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Crack Istrumental

Our sixth song!
Tell us what you feel about this one! :)

Lyrics and vocals - Pavithra Chari (www.soundcloud.com/vapmok)
Composition/melody - Pavithra Chari and Anindo Bose
Music arrangement - Anindo Bose (@soundcloud.com/anindobose)
Artwork: Kritika Kushwaha (www.stopbreatheobserve.tumblr.com)
Produced at Plug N Play Studios New Delhi

Copyright 2013 - Pavithra Chari & Anindo Bose

(From our upcoming album Shadow and Light)

our soundcloud account: @soundcloud.com/shadow-and-light-india
our facebook page: www.facebook.com/shadowandlight

Unkahi


The Video is Awesome : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it6Ud6PDPes

Cheb Khaled - Aicha [Alaa Wardi Cover]

The new album 'Post Tropical' available now.

Purchase on:
iTunes http://smarturl.it/PostTropical
Amazon http://smarturl.it/PostTropicalAmz
Store http://smarturl.it/jvmstore

Lyrics:
I will not cave under you
for my heart is an unending tomb
i will not trouble your rest
for my heart is infinity blessed

ever a hard rot
cut from an ancient cloth of old

someone is ringing a bell
it chimes through this shimmering shell
that once was my vision of birth
now is my vessel and curse

heat from the tall lamp
melting the outer wax that holds
blood from a deep cut
some of the reddest stuff to flow

sometimes my hands they don't feel like my own
i need someone to love i need someone to hold

Post Tropical

Red Dust

Purchase on iTunes

Broken

Free Download

Dualist Inquiry - Isoterra (Dal Lake Edit)

Dont Stop

Outside

2015 UK & European Tour Announced. Click here: smarturl.it/finkautumntour for all dates & tickets.

Hard Believer is the opening and title track from Fink's forthcoming fifth studio album, produced by Billy Bush. Album out now: http://smarturl.it/finkhbalbum 
// Download the track 'Hard Believer' for free: http://smarturl.it/finkhbsc

Watch the visual on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E3z-418bCI

Music from Chapter One

Hard Believer (Radio Edit)

FREE Download

Akkad Bakkad (Sound Avtar Remix)

This song was recorded in a room in Mcleod Ganj, using the Ukulele, A Tape Delay for the Vocals, Shakers, 808 Drum Machine and local street musicians playing their instruments which we recorded using a Zoom Recorder, which we later spliced and used as samples. 



Secrets (Rough)

50 Shades Of Grey Trailer Song   Crazy In Love (Beyoncé Cover)

Our first song finally out! 

Little Lotto is all in the family featuring Indian bass guru @Nucleya and the mighty @McZulu, not to mention a swinging guitar lick by the legendary team Sly&Robbie.
( #BamBamRiddim )

Music by Alo Wala, Julius Sylvest, Copyflex & Nucleya. Words by Alo Wala & MC Zulu. Logo design by Emeka Alams aka Gold Coast Trading & Mastering by Teis Frandsen.

Love it up, comment, download and spread the vibes, we got so much more soon come!

FREE DOWNLOAD

Alo Wala x Nucleya - Little Lotto feat. MC Zulu

Produced by Hassan Omer @ Walnut Studios, Lahore

Sufi Medley - Abdullah Qureshi

New Song!

I love writing instrumentals and took a gander with this song. A new tuning, in case you'd like to know, it's CGDGAD half step down. Big thanks to Niyati Singh for being the inspiration behind this song.

Art work by Jyoti Singh Visvanath (MY MUMMY) such an amazing painter, writer and mother! thank you mom!

I kinda visualized and antelope grazing, and living majestically. People often refer to the kings of wildlife, be it tigers or lions but I saw antelopes! Think of your own story too! Comment, like and share!

This is the original work of Dhruv Visvanath.
The song "Antelope" was written and performed by Dhruv Visvanath.
© Dhruv Visvanath 2014

Antelope (Original Composition) By Dhruv Visvanath

Small Victories is the debut EP from singer-songwriter Tejas. It features 5 songs across multiple genres and was produced by Warren Mendonsa and Tejas Menon at Cotton Press Studio in Bombay. 

