Uzair Jaiswal mildly spruces up his 2010 Tere bin and sings it too, sleepily. The female version is by Tulsi Kumar… period. Amaal Malik’s lone song, Saiyaan superstar, is insipid....
Continue reading...Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Yo Yo Honey Singh’s Birthday bash is his standard one-hook, barely functional song. Dr.Zeus’ Tipsy hogai has a nice enough Latin twang to tide over the predictable tune, while Indeep...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – February 2015
Hindi Moh moh ke dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha (Hindi – Anu Malik) Khoney de – NH10 (Hindi – Bann Chakraborty) Hunterrr 303 & Chori chori – Hunterrr (Hindi...
Continue reading...Vaanavil Vaazhkai (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan
James Vasanthan’s Vaanavil Vaazhkai is unique – a Tamil Glee of sorts. But unique isn’t necessarily interesting since much of the music sounds mighty force-fitted uncomfortably on the dramatically divergent...
Continue reading...Kallappadam (Music review), Tamil – K
Hey nanba is very, very K – a low-key tune made endearing by the choice of instruments, and MLR Karthikeyan’s vocals. Director Mysskin makes a surprising entry in Vellakaara rani,...
Continue reading...Okkosari (Music review), Telugu – Shravan
Alupe marachi and Egire kalala sound almost like Mickey J Meyer songs, with an extra layer of orchestration added on top! Both songs, with Karthik and Ranjith crooning them, respectively,...
Continue reading...Surya Vs Surya (Music review), Telugu – Satya Mahaveer
Preme santosham‘s tune is an odd melange, but the composer’s imagination shows through. Sayantram aaruki is a bit more cohesive, with its easily likeable Spanish sound and Senthil Dass singing...
Continue reading...Hey Bro (Music review), Hindi – Nitz ‘N’ Sony
DJ‘s appeal is primarily the catchy music and that it delivers darn well. Sunidhi, along with the occasional Ali Zafar, handle the middling tune adequately. Bulbul goes full-on desi dance...
Continue reading...The state of Indian non-film music business – preamble to Madhav Das and Atul Churamani’s interview
Update: A note by Atul, via Facebook, in response to my post, appended at the end. First, the video that kickstarted these thoughts in my head. This video is interesting...
Continue reading...Uttama Villain (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
There is a strong undercurrent of interest in immortality all through Uttama Villain, as if Kamal Haasan wants to ensure that at least his body of work remains immortal. It...
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