this mix of indiam music and blues is very original and great !!

great blend and confluence of sounds and vibes going on here- i really dig it!

Magical. The voice, the guitar, the translation... lovin' it much!

super vocals, crisp guitar playing; nice! really nice.

ahhh, atlast the violin! was waiting for this!

Krish Ashok Classics

Karthik Sings Aasai Mugham Marandhu Poche

When I first heard Lungi dance from the movie Chennai express, it's incredible peppy catchiness only meant one obvious thing - someone needed to make a Western classical remix version. Imagine frilly dresses, wigs, Austrian nobility and state-of-the-art Erode lungis. 

The Violin and Cello were recorded on the really impressive Yeti Blue microphone, which is so sensitive that if you listen really hard, you can occasionally hear the pigeon on my window sill making enquiries about the local availability of pretty single pigeonesses. 

In addition to the tracks I recorded on my instruments, some software layers were used to expand the soundscape to do justice to this most excellent song. 

Danse Macabre De Lungi

A Tamil adaptation of Bo Diddley's classic "Before you accuse me" (made famous by Eric Clapton)

Vocals: @ranjani-shanker
Lyrics: Subhashini Vinay (twitter.com/neelavanam) 
Piano: @hariflute
Guitars, Violin, Bass, Arrangement: @krishashok

கேளாயோ நீ, சொற்கள் அம்புகள்,
கேளாயோ நீ, சொற்கள் அம்புகள்.
நம் காதலே பெரும் கனா,
விடையிலா ஒரு வினா!

Have you heard, (your) words like arrows pierce.
Have you heard, (your) words like arrows pierce.
Our love,  like a perfect dream, 
(ended like) A question without an answer.

நம் வானிலே, நிலவேன் இல்லையோ,
நம் வானிலே, நிலவேன் இல்லையோ,
வாழ்கைப் பூந்தோட்டத்தில், மலர்களே பூக்கவில்லையோ.

Why is it we have not had a moon to brighten our eventide?
Why is it our life did not bloom in a garden of flowers? 

வாராதே திரும்பி, நினைவுகளில் சுகமிலை,
வாராதே திரும்பி, நினைவுகளில் சுகமிலை,
துள்ளியாடும் மீன்களென வேண்டும் ஒரு வாழ்கை.

Don't come back, memories cannot be cherished.
Don't come back, memories cannot be cherished.
(I feel like a fish out of water and this is not what I want.) 
I want to swim in this vast expanse of life, happily. 

Abheri Blues

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lMW4-jO3Wk
Arnab Goswami is a man of depth. He unleashes rationality and factuality by assembling 5-6 experts every day night and interrupting them at every step. Subramaniam Swamy is a professional Dream Stealer whose task is to infiltrate the subconscious realm of Arnab's own kingdom and interrupt the interruptor, name-call the name-caller and implant the idea that it is possible to reduce prime time news to even more unimaginable depths of ridiculousness

To capture the essence of his genius, we have adapted Hans Zimmer's Time from Inception. 

The source material is largely from this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FykqCkDDrW0

Interrupception

Pottery

Summer supper 2022

A cover of the Late M S Viswanathan - Ramamurthy - Kannadaasan Masterpiece from Pasamalar.

Credits:
Main Melody Originally composed by Late MS Viswanathan and T K Ramamurthy
Lyrics by Late Kannadaasan
Arrangement, Vocals, Flute, Mix and Master - Vijay Kannan (@indian_music_fan)
Vocals, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Cello - Krish Ashok (@krishashok)

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YT: https://youtube.com/AboutIndianMusic

Malarndhum Malaraadha - Vijay Kannan And Krish Ashok

Sita Kalyanam

A western classical version of an Indian Carnatic song, Mokshamu Galada, played on Indian bamboo flute, inspired by the Madras String Quartet of VS Narasimhan.

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Mokshamu Galada

An ambient adaptation of Ilayaraja's "Mandram Vandha" (Cheeni kum hai in Hindi) from Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam 

@mediumcoffee - Electric guitar, Keyboards, backing vocals
@krishashok - Cello, classical guitar, bass & lead vocals

Mandram Vandha

A minor blues adaptation of Ilayaraja's "Poo maalai vaangivandhaan" from Sindhu Bhairavi 

Keyboard, lead guitar: @mediumcoffee
Vocals, rhythm, bass, violin: @krishashok

Poo Maalai Blues

Darth Vaadhiar Theme

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Mozzarellasura Linguini Stotram

Based on an idea generated by a cricket match victory, beer and lunch (in that precise sequence) by @onejubb, Visesh and me

Words entirely from the menu of the excellent Tuscana restaurant (http://www.tuscana.in/pdf/tuscananewmenu.pdf - Note:PDF download)

Lyrics

Ai Funghi Linguini Foccacia Capellini Pizza Fettucine Lasagna Penne
Spinaci Bolognese Pesto Minestrone Cannelloni Porfirio Asparagi

Ravioli Spaghetti Alfredo Pescatore Fresco Pomodoro Tagliatelle
Tiramisu Arabiatta Farfalle Stagioni Calzone Gamberi Pepperoncini

Ai Frutti di Mare Quattro Formaggio Risotto con Pollo Paesana Roma
Napolitana Fagioli alla Checca Gorgonzola Gnocchi Carbonara


Mozzarellasura Linguini Stotram

One warm summer morning in a cafe in Guadalajara....

Next installment in the "Menusic" album by @onejubb, @arabjabam and myself. 

Credits:
Opening flamenco bit is from AR Rahman's "Jumbalaka jumbalaka" from the movie En Swaasa Kaatrey

Translation:
Good day, What would you like to eat? What dish would you recommend?

Lyrics:
Tortilla Fajita Sopa Flauta Salsa Guacamole
Tostada Chalupa Torta Quesadilla Margaritam (poetic licence to make it rhyme with mahnikam)
Burrito Torta Gordita Tequila Carne Guisada
Mojito Tamale Taco Poblano Pico de Gallo

Casa Venkatesa

An orchestral adaptation of Naadaloludai by Thyagaraja in Raga Kalyana Vasantham

Naadaloludai

I take the ridiculous and the sublime, add cellos, violins, guitars and random internet collaborators to make music of sorts

Abheri Blues

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