Ruby

Philosophy

Brave

I love the rain. The coziness you feel on your balcony, the applause you feel against your feet. 

All of the sounds you hear, were made with one guitar, layered over each other. I made this in the space of 2 hours, and it stuck. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed making!

I'd also love to hear what you guys think! Thank you!

This is the original work of Dhruv Visvanath.
The song "Rain" was written and performed by Dhruv Visvanath.
© Dhruv Visvanath 2014
Artwork by Dhruv Visvanath

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t: www.twitter.com/mrdhruvv
y: www.youtube.com/user/dhruvvisvanath

Rain (Original)

Vanessa Paradis & Johny Depp - One

La fille aux cheveux de lin is a musical composition by French composer Claude Debussy. It is the eighth piece in the composer's first book of Préludes, written between late 1909 and early 1910. The title is in French and translates roughly to "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair". The piece is 39 measures long and takes approximately two and a half minutes to play. It is in the key of G♭ major.

The piece, named after the eponymous poem by Leconte de Lisle, is known for its musical simplicity, a divergence from Debussy's style at the time. Completed in January 1910, it was published three months later and premiered in June of that same year. The prelude is one of the most recorded pieces of Debussy's, both in its original version and in subsequent various arrangements.

Claude Debussy - The Essential Collection

3 Prèludes, Livre 1: I. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Tidal

Music and Lyrics : Chayan & Smiti

YouTube Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ScZZvWb7g

Recorded by Anindo Bose. 

Madeleine


Recorded/Mixed at Cotton Press Studio (Mumbai)by Rohan Ramanna 
Produced/Arranged by Aditya Balani & Rohan Ramanna
Words & Music by Aditya Balani  © 2015
Mastered by John Webber at Air Studios (London)
Cover Art Design by Shambhavi Thakur

Aditya Balani - Vocals/Guitars
Andres Rotmistrovsky  - Bass 
Tarana Marwah - Keyboards/Backing Vocals
JJ - Drums


Lyrics:
I knew my world would come crashing down, if we parted ways 
Sometimes I wonder if it was inevitable, like a predetermined race 

I even saw the pieces come together, but I let them have their say
Blinded by my own point of view, I somehow drifted away 

Make it right, I will make it right, I’m poisoned with regret
Make it right, make it right, I will take the uphill climb
Make it right, make it right, till my fading breath I will keep up the fight 

I know you never really saw it coming (your way)
The twisted tidal wave
It hit you harder than I ever could’ve imagined
But you never said a word
By the time you came to terms that your world had shifted
I had drifted away 

Make it right, I will make it right, I’m poisoned with regret
Make it right, make it right, I will take the uphill climb
Make it right, make it right, till my fading breath I will keep up the fight 


Make It Right

Space Boots

John Legend is an artist mature beyond his years. He is a crooner in the best possible sense of the word — self-assured, gentle and debonair. For Legend’s sophomore album Kanye West resumes his role as executive producer, but Once Again is a mellower affair than Get Lifted. The songs get their gentility from Legend’s low, cocoa-smooth vocals, which never fail to bring a potentially hyper song to a place of calm. Though Once Again features an impressive assembly of producers — including Craig Street, will.i.am and West (all contributed multiple songs) — Legend is wholly in control of the album’s tone and tempo. The hip-hop underpinnings are balanced by the elegant jazz of “Again” and “Maxine.” “Where Did My Baby Go” is so simple that it feels timeless — it could be a piece of an old album by Arthur Alexander or even Joan Baez, made new again by Legend’s warm breath. “Save Room” is a song that glides so sweetly and effortlessly that it challenges every shred of malice that might be lurking within the listener. Even sweeter is “Slow Dance,” a melody as compact and pretty as a jeweled pocketwatch.

Once Again

Coming Home

Circles

You can PRE-ORDER Living Room Songs on CD/LP/Download or Special Edition CD&amp;DVD here: 
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP037

ABOUT LIVING ROOM SONGS:

Icelandic contemporary composer Ólafur Arnalds created and released a new song, one per day for one for one whole week during the month of October 2011. The songs were recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavik apartment and released instantly for free as streamed videos and mp3 downloads.

