Blogswara V5

Blogswara is out with its lastest album, V5.  Check them out; I liked them and it’s free to download. I may update this post after listening a few more times.

I Believe In Recycling

Kaadhal Sadugudu

Rangon Mein 

Aadat

The Empire Strikes Back

How dare you darned South Indians take away all our techie jobs?

An Amazing Run By Ryan Giggs / Aakhri Alvida Na Ho

I am a Ryan Giggs fan and that is something most of my friends know. With the kind of talent and oppurtunity that he had, I believe Sachin Tendulkar should have been the Ryan Giggs of Indian Cricket. But then again that is a different story.

The following is a clip towards the end of a Sky Sports special, An Amazing Run By Ryan Giggs. 

One common thing in every sports compilation video, football  in particular, is the awesome soundtracks that these have running in the background and that coupled with the ambient stadium noise & commentary results in a totally electrifying experience. 

The reason I actually put this video up is because I noticed that the music here is very similar to the in Strings – Aakhri Alvida Na Ho. Compare the leads, preferably with headphones on.

Who flicked from whom or is it just a coincidence or am I hearing things? You be the judge.

Lyrics – Omar Nadeem – Laut Aana

Lyrics Disclaimer still holds good. Click here to download.

 

Laut Aana 

kahaan ho tum, tum bin akele hai

mann mein woh baat, kyun samete hai

 

 

ye mann agar seh paaye tho, ke aankhein jab bhar jaaye tho

laut aaaana..ye yaadein yaad aaye to

laut aaaana..ye yaadein yaad aaye to

ye yaadein yaad aaye to

Lyrics – Omar Nadeem – Dil Ka Diya

Lyrics disclaimer still holds good. Click here to download the song.

 

 

Dil Ka Diya

 

andheron mein gufaaon mein

suuni shyaamon mein kaali raathon mein X 2

 

woh zindagi kahaan

 

 

bhuj hai gaya ye dil ka diya

tere bin laage na mora jiya X 2

 

 

raahon (?) mein kyun hum phir jale

andhereon mein kyun hum fir jiiye

 

aankhon mein hai kaante bhare

saanson mein kyun fir tum base

 

 

bejaan hum anjaan tum

kisko kahein dard-e-jigar

hooo

 

 

bhuj hai gaya ye dil ka diya

tere bin laage na mora jiya X 2

 

 

judaai ka ghum jo tune diya

zehar dard ka ye maine piya

 

 

chodo zara guzra jo kal

is pal mein hai apna safar

aage ki na humko fikar

raahon mein hum gaye ab bikhar

 

 

bejaan hum anjaan tum

kyun fir kahein dard-e-jigar

 

 

bhuj hai gaya ye dil ka diya

tere bin laage na mora jiya

judaai ka ghum jo tune diya

zehar dard ka ye maine piya

 

 

meri yaadon se mere khwaabon se

meri zindagi se hai ab tujhko bhulaana

teri baahonke teri aahonke

teri har ehsaas ko hai bhulaana

 

 

bhuj hai gaya ye dil ka diya

tere bin laage na mora jiya X 3

judaai ka ghum jo tune diya

zehar dard ka ye maine piya

Tum Kahaan Ho

saaansein gayi hai tham, aankhein meri hai nam
tum kahaan ho, tum kahaan ho

kahaan ho tum, kahaan ho tum
kahaan ho tum, mere jahaan ho tum

rothe se naina hain, na soye hai na jaage hain
tum kahaan ho, tum kahaan ho

ji liya pi liya zeher zindagi ka
ji liya pi liya zeher zindagi ka
ji liya pi liya zeher zindagi ka
ji liya pi liya zeher zindagi ka

( Tum Kahaan Ho is a song from Akash’s album Aks. The song is a rehash of their popular Ji Liya. The lyrics put up here are the extra lines that aren’t there in Ji Liya.  ) 

Lyrics – Entity Paragigm – Kya Hota

Lyrics disclaimer still holds good. Enjoy the song here.

Entity Paradigm – Kya Hota

hai kaisa mera, par kahaani tumhaari bhi hai

sach ki ghadi, hai khadi woh aasaan nahi hai

gum ho tum kis soch mein baithe ho, kuch bolo tho sahi

darna hai kis baathka socho jab marna sabne hai ek din

to ye woh baath thi , kabhi samaj na sakhi

raha bas is soch mein, tha galath ya tha main sahiii

nahi dar koi, nahi ab koi ghum

jhoote bharam , ab thodenge hum

chodenge

hum

karna hai tho kya darna socho tho, dil mein ho jab yakeen

ghum hai tumko kis baathka socho jab marna sabne hai ek din

nahi tum rukna nahi, kabhi tum jhukna nahi

yakeen hai dil mein agar, tho zameen aasmaan kuch nahi

nahi dar koi, nahi ab koi ghum

jhoote bharam , ab thodenge hum

chodenge hum

ooo

aaa..ooo..aaa.ooo.aaaa

kya hota, keh bhi diya hotha , dar mein keh na saka

jo main khud se juda hotha, maut apni jiya hotha

maut apni jiya hotha,maut apni jiya hotha,maut apni jiya hothaaaaa..

kya hota, jo keh bhi diya hotha, woh sach jo main keh na saka hotha

kya hota, jo main khud se juda hotha, kaash ki main apni maut apni jiya hotha

oo aa

nahi dar koi, nahi ab koi ghum

jhoote bharam , ab thodenge hum

chodenge hum

ho lahoo se thar, jo cheer daale nazar

dekhein kab talak, seh paaoge tum , reh jaaoge tum

seh na paaoge tum, isse aage kabhi, dekh paaoge tum nahi, kabhii nahii

Do You Believe In God?

