Raja's Gems - the latest one you heard...Part 3

[V_S]

Yes yes saw that sir! Andha iPad'a hold pandrathukkaagave oru (adjustable) stand vEra.

[baroque]

Woke up with hamsadhwani rag aalap of flute instrumental this gorgeous sunny Sunday morning.
எங்க சந்து டீ கடை blast இளையராஜா songs.
மலர்களே நாதஸ்வரங்கள்- malargale naadhaswarangal.....one of my favorite , early இளையராஜா masterpiece , ஹம்சத்வனி ராக்.
ஜானு's ஹம்மிங், பாட்டுக்கு பாட்டு, வாசு's honey soaked குரல்,

I am blessed to grow up with the ultimate musician ever walked on this planet!




Is this a fantastic visual for the eternal bliss or what!
கருவிழி உறங்காமல் கனவுகள் அரங்கேற இளமை நதிகள் இரண்டும் இணையட்டுமே...
ஜானும்மா is stunning .
மன்மதன் திருகோயில் அதில் காதல் பூஜை......
joy has no bounds when வாசு joins with ஜானு 's ஆலாப்.
It's always you, Ilayaraja!
vinatha

[baroque]

வெயில் நாளும் சுடுமென் தேகம் கெடுமென
ஜன்னல் திரையிடும் மேகம்
இரு காதல் விழிகளில் வீசும் ஒளிகளில்
பிறையும் பௌர்ணமி ஆகும்...

sizzling hit from ஸ்ரீ .இளையராஜா & ஸ்ரீ .வைரமுத்து & ஸ்ரீ .பாலா !


What an orchestration, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, flute, Lover boy in his amazing form, கவிஞர் in his கவர்ச்சி mood!

ஈர இரவில் நூறு கனவு
பேதை விழியில் போதை நினைவு

பன்னீரில் இளந்தேகம் நீராடும்
பனிப்பூக்கள் உனைக்கண்டு தேனூறும்

நீ ஆடை அணிகலன் சூடும் அறைகளில்
ரோஜா மல்லிகை வாசம்
முக வேர்வைத் துளியது போகும் வரையிலும்
தென்றல் கவரிகள் வீசும்

நெஞ்சோரம் தள்ளாடும் முத்தாரம் எந்நாளும்...... கவிஞர் வைரமுத்து!




that's Raja pattu for me tonight!

energy flies high for me tonight!

vinatha.

[kiru]

Was listening to Santana/Black Magic woman.. bass guitar driven rhythm.. my thoughts .. indian music is monophonic .. european music is polyphonic and has harmony .. is our music inferior ? The same IR who uses a 50 or 100 piece orchestra also does music with minimal instruments.. why does he not always add a harmony layer and big orchestras.. ok, the movie situation warrants it or maybe you can still enjoy indian music whatever the harmony is playing in parallel for a brief moments shows up as gamakams in an indian music (my theory). Just like a not so music-savvy european can ignore the harmony and enjoy the main tune so does an indian enjoy the tune while sometimes ignoring the gamakams.
Along with this, indian rhythm instruments seem to be more multi-faceted - urumi and the way the 'bayan' is played with the tabla set. They dont seem to need a bass guitar backing. With this as context, listen to 'ejamAn kAladi' and nilavE mugam kAttu from ejaman.
The whole movie is a festival of indian tunes.

[Plum]

Kiru, I had just mentioned ejamaan as my fav rajini album post 90s. You are right - it is a celebration. AVM avlo avarukkedhirA kaai nagarthiyum, avanga thirumba vandhappo vanjanai illaama vazhangi irukkaar.I also believe RVU had to insist on IR to AVM for this movie

[kiru]

In terms of sound engineering and effects, I think, thanikkAttu rAja is a milestone. It has very good transparent recording (there is some clipping) and effects like reverb/pan are used in many songs. The songs themselves use a variety of rhythms. mullai arumbE - mridhangam, sandana kARRE - drums and other songs many native drums. rAsaVe unnai naan - eNNi thaan has a style of recording which Rahman prefers.
Of these, I like the serious - rasAvE unnai naan and the funny .. naan thaanda ippO devadas - this song is really cool in lyrics . Not sure you guys like it I think songs like this helped rajini get a cool/carefree dude image.
(@Plum - I am sure AVM founder had really good artistic ambitions.. his heirs are running it like a corporation looking for cheap part suppliers )

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer...545%27&lang=en :superb:

[baroque]

vaanam thodatha... Ultimate piano prelude from Ilayaraja!




cool ilayaraja !

oh .. nenjame idhu un raagame .......Deepan with Janu!

gushing violin, steady guitar strumming, jillendra janu!

PEERLESS 80S ILAYARAJA!

குளிர்ச்சியா, ஜில்லென்ற பாடல் எப்படித்தான் ராஜாக்கு just like that தோணுதோ!

ராஜாதான் பயங்கர romantic !
vinatha.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Today i listened 5 gems,was what i posted and two are the ones baroque posted,

other 2 are posted by suresh65 in twitter
- http://urstelugustudio.blogspot.in/2...episode-2.html
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feeling too ecstatic! unable to write in words, athaiyum thaandi arputhamaanathu!

[Nerd]

First time for me. Uma Ramanan I think. Terrific song. Dhaagam edukkiRa nEram from Enakkaaga Kaaththiru