Bappi Lahiri’s pop album, My Love, seems like a rude joke. It’s everything that everyone makes fun of the composer, once known for his pretty good tunes and massive plagiarism....
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Music review: Kavithai Gundar (Tamil Hip-hop – Emcee Jesz)
Hip-hop, as a musical genre, has been tolerably explored in Tamil, by young composers like Yuvan and Dharan. Where they really scored is in the combination of hip-hop flavor with...
Continue reading...Music review: Vismaya – An Indo Celtic Musical Journey (Kanniks Kannikeswaran)
Vismaya is perhaps the earliest, documented Indo-Western musical collaboration – a fascinating combination of Sanskrit lyrics set to Celtic tunes, by one of India’s foremost composers, Muthuswami Dikshidhar (1775-1835). It’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Inteha (Jagjit Singh)
There’s a tremendous irony in every new Jagjit Singh ghazal album – on one hand, the tunes are extremely stale and many times, pedestrian. But on the other, that familiarity...
Continue reading...Music review: Grounded in space (Advaita)
Advaita’s music truly breaks new ground; at least as far as Indian non-film music goes. With 8 members in the band, there seems to be many more, in terms of...
Continue reading...Music review: Alone, Loved & Lost (Malayalam Pop – Rashee)
Vineeth Srinivasan is at his usual best in Ekanaay and Rashee adds amazing support with a remarkable tune and inventive arrangements even as the composer gets behind the mike for...
Continue reading...Music review: Thaalam (Malayalam Pop – Job Kurian, Charan & Yakzon)
Update: I have a friend who knows Charan and apparently Manorama Music has not paid these guys for this album! This is so incredibly unfortunate! These guys have made amazing...
Continue reading...Music review: Vizhiyum Seviyum (Tamil pop – Sami Yusuf & Premgi Amaran)
Oliye oliye clearly seems enamored by Rahman’s Vellai pookkal but its core melody is pleasing, while Unnai naan, Otrai paarvai and Iravil malarum use the Harris Jeyaraj template quite efficiently....
Continue reading...Music review: Tuhi Mera Rab Ki Tarha Hai (Indipop) – Mithoon
It’s terribly ironical actually – on one hand, Mithoon debut pop album, the awkwardly titled, Tuhi mere rab ki tarha hai, is mostly competent. But, on the other, it sees...
Continue reading...Music review: Swarathma (Indipop)
Indian Ocean? Junoon? Euphoria? All rolled into one with a college band’ish rough edge! Beyond all the hype of being the band that won Radiocity’s Best Hindi Band hunt, the...
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