Azhagarmalai is a revelation! You get to hear the Raja of yore across various stages of his spectacular career, that too with minimal synth that plagues his recent works. Bhavatharini’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Hodimaga (Kannada – Jassi Gift)
Jassi Gift’s unabashed, note-to-note lift of Shamur’s chartbuster, ‘Let the music play’ for Bisi bisi hudugi and Ilayaraja’s 1979 Tamil hit, ‘Oru thanga radhathil’ (Dharma Yuddham) for Belliya teralli looms...
Continue reading...Music review: Kavithai Gundar (Tamil Hip-hop – Emcee Jesz)
Hip-hop, as a musical genre, has been tolerably explored in Tamil, by young composers like Yuvan and Dharan. Where they really scored is in the combination of hip-hop flavor with...
Continue reading...Music review: Mukhaputa (Kannada – Hamsalekha)
Veteran composer Hamsalekha treats the Ganesha stotra, Ajam nirvikalpam, with utmost respect and Badriprasad’s vocals add to its devout flavor. Badriprasad’s other tracks too are noteworthy – the lyric-less, free...
Continue reading...Music review: Pugaippadam (Tamil – Gangai Amaran)
The main tune of Idhu kanavo and the ode-to-friendship track, Oru kudayil, are no great shakes but Gangai Amaran adorns it with interludes and backgrounds very reminiscent of Raja’s heydays!...
Continue reading...Music review: Parichaya (Kannada – Jassi Gift)
Nadedaaduva kaamanabillu’s simplistic tune is bolstered by KK’s vocals and ebullient beats while the composer goes for full razzmatazz in his orchestration for Alisha Chinai’s Jigi jigi jigidu. Kopa beda...
Continue reading...Can they hear you?
(Cross-posted from my other blog, Beast of Traal, for a slightly wider reach. No, this post has nothing to do with music, so you can skip reading this right away,...
Continue reading...Music review: Modhi Vilayaadu (Tamil – Hariharan & Leslie Lewis)
The title song, beyond its noisy predisposition, has a sophisticated kuthu feel bordering on Calypso. Chikki mukki is a massy, Pritam’ish song – a catchy track, with a nuanced extra,...
Continue reading...Music review: 99 (Hindi – Ashutosh, Shamir Tandon, Roshan Machado & Mahesh Shanker)
Ashutosh’s two songs – Raja Hassan-sung Delhi Destiny, that follows a monotonous drill barring the lively lyrics and the Shaan-sung Kal ki tarah, that breezes past faster than you expect...
Continue reading...Music review: Mayaandi Kudumbathaar (Tamil – Sabesh Murali)
With its typical yuppie folk sound, Kalavaaniye is strictly average, though the composing duo use pleasant, Vidyasagar’esque sounds in the interlude. Mudhal mudhalaai uses a similar template and just passes...
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