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...
Continue reading...Akaash Vani (Music review), Hindi – Hitesh Sonik
Sunidhi sounds completely out of sorts alongside KK in Pad gaye ji – the tune itself sounds like that of an 80s college band’s debut! Crazy Lover‘s lyrics are crazy...
Continue reading...Infinite Love (Music review), Non-film – A R Rahman
How would you react if a man wearing a black robe with hood and just a hole in the place of face (with light streaming through the hole!) came to...
Continue reading...Milliblog India Top 10, 2012
If you haven’t seen the actual Milliblog Top songs lists from Hindi, the 4 Southern languages and Indipop, here you go – Milliblog Annual Music Round-up 2012. One of my...
Continue reading...Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj
The title song is brisk and builds its energy gradually and surely, while Khamaka builds into a gorgeously pleasant melody, complete with an African chorus, but with middling vocals by...
Continue reading...Nayak (Music review), Telugu – Thaman S
Laila O Laila takes its Pancham roots very seriously and impresses with bombastic rhythms and swaying tune. Kathi lanti pilla sees Thaman work his slow and rhythmic template to wonderful...
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