I did not know what to answer when my cousin asked me this a few years ago. In some ways, I still do not know. This identity crisis is because of being party to a lineage of priests and atheist/agnostic/communists ( all are the same to me ).

Whatever.

This is my favorite devotional song. 

Album Review : Penn Masala – Pehchaan

(  The lyrics for Main Tanha and Pehchaan can be found here. )

I did the unthinkable last week. I bought an album. Yes. I spent money to buy music. The only other time I remember being involved in the process of buying  music was when a 4 year old cribbed for Apoorva Sahodarargal cassette for Pudhu Maappillaikku song. I have heard Penn Masala before, even performed two of their songs ( No Injuries To Anyone ). But totally forgot about them over the past year or so. But then pointless browsing at times leads you to something  good and once such recent expedition has led to this. For those who have not heard about them, they are an a capella group based in University of Pennsylvania, who specialize in fusion mixes of Eastern  Melody and Western Pop. Here is my chaar aana on their album, Pehchaan. 

Neeley Neeley Ambar Par by Kishore Kumar + Only You by 112 

A very good start to the album, blending both the songs very well and is one that  shall strike the right chord even with newbies to this genre. The transition back from Only You to Oonche Oonche Parvat is the best note in this track. The humming during Aisa Koi Saathi Ho part brings out the best of the vocals.  Tempo of Only You has been raised to meet Neeley Neeley’s pace.

Every Breath You Take  by The Police + Bheegey Hont Tere by Kunal Ganjawala 

Definitely the best track of the album for me.  The way the notes move higher in the Every Breath part is just out of this world.Wohhohoo <– listen out for this piece. It is representative of the kind of energy in the entire album.  The final 15 seconds of this song is why i like this song so much.

Mitwa by Shafqat Amanat Ali

I hate this song. Ok. I hated this song. Every single bit of it. It was on all the radio stations when KANK was to be released. After listening to it a few times, I decided I will near listen to it. All that changed after listening to this version. The chorus, in the background, brings out the best in the song. Moments where they are humming a totally tangential note to what  the vocalists singing are amazing.

Used To Love You by John Legend + Kangna by Dr. Zeus 

Vocalists should take the credit for this one. The original song has been most reproduced with a lot of care. Continuing with the Used to Love You bit all throughout the Kangna part was a nice choice.

Woh Lamhe by Atif Aslam 

I love the album version of this song. Haven’t heard a lot (less than 50 times ) of the film version. The powerful beat boxing start, which slowly gives way to the  “Dhin Dhin” loop and then the aalaap is just out of this world. The performance continues with the same energy with the “Janana Janana” bit and some awesome silences in the background. The only problem I had was with the end. The aalaap could have been a chorus or atleast higher decibel level, to go out on a high note. In Atif’s version, his voice was overempasized. I am assuming these guys stuck with the music bit from the original album version.

Pehchaan – Own Comp/Title Track  

This is the reason I bought this album. Heard this once on their website and made that impulse debut purchase on iTunes. I am very glad I did. Such a clean arrangement. The way the humming slows down and then picks up pace is awesome.  The lyrics at the end are why I like this track : Kya Patha Ki Kaun Hoon Main, Shaayad Mujhmein Aag Kahiin… Jagaao Usey. 

Anytime by Brian McKnight + Meri Yaad Rakhna by Adnan Sami 

Once again the start, coupled with the prominence given to the piano track when compared to the original,is what struck me in this track. The Adnan-esque vocals are not as repulsive as they sound when rendered by the man himself. 

Main Tanha – Own Comp 

 

Another one for the vocalists. The I Am Alone and Main Tanha lines are the best. After listening to it a lot of times, I could see influences from Lukka Chuppi in the interludes, but that was in the BG part.

Small Town Girl by Journey + Dosti by Junoon 

The originals vary in tempo with the latter being faster, but a compromise has been reached in this track. I was happy to see Dosti’s lead in the last 20 seconds, a bit that I really love. If only they had even Small Town Girl’s lead.

Aicha - Outlandish

A soothing rendition of one of my favorite songs. Vocals go back , giving prominence to the BG track. The Hindi lyrics and the use of  Cheb Khaled’s bit later in the song was nice to hear.

Dheere Jalna in Paheli+ Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo by Habib Wali Mohammad / Farida Khanum 

I hadn’t heard the Paheli’s version before this but had heard the Telugu tune. Having heard all the three, this track does more than justice to its predecessors. The transition to Aaj Jaane ki Zidda Na Karo was a pleasant surprise. Feels like you are listening to a nice Bhajan.

Aankhon Mein Tu Hai – Own Comp 

The second track I heard and ever since been humming the tune. The timing of Alaipayuthey was great, but the vocals for that just did not sound right. But the rest of the song more than overcomes that bit. Definitely in the top 5 of the album for me.

After listening to the songs a few times, I tended to forget that the songs are  a capella and started treating them as normal ones.I felt that this a very good indicator of how much I liked it ( and hence how good the album is ) From a few other reviews, I learnt that this one was much better than the previous album.

P.S. : The own compositions can be heard on their website radio in their entireity and other track samples are also put up there.