Prem & Hardeep’s O meri mehbooba remix is a terrible khichdi. Peh gaya khalara fits in Jasleen’s 2nd template (the 1st being the child-woman melody) – generic, highly rhythmic Punjabi...
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – NOV12.2017
Given the proliferation of singles over full soundtracks and considering the fact that I make playlists for myself every week consisting of new music (both singles and songs part of...
Continue reading...College Kumar (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Marali marali offers Arjun’s usual arsenal of fusing desi elements like thavil and violins to a funky college song with a catchy ‘College kumara’ chorus. Naavu last bench too extends...
Continue reading...Qarib Qarib Singlle (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Mishra, Rochak Kohli
Vishal Mishra’s Khatam kahani has the same verve of a Krsna song; this too written by Krsna’s frequent collaborator, lyricist Raj Shekhar. Nooran sisters’ exuberant singing pitches the song into...
Continue reading...Aruvi (Music review), Tamil – Bindhumalini and Vedanth Bharadwaj
Kukkotti kunaatti moves seamlessly from the child’s perspective—Praniti’s delightfully innocent “Aala marathula yeraadhey, maangaya parikkaadhey; maanga marathula yeraadhey, thengaaya parikkaadhey“—to the duo singing about the child herself. It’s a package...
Continue reading...Tumhari Sulu (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Guru Randhawa spruces up his into Ban ja rani, with help from the former’s mixer Rajat Nagpal; a significantly better version. Tanishk uses Kavita’s original vocals in Hawa Hawai 2.0...
Continue reading...Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Ranjith holds Sevatha pulla in great stead, with a reggae-ish sway and a particularly neat anupallavi. Oru veettil and O sathiye are good old Ghibran, with multi-layered sound, splendid chorus...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – October 2017
Apple Music playlist of 50 songs (except the Telugu song from Sarovaram, Amrutham kurisina that’s not available on Apple Music) Single Saavn playlist of all the 51 songs: Hindi Helicopter...
Continue reading...2.0 (Music review), Tamil – A.R.Rahman
There’s more sound-led glitz in Endhira logathu sundariye than a cohesive tune. Sid and Shashaa’s voices are digitally mauled, perhaps owing to the ‘robot’ theme, a musical cue that plagued...
Continue reading...Chakkaramaavin Kombathu (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
Manjaniyum has the same enthusiasm and liveliness of , besides a similarly upbeat percussion. The children who sing it—Bijibal’s son Devdutt and Sreya Jayadeep—completely own the infectious rendition. Alanjoriyana‘s gentle...
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