IR's New albums

**app_engine** · 7th June 2009, 09:23 AM

In muththammA too, he has let the native percussions have a free hand...keep changing patterns but still within those Raja signature stuff. Very nice to hear those native sounds in a good recording.

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**Sureshs65** · 7th June 2009, 01:49 PM

In 'Bagyadha Belagara' too there are lot of native instruments and they do get a free hand. Very nice album where he done work keeping in mind the film's context. Not a Valmiki but nevertheless very nice and consistent sound for that album.

**jaiganes** · 8th June 2009, 07:56 AM

Oli tharum is the apt lesson for any younger MD - how to compose a duet.
leave the carnatic raga, getting hariharan on a plane to chennai and a mumbai singer and other logistics to the side - Get the way you want to play with the voices of singers together, have a conversation designed and fleshed out - as counterpoints or as responses . The way he ends with Raaja's voice ending on the right side and bala's on the left side for the
'Naan illai' and 'nee illai'
providing an effective interplay which is more essential than anything else in a duet.
Classic lesson - with only the pronunciations of the female singer going awry with the 'ozhi'.
song nalla irukkaradhaala, naanum 'poai ozhinnu' ippo vidren.

**app_engine** · 8th June 2009, 11:20 PM

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**kiru** · 11th June 2009, 10:58 AM

jaiganes, I am sure you like pagalnilavu.poo maalaiyE as a fine example of vocal/lyrical counterpoints too.
I feel oLi tharum is a very good POP song (not in a derogatory term). String/drums/piano is a classic arrangement. What I like about this one is IR starts the charanams with the strings ..normally he uses it for the later/higher octave part of the charanam. In this case, he uses piano runs there. To me this gives a fresh feeling.
Also, in the recent albums - am/vaalmiki/n.vanu the songs are filled with much more harmony layers than usual (it is just not good recording) ..whether with rhythm accompaniment or more fills/chords/drones in the background. Do any of you guys feel this way ?

**kalnayak** · 11th June 2009, 01:15 PM

Rediff's review on Valmiki:
http://movies.rediff.com/review/2009...aten-track.htm
Comment - Ilayaraja follows the beaten track in Valmiki
It seems rediff doesn't change its opinion even after so many of its readers advised several things.

**crajkumar_be** · 11th June 2009, 01:21 PM

I wish rediff was a print oodagam rather than an online news thing. The paper can be put to appropriate use

**Sureshs65** · 11th June 2009, 05:26 PM

kiru,

It is true that the piano usage does give a fresh feeling. He has used the piano / keyboards wonderfully.

**Sureshs65** · 11th June 2009, 05:32 PM

Well, the rediff review was great comedy. Aakarsh in the comment section has given a good explanation about 'kooda varuviya' song. A reviewer who thinks the charanam of 'kooda varuviya' is not good, need not be taken seriously

**jaiganes** · 11th June 2009, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Sureshs65

Well, the rediff review was great comedy. Aakarsh in the comment section has given a good explanation about 'kooda varuviya' song. A reviewer who thinks the charanam of 'kooda varuviya' is not good, need not be taken seriously

The most innovative album of the year so far and the reviewer says 'beaten track' - sure it is the beaten track for the review. probably namma PR panna reviewaa?