Party On My Mind and Lat lag layee are mighty competent techno tracks that hit all the right buttons with the tune and the rhythm; the latter, in particular, is...
Continue reading...Special 26 (Music review), Hindi – M.M.Kreem & Himesh Reshammiya
Tujh sang lagee‘s faux-qawali sound is familiar, but likeable. Keerthi Sagathia’s Mujh mein tu holds a gorgeous tune, wonderfully sung, with guitar and violins perfectly laid in the background. Kreem’s...
Continue reading...Murder 3 plot ‘re-used’ from the Spanish film La Cara Oculta (The Hidden face)
Update: If you go by this tweet, the film is not lifted… is actually an official remake! Is that a first for Bhatts? No, this is not about music, but...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (December 2012)
Haravali pakhare & Kalla – Balak Palak (Marathi – Vishal Shekhar) Haravali pakhare has just about the most engrossing sound I have heard in recent times… wonderfully sung by Shekhar...
Continue reading...Saadi Love Story (Music review), Punjabi – Jaidev Kumar
The title song, by Kunal Ganjawala and Sumitra Iyer, could well be a Bollywood-Pritam tune – highly engaging! It’s remix and sad versions work too, thanks to Navraj Hans’s singing....
Continue reading...Mirchi (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
Chinna Ponnu’s Mirchi is high on the typically-Devi folk mix. Mika’s Yahoon yahoon is functionally catchy, while Devi’s effort in Kailash Kher’s Pandagala shows in the interestingly mounted rhythms. Barbie...
Continue reading...David (Music review), Tamil – Prasanth Pillai, Bramfatura, Remo Fernandes, Anirudh Ravichander, Maatibaani & Modern Mafia
Bramfatura’s Vaazhkaiye is entirely within their characteristic moody electronica sound, with Siddharth Basrur doing a wonderful job with the vocals. Maria pitache is yet another Remo template – catchy, albeit...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s top 10 posts of 2012, based on pageviews and comments
Related: Other annual lists to put this list in context Milliblog annual music round-up, 2012 – top songs of 2012 selected by me, across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and...
Continue reading...Dalam (Music review), Telugu – James Vasanthan
Vijay Yesudas gets something different in the rousing Yetellina aranyame; James’s backgrounds are top class! Ikkadinundi is a fantastic melody on the lines of Kangal irandaal, perhaps because of the...
Continue reading...Annayum Rasoolum (Music review), Malayalam – K
Shahabaz Aman’s simple and heartfelt voice, along with humorously framed lyrics involving ‘cambeni’… all help Kaayalinarike immensely! Kando kando is Andrea’s show, largely, but composer K makes his presence felt...
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