Thousands of fans followed this exciting project online at: livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com

Living Room Songs will now also be released on CD, Vinyl, Ltd. Special Edition CD &amp; DVD and as High Quality Downloads on December 5th via Erased Tapes.


Following in the spirit of Ólafur Arnalds’ critically acclaimed Found Songs (2009) now comes Living Room Songs. This time Ólafur takes the idea further and invites the audience into the comfort of his living room, where the songs were recorded live and the whole process filmed. The songs were instantly released in form of a free mp3 download and video stream- straight from Ólafur's Reykjavik apartment.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: ‘One night I was just playing my piano here in this apartment and I was writing a new song and I didn't have my phone on me which I usually use to record ideas. So I actually took out my MacBook and I didn't want to open like a proper recording program, so I just opened Photo Booth and recorded a video of myself playing the song so that I would remember the song. And I really liked the atmosphere of that video and that's when I thought I should do a series of songs in my living room...’             – Ólafur Arnalds


Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík, the 24-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut Eulogy for Evolution. Ólafur Arnalds’ second full-length album ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness, continues his mission to lure an indie-generation of pop and rock fans into an emotive world of beguiling electronic chamber music and delicate classical arrangements. Ólafur is currently touring with Ryuichi Sakamoto on his Trio Tour throughout Europe.

'The indie kid who knows the score’ – Guardian’s Observer

'Timeless and sublime’ **** – Uncut

'An artist of immense maturity' (9/10) – Drowned In Sound

'Hotwired to the soul. ...will reduce you to wordless tears'  – The Quietus


 
TRACK LISTING: 

I. Fyrsta 
II. Near Light 
III. Film Credits 
IV. Tomorrow's Song 
V. Ágúst 
VI. Lag Fyrir Ömmu 
VII. This Place Is A Shelter


Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light

ÓLAFUR ARNALDS & NILS FRAHM - 'a2' from their forthcoming collaborative EP 'STARE'.

ORDER the Ltd. Edition 10" Vinyl/Download HERE and receive an Erased Tapes 5th Anniversary sticker with it:
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP042

'A hazy slow-builder that sits nicely equidistant between Arnalds’ solo work and his excellent Kiasmos project' – The Line Of Best Fit

CONTENT

Erased Tapes label mates Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm record and mix their first collaborative record between Reyjkjavík and Berlin as a surprise release for label founder Robert Raths.

The ambient/electronic work ‘Stare’ is a true family effort from Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm with Anne Müller joining in on cello and all graphics by close label-friend and now in-house designer Torsten Posselt of Feld Studios.

This release will be strictly limited and exclusively available on Record Store Day 2012, April 21st. Coinciding with the 5th Anniversary of Erased Tapes, it’s also available from the official Erased Tapes online store and sure to become a must-have for fans of the label and these two artists.


CONTEXT

Words by Nils Frahm: 
‘I heard ‘Eulogy For Evolution’ for the first time 6 years ago and I was totally captivated. Impossible to know back then that I was supposed to meet Ólafur many years later as my label mate. Later when he took me along a tour of his we also noted that we kind of like hanging out together, doing important things like cover versions of long forgotten songs or eating veggie pizza. Also he would join my live set for a jam and I would return the favour by playing along with his set. 

All in all, I fell for Óli and after one memorable jam session we had in Berlin at Roter Salon in 2011, he finally proposed the idea to visit me in my studio in Berlin to work on 'some music'. I was happy and delighted about that idea, so we got together in April 2011 and after having a big pizza, I plugged in some old analogue synths and we played for four days until late in the night. Also queen Anne Müller stopped by after a show with Agnes Obel to record some cello at 5 am in the morning for ‘b1’. Making music together with people is lovely! 
 
The time I spent with Óli in Berlin made me very happy and the music wasn't like anything I have heard before. It was all very reduced and minimal and I felt like I couldn't have done this alone. So we decided to do another 4-day jam at Óli´s E7 studio in Reykjavik. So I flew there in the end of October to repeat the trick and record some out of this world ambient music. It didn't take us too long to write ‘a1’ and ‘a2’.  I can’t wait for the follow up!’

