Comments on: Desi Muzak

By: Manoj

Manoj — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:56:58 +0000

“Tabun”, eh? Atleast the guy was smart enough to use a made up name for the album. I’m sure he doesn’t want an irate (& terribly hungry) mob seeking him out everyday.
I gladly accept your -pathys and the kind words. Muchos thanks!

By: Megha

Megha — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 03:18:41 +0000

Hopped over to your blog from a link from Anti to your acronym blunders. Couldn’t stop reading with one, so here I am commenting on one of your older posts.

As someone who has suffered ‘Tabun’s Soft Instrumentals’ in my local Bombay Palace many a time, I feel sympathy. And empathy. And telepathy and Dalapathi as well, if you prefer those. Point being - I loved your post and your style of writing and will surely be back to read more :) Cheers!

By: aNTi

aNTi — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:41:18 +0000

Where do you get these ringtones? :(

By: Manoj

Manoj — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 03:55:48 +0000

DoZ! you have it good. Atleast you got vocals. Now imagine that same Kaal song played on a shehnai. Yeah, that’s right…instant migraine!
There’s a new competitor for Udipi in town - a Woodlands. And they were playing ‘Yun Hi Chala Chal Rahi’ from Swades during the buffet. I was so happy I could’ve danced with my plate of Fried Rice/Gobi Manchurian.

Roopa: Give in. Spare the old maestro a few hundred rupaiya. Trust me, it won’t be the worst 150Rs. you spent.

By: DoZ

DoZ — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 05:59:17 +0000

Being a frequent visitor at ‘Chaat Cafe’ - one of Dallas’ better desi restaurants, I know exactly what you mean. If I listen to the SRK item number from Kaal one more time, my head will explode.

And your description of idlis (for the goras), and the way Sambar tastes at a Northie joint - again, bang on!

By: Roopa

Roopa — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 16:40:23 +0000

I’ll leave Illaiyaraja to you loyal fans. I’ll stick to my mush and Rohinton Mistrys!
But I am getting orders from friends to pick up the CD from Landmark. I might just end up listening to it once. The ex-boss seemed close to tears when he was explaining the significance of the compilation to ignorant me!

By: Manoj

Manoj — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 01:59:45 +0000

Hey, check out the ringtone link in my post, and tell me if that didn’t rock your world! :) Hmm…I wouldn’t have guessed TiS would one day end up being the top-selling album at Landmark. Good for Raja!

By: Roopa

Roopa — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 02:04:01 +0000

Your ringtone is Illaiyaraja music too? Oh God!:))
Offlate there has been a lot of activity in Chennai, with the launch of his “thiruvasagam” (?)!Even my ex-boss who was in Chennai for a day, asked me if I could take him to a music store, so he could pick up the CD. Landmark has apparently not had such huge sales. Everyone is talking only about this compilation. Amidst all this chaos, I gave into temptation and pre-ordered my copy of my the next Harry Potter!*sigh*

By: Manoj

Manoj — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 04:16:57 +0000

Srivatsan: I think any music that is downsampled to 8000Hz mono and heard through the teensy speakers of a cellphone will sound like muzak. :) My friend was not trying to insult my taste in music. He was just making an observation. Plus, I don’t really expect tattooed headbangers (like my friend) to turn into Ilaiyaraja fans overnight when even Tamil friends of mine don’t care much for his music. Sad, huh?

By: Srivatsan

Srivatsan — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:37:02 +0000

its hard for an american to appreciate IR, i dont understand how they can call IR muzak. subtelity is his trademark, there are awesome subtle sounds in his music. weve been listenin to IR for a long time, are used to it, maybe an untrained ear cant pick up the nuances of his music and therefore brands it as muzak!!