Plain Dope 003 – Pinky Finger
Folks, a new online only single release from Plain Dope Records (Aeroplane Dope and my bro D-Skillz) with two exclusive remixes from two of India’s fastest rising electronic music producers, Piyush Bhatnagar & Sickflip. A nice rolling trio to get you into the groove for summer 2011. Available in most good music stores online including itunes, Amazon, Juno since 15th April 2011.
Check them out … nice tracks:
Aeroplane Dope & D-Skillz feat Raggo Blunt – Pinky Finger (Original Mix)
Aeroplane Dope & D-Skillz feat Raggo Blunt – Pinky Finger (Piyush Bhatnagar Remix)
Aeroplane Dope & D-Skillz feat Raggo Blunt – Pinky Finger (Sickflip Remix)
10 Years of Global Travel Brings Retro Electronica
You may know Tarun ‘Tspoon’ Nayar from his much in demand band Delhi 2 Dublin, but what you may not know is that Tarun is also a Vancouver based DJ/producer who is about to turn Asian-fused electronica on its ear. After travelling the four corners of the globe, Tarun has compiled 10 years of material for his latest solo effort, 22º of Beatitude (Chaiwalla’s Boombox; March 01, 2011) which he describes as his most personal work to date.
Turkish Spice by Tarun Nayar
Recording sessions with artists worldwide, 22º of Beatitude brings us to temples in Bhutan, to street corners in Tokyo and even to an intimate conversation between the artist and his grandmother. Breaking out of the dancefloor-driven format, Tarun’s aim was to record as many of the sounds as possible, live, without the use of sample libraries. Each of these songs tells a story, and each story is a chapter in the artist’s life. They are a decade-long evolution of sounds that blend culture, beats and bass. With influences ranging from Talvin Singh to Bassnectar, Tarun’s music aims to break boundaries and bring people together.
Kezang La LIVE by Tarun Nayar (feat Tashi Nencha and Rup Sidhu)
GIG ALERT: SubGlobal Underground
Readers and Listeners, This SATURDAY 23RD APRIL ’11, SubGlobal Underground present an Easter Saturday clubbing spectacular of global electronica, Sufi dub sounds and transnational breakbeats featuring a few of my friends: DJ Pathaan, Celt Islam, Secret Archives of the Vatican and NonChalant spinning the planet’s best grooves until 3am.
http://bandonthewall.org/events/3066/
Defo worth checking out if you are in Manchester
Sat 23rd April 2011 – Doors open: 21:00 … tickets are £9
Tel: 0161 834 1786
The Northern Quarter,
ONO – Give Peace a Chance (Karsh Kale Voices of the Tribal Massive Mix)
AWESOME!
Just found out, thanks to SIX DEGREES RECORDS, that Yoko Ono has posted Karsh Kale‘s stunning remix of “Give Peace A Chance” on her Soundcloud page.
Yoko Ono‘s ongoing remix series campaign ‘ONO‘ has seen the boundless art-rock visionary opening up her pandora’s box of original material for an eager generation of superlative cutting-edge artists to cleverly reinvent, including: Flaming Lips, Pet Shop Boys, Antony And The Johnsons, Sparks, Basement Jaxx, Junior Boys, Danny Tenaglia, Porcupine Tree, Stonebridge, CSS, Bimbo Jones, The Sleepy Jackson, Peaches, Linus Loves, Cat Power and Oscar winning composer Craig Armstrong …
and now Karsh Kale!
Check it out:
Futurestates // Beholder by Nisha Ganatra
Over in America, there’s a compelling science fiction series, FUTURESTATES, which is back with another collection of highly innovative independent mini-features. These features delve into our possible future through the kaleidoscope of our modern world.
Beholder is the latest film from Nisha Ganatra, director of Chutney Popcorn whose original score was composed and produced by Karsh Kale. This is a new venture for the director; she has taken a step from doing comedy orientated films, such as Chutney Popcorn and Cake featuring Heather Graham to now Science Fiction.
You’ll find Beholder is a thought provoking film, based on the subject of reproductive technology. Beholder takes you on an internal journey of Sasha, an expecting mother and wife of a rising political star Bobby Aryana. After a routine check up, Sasha discovers that the foetus is a carrier of the “Gay Gene”, the immediate course of action is to be inoculated to prevent any evolution of homosexuality in later life. Sasha’s predicament, does she take the inoculation, keeping her personal life and her husband’s public life intact or does she chose to let it be, sacrificing so much more.