Words by Olafur Arnalds:
 ‘After having toured together and having had many inspiring late night conversations, I decided to visit Nils in his Durton Studio in Berlin for a weekend. We didn't have anything specific in mind, we just wanted to hang out, jam and eat some falafel. That's what we did, but somehow we also made 25 minutes of ambient bliss that weekend. 

After that we quickly decided we had to do the same in my studio in Iceland. Just hang out for a weekend and possibly make some music. So the album became kind of an Iceland vs. Berlin thing. I think you can hear it very well in the sound (side a vs. side b) and that is the most interesting thing about this record for me: that subtle but significant different in the characteristics of the music two people made in Iceland against what the same two people made in Germany. 

I'm not sure why we decided to keep it secret, it just happened. But it sure was fun! I remember a party at Robert's (Erased Tapes founder) flat in Berlin, where me and Nils stood in the corner the whole night whispering about the project. We then delivered the fully mastered record with finished artwork to Robert around the 5th anniversary of the label. It would have been nice to be there to see his face…"

The live video of Nils and Ólafur’s spontaneous improv live set in Berlin last summer won them many fans since, including UK electronic music producer Max Cooper who is now remixing two of his “absolute favourite artists”. Nils and Ólafur will be touring together throughout Europe this spring.

You can watch it here: http://vimeo.com/28631568
 


LABEL: ERASED TAPES RECORDS    UK RELEASE DATE: APRIL 21, 2012
CAT.NO: ERATP042 EP/DL   EAN: 4050486068137

TRACK LISTING:  1. a1  2. a2  3. b1

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:   OLAFURARNALDS.COM   DURTONSTUDIO.COM   ERASEDTAPES.COM 

Stare

Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm - a2

9th Wonder - The Righteous Way To Go (Instrumental)

Lust over Rusted love

The Neighbourhood stopped by at Radio1's Late Live Lounge last night (Thursday 24th) and played a surprise Destinys Child / Justin Timberlake mashup alongside performing current single 'Let It Go'. Listen to the track below.

The Neighbourhood: Say My Name/Cry Me A River (Radio1 Live Lounge)

A track inspired by the beauty of rivers. Musicians inlcude:

1. Ashwin Nayar- Electric Guitars
2. Rohit Prasanna- Flute
3. Tarana Marwah- Piano
4. Aditya Narayan- Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Arrangement

Awaara

Blueberry hill - Louis Armstrong

Lyrics - Aalok Shrivastav

Composition and Lead Vocals - Shubha Mudgal (https://soundcloud.com/shubha-mudgal)
Tabla - Varun Gupta
Backing vocals - Pavithra Chari (https://soundcloud.com/vapmok)
Flute - Rajat Prasanna

An original track that i arranged and produced at Plug N Play Studios New Delhi

Copyright 2013: Aalok Shrivastav, Anindo Bose, Shubha Mudgal


Zindagi ek nayi zindagi se judi

Composed by Shriram Iyer
Arranged by Shankar Tucker

"Piya" - ft. Shriram Iyer

Can’t help falling in love - Fleet Foxes

Composed by Chayan Adhikari and Anindo Bose

Music Arrangement - Anindo Bose
Vocals & Acoustic Guitar - Chayan Adhikari
Recorded and Produced at Plug 'N' Play Studios New Delhi 

Lyrics by Mona Lalwani

Special thanks to Shivani Khattar, Mona Lalwani and Samikha Dewan for giving us the chance to create this song for their project.

Voice inside

Five clarinetists gathered to record classic birthday tune by Mildred & Patty Hill. Live studio session featuring M.Vukmirovic, M.Prelec, M.Pavic and B.Philipp was led by Mihael Paar whose arrangement is set to champion the sound of five equally-pitched clarinets.

Happy Birthday to you by Mildred & Patty Hill (Arr. M.Paar for five clarinets)

3 Sur Yajna : Raga Manjh Khamaj

A multi-faceted singer-songwriter, guitarist and music producer Aditya Balani has been featured on BBC Asia Beats, MTV Coke Studio, Pepsi MTV Indies, and BBC Radio to name a few. Constants and Variables features organic songwriting and lush musical arrangements. The EP won him Best Pop Artist at the Radio City Freedom Awards ’15 and has been listed among the Top 10 EP’s of 2015 by Rolling Stone India.