Azhagazhage harks back to a time when Bahardwaj was adept at creating Laxmikant-Pyarelal styled Hindi-type melodies; considering this film’s production timeline, this seems understandable. Cheran inge is a fantastic melange...
Continue reading...Om Shanti Om (Music review), Tamil – Vijay Ebenezer
Ennendru solvadho has a nursery rhymish simplicity; occasionally likeable, thanks to Harish Raghavendra and Swetha Mohan. Aalaap Raju breathes life into the already breeze tune of Mazhaithuli azhaga, while Ivaldhana...
Continue reading...Ormayundo Ee Mukham (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman
Shaan sounds considerably better in Chayunnuvo than Aaromale, but both songs have tunes that are thoroughly likeable. The former’s morph into punchy technopop is fabulous, while the latter’s almost-reggae’ish lilt...
Continue reading...The Shaukeens (Music review), Hindi – Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arko Mukherjee, Vikram Nagi & Hard Kaur
Alcoholic continues Yo Yo Honey Singh’s festish for assorted spirits and he is clearly the best in creating catchy songs built around them. Manali trance goes a step beyond mere...
Continue reading...Happy Ending (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
G phaad ke is a bloody catchy mix – Divya Kumar and Shefali Alvares scorch the dance floor with their enthusiasm. The tune moves in intriguingly captivating directions before comfortably...
Continue reading...Iyobinte Pusthakam (Music review), Malayalam – Neha S. Nair & Yakzan Gary Pereira
More than the tribal sounds in Theeyattam, the composing duo’s sensibilities hits on notes far beyond the conventional, into world music, including Walid Ben Saleem’s Arabic rap. But it’s all...
Continue reading...Time-traveling with Ilayaraja across his Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam songs!
I started getting serious about Ilayaraja’s non-Tamil music only in 2010-11. It was a very random effort, no doubt initiated by Geetha’s Jothe Jotheyali. In 2012, I wrote a formal...
Continue reading...Andholan (Music review), Indipop – Mekaal Hasan Band
Ghunghat, based on Bulleh Shah’s Kafi crackles with guitaring that almost has a conversation with Sharmistha! Mohammad Ahsan Papu’s flute and Louis Pinto’s drums offer splendid support too! The other...
Continue reading...Kill Dil (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
The title song sees the trio playing a superbly flamboyant and addictive tribute the classic Spaghetti Western music. Shankar Mahadevan and Sonu Nigam are in blistering form here and even...
Continue reading...Tamanchey (Music review), Hindi – Krsna, R.D.Burman, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Ikka Singh, Intense & DJ Khushi
Krsna builds on Pancham’s original Pyar mein dil pe on predictable lines, but Bappi Lahiri, with his verve, is the real hero of the song! Krsna’s other track, Khamakha has...
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