Jal’s latest album is only mildly different from its original Pakistani avatar – the obvious absence of Yeh mera Pakistan and the inclusion of a Hindustan Unilever promoted track. Farhan...
Continue reading...Jimmy (Hindi – Assorted artists)
Mithun at least has a logical reason of being a Grade B star and the hero of the so-called C-centers. So, why does his son think he can ace the...
Continue reading...Arai En 305il Kadavul (Tamil, Vidyasagar)
Adada dada is duly catchy with a hilarious prelude by the lead comedians invoking Om Puri’s face! Kaadhal sei is an interesting experiment – mod arrangements for what is essentially...
Continue reading...Bhoothnath (Hindi, Vishal Shekhar)
Mere buddy and Hum to hain aandhi are kiddishly rhythmic, but do precious little other than that for my adult state. Banku bhaiya uses that catch phrase way too often...
Continue reading...Mr White Mr Black (Hindi, Assorted artists)
Shamir Tandon’s Tu makke di roti is assembly line nonsense – except for the idea of using brothers Daler and Mika along with Asha. Tauseef’s three compositions – Teetar, Namasteji...
Continue reading...Khuda Ke Liye (Pakistani OST – Assorted artists)
The Paki-rock elements in Bandya are outstanding – Khawar Jawad’s composition and arrangements are so well balanced with Farah Zala and Khawar’s own vocals, without being overpowering. The title song...
Continue reading...Sony BMG’s extraordinarily shoddy piece of work!
Sony BMG’s latest release, the OST for the Pakistani film, Khuda Ke Liye, is perhaps the worst soundtrack I’ve seen yet from an international record label. I’m talking about the...
Continue reading...Charkha (Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Rohail Hyatt)
Thanks to his pedigree, Rahat’s first Indian album is a landmark. The combination of electronic sound, his vibrant vocals and some fantastic tunes is immediately arresting. The overall mood is...
Continue reading...Accident (Kannada – Ricky Kej)
Baa maleye resonates beautifully with BR Lakshman Rao’s lyrics, ambient music and Sonu’s fantastic vocals. Ninade ninade (and its Chaitra-sung version, Preethi moodo) is a lot more methodical, much like...
Continue reading...SMS (Malayalam – Ilayaraja)
Kadapurathoru sounds rhythmically good, but is terribly predictable – everything after the first line is so obvious – worse, the anupallavi is teeming with that damn synth. Marachonnu is embarrassing,...
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