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A request to amateur composers who visit this page

Topic started by Vijay (@ 212.137.205.127) on Thu Nov 16 16:58:22 EST 2000.
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I'd like to request amateur composers who visit this page to tell me if they've uploaded any of their work onto the internet and if they have, please tell me where I can listen to it. Thank You.

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Some composers to check out (in no particular order): Jay, Srikanth, Ganesh, Eswar, Sridhar Seetharaman, Kumar, Rjay. Vishwesh Obla

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Responses:

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• From: UV (@ 134.113.4.168) on: Wed Nov 6 13:49:23 EST 2002
  
  here is the link
  http://www.palanikumar.com/rajainkuwait.phtml
  
  
• From: haris (@ 148.87.1.170) on: Wed Nov 6 14:20:37 EST 2002
  
  UV - the mp3s doesnt seem to work - when did u last listen?
  
  
• From: haris (@ 148.87.1.170) on: Wed Nov 6 14:21:40 EST 2002
  
  UV - the mp3s doesnt seem to work - when did u last listen?
  
  
• From: uv (@ 134.113.4.168) on: Wed Nov 6 14:23:27 EST 2002
  
  today morning,and it works fine for me
  
  
• From: haris (@ 148.87.1.170) on: Wed Nov 6 17:38:33 EST 2002
  
  UV- works. Thanks.
  
  
• From: Jay (@ 209.10.124.134) on: Fri Nov 8 08:26:16 EST 2002
  
  Srikanth: Keep a copy for me. I'll buy it when I get back from India. Leaving today!!
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.4.168) on: Fri Nov 8 09:28:38 EST 2002
  
  Jay
  Have a nice trip man
  Getting married ?!
  
  
• From: Jay (@ 209.10.124.134) on: Fri Nov 8 13:01:33 EST 2002
  
  thanks and...no way!!
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.5.213) on: Mon Nov 11 13:44:30 EST 2002
  
  Sam:
  
  Are you the DJSwamy? In one of the threads I saw your posting with www.djswamy.com
  
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  
• From: saregamaremix (@ 68.36.28.149) on: Sun Nov 17 17:38:45 EST 2002
  
  for those interested in listening to amateur compositions -
  
  announcing the opening of 'noiZe bar'
  @
  www.sargamaremix.com
  
  bookmark the site for future...
  expect quality content...
  
  
• From: saregamaremix (@ 68.36.28.149) on: Sun Nov 17 17:40:06 EST 2002
  
  oops.. typo regretted..
  
  @
  http://www.saregamaremix.com
  
  - saregamaremix
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.4.168) on: Thu Nov 21 15:05:49 EST 2002
  
  Hi folks
  How are you all doing?
  Guys any reviews on Mahakavi?
  Aditya waiting for your review
  And some more writeups from Srikanth
  
  
• From: Udhaya (@ 66.81.129.150) on: Fri Nov 22 14:39:29 EST 2002
  
  Mahaakavi—a review:
  
  1. Nallathoar Veenai—What a masterstroke by Srikanth to pit this issue-laden song in a breezy melody. Mesmeric veenai, howling winds, a deep string section, sounding like cello, thunder and atmospheric flute introduce the song. Srinivas’ effortless rendition carefully hides the composition’s complexities. A tasteful beat, subtle yet noticeable bass accompany the rest of the song with wisps and licks of other instruments thrown in. But wait, I’m not here to decipher the ingredients. I’m here to enjoy the feast and fulfilling it is. Most of all, this song achieves an identity separate from the SPB-MSV behemoth from “Varumayin Niram Sivappu”.
  
  2. Chinnanjiru Kiliyae Kannammaa—This is much-ploughed territory by musicians. Usually this song gets the nursery poem treatment with the singer addressing a child. This is the history or bias rather that I carried before listening to the tune. Within the first few notes and SPB’s entrance, it dawned on me as cyringe to the skin, this is the perfect song for SPB to handle. The affection, the coyness, the implacable joyous emotion that could equally apply to a grown woman or a precocious child, who else can bring all this into one coherent song? The drums are used here with a cascading effect like those one encounters in Malayalam songs. SPB lands this one way out there, not necessarily to be inaccessible but to transcend us to new regions. Samaya vazhipaadugalilthaan naan naaththigan, kalayin vazhipaattil naan kadum dhavam puriyum bakthan ayyaa, kodungal ungal kaalgalai, avai ungal kural endru ninaithu kumbittuk kolgiraen andhak kaatraith thazhuva mudiyaa kaaranaththaal.
  
