An ambient/rock/string quartet cover of AR Rahman's Aaromale from the OST of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya. 
Vocals: Ashwin Vinayan
Synth, Kanjira, Drums programming, Spacey Guitar: @mediumcoffee
Acoustic guitar, violin, cello, lead/rhythm guitar, mixing/mastering: Krish Ashok

Aaromale

Asakawa Maki - House of the Rising Sun

Vocals: Anju Brahmasmi; Lead Guitar: Santhosh Chandran, Bass: Ben Sam Jones; Keyboards: Vivek Santhosh; Drums: Tao Issaro; Mixed and mastered by Vivek Thomas; Produced by Sumesh Lal for Music Mojo, KappaTV.

Endaro Mahanu Bhavalu - Anju Brahmasmi

A Sanskrit adaptation of Black Sabbath's Iron Man

Lyrics: SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrabhrt) & Vaishnavi S (https://twitter.com/utprekshaa)
Vocals, Guitars, Violin, Bass, Drum programming, Mixing & Mastering: @krishashok

किं सः उन्मत्तः? Is he mad?
द्रष्टुं समर्थो न वा? Can he see or not?
(पद्भ्यां) चलितुं शक्तः ? Can he walk?
उत चलन् पतति ? If he walks will he fall?
जीवति उत मृतः ?  Is he alive or dead?
चिन्तयितुं समर्थः?  Is he capable of thought?
तं न गणयामो वयम् We will ignore him
तेन किमस्माकम्? What does he do for us? 

चित्रायसम् अभवत्  He became steel
महायस्कान्तक्षेत्रे In the great magnetic field
कालम् अतीत्य गच्छति सति He traveled time
मनुकुलस्य भविष्यार्थम् For the future of mankind

कस्यापि न इष्टः  Nobody wants him
भुवनं प्रेक्षते  He just stares at the world
प्रतीकारं चिन्तयन् Planning his vengeance
प्रतीकारं चिन्तयन् Planning his vengeance

अयं मुहूर्तः This is the time
भीतिं प्रसारयितुम् For him to spread fear
परलोकात् परवैरम् Vengeance from the other world
ये तेन मुक्तास्तान् हन्ति Kills the people once saved by him

कस्यापि न इष्टः Nobody wants him
प्रतिमुखीकुर्वन्ति तम् They just turn away from him
कोपि न उपकरोति Nobody helps him
अथ तस्य प्रतिक्रिया Now his revenge

बहुमलपादरक्षाः Boots of lead
भयेन पूरयति तेषां हृदयम् Fill their hearts full of dread
धावन्ति यथावेगम् They run as fast as they can
अयोनरः पुनर्जीवति Iron man lives again

Lohapurusha

A Sanskrit adaptation of Eric Clapton's acoustic version of Layla (as लीला - Leela) with lyrics by SP Suresh (https://twitter.com/vajrabhrt) & Vaishnavi S

Vocals, Guitars (Ovation acoustic) , Violin (Yamaha), Piano, Bass, Drum programming, mixing & mastering by @krishashok 

Lyrics

त्वयि एकाकिन्यां किं करिष्यसि  (What will you do for your loneliness)
Tvayi ēkākin'yāṁ kiṁ kariṣyasi 
यदा सहचरः कोऽपि नास्ति  (When for companionship there is no one)
yadā sahacaraḥ kō̕pi nāsti 
चिरम् धावन्ती गुप्ता असि त्वम्  (Time has past, you have been hiding)
ciram dhāvantī guptā asi tvam
जानास्येव तत् गर्व इति  	(You must know that it is your pride)
 jānāsyēva tat garva iti 

लीले, साष्टाङ्गं प्रणमामि  (Leela, I fall at your feet)
līlē, sāṣṭāṅgaṁ praṇamāmi     
लीले, प्रिये, त्वम् याचेऽहम्  (Leela, my love, I implore thee)
līlē, priyē, tvam yācē̕ham 
लीले, चित्तव्याकुलम् शमय  (Leela, pacify my troubled mind)
līlē, cittavyākulam śamaya 

तव शोकम् अपहर्तुम् अयते  (I tried to remove your sorrow)
tava śōkam apahartum ayatē  
त्वत्पिता यदा निराशाम् (अजनयत्)  (When your father let you down)
tvatpitā yadā nirāśām (ajanayat) 
मूढोऽहम्! त्वयि अनुरागो जातः!  (Fool that I am, love for you was born)
mūḍhō̕ham! Tvayi anurāgō jātaḥ! 
लोक एव अधोमुखीकृतः!  (My whole world was turned upside down)
 Lōka ēva adhōmukhīkr̥taḥ! 

