Oh Priya‘s minimal pallavi is interesting, consisting of ‘Oh Priya Na Priya’ and ‘Mehbooba’; the rest of the song too has a slow, somber appeal. Naa pranam‘s sweeping melody is...
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Matters of the Heart (Sandeep Chowta)
Matters of the Heart and Angels in the Desert are pleasantly lounge’ish and ride on Naveen and Dave Valentin’s fascinating flute, respectively, besides Tom Schuman’s piano in the latter. The...
Continue reading...Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (Music review), Hindi – Sandeep Chowta
The traditional Jugni gets an edgy, funky spin in Sandeep’s hands, while Sowmya Raoh is the star of the supremely jazzy Idhar gire; Sandeep digs into his recent collaborations to...
Continue reading...Son of Sardar (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya, Sajid-Wajid & Sandeep Chowta
The title song is peculiarly addictive – must be that chant-like backgrounds and repetition. Rani tu mera raja and Po po aren’t that lucky -mind-bogglingly templatized and bland. Tu kamaal...
Continue reading...Music review: Thamassu (Kannada – Sandeep Chowta)
Beyond all the orchestral magic that Sandeep weaves in for Maar maar, it is essentially flat and monotonous, but, thankfully, the title song gets both right – the sweeping orchestration...
Continue reading...Music review: Kedi (Telugu – Sandeep Chowta)
Sunidhi Chauhan puts up her grungy best in Kedigadu, even as Sandeep’s backgrounds pack a phenomenal punch, particularly the imaginative interludes, while Arijit Singh and Neha Kakkar ace the sweet,...
Continue reading...Music review: Saleem (Telugu – Sandeep Chowta)
Mama mia holds groovy hip-hop appeal, while O baby baby falls more in the Harris Jeyaraj-style, with some exotic orchestration thrown in. The Madonna’ish I wanna talk to you works...
Continue reading...Music review: Josh (Telugu – Sandeep Chowta)
College bulloda is the best example of a bad start – beyond the street-smart rhythm, it’s more of Chakri’s material, than Sandeep. Diridiri and Aawara too are way too simplistic...
Continue reading...Music review: Neha – The Rockstar (Indipop – Neha Kakkar, Tony K)
It could be Tony K’s tunes or it may be the genes. Neha sounds like her sister Sonu Kakkar, but in a terribly foul mood. There’s so much forced attitude...
Continue reading...Music review: Don’t touch me (Indipop – Sonu Kakkar, Sandeep Chowta)
Don’t touch me is breathlessly hurried and Mukhbir’s Jeena features in this album too – Sameer’s lyrics work, but the music doesn’t. The sufi-tinged Pardesi is lilting and impresses as...
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