Sehra sehra is a wonderful re-introduction to the trio that created magic back in 2001 – Ustad Sultan Khan, Chitra and Sandesh Shandilya. Mehboob joins them this time, for the...
Continue reading...Routine Love Story (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
Naa manasupai sounds exactly like something Harris Jayaraj would compose in his sleep; entirely predictable and adequately soporific. Neethone unna is thankfully interesting, however – an odd, meditative 80s pop...
Continue reading...Gundello Godari (Music review), Telugu – Ilayaraja
The title song, with its synthetic outlook and staid chorus, sounds jaded. Jillumandi fares significantly better – the tune is vintage Raja seduction, but for the modern trappings. Vechaani vayasu,...
Continue reading...Random thoughts on Mani Ratnam’s Pallavi Anupallavi
As I had confessed in my Facebook update, I’m a dead slow reader of printed books. I see to consume more per book in audiobook format or even ebooks format,...
Continue reading...Talaash (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
It could be Suman Sridhar. Or it is perhaps the fairly generic attempt to work within the Mikey McCleary Bartender Mix format, but Muskaanein jhooti hai works seductively well with...
Continue reading...Aadhalaal Kadhal Seiveer (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Mellasirithaal kadhalthan is typical Yuvan solo; minimal techno backgrounds and a melody that has Yuvan stylishly going off-key with the help of auto-tune – addictive, as usual! Udit Narayan’s Machi...
Continue reading...Chakravyuh (Music review), Hindi – Salim Sulaiman, Vijay Verma, Sandesh Shandilya, Shantanu Moitra & Aadesh Shrivastava
NW1W. It is telling that the mildly listenable song is Paro, by Aadesh Shrivastava! Keywords: Chakravyuh, Salim Sulaiman, Vijay Verma, Sandesh Shandilya, Shantanu Moitra & Aadesh Shrivastava
Continue reading...1920 Evil Returns (Music review), Hindi – Chirantan Bhatt
Apnaa mujhe tu lagaa is by-the-template ballad sung soulfully by Sonu Nigam – nothing new that we haven’t heard, but mildly impactful too. Chirantan scores better in the very Pritam’ish...
Continue reading...The Inner Self Awakens (Music review), Indipop – Agam
Harish Sivaramakrishnan’s vocals remain the highlight in Brahma’s Dance, though the Shakti-style music works equally well. The guitar and violin melange is enchanting, much like Harish’s pitch perfect intonation of...
Continue reading...Poda Podi (Music review), Tamil – Dharan Kumar
Love panlaama‘s lyrics and singing, by STR, are juvenile and banal. The title song is thankfully left to professionals – cool and addictive melody! Hare rama hare krishna is likeable...
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