MS Viswanthan’s Ninaithadhai Mudippavan number Kannai nambathey gets a bastard’ized love-failure plus friendship remix – standard-issue Gana Bala song meant for TASMAC, aimed at the foot. Myma is bastard’ized Chandrababu...
Continue reading...Hitman – May 14, 2016
Originally published in . Aravalli – Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (Tamil – C.Sathya) Composer C.Sathya has been fairly consistent in his above-average output so far in Tamil that his not moving...
Continue reading...Okka Ammayi Thappa (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
For such a lovely melody, sung and by Ramya Behara backed by a smattering of nadaswaram (shenai?), Kotta kadhalay is annoyingly short! Kaav kaav is a foot-stomper that lives up...
Continue reading...Brahmotsavam (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
Vacchindi kada avakasam no doubt has the strong AVICII flavor, but the Telugu-EDM song is great, catchy fun, led wonderfully by Abhay Jodhpurkar. The title song too carries the electronic...
Continue reading...Hitman – May 7, 2016
Originally published in . Anuvai – KaLam (Tamil – Prakash Nikki) Composer Prakash Nikki made a decent enough debut in the Jeeva starrer Rowthiram and puts together an equally decent...
Continue reading...Traffic (Music review), Hindi – Mithoon and Shailendra Barve
Neki ki raah is resonant and fits the sermon-like lyrics; Arijit Singhs (!) it in his characteristic style. Keh bhi de is lovely – a serene and beautifully orchestrated duet...
Continue reading...Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (Music review), Tamil – C.Sathya
Starting with Vaikom Vijaylakshmi’s Tamil folk, to techno and eventually to a mix of zingy techno and kuthu, along with Mahalingam’s background vocals, Aaravalli is consistently catchy and inventive. Yugabharathi’s...
Continue reading...Guppedantha Prema (Music review), Telugu – Navneeth Sundar
Naalo alajadedho‘s breezy melody and the short Udayame na asha are very Mickey J Meyer’ish in their minimal sound; great listen, both. Shashaa is fantastic in the frothy, Disney Theme’ish...
Continue reading...Mudhugauv (Music review), Malayalam – Rahul Raj
Halli sreehalli offers something different for Chinmayi; a sensuous and raucously jolly tune that she sings confidently, superbly supported by Rahul. The nadaswaram underscore and Chinmayi’s vocalizations complete the package...
Continue reading...A Aa (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
Yaa yaa has a captivating bass that Mickey uses to great effect layering is well with the other folk elements, Abhay Jodhpurkar’s confident vocals and the excellent female chorus. Ramya...
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