  3. Thamizh Vaazhthu—Music usually paints a visual landscape in my mind, especially the first listen is crucial. The mental landscape for listening to this song was a tribal dance at the Andes. The pipes, shuffling percussions and the vocals produced like someone’s singing outdoors with echoes or reverb whatever they call it musically, all add such a flavor. But the string interludes bring to mind yet another foreign accent--celtic sounds. If Harish Ragavendar had to get a song, I’m glad this was it. I find him the weakest of all the singers in this CD, but then this is rarified company. Not that, Harish is a blemish or anything, it’s just that the rest of the singers are more robust. This song should’ve been the last song on the CD as a light, upbeat curtain closer. Rhythm rules this song and rightfully so. Thamizh vaazhga endru muzhangida thaevai maelangalum kottukkalumthaan.
  
  4. Kaakkaich Chiraginilae—Just when male voices accompanied by otherworldly sounds are blazing a trail through this collection, comes this reflective, rural-sounding song. Allow me some indulgence here, the mental landscape for this song was, “a quiet lake, mist hasn’t totally cleared the air, my legs dangle out of a canoe and remain immersed while a lark begins a haunting song.” Sujatha singes the silence with her seductive voice. The composition for this song slow peddled me in circles, drawing me inward into a trance. In short, this is a marvelous song that appeals beyond the familiar lyrics.
  
  5. Theeraatha Vilayaattup Pillai—This is the most unconventional song in the CD. The arrangements begin spare and whimsical, then the flute takes charge amidst stutter-stepping percussions, bass and keyboards. The tune is loose and escapes my grasp. I still can’t hum it from memory after several listens. SPB has splurged on his creativity. Again this is another made-for-SPB song. Srikanth must be lauded not only for the obvious musical skills, but his discerning ear that picks the right voice for the right song. Ah, if only current TFM MDs had this talent.
  
  6. Moagathai Kondruvidu—The least familiar Bharathi song of the pack arrives as the last song. Our own Raja Govindarajan has tackled this complex song. I have respect for Raja for taking on this song rather than going for the risk-free “Thamizh Vaazhthu.” The song, meant to implore God, rises up to the emotive challenge. The orchestration is intrigues with ominous keyboards, punctuated beats, and chants that somehow perfectly lend the required mood.
  
  Overall, this is a great achievement for a private album. Artists today are so compelled to sell their souls to lesser projects as if commercial acceptance is the end all in art. Srikanth, I adore you for staring down the norms with Bharathiyar’s idealism. Going the traditional route of Bharathi is considered commercial suicide, and that too with familiar songs that are etched in our Thamizh minds like anthems. I sincerely worried about this project when I heard the song selection. I said to myself, “Why is he going after well known Bharathi songs that are established tenets in poetry and music?
  
  Upon listening to the CD, I realize that Srikanth has done what every Jazz musician making a splash aims to do, defy the impresarios and their bias by performing renditions of well-honed standards. A young tenor saxophone player pays his dues by taking on Coltrane’s “Love Supreme” not to imitate, but to simultaneously pay homage and pave a path for his or herself; to carry on the tradition of high art by playing in the field that the masters played.
  
  
• From: isaiosai (@ 68.97.168.128) on: Fri Nov 22 15:14:47 EST 2002
  
  Udhaya, fantastic review. Simply superb!
  
  
• From: rjay (@ 156.77.100.118) on: Fri Nov 22 15:35:21 EST 2002
  
  While I am waiting for the shipment, I heard this
  album here, thanks Udhaya!
  
  Postman, come fast!
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.4.168) on: Fri Nov 22 16:07:10 EST 2002
  
  Udhaya
  Atpudham ayya umathu review
  Yam petra inbam peruga evaiyagam enpathpol umatha review irrundthadu
  padithu paravasam adainthom
  now I have to get the CD
  
  thanks Udhaya and Sri
  
  
• From: Kupps (@ 156.153.255.126) on: Sat Nov 23 04:19:18 EST 2002
  
  i should not have read this review. u know what u have done to me udhaya? i'm a sombaeri to the core(thats what my people say). even though i've love for music i don't go and album by myself. this review of u compels me to rush to the nearest audio music shop to buy one. U did a total damage to my personality udhaya. im thinking of filing a lawsuit against u and ur review :-)
  
  
• From: Kupps (@ 156.153.255.126) on: Sat Nov 23 04:20:41 EST 2002
  
  TYPO
  "i don't go and album by myself"
  
  please read it as
  
  "i myself don't go to buy an album"
  
  
• From: fyi (@ 68.97.170.181) on: Sat Nov 23 22:15:10 EST 2002
  
  Just thought this might be of interest to some here:
  BBC's website of the week: OLGA - www.olga.net - On-Line Guitar Archive. Chords, tabs...everything to do with 6 strings!
  
