Suda suda‘s techno backdrop seems jarring for the tune, but James delivers an ace in Maamanukku ennadi, sung by Nancy, Vasudha and Sarayu – a wonderfully endearing tune (Aabhogi?). Mala...
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Udhayam NH4 (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Indrodu‘s highly enthusiastic and energetic sound is addictive; Srinivas and Ramya deliver Vaali’s verses with verve! Gana Bala’s Ora kannala is earthy and thoroughly enjoyable gana, but made better by...
Continue reading...Ek Thi Daayan (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bharadwaj
Yaaram is familiar, Vishal Bharadwaj’ish sprawling melody, but is eminently listenable with a scintillating turn in the middle after Gulzar invokes assorted stationery items! Clinton Cerejo rules over the evocative,...
Continue reading...Commando (Music review), Hindi – Mannan Shaah
Lutt jawaan seems utterly staid and templatized, not to mention outdated. Lena dena is no different, despite Daler Mehndi’s adequately hyper enthusiastic vocals – too trite to comment. With a...
Continue reading...Soodhu Kavvum (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Come na come uses the schoolboy’ishly well-known abuse, set to a simple, catchy tune, complete with rap and earthy vocals. Andrea rocks Mama douser, a raucous, one-sentence song with free-flowing...
Continue reading...Deep India (Deep Forest – Eric Mouquet and Rahul Sharma)
The tribal voices in Viva Madikeri are minimal, while Rahul’s santoor takes the lead with an absorbingly off-note tune. Eric’s pulsating percussion and backgrounds add punch. With vocals from Sarmishta...
Continue reading...Shiva Trilogy (Amish Tripathi)
I finally completed Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy today. I read the 3 books back-to-back (I’m late, I know!) after the release of the last of the trilogy, The Oath of...
Continue reading...B Seventy (Music review), Indipop/Remix – The Bartender
Mauli Dave sounds atrocious in the reimagining of Khaike paan banaras wala; the droning music doesn’t help her either. But Shalmali Kholgade gets ample help from Mikey in Kabhi kabhi‘s...
Continue reading...I Love NY (Music review), Hindi – Pritam, Falak Shabir and RD Burman
Pritam re-use of a part of Bally Sagoo’s Gud naal ishq mitha is competent – heady Punjabi’ness; Tochi’s version trumps Sukhwinder’s, incidentally! Aao na is more energetic than the usual...
Continue reading...Amen (Music review), Malayalam – Prashant Pillai
Aatmavin‘s soulful gospel sound is enticing, given how the composer layers the haunting tune with bare minimum orchestration; the vocal chorus is fantastic! Solomanum Shoshannayum takes the minimalist feel to...
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