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,...
Continue reading...Innathe Chintha Vishayam (Malayalam – Ilayaraja)
Kastoori pottum has everything you expect out of a Raja song, Vijay Yesudas’ vocals moving through every direction the composer has conjured up in the tune…heck it even has a...
Continue reading...Top 10 recent picks (March, 2008)
Zara si & Haan tu hai – Jannat (Pritam, Hindi) Jannat is one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in recent times. And it’s pretty difficult for me to pick...
Continue reading...Tashan (Hindi – Vishal Shekhar)
The first thing that stands out in this Hinterland-punk is Vishal Shekhar’s sound. The powerful vocal effects in Dil haara’s prelude; pulsating – albeit routine – backgrounds in Chhaliya; vibrant...
Continue reading...Aramane (Kannada – Gurukiran)
The sufi mix in Kolle is not bad at all – Guru carries the song well on his vocals, while Nanagu is a standard melody, heavily dependent on Kunal’s voice....
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