A Fresh Angle

Well, I've been added as co-author for a while now but never really posted ever.

My first post is just a pre-cursor to the kind of music I love. A balanced blend of Trance, House, Sufi, and Soft Rock. It may sound a bit confusing at first but I hope you guys give the music I link you with a fair chance.






Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is undoubtedly one of the greatest vocalists that the Indian Sub Continent has produced. He is a Sufi and Qawwali singer often called the Elvis of the East. His amazing vocals mixed with London based Gaudi's beats are a recipe for success. I would recommend this song to one and all, irrespective of your mother tongue.

Another beautiful Sufi song is by a female vocalist, Rekha Bharadwaj. She sings about the passion with which a woman loves.





Well, I hope you guys enjoy at least one, if not both of the songs I've posted. Looking forward to doing this more regularly!

Blues is My Soulmate

Throw together insane vocals and an ability to play the guitar like Santana (or in Udai's opinion, Led Zeppelin) and you have Shillong based blues band, Soulmate.

The lead singer, Tipriti, has the power of an entire Roman army in her voice and is absolutely epic at what she does. The guitarist and hubby of said singer, Rudy Wallang (A family of musicians, what could be cooler?) plays the guitar like a God and has the most soothing voice. As for the music... it just flows from the two of them. Naturally. Effortlessly.

When Live, there is so much energy being flung across the area, that even a half dead hippo would want to jump around and groove. Their chemistry is very very good. Its like they were born to be up there on stage, together.

The sound is inspired by the roots and groove sounds of the Blues, Blues-rock, Soul, Rock ‘n Roll, Funk and R&B.
I just spent ten minutes typing and backspacing words to describe it but I really cant. You can hear a few tracks at their Myspace page(hyperlinking really isn't that hard *cheeky grin* ) and decide for yourself.
Personally, I'd recommend "Blues is my Soulmate", but I'd urge you to hear them all.

A band worth more than just a litsen, give it up for "Soulmate"

*applause and cheering. hooting maybe*

Understanding - Trace Bundy

Very few people understand what music is, and even fewer can channel the raw emotion and energy that music possesses. Here is one. He isn't as popular as the Jonas Brothers, but he has that rare, special gift.

The gift of understanding music.

Trace Bundy - Love Song

Digital Suicide

Alright! Yes so I know I have committed the cardinal sin of blogging. I hate to disappear for such a long time, but in all honesty, I needed it. I don't know what it is about Indian rockers that I was just not feeling. But a few revisits to Avial and Mother Jane has coaxed me to get this space going again.

So lets get down to business. Digital Suicide. These guys are bringing the ROCK back! Yes, they are very contemporary, commercial, Killers-Audioslaveish. However! They are good at it! I mean really really effin good.


This trio bring originality in the form of guitar tones and vocal feel. Drumming is tight, and grungy at the same time. A balance that is very tough to find. The arrangements are unique but still appealing in the sense of mainstream music. And overall, I like them. I haven't nearly heard enough to love them yet though, but I am definitely going to download their demo album. And why the hell not? Its FREE! :D

HERE is their website where you can listen and download to a bunch of their songs. My personal favourite is No.4, called Amnesia.

Overall verdict - Worth a listen.

p.s More reviews and info to come soon. This time I promise!

Where I find my music

When trying to make a playlist of the Indian rock sorts, one needs dedication and well.. painstaking patience... but eventually the warmth and awesomeness of listening to some good music makes it all better.

Places that are essential to the Indian rock follower are as goes...

www.myspace.com - This is where you will find 75% of your music... at any point in time, there are about 4-5 myspace tabs open on my browser... at the moment, the essentials are Sidd Coutto, Junkyard Groove, Thermal and a Quarter, Rainbow Bridge, Zero and a few randoms from here and there...

www.youtube.com - This is my next stop... if you like acoustic music, you will find a lot of songs just posted for fun by the bands that are worth listening. Obviously, youtube is where you will find music videos for your songs, band profiles, and also snippets of talent shows (for those of us who dont get MTV, [V] India), that might hint at some good bands.....

last.fm - This is a FANTASTIC site for some random music surfing and quick playlists... It sometimes gives you the opportunity to download some free mp3s... so thats always a bonus... It also mixes up bands, so you will find yourself discovering a bunch of good bands just by searching for one... HERE is a link to spark your surfing....

Myband - This is a cool site if you are feeling adventurous and want to manually delve into bands that are trying to make it. However, I have found that one needs to get through much junk before you can find anything good.

Gimmesound - This is an awesome site that does something pretty amazing. It gives bands the opportunity to get their music out and get paid for every time someone downloads their music. Oh and did I mention the downloads are free? *:O!!!!!*
With some effort, you will probably be able to find some good bands and add their songs to your music album. HERE is a god starting point.

Lastly, anything that happens in the industry will guaranteed to be covered by these two sites... so keep them in your favourites/blogroll.
Indian Rocket
Indian Rock Mp3

Tribute - KK

I know that the Indian rock scene is camera starved in certain respects.... but every once in a while, those mainstream pop-Bollywood artists come out with something extraordinarily special and credit is due anywhere it is deserved....

This is a quick tribute to exactly that...

KK- Pyar Ke Pal

Gowri

This is the post in which I apologize to my three readers for not updating... I'm sorry...

Anyway, I've got a bunch of exciting updates lined up, so I should be consistent with post for the next few weeks...



This post is about a girl named Gowri. Well she is probably a woman... but whatever... She has a band that consists of her and her guitar. She has won a bunch of awards and all of that...
and she makes good music :D
(and she also likes Led Zeppelin... so I'm kinda biast)
With cool chilled out acoustic sounds, and simple vocals with amiable lyrics, Gowri is an awesome listen when lolling about, or even if you want a break from your rock playlist.

She probably has an album out but as all Indian bands, you would probably have to go to a certain music store in Mumbai to aquire it.

Her Myspace (yes that is a hyperlink... I am awesome) page has four cool songs. I like all of em :)

I also found this video (oh no he di'n) of her on the Tube. The song is called Tea
(i cant post it here because she has disabled the embed feature... strange... i still like her but =) )