. Raghu Dixit’s thick, accented voice does take some time getting used to, but the effervescent compositions appealed to me instantly.
Keywords: Bruce Lee Mani, Manoj George, Thermal and a Quarter, Keith Peters, Anirban Chakravarty, Prakash Sontakke, Josy John, H.N.Bhaskar, Gaurav Vaz, Vishal and Shekhar, Raghu Dixit Project