Two US based composers who join forces to create an atmosphere that will take you on a journey with Sasha. First is Andrew Lockington, who has worked on many feature films that we all have heard of – Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Tom Hanks produced “City of Ember.” Second is Michael White, a Canadian trumpet player, arranger, and composer for film and television, who has most notably written the Oscar winning animated film Ryan by Chris Landreth but also working on big named films such as; X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Déjà vu.
This tag team effort by Andrew and Michael allows you to feel what Sasha feels. The score really takes helps you to connect with the character, evoking emotions that will whisk you on highs and lows with her as on some level; we have all been through a struggle of either wanting to fit in or to stand out.
Watch the episode here:
http://www.futurestates.tv/episodes/beholder
Beholder will be screening at the Indian Film Festival of Los Festival at the prestigious Arclight Hollywood. The film will also be screened during the Tribeca Film Festival in a special screening hosted by Tribeca All Access. The screening is on Saturday April 23rd at 2:30PM @ the Clearview Cinemas in Chelsea.
japan tribute // rekesh chauhan
Hey folks,
Well it has been one month and one day since the Earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan causing devastation. I remember tweeting that very day saying:
“Regardless of how much control, power and ego we have. Every now and then, the universe reminds us how truly powerless we really are.”
The universe provided a reminder of who is really in control of the world. Out of something negative … positives are bound to come out. A friend of mine, Rekesh Chauhan who believes that “music has the power to cause change” got together with musicians from all around the UK and composed a special musical piece – here is the music video …
Engine-EarZ Experiment // Reach You ft. Lena Cullen [EP]
Folks, one of THE hottest dubstep acts, Engine-EarZ Experiment are about to drop an EP. Featuring the magnificent out-of-this-world vocals of Lena Cullen, REACH YOU EP will be the latest release from VEDIC RECORDS.
This five track banger is host to Chasing Shadows, Black Noise, Benny Page and of course Engine Earz.
Will let you know of the release date on my Twitter!
Reach You ft. Lena Cullen (Radio Edit)
Reach You ft. Lena Cullen (Chasing Shadows Remix)
Reach You ft. Lena Cullen (Black Noise Remix)
Reach You ft. Lena Cullen (Benny Page & Engine-EarZ Remix)
Reach You ft. Lena Cullen (Album edit)
TEDxMumbai | Dhanashree Pandit-Rai on Indian Classical Music
An amazing lecture by Dhanashree Pandit-Rai, who shows that if the 7 notes of music are common all over the world, then why do somethings sound Indian, or Japanese, or Western? She goes on to show some of the elements of Indian classical music like Khatka, Murki, Zamzama, Andolan, Aalap, Taan.
Daft Punk // The Glitch Mob :: Derezzed Remix
After the success of TRON: LEGACY, the French house legends DAFT PUNK are back. This time, they’ve scoured the planet for the biggest names in electronica to bring you the remix album, Tron Legacy: R3CONFIGUR3D.
The album has been finely tuned by some of the best in the genre, from Moby to Paul Oakenfold and Crystal Method to Photek. The one I want to bring to your attention is by LA trio, The Glitch Mob who have remixed the opening track “DEREZZED” into a mind-bending electro luminary number. Crammed with essential heavy bass and intense rhythms this lengthened interpretation just blew my ears away!
You can buy the album on iTunes
dimmSummer presents: SUBcontinentalBASS
To all BASS-JEDIs … Landing on 5th of May is an epic compilation album on High Chai Recordings SUBcontinentalBASS. Combining 14 insane inter-galactic adventures striking the perfect balance between western grit and melodic eastern influence.
Following in the footsteps of High Chai’s signature ground-breaking compilations over the years, dimmSummer recruits ace talent from across the globe to craft exclusive material for this new offering covering dubstep, tropical, drumstep, & reggae.
“With another killa release, High Chai Recordings is well on its way to having its own distinctive musical language !!” Pathaan (Globetronica, BBC)
Included are bass music superstars that High Chai first broke onto the Beatport charts: FS (#4 Dec. 2010), B.R.E.E.D, Piyush Bhatnagar, Radiohiro, Alexis K, Nuphlo & Goonda, along with a fresh crop of upcoming talent sure to make bassbins rumble.
