Go go, I wanna spiderman and the loop-ridden Thobare are routine and aimless. The overall orchestration in Siggutho is pleasant and the tune has a nice 80s feel to it,...
Continue reading...Rediff inspired by my review?
Update 2: End of the issue. Rediff removes the review thanks to Prem Panicker, who got notified about this by another blogger, Amit of India Uncut! Thanks folks. Update 1:...
Continue reading...Cameron Cartio – Borderless
The Swedish-Iranian’s debut ‘Borderless’ features some dazzling and eclectic tracks drawing heavily from Middle-Eastern, Greek and European music. The pick of the album is Cameron’s duet with Khaled, Henna. This...
Continue reading...Naksha (Hindi – Pritam)
Shake it and U&I are assembly-line punjabi pop tracks with a catchy but oft-heard sound while Yaara ve with Abhishek Nailwal’s spirited vocals impresses mainly ‘cos of its Junoon-styled composition....
Continue reading...Woh lamhe (Hindi – Pritam)
Despite the blatant rip-off, Kya mujhe is a scintillating blend of lyrics (Neelesh Misra), orchestration and vocals by Kay Kay. On a perfectly enjoyable tune, James has us yearn for...
Continue reading...Emdan magan (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Varaaru is marginally catchy, which will need significant help from its picturization to impress better. Unnodudhaan is unique since it uses natural sounds with minimal played music, but this experiment...
Continue reading...Shiva (Hindi – Ilayaraja)
Police police rehashes Raja’s own evergreen Botany class in a zingier package. Shapath has a morose sound, bears strikingly beautiful interludes but Raja’s vocals is a problem. Kaise kahen, despite...
Continue reading...Bas ek pal (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Hai ishq (composer, Pritam) is a cool, techno pop dance track, with excellent vocals by KK and Sunidhi. Out of the 3 tracks composed by Vivek Philip (his second outing...
Continue reading...Aap ki khatir (Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya)
The title song and Kunal’s Tu hai kamaal are rather monotonous with little variation from the barrage of other Himesh tracks. I love you for what you are and Tu...
Continue reading...Jillunu oru kaadhal (Tamil – A R Rahman)
Kummi adi is catchy, with a Malayalee flavor and rhythmic lyrics. Besides the Kannada ‘raja’, Majaa sounds straight out of Hamsalekha’s repertoire. The interludes bear Rahman’s stamp though. Maaricham has...
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