Maelae maelae, barring its Elay keechan’ness, is a pretty good listen, using mandolin, guitars and the clap sound to accentuate Karthik’s fantastic vocals. Anbe anbe too, with Harish Raghavendra and...
Continue reading...Yennamo Yedho (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Mosale, with its unusual word start spins a superb tapestry of sounds, led by guitar and that tantalizing nadaswaram! Deepak and Pooja deliver this addictive track really well. Neeyenna periya...
Continue reading...A very personal take on Sony Neotank GTK-N1BT
Update (February 1, 2014): I went to the nearby Croma to buy this and while there, tested a couple of other options available, including JBL’s Flip, another smaller Bluetooth speaker...
Continue reading...Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 (Music review), Malayalam – Rahul Raj
Rahul’s music in Thirayaane thirayaane is simplistic and minimal, but apt, and soars rather well in the interludes. Chemmana chelurukki is very tunefully foot-tapping and is a lovely listen, aided...
Continue reading...London Bridge (Music review), Malayalam – Rahul Raj & Sreevalsan Menon
Chinni chinni‘s predictable sound also has a prominent piece that sounds like Prem jal from Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai! The London Bridge theme too merely passes muster, but...
Continue reading...The 10 most promising, new Indian music composers
Milliblog has always been a champion of the composers, more than singers, lyricists and any other creative artists associated with music. You know this already – have said so in...
Continue reading...Heartless (Music review), Hindi – Gaurav Dagaonkar & Fuzon
With its catchy Middle Eastern sound and Ash King’s cool vocals, Mashooqana is easily likeable. Gaurav unleashes his Mithoon’ness in Main dhoondne – neat, thanks to Arijit’s soaring vocals. KK...
Continue reading...Heart Attack (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
Nuvvante naaku is wonderfully pulsating, with captivating music, including a sly, obvious nod to Rahman! Anup adorns the lovely melody of Thuhi hai too with extra music, and it works...
Continue reading...Gunday (Music review), Hindi – Sohail Sen
Jashn-e-ishqa‘s manic energy is wonderfully delivered by Javed Ali and Shadaab Faridi. Tune maari entriyaan is catchy South Indian kuthu all the way (even the Bengali version), including a sneaky...
Continue reading...Pulivaal (Music review), Tamil – NR Raghunandan
Neelangarayil seems to be using the time-tested beauty of Charukesi raga quite well… very well sung by Karthik and Shreya (definitely better when compared to the other version featuring Saindhavi)....
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