Listen to the sample mix below, I assure you this is going to be one album you simply cannot do without this year!! …
TRACKLISTING:
- Naz :: Saawariya
- Liquid Stranger :: Fist of Fury
- FILMI :: Hinduistics (FS Remix)
- Dubfi Soundsystem feat. Radiohiro and MC ZULU :: Make It Happen
- Nucleya :: In My Heart
- Subatomic Sound System & Nomadic Wax :: NYC-2-India -feat. Delhi Sultanate
- Sabbo :: Come to Me
- Kush Arora :: Time Runner -feat. Shamik
- B.R.E.E.D :: Gravid
- Nuphlo :: Soul Safari
- Piyush Bhatnagar :: Rhapsody
- Ketz – Yaadein -feat. Rita Morar
- dimmSummer :: dreadSpace
- Alexis K :: Somniloquy
ASHES: Pre-Party + KARSH KALE FREE DOWNLOAD
So, 26th of March, I made my way to Nomad, London with a few friends. What a night! DJ sets by GES-E, OSMANI SOUNDZ, SHANDY and SQUAREWAVE … not to mention KARSH KALE spinning tracks from his latest album CINEMA and DJ ZAKHM invading our sound space with an assortment finest of Asian Underground.
And the main man of the night, AJAY NAIDU for whom this party was for, won Best Actor at the British Asian Film Festival for ASHES …Very well deserved!!!
To commemorate the soon to be released CINEMA by KARSH KALE, He is giving away MALLIKA JAM featuring Anne Rani
A fab night, well worth the trek for! Thank you to RAVI PUROHIT for taking the snaps!
Heartbeats | music project designed to raise money for charity
Hey peoples,
Just want to let you know about Heartbeats. Its a music projected designed to raise money for charity. On Friday 18th March 2011 – the first compilation album was released in effort to help raise money to towards those affected by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
For a mere £5 you will receive an awesome 34 of the deepest lush dnb, dubstep and techno vibes out there, (thats less that £0.15 for each track!) feat. Phaeleh, Synkro and many many more!
Wins on all fronts!
Inspirations Mix BBCR1 Engine-EarZ (FREE DOWNLOAD)
People, Got a free download for you to begin a musical week!
Its an old 10 minute mix put together by Catch22/EngineEarzExperiment for Nihal & Bobby Friction. The mix containins a bunch of tracks that inspired the brains behind EEE Prash Mistry, to write music when he was growing up! All mashup and remixes were done specifically for this mix.
Enjoy!
Pathaan’s WORLDPEACE Mix (FREE DOWNLOAD)
A fabulous mix by none other than Pathaan. This mix is a never release before groovy, exotic, downtempo mix filled with eclectic electronica and global beats.
Pathaan says :
I’m not a politician but am human and sickened by the current world affairs……….
During a time of religious conflict, war, oppression, famine and racism etc etc, can music change & influence man ? I BELIEVE IT CAN !!!
So here begins a story I feel I must share and a mix for you to download !!!
Just under a decade ago, as a mark of respect and to acknowledge in my own way the 1st anniversary of 911, this was a ‘Stoned Asia Music’ priority release in Sept’ 2002 that was never released in THIS form. The reason being, a few of the distributors felt nervous about the tracklisting especially the 1st track and the point I was trying to make through the music !!
So I went back to the drawing board and changed the whole release to get the nervous distributors off my back. That version did very well for the label and can be read about here : www.pathaan.com
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”
Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr
GIG ALERT: SHAANTI: SATURDAY 2 APRIL: FLUX- SHAMMI PITHIA, JUTTLA & REKESH CHAUHAN
Multi Award Winning Shaanti Hosts Eastern Electronic Festival’s After Party, Saturday 2 April at The Hockley.
Shaanti returns back to Birmingham after a one-year hiatus, having rocked London at venues like Cargo, and festivals like The Big Chill with artists such as Asian Dub Foundation, Nitin Sawhney and Engine Earz Experiment.
The night will feature Shammi Pithia and Flux, Juttla Live, Rekesh Chauhan and many more on the night plus surprise guests.
FLUX Live featuring Shammi Pithia on Flute, Drum Percussion, Keyboards, Synth. Flux whose hybrid of sounds includes Western and Indian Classical/Folk, and Jazz. These guys rocked the Eastern Electronic Festival, and are back by shear public demand).
JUTTLA Live featuring Raks on Percussion, High Rolla on Drums, Deeze MC and Nona Kalra on Vocals. Juttla is one of the most consistent producer/remixers in the music scene.
