Dil padosi hai (Haan mere gham) & Jhoothe tere nain – Dil Padosi Hai (Non-film – RD Burman, Asha Bhonsle and Gulzar) Honestly, I had no idea about the existence...
Continue reading...Yuvan Yuvathy (Music review), Tamil – Vijay Antony
While Kola kuthu has shades of Manikanth Kadri’s recent Ring Ting (Udhayan), this insanely pulsating Mayamalava Gowlai-based kuthu is simply stunning! 24 Mani Neram is just a notch below, but...
Continue reading...Vaagai Sooda Vaa (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Anitha’s vocals on Senga soola kaara is highly reminiscent of Nityashree Mahadevan’s range; along with getting the vocals right, debutant Ghibran also gets fabulous support from Vairamuthu who pens lyrics...
Continue reading...Singham (Music review), Hindi – Ajay-Atul
Sukhwinder Singh’s title song is emphatic and very South Indian-style hero-intro’ish! The remix is decently functional too, surprisingly! And, about the other two (only) tracks, there is nothing fundamentally wrong...
Continue reading...Doo (Music review), Tamil – Abhishek-Lawrence
Kaiya thoda at best has a leftover Yuvan sound with lazily assembled kuthu beats, but Oru naal vidumurai apes the Yuvan sound brilliantly; lovely tune, fabulously sung by Haricharan and...
Continue reading...Chillar Party (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
Tai tai phish and it’s variant, Aa rela hai are high on catchy Maharashtrian folk, but are strictly passable. Mohit Chauhan’s dependable vocals and Nitesh Tiwari’s lyrics prop Chatte batte,...
Continue reading...Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Haal-e-dil is gorgeously resonant! The track is treated appropriately by the composers; minimal music and even that tabla (or, is it mridangam? Valid query from @Sharathpadaru) entering later in the...
Continue reading...Vengai (Music review), Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad
Dhenam dhenam‘s action-packed tune is surprisingly enjoyable; it is perhaps the nonchalant attitude towards all that violence that makes this song endearing – Benny Dayal rocks this one! Kaalangathale too...
Continue reading...Top recent listens – May 2011
Hona tha pyar, Din pareshaan hai & Sayyan bolain – Bol (Pakistani OST – Atif Aslam, Sajjad Ali & Shoaib Mansoor) Sayyan bolain is a triump of the vocals by...
Continue reading...Sevarkkodi (Music review), Tamil – C Sathya
Velava velava must be the snazziest ode to Lord Muruga yet; foot-tapping stuff. Meene vinmeene and Puraavai are beautifully crafted melodies…unhurried, memorable tunes, great arrangements and very good singing, particularly...
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