Zubin’s Almadad chere khuda has Anu Malik aping Pritam blatantly but with not so commensurate results. Kunal’s Bheegi bheegi has catchy backgrounds and a fairly absorbing tune too. Shiv Ram...
Continue reading...Chakravyuham (Tamil, Karthik Raja)
In Idhayatha kaanom, Bela Shinde’s very un-Tamil vocals and pronunciation work in a curious way – the tune and backgrounds are typical Karthik Raja – haunting, in both aspects! After...
Continue reading...Singh is Kinng. Yeah right, but who’s the composer?
“Music rights of `Singh is Kinng’ sold at Rs 13.5 cr” proclaims a DNA story yesterday. Amidst all the hoopla created by the Times Group since they’ve purchased the music...
Continue reading...Parugu (Telugu – Manisharma)
The Roxette-style elements and Ranjith’s spritely vocals in Parugulu are engrossing. Saketh carries the soft and tuneful Nammavemo on his flimsy vocals even as the tune meanders into predictable territory...
Continue reading...Woodstock Villa (Hindi, Assorted Artists)
Out of his three tracks, Anu Malik impresses in two – the groovy retro club-styled, Anchal Datta Bhatia solo, Dhoka, and Anchal’s lilting duet, Yeh pyaar hai, superbly supported by...
Continue reading...Dasavathaaram (Tamil, Himesh Reshammiya)
Ulaga naayagan’s lyrical ego-massage and simple hooks, and the fairly melodious Mukundha are pretty neat, though seeped in the contrived Himesh style. Kallai mattum, perhaps meant for a Vaishnavite background,...
Continue reading...Milliblog removed from Google’s index
Folks, This theme change is not what I ideally wanted, but just got a mail from Google saying Milliblog has been removed from their index due to hidden spam text...
Continue reading...Iyakkam (Tamil, Pravin Mani)
Endhan uyire’s melody starts off well but the haywire line two is a downer. The rest of the soundtrack is a coarse and bizarre collection – the Kundrathile Kumaranukku knock-off,...
Continue reading...Chahar Balish (Pakistani, Sajjad Ali)
Chahar Balish’s sound is refreshingly different and progressive. The very well-sung, techno-laden folk in Pekar (language?), the delightfully rhythmed and sung Rang laga, the soulful Gaddiye and Dil pareeshan, the...
Continue reading...Vallamai Thaaraayo (Tamil, Bharadwaj)
Aayiram vaanavil is straight out of a Tamil mega-serial’s title, and is that Dharmavathi I hear? En veettil has obviously wife-pleasing lyrics in Amarkalam’s Unnodu dhaan’ish tune. The saccharine-sweet family...
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