Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan Audio Review
Again i was looking through raaga upon hearing auto's audio release..but to my surprise i found out karthik raja's oru ponnu oru paiyan released and i just could not resist them. So are they all messed up or of karthik raja trademark stuff?
Malarkale Malarkale is a female solo melody..part folkish part modernised. The strings at the start give away the melodious sound but the pleasure is the main instrumentation of the song. Has anybody heard a guitar used like a indian folk instrument and that too used along with indian percussion in a folkish rhythm? That is where it clicks and it is all karthik raja flowing all the way. It is his trademark orchestration in the first interlude with the carnatic violin and the female humming coming together as a orchestraic piece. One good thing about karthik raja is his innovation in using instruments and his good use of humming as a added orchestration in his songs. The second interlude is a like a marriage of humming and the piano. And if you watch closely enough you can see abit of counterpoint as well. Fantastic song.
Nenjil Vazhkira Paadey is another melody...more slower and more soulful. It is just like any other KR song but even saying that it is nice to hear his orchestration back in full flow. Piano and keyboard all combining as supporting rhythms for his vocals. All used in a aariraaro pattern. Pity the song is short.
Oru Ponnu Oru Palanipakkam is a racey song...but it looks neither koothu nor YSR style of peppy. It is rather a fusion between koothu and western rhythms. It starts off in a heroic like orchestra intro but the vocals guide you elsewhere. The tune is very catchey...something like aathi athiyaathi from naam iruvar namakku iruvar...The instrumentation has a mix where it maintains the koothu+western mix with a bit of keyboard used in between and that too with funny sounds. One point to note here is the style of IR koothu songs in between the two interludes. Good song but not much to write home about.
So sweetada something life is on the lines of rock and roll. But the sweet thing about this song is the drums and the trumpets/clarinet all in full tempo. And the tune is on the same style as well. Certainly not a KR style of song but a very good attempt and quite similar to something something in SSUE and Maman vara pogiraen in EM. Its contemporary rock and roll...you will just get on your feet and dance...theres no reduction in the speed either..it just reaches for your mind and gives you a song which rocks you.
Yaani Pasi Yaani Pasi starts off like one of the songs in mercury pookal..it is totally westernised with keyboard the sole component here. But then when you think it will be all peppy it leads you into a seductive like song. The singer carries the song on her back..very modulated and very tempting. The usage of carnatic violin in the second interlude is something you would rarely see...a sexually imposing sort of orchestration...the beats are on the lines of the tune though..catchey but not different...but still a good song to listen to.
Kalkona Udhattukari Usapilla is a fast paced melody that tugs at you immediately. The swift usage of the sitara at the start and the humming that follows it starts the tempo and the lead singers together with the orchestration keep the song on the same tempo. Its like two lovers who are happily awaiting their marriage with abit of romantic bickering. The sole dominant is the carnatic violin...it gives the tune a unique sound with the sitara used with two strings after every stanza. Dunt forget to listen to the latter part when the mridhangam is given a bit of a folkish feel..a nice change in the track. This is what i wished KR would give us.
Overall a album of KR back in his track with some panache added to his tracks. Rock and roll and koothu given a different feel and to complete it with his trademark melodies. A sure listen for KR fans. Hope the film along with the album is great as well.
Malarkale Malarkale is a female solo melody..part folkish part modernised. The strings at the start give away the melodious sound but the pleasure is the main instrumentation of the song. Has anybody heard a guitar used like a indian folk instrument and that too used along with indian percussion in a folkish rhythm? That is where it clicks and it is all karthik raja flowing all the way. It is his trademark orchestration in the first interlude with the carnatic violin and the female humming coming together as a orchestraic piece. One good thing about karthik raja is his innovation in using instruments and his good use of humming as a added orchestration in his songs. The second interlude is a like a marriage of humming and the piano. And if you watch closely enough you can see abit of counterpoint as well. Fantastic song.
Nenjil Vazhkira Paadey is another melody...more slower and more soulful. It is just like any other KR song but even saying that it is nice to hear his orchestration back in full flow. Piano and keyboard all combining as supporting rhythms for his vocals. All used in a aariraaro pattern. Pity the song is short.
Oru Ponnu Oru Palanipakkam is a racey song...but it looks neither koothu nor YSR style of peppy. It is rather a fusion between koothu and western rhythms. It starts off in a heroic like orchestra intro but the vocals guide you elsewhere. The tune is very catchey...something like aathi athiyaathi from naam iruvar namakku iruvar...The instrumentation has a mix where it maintains the koothu+western mix with a bit of keyboard used in between and that too with funny sounds. One point to note here is the style of IR koothu songs in between the two interludes. Good song but not much to write home about.
So sweetada something life is on the lines of rock and roll. But the sweet thing about this song is the drums and the trumpets/clarinet all in full tempo. And the tune is on the same style as well. Certainly not a KR style of song but a very good attempt and quite similar to something something in SSUE and Maman vara pogiraen in EM. Its contemporary rock and roll...you will just get on your feet and dance...theres no reduction in the speed either..it just reaches for your mind and gives you a song which rocks you.
Yaani Pasi Yaani Pasi starts off like one of the songs in mercury pookal..it is totally westernised with keyboard the sole component here. But then when you think it will be all peppy it leads you into a seductive like song. The singer carries the song on her back..very modulated and very tempting. The usage of carnatic violin in the second interlude is something you would rarely see...a sexually imposing sort of orchestration...the beats are on the lines of the tune though..catchey but not different...but still a good song to listen to.
Kalkona Udhattukari Usapilla is a fast paced melody that tugs at you immediately. The swift usage of the sitara at the start and the humming that follows it starts the tempo and the lead singers together with the orchestration keep the song on the same tempo. Its like two lovers who are happily awaiting their marriage with abit of romantic bickering. The sole dominant is the carnatic violin...it gives the tune a unique sound with the sitara used with two strings after every stanza. Dunt forget to listen to the latter part when the mridhangam is given a bit of a folkish feel..a nice change in the track. This is what i wished KR would give us.
Overall a album of KR back in his track with some panache added to his tracks. Rock and roll and koothu given a different feel and to complete it with his trademark melodies. A sure listen for KR fans. Hope the film along with the album is great as well.
posted by Chandrasehar at 6:36 PM
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