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Jolly LLB – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
You can listen to the soundtrack here. While composer Krsna missed doing Sadi Gali in his debut venture, he does a similarly entertaining Jhooth Boliya albeit strictly set to the regular dance...
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Nautanki Saala – Music Review
You can listen to the soundtrack here. Of Mera Mann Kehne Laga’s four versions, composer Falak Shabbir’s own original rendition is the best. Mainly for that guitar-harmonica combo that leads the...
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3G – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
You can listen to the soundtrack here. Guest composer Amar Mohile’s instrumental 3G Theme is understandably functional, presenting a sinister sound that may work better as part with the movie’s...
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KQ- Music Review (Malayalam Movie Soundtrack)
You can listen to all songs in the playlist at the end of the review. In view of what Stephen Devassy has in offer over the rest of KQ’s soundtrack, Azhakolum Maariville is the most ordinary song with...
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Hawa Bodol – Music Review (Bengali Movie Soundtrack)
You can listen to the soundtrack here (link via @jiyokaka. Tagore’s Mor Bhabonare gets a beautiful makeover at the hands of Indradip Dasgupta; the composer bringing together guitars and sarod and...
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Abhijeet Sawant: Farida – Music Review (Indipop Album)
You can buy the album here. Like Abhijeet Sawant’s previous album, Farida too features multiples composers – four in total. Of Harpreet Singh’s (composer of the unfortunately under-rated sufi albums...
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Announcing “On Sound Cloud 9″…
Continuing with our efforts to expose our readers to new artists and quality music, we announce another monthly series, something we have christened On Sound Cloud 9. As you may have guessed, this...
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Amen – Music Review (Malayalam Movie Soundtrack)
It does hurt a bit to hear Kavalam Narayana Panicker’s words treated the way they are, in Lucky Ali’s non-Malayali tongue, but I am more than willing to forego that pain for the brilliant bluesy...
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In Conversation with Prashant Pillai
It was in 2010 that he got his first break in movies – after a musical spell that involved a bunch of short films and jingles, and a brief stint with AR Rahman before that. The first break happened in...
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Commando – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
You can listen to the songs here. Lutt Jaawaan follows the techno Punjabi template to the tee, and gets bogged down by the same factor; Dhruv Sangari’s commendable singing notwithstanding. Mungda is an...
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Aashiqui 2 – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
You can listen to the songs here. Tum Hi Ho is as beautifully haunting as a Bhatt-Mithoon product ever gets – soft piano-led arrangement and a soulful rendition from Arijit Singh. Meri Aashiqui...
View ArticleOn Sound Cloud 9 – Volume 2
Thank you all for an awesome response to the opening edition of On Sound Cloud 9! We promised a monthly series, and in keeping with that here is volume 2. The mix is once again random, and the download...
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
Not often do Pritam’s massy tracks work for me, but Badtameez Dil has been a delightful exception. The fun trumpet-led arrangement, Amitabh Bhattacharya’s nonsensical lyrics and a stellar job by Benny...
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Neram – Music Review (Tamil/Malayalam Movie Soundtrack)
(This is a review of the Tamil soundtrack; not posting a separate one for Malayalam since the tunes would appear to be the same. In case of differences, shall post an addendum here.) Although most of...
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Music Review: Doppelganger – Dualist Inquiry (Electronica Album)
You can listen to and download (for free!) the album here. When a name like Dualist Inquiry pops up on your YouTube playlist it is quite impossible not to get intrigued. The Delhi-based producer and...
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Fukrey – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
You can listen to the soundtrack here. The title song’s enery grows on you with time, thanks to smart mixing of Punjabi dance elements with the occasional electronica (particularly the flavor of the...
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Ghanchakkar – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
You can listen to the soundtrack here. Despite the strong repeat feel that it evokes (Motorwaada in particular for me), Oye Ghanchakkar Babu does make for an addictive piece, courtesy some splendid...
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Lootera – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
You can listen to the soundtrack here. Amit Trivedi totally nails the retro folksy sound in Sawaar Loon (evoking such beauties as Main Zindagi Ka Saath and Dil Ka Bhanwar), as usual making beautiful...
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Raanjhanaa – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)
You can listen to the soundtrack here. The initial dissatisfaction with Tum Tak due its strong heard-before-ness has slowly turned into liking over the week, though the hundred appearances of the title...
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Identity of a Raga (Part 5) – Gowri Manohari
First of all, apologies for the long long break in this section. We hope to be more regular in future, now with a new guest writer onboard. So here’s introducing Krithika Arvind. Krithika is a...
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