Juttla Live latest performance at the Eastern Electronic Festival.
REKESH CHAUHAN Live on Piano, featuring Rishi Chowdury on Tabla and Guest performers perform some amazing “Cinematic Drum n Bass” to Shaanti.
Details:
£5.00 before 12. More After, £5.00 tickets available from
Tickets: www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/none/0?ref=let_aft
(Only 100 tickets have been allocated, so don’t delay and book them now!
Time: 9.00pm – 4.00am, Bands On Stage from 10.00pm
Venue: The Hockley Bar & Club, Underneath The Big Peg,120 Vyse Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B16 6NF.
Information:
Facebook: Shaanti | Twitter/Shaanti11
M: 07968 260 276 | E: music@shaanti.co.uk | W: www.shaanti.co.uk
transglobal underground/krupa @ eastern electronic festival
A couple of weeks ago at SHAANTI’s Eastern Electronic Festival, sandwiched between two great acts, SWAMI and The Nasha Experience was Transglobal Underground (TGU). God knows why had I not seen them live before? They were incredible!
For the past two decades TGU have been making people tap their toes and bop their heads to their invigorating pulsating beats merged multicultural influences from across the world. On the night, the set was led by Tim Whelan with Hamid Mantu on Drum Gurjit Sihra on Dhol and lead vocals provided by Krupa.
Old and new material was performed including the rhythmically infectious “Drums of Navarone” featuring some extraordinary interplay between drummer and dhol player resulting in some magnificent and thunderous sounds!
Drums of Navarone
The track that really got my attention was “Emotional YoYo” (from the album “Moonshout”) sang by Krupa. It was an impressive display of formidable stage presence combined vocal energy that really brought the track alive. I watched people faces as she performed; we were left speechless in admiration. The last time I saw this sort of reaction, I was at London’s Southbank Centre watching Shaa’ir n Func.
Krupa’s dynamic vocal prowess is all about injecting character into the words, colouring them with a healthy dose of playfulness and vigour. As a friend put it she’s “Gwen Stefani on crack. Her style is super quirky and she has more energy than an energiser bunny.”
Emotional YoYo
Krupa also performed “Ridiculous Boy” her soon to be released single from her forthcoming debut album “Wonder IF the Moon”.
Ridiculous Boy
My Favourite: Wonder IF the Moon
I’ll be keeping you informed of TGU and Krupa releases.
Stay connected with both on:
Links:
transglobalunderground | myspace.com/krupa | Facebook: KRUPA
Twitter:
TGUnderground | KrupaTheSinger
GIG ALERT: ASHES: UK Film Premiere Pre-Party
PEOPLE! As you know I have been blogging about Ajay Naidu‘s film ASHES.
Well ASHES has been nominated for Best Crossover film and Best Male Lead at the London Asian Film Festival. http://tonguesonfire.com/.
It will be premièring this weekend in the UK. And to celebrate there is a special pre-party featuring selections from the film score and Karsh Kale‘s forthcoming album Cinema.
Fresh cuts from the global electronica soundscape from Zakhm,
and eastern-influenced bass music from the Nasha Experience crew playing exclusive future releases forthcoming on Nasha Records.
Trust me its going to be one helluva party! One not to be missed, so be there!
Time: 26 March at 19:00 – 27 March at 00:00
Location: Nomad 58 Old St. EC1V 9AJ // Tube: Old Street, Barbican // Bus:55, 243, 812, N35, N55City of London, United Kingdom
Polaroid 85 @ eastern electronic festival (FREE EP)
During the week long event of Shaanti’s Eastern Electronic Festival, I got to witness some really awesome acts. On the Thursday, Shammi Pithia and Polaroid 85 performed. Shammi Pithia you already know. I’m a massive fan of him and reported on his gigs and albums.
However Polaroid 85, are a new band on the scene who I;ve never seen perform before. They’re a London based 7 piece collective consisting of vocals, piano, drums, bass, cello, violin, clarinet and samples/synths/live electronics. Making music that fuses down-tempo / electronica with classical, folk, jazz and world rhythms with influences of drum and bass, dubstep and broken beat.
They have a FREE EP out – titled FUZZY MORNINGS, beautiful, fresh and exciting!
DOWNLOAD:
Check out FUZZY Mornings:
Go Ahead:
Awesome stuff! Respect to Sharnita for bringing these guys to Birmingham!