उन्मादात् प्राक् मम (Before I become mad)
Unmādāt prāk mama  
मां पुनरुद्धर (Bring me back to normalcy)
māṁ punarud'dhara 
गतिर्नास्तीति मा वद (Don't tell me that there's no hope / way)
gatirnāstīti mā vada 
व्यर्थमिदम् प्रेम मा ब्रूहि  (Don't tell me that my love is in vain)
vyarthamidam prēma mā brūhi 

thanks to Kenneth Adair for the romanized version of the lyrics

Picture credits: Raja Ravi Varma's Urvashi & Pururavas

Leela

Thought I might improvise on and extend the delightful little dubstep version of Annamacharya's Bhavamulona that was featured in Mani Ratnam's OK Kanmani

Lyrics

bhAvamulOna bAhayamulandunu 
gOvindA gOvindA ani koluvavO manasA

hari avatAramulE akhila dEvatalu hari lOni vE brahmANDambulu
hari nAmamulE anni mantramulu hari hari hari hari anavO manasA
(bhAvamu)

viSNuni mahimalE vihita karmamulu viSNuni pogaDeDi vEdambulu
viSNudokkadE vishvAntarAdamuDu viSNuvu viSNuvani vedakavO manasA
(bhAvamu)


Bhavamulona

In the first episode of Season 5, we witness a union of passion and music through Benny Dayal and Naezy’s Yaad Rakh, which explores the meaning of living with passion and pursuing your dreams. 

Experience the LIVE TRUE sound that echoed deep into the valleys and lush green landscapes of Manali.

Yaad Rakh Lyrics by  Benny Dayal and Naezy
Produced by - Dub Sharma

'Yaad Rakh' - Benny Dayal, Naezy - The Dewarists S05E01

A Tamil adaptation of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love
Lyrics: Subhashini V (twitter.com/neelavanam)
Vocals: @ranjani-shanker
Kanjira & Cajon: @mediumcoffee
The rest: @krishashok

வேண்டும் நீதி, உலகம் பூர்த்தி
போதும் மெளனம், தேவையில்லை சலனம்,
நிமிர்ந்தாளென்றால் வானமே கிரீடம்.
பெண்மையே ஒரு வரம்
பெண்மையே ஒரு வரம்.
 
வேண்டும் உலகத்தின் லவ் (4)
 
பெண்கள் என்றால், அழகும் அன்பும்,
Misuse செய்தால், எரியும் எரியும்,
அவள் கண்ணில் பெரும் தீ
உள்ளம் இரும்பென, நீ அறிந்தால் 
பெண்மையே ஒரு வரம்(2)
 
வேண்டும் உலகத்தின் லவ் (4)

Vendum Ulagatthin Love

A bit of a slow-paced seasonal beat for you to beat those holiday blues, as you head back to work in 2017! Thought it'd be interesting to explore how Auld Lang Syne and Jingle Bells (or Vive le vent, as they say in French) could do a jugalbandi together, like a mis-playing turntable in a Christmas or New Year party.

Cover-art: By Dreamy Pixel (http://dreamypixel.com/winter-cottage-at-night/) [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Metamutator Presents: Christmas

Vive le Temps: Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot.

TR would like to have a few words with all you on the recent & historical interference of North Indians into Tamil culture. He suggests that you stop being a Raghuthatha and embrace the "boiling over" (Pongal) of Tamil passion instead. 

We have a guest keyboardist on this track: @mediumcoffee

Ambududhaan Hai

Reinterpretation of Aaromale from the OST of "Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya" composed by A R Rahman. Originally performed for Music Mojo sessions at Kappa TV.

Vocals : Harish
Guitars : Praveen, Jagadis
Bass : Vignesh
Drums : Ganesh
Keys : Swamy
Tabla : Shiva
Flute: Butto

http://fb.me/agamtheband

Aaromale : Re-Interpreted by Agam

I’m much more than the sum of everything you know about me. I have secrets.

Vive le Temps: Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot.

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