  
• From: rjay (@ 156.77.66.117) on: Mon Nov 25 10:04:40 EST 2002
  
  Srikanth
  
  I received the CD this weekend.
  
  WoW!
  
  What a wonderful accomplishment!
  
  First and foremost, the quality of the sound recording on the CD is world class. It is like SPB singing in your home. It is one of the best
  mixes I have heard.
  
  I will write a detailed review soon,
  
  Thanks for a great album! A must buy!
  RJAY
  
  
• From: Udhaya (@ 63.206.213.57) on: Fri Nov 29 21:36:47 EST 2002
  
  Rjay,
  It's Friday, dude. Where's the review? Eagerly waiting for a musician's review.
  
  
• From: aruLaracan (@ 128.111.113.55) on: Sun Dec 1 17:16:46 EST 2002
  
  i got my cd yesterday. listened to it twice last evening. chinnanchiRu kiLiyE and mOkaththaik konRu vidu were ringing in my ears all night. (because of this, i had a very disturbed sleep :-( )
  
  i am a bit confused about the target audience. the melody (tune) in all songs (except vAzhga nirandharam) is complex and classy but the percussion seems to be oriented for the hip-hop listeners!
  
  kAkkai chiRaginilE is 5 minutes long (that fourliner!) and it's an absolute gem. (i would gladly be sujAthA's slave if she promised to keep singing like this forever :-) ).
  
  mogaththaik konRu vidu (sans the percussion) is the best composed song in this album. the padhangkaL are correctly split to bring out the meaning well. the angst is captured well by the tune. i was expecting rajaji to sound like spb, but he didn't :-). azhuththam tharavENdiya idangkaLil chariyAna azhuththam thandhu, kuzhaiya vENdiya idangkaLil kuzhaindhu our man kalakkifies. the song ends in the middle of the third stanza and the reminder is overlayed the first line (?). intelligent.
  
  chinnanchiRu kiLiyE has a number of interesting scale changes and rhythm changes. all kinds of percussion (including thavil??) is there in this song. the songs starts with a totally new and slightly a meloncholic interpretation of chinnanchiRu kiLiyE kaNNamma; when SPB sings ennaik kali thIrththE, wow!... it was a real mayir kUrcheRiyum experience; watch out for when he sings aLLi aNaiththidavE en munnE Adi varum thEnE. we all know the greatness of SPB; this song is one more evidence.
  
  thIradha vaiLaiyATTup piLLai sung by SPB gave the me the feeling of listening to a song composed by MSV/SG in the mid 70-s. SPB say echchiR padiththu instead of echchiR paduththi :) (probably got confused by the tune at this point :-)) ). watch out for the whistle after mAnoththap peNNadi enbAn :-)). i laughed out loud when i heard this.
  
  vAzhga nirandharam is an average tune; when one is cooking or cleaning, this is an apt song to be played in the background. there is a minute and a half jugalbandhi in percussion. the use of conch is also good in this song.
  
  nalladhOr vINai is a good tune sung not to my taste :-). the introduction has an interesting usage of cello; the transition from vINai to cello is well done. i would have liked more vINai :-) in this song.
  
  overall a very good effort. it seems to me that srikanth wants to bring barathi to the young audience (may be children of tamizh immigrants). it's an immensely enjoyable album for the rest of us too. i would rate at least three songs in this album 9/10.
  
  
• From: suresh ram (@ 68.38.99.141) on: Thu Dec 5 12:00:12 EST 2002
  
  On stage monitoring for a love show.
  
  i do a lot of live shows. i just bought myself a EW 300 IEM (in-ear monitor) sennheiser.
  how does one mix what the singer listens on the stage and reduce other unwanted noise on stage.
  I would welcome any suggestions/reco's.
  
  thanks in advance.
  suresh
  
  

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