Thursday, March 31, 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Great Albums (Realise/Karsh Kale)

Year : 2001

Karsh Kale has the unique ability of fusing electronic drum and bass parts with Indian melodies and rhythms in such a way that the songs retain their sweetness without sounding like a mad scientist's laboratory. This can partly be attributed to his own background in Indian classical music (he plays the tabla, among other things). The album is really well-balanced, with both racy as well as slow n' easy tracks.

Personal picks : The album-opener "Empty Hands", "Satellite" (which sounds like the title sequence to some Lonely Planet type of travel show) and "Conception".

Say Something/James

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9SrLNlLLTA

The '90s gave us some awesome songs. It's such a shame that many of them are forgotten.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Keeping The Dream Alive/Freiheit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9aYrHzEW-w

An old favourite of mine. Couldn't find a good copy of the song without the video. Great intro with the strings.