Thaman unleashes his usual arsenal right upfront in Thiki thiki – builds the simple tune gradually and gets really better as it progresses; singers Ranjith and Megha are in great...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (August 2010)
Gunnah – Album: Manzil (Pakistani Pop – Such: Rizwan-ul-Haque, Guitar; Allan Smith – Drums; Shazia Khan -Vocals) From the multitudes of Pakistani Pop I stumble upon, this one stopped me...
Continue reading...Va Quarter Cutting (Music review), Tamil – G.V.Prakash Kumar
Saarpu saarpu ji is lyrically amusing; tune-wise it barely passes muster. The spoofy feel continues in Saudi Basha – middling tune again, marred by a cornucopia of middle-eastern sounds. Andrea’s...
Continue reading...Gaayam 2 (Music review), Telugu – Ilayaraja
If you move past Raja’s withered vocals in the otherwise poignant Kalagane kannulo, you get two angry, impatient and filmy-revolutionary songs in Eluthundru kodukulu and Rama rajyam; similar tunes with...
Continue reading...Playo Jiyo…Meh’yo.
By now, I’ve been asked on email and Twitter many, many times on what I think of the CWG Theme Song by Rahman. V K Malhotra ji has given his...
Continue reading...Naan Mahaan Alla (Tamil, Susindran)
If there’s one recent Tamil film that evoked a rather loud ‘What the f***?’ from me, it is Naan Mahaan Alla. Here’s a film that has everything going for it...
Continue reading...Jackie (Music review), Kannada – V Harikrishna
With echoes of Queen’s We Will Rock You, Shiva anta hogutidde is instantly catchy, with tune twists that work wonderfully well! Eradu jadeyannu has enchanting orchestration and using Sonu-Shreya combo...
Continue reading...Boss (A) Baskaran (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Ada boss boss and Mama mama are surprisingly pedestrian and un-Yuvan like. Iyley iyley is no different but at least gets its sound right. Yar indha pendhan is very typically...
Continue reading...Magizhchi (Music review), Tamil – Vidyasagar
Karthik and Chandrayee are in delightful form in Oothu thanni! Vidyasagar conjures a breezy melody that pleases instantaneously! Thekku maramaattam works for its lilting folk and authentic vocals, while Uchu...
Continue reading...Nil Gavani Selladhey (Music review), Tamil – Selvaganesh
Nadamadum sudukada has interesting orchestration, but is mostly exaggerated. Paarvai undhan has Vasundhara Das’s enticing vocals and a Yuvan-like alluring tune making lovely use a repetitive chorus’ish phrase. Vaanam engilum...
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