Six Tracks by Nucleya to Download

Nucleya, one of the producers who remixed Tigerstyle's single Kudi, has put up six of his tracks on his website for free download. These include a reworking of Choli Ke Peeche, and his version of Nirvana's Teen Spirit.

All six tracks are full on electro anthems with lots of bass. These are not new tracks, as they have been played on radio shows or are on Nucleya's soundcloud page, but some of them have never been available to download until now. If you liked Nucleya's version of Kudi, you will love these tracks.

You can download these tracks from Nucleya's website here.

Shizzio and Desi Boome - In Paris

Shizzio has teamed up with Desi Boome to do their own version of In Paris by Jay-Z and Kanye West. Called Pakis in Paris, the video was released yesterday and features the rappers hanging out together in the French capital. It’s ironic that the video of Pakis in Paris was released on the same day that the media was reporting President Sarkozy’s opinion that there are too many foreigners in France.

Shizzio and Desi Boome sound great together and each artist gets an equal exposure. Desi Boome sounds good in both French and Punjabi and switches well between the two languages. I do like the collaboration between Shizzio and Desi Boome, but it would have been nice if they could have done something brand new. They have made this track work, but they are talented artists capable enough to come up with their own material. Hopefully they will work together again on an original track.

Using La Defence in the background of the video was brilliant. It is a great piece of edgy French architecture that was suited to the video. However, using the Eiffel Tower was cliché even if it does instantly remind people that the video is set in Paris. The French capital is not short of iconic bulidings and it would have been nice to see one of these instead of the Eiffel Tower. The video has a spontaneous feel to it and is much more interesting to watch than the video by Jay-Z and Kanye West.

Kudi - The Remixes and the Video

   Tigerstyle - Kudi (Single PROMO) by TigerstyleOnline

 

It seems like Kudi, Tigerstyle’s current single, is being played everywhere. It deservedly peaked at number 2 in the UK itunes World Singles Charts and was play listed on Capital FM reaching out far beyond the typical Asian audience. A nice amount of bass plus traditional vocals meant that I loved it as soon as I heard the preview. But some forget that along with the main single there are three official remixes, an instrumental and a video.

The Nucleya remix is probably the most radical out of them all. This is a psychedelic garba refix with plenty of bass. Choppy electronic beats and distorted vocals take mean it sounds very different to the original. But even with the drastic makeover, it somehow still retains a few traditional sounds and has a rustic feel to it.

Out of all the remixes the Shizzio and Big Narstie one is my least favourite. Rani Randeep’s vocals are removed and replaced with theirs. As a track it sounds ok, but for me Rani’s vocals were an important element of Kudi. It seems strange to have a song called Kudi, without a Kudi singing in it.

G-ta provides the dubstep remix of Kudi. This is dark and grimy with plenty more bass added. He lengthens the song to five and a half minutes. He also removes Rani’s vocals, but the added bass maked up for it. G-ta has also done an extra remix of Kudi. The VIP version keeps Rani’s vocals and makes the track more electronic and less dark and is a good compliment to his original remix.

JoSH - Yeh Zameen

In January, I wrote a blog post highlighting tracks on albums that were underrated and did not receive the promotion they deserved. The post was partly inspired by a tweet by Q from JoSH who lamented the fact that so many great songs on albums don’t get heard because they don’t have a video. One of the songs I wrote about was Yeh Zameen by JoSH, so I am overjoyed that the track now has its own video.

Yeh Zameen is a track by the late R.D. Burman that has had a make over by JoSH and was released on Beyond Kismat. The song is one of my favourites on the album. Despite not being totally original, Yeh Zameen still has that lovely soulful sound that I associate with JoSH. The JoSH version sounds totally different to the R.D. Burman version and the band dedicate the video to him.

The video starts by staring into Amina Sheik’s eyes and watching Rup tie his turban. Rup joins Q for music practise on the roof and notices Amina wafting around in a pink sari and turquoise blue paranda. He informs Q of his new love and together they hatch a plan to get Rup and Amina together. Five of these schemes fail. These seduction attempts range from the inventive (making a love letter into a paper plane) to the downright ridiculous (tying a red ribbon on a bird and trying to get it to fly to Amina). Eventually, Rup showers Amina with hundreds of love notes and wins Amina’s heart.

Cornershop - Milkin' It

Cornershop have shared the first track from their new album on soundcloud. Taken from their forthcoming album Urban Turban, Milkin' It features Light of Aquarius on vocals.


This has a very different feel to their previous album Cornershop and the Double "O" Groove of. The track is full of funky guitar and has a laid back feel. Milkin' It pays tribute to the pioneers of hip hop stating "jiggy jiggy figgy is all I hear, no rhymes no style no original beats. Let's take the quest back to '88 when the style was as fresh as a can of pop". It then goes on to list a number of hip hop artists. I like the retro artwork.


Milkin' It comes out on the 9th April. You can pre-order your copy here.