Links:
http://www.polaroid85.com
http://www.twitter.com/polaroid85
http://soundcloud.com/polaroid85
http://www.youtube.com/user/Polaroid85band
Together – Talvin Singh+Niladri Kumar join forces
Two truly innovative musicians come together to form a breathtaking combination. Their latest collaboration aptly titled “Together”, brings their formidable talents and skills to unravelling fresh soundscapes set in a classical music backdrop.
I cannot express my joy when I heard about this album – reasons are many, as I’m sure a lot of you will understand.
When I first saw them perform together in Manchester back in 2009, I was left in awe of the sounds that hit my ear drums. Read about the concert here:
Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar, Manchester – 25.Sept.09
Definitely one to look out for this year!!
Released April 2011 on ‘WOMEX label of the year 2010’ World Village
on CD in the UK and Download Worldwide.
Sample the 10 tracks from the album below:
MUSICAL RICKSHAW with PATHAAN [Exclusive]
Got a nada:brahma EXCLUSIVE for you guys!
Following the success of Globetronica vols 1 and 2, Pathaan is back with a new compilation album titled and inspired by his BBC radio show, Musical Rickshaw.
The album is a true reflection of the show but sounds nothing like any of his previous comps. Over 2 CD’s, Pathaan takes the listener on a music pilgrimage of earth shaking bass, boom-bastic eclectic world beats & ecstatic dance rhythms.
CD1 has a warm welcoming bass shaking vibe that’s profoundly deep. From the first notes, the music touches you and makes you want to listen to the whole album in one go, like a good book that you simply cannot put aside. Ranging from known to unknown artists CD1 features upfront killa cuts from the likes of Warrior One, Riz MC, Detboi, Baaba Maal, Cornershop, OMFO, Dubterror, Midland, True Tiger and more.
On CD2 whilst we have more of the same, it’s very different to CD1 in sound and style. Featuring Mighty Mouse, Culprit 1, Shir Khan, Om Unit, Ancient Astronauts, Adam Freeland, Klute, Bandish Projekt; the list goes on.
Musical Rickshaw with Pathaan is a hub of exciting, multi-genre grooves that represents the fabulous spirit of transnational musical collaboration.
Definitely worth a buy! Just a few of the gems featured on the album:
Riz MC – Get On It (True Tiger Remix):
Sunrise in Injumbakam (Pathaan’s Tribute Remix) sample:
Nuphlo “Karma Than Calm”:
Caravan Crookz – Bhangra Video (FREE DOWNLOAD)
Caravan Crookz – these guys are definitely paving the way to future of British Asian music … creating tracks and videos that are not limited to the “desi scene”. You know what I’m on about … Those tacky videos with BMWs and Mercs, where the MC and his mates are looking “gangsta”, wannabe models dancing around in miniskirts (imagine if it was your cousin!) and all shot in some abandoned warehouse in Dudley …
So, after hitting us with highly contagious “Scooter Singh” heres their latest release a “Bhangra Video”.
Enjoy!
Previous release Scooter Singh feat. Ash King
The Glitch Mob ft. Swan – Between two Points
WOW – check out this beeeeeautiful video, directed and produced by Motiphe, that captures the track “Between Two Points” by The Glitch Mob feat. Swan from Drink The Sea.
A stunning bit of imaginary for a great track!
DisOriental – Home Coming GIG
DisOriental are BACK with a home coming GIG in Sheffield UK.
DisOriental are DJ’s who spin the wheels of steel delivering beats for a borderless world! They have travelled far and wide across the world exploring fascinating musical styles, traditional, experimental, and a mixture of the old and the new, encorporating vast soundscapes into their eclectic compositions.
Check out GIG details : http://bitURL.net/DisOriental
Time : 25 March at 20:00 – 26 March at 03:00
Location : Penelopes, 53-55 Arundel Gate, Sheffield, United Kingdom
FLUTEBOX – The EP
pic taken from: http://www.flutebox.tv
The long awaited EP from Nathan “Flutebox” Lee is soon to hit your ears. Produced by three times world champion turntablist DJ TIGERSTYLE, the EP is a real mix of sound of hip hop, dubstep, tabla, grimey beats and of course a series of wind instruments.
This is definitely one of the hottest things you’ll hear this year!!
Out on iTunes on 28th March ’11 and CD 25th April ’11
WE HAVE MOVED TO NADABRAHMA.CO.UK 