The genius Carnatic vocalist Madurai Mani Iyer (1912-1968), possibly the greatest exponent of live improvisation in Carnatic classical music, popularized this "English Note" composed by Harikesanallur Mutthiah Bhagavathar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNjl5w8Prw0) to showcase his autodidactic (self teaching) talent in expanding beyond his strictly classical training. This piece was extremely popular with an independence era audience that felt pride in one of their own "getting" western music while no Englishman could perform a Thodi alapana. 

Obviously as a Indian classical musician, Mutthiah Bhagavathar only composed the main melody, an incredibly catchy and hummable tune that would have worked in the best courts of Vienna. But Western classical music is about harmony layered over the melody and I was surprised that no one had taken a crack at taking this really catch melody and writing a String quartet around it. 

There were some interesting challenges. Mani Iyer clearly did not keep harmony in mind when he wrote the piece so there are places where the melodic sequence presents quite a hard challenge to harmonize, but all in all, I think it turned out okayish. 

Again, I am quite an amateur and It will be great if more talented musicians take this melody and set it to even better background scores :)

English Note (by Madurai Mani Iyer) - String Quartet

An adaptation of Vidyasagar's Aaro Viral Meetti from the movie Pranayavarnangal (1997)

After some consideration towards potentially atrocious pronunciation, I decided to Uditnarayanify and sing it anyway. 

The guitar is a Yamaha classical nylon string guitar. 

Aaro Viral Meetti

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Shankar Tucker's Newest Album: Filament (2015)

Each one is an absolute lyrical masterpiece

Shankar Tucker - Filament - 13 Aadiyillalo Anthamillalo (Kerala Boat Song) - feat. Job Kurian

Paper Crown & Violet Skies is an alternative rock journey through heartbreak, rebellion, nostalgia, darkness, and hope. Across 10 tracks, Lucidelusions blends raw emotion with anthemic choruses and vivid storytelling — from the vulnerability of Tattooed on My Heartbeat to the explosive rage of Burn It Down Before Dawn, the haunting echoes of Hollow Cathedral, and the redemptive light of Leave the Lights On.

For transparency: the vocals and melodies on this album were generated using Suno, but every lyric, every theme, and every concept was written by me, line by line. While I use AI as a tool to bring these songs to life, I hold deep respect for true musicians, songwriters, and performers whose artistry inspires me. This album is my way of expressing creativity within my means, and a tribute to the music that shaped me.

Whether you connect with the raw anger, the nostalgic reflection, or the hope that carries through to the end, I hope Paper Crown & Violet Skies speaks to something inside you. Thank you for listening.

Fangs at the Gate

Cracked Reflection is a collection of songs that look inward, outward, and everywhere in between. Blending the drama of arena rock, the intimacy of country-pop storytelling, and the raw emotion of theatrical ballads, this album captures the sound of questions we all ask — and the answers we sometimes don’t want to hear.

From dark, obsessive rock to sweeping anthems and tender piano-driven confessions, each track is a piece of the mirror — fractured, imperfect, but undeniably real. Cracked Reflection doesn’t sit neatly in one genre; it’s a fusion of power and vulnerability, with songs that soar, sting, and stay with you long after they end.

She Never Says Goodbye

A moderately Chennai tamil revolutionary adaptation of Nirvana's Smells like Teen Spirit 

Lyrics: Raghuthaatha (https://twitter.com/raghuthaatha) & @krishashok
Drums & percussion sequencing: @mediumcoffee & @krishashok
Violin, guitars, bass, vocals: @krishashok

Ration arisi, queue la ninnu (Ration rice, we stand in a queue)
Vaangarom, vera vazhi illa (to buy, we have no choice)
Fulla Kushtu, black la ticket (fully drunk, tickets in black)
eduthu, padam paatha (we buy & when we watch the movie...)

Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo ayyayo x 3
Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo

TASMAC kadaila, appan mabbu (Dad's drunk at the TASMAC bar)
Kelvi ketta, periya thappu (if we question, it's a problem)
Current cut, yeppo padippom (power outrage, when do we study?)
Kerosene light la padicchu mudippom (we will study in the light of a kerosene lamp)

Naanga ezhai (We are poor)
eppadi vaazha (How do we live)
Kelaya pudichu (holding on to a branch)
Yeri vaarom (we will rise up)
Yeah, hey, yay

College Saentu, edho padichi (we joined college, studied something)
kizhichi, kadla potu (hit on girls)
vela thedi, gaandayi, (searched for jobs, frustrated)
Ola cab ottina traffic jam (drove Ola cabs only to get stuck in traffic jams)

Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo ayyayo x 3
Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo

Nirutthi ottina, horn tholla (If we drive slowly, everyone honks)
rash-a ottna, mama tholla (if we drive rashly, the police trouble us)
adaki vaascha, pammureenga. (If we stay docile, we are oppressed)
nimundhu keta, amuthareenga (If we question that, we are oppressed)

road-u illa (there are few roads for us)
medu pallam (roads full of obstacles)
ellam thaandi (we will cross all those)
yeri vaarom (we will rise up)
Yeah, hey, yay

Mayila pudchu, kaala keela (if you catch a peacock)
odachu aada sonna (break its leg & ask it to dance)
Kuyila pudchu, goondla geendla (if you catch a songbird)
adachu, paada sonna (cage it and ask it to sing)

Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo ayyayo x 3
Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo


Aana ippo Murattu Kaala (But now we are raging bulls)
Seeri paanja, merusal aava (as we pounce, you will be dazed)
Cykil gap la, Auto pola (in a narrow gap for cycles, we will drive an auto)
nozhanju vaarom, odhungi nillu-a (and come through, give us way)

Vasadhi illa (We have no opportunities)
Asadhi illa (No laziness)
muyarchi senji (but we will try)
yeri vaarom (we will rise up)

Yeri Vaarom x 9 (we will rise up)

Smells Like Kerosene

Small recording with my new Yamaha Yev violin and my New Lightning Bow !! :)

Pudhu Vellai Mazhai - From the ' LIGHTNING BOW ' - Durai Srinivasan

Over the past year my increasing interest in Electronic music(EDM, House, etc) has led me to envision the interplay between Carnatic ragas and EDM synths and grooves on track. I came up with this track when I was playing some synthesizers in a western melodic scale called Phrygian. I found myself humming an alaap in Raga Sindhu Bhairavi soon as a couple of synth phrases were done. There seems to be such an irresistable pull between the beautiful variations of the raga and the repetitive nature of the electronic part underneath. Here is a version of me playing a violin alaap and swaram in Raga Sindhu Bhairavi as the first video of a new series, House of Carnatic.


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Sindhubhairavi - Flow

Roja Unheard BGM (Magic of Ar rahman & Flute Naveen)

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"Haunslaa" - the story of a creator constantly hustling, facing rejections, enduring challenges at every step of the way, but not losing sight of the end goal. 

Haunslaa reminds you to give it all it takes, to try once again, and to never give up. This song is a tribute to all creators who are constantly striving to create, write, make art, and put themselves out there. Tell me what keeps you motivated to work harder in the comments below! 

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Audio Credits 
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Artist: Vinod Krishnan 
Composed by Vinod Krishnan
Lyrics by Anurag Mishra, Vinod Krishnan
Music Produced by Keshav Dhar & Vinod Krishnan
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Written by Vinod Krishnan & Meghna Chakraborty
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Lyrics:
Sapne phir bhi dekhe tum ne 
Mushkil thee bhale 
Haathon ki in lakeeron ko tum
Badalne ho chale 

Unchi udaanen bharna  
Dil ko hai yeh kahaa
Toofaano se na darna 
aisa hai haunslaaa 

I am ready, going steady, I am now
Can't you see, let me be, I am free

Logon ki jo baatein unmein 
Kuch bhi na raakha 
Mile tujhko khushi hai jisme 
Usmein kadam badha 

Umeedein zinda rakhna   
Dil ko hai yeh kahaa
Toofaano se na darna 
aisa hai haunslaaa

I am ready, going steady, I am now
Can't you see, let me be, I am free
I am ready, going steady, I am now
Can't you see, let me be, I am free

Ready. Steady. Free.
Ready. Steady. Free.

Haunslaa

Haunslaa (Original)

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

Smells Like Kerosene

Krish Ashok