Bollywood Steel Guitar
Title: Bollywod steel Guitar
Label: Sublime Frequencies
Another funny compilation. I feel at this point I have to comment upon this trend of mine to buy novelty compilations without listening to or knowing any of the artists beforehand. Retro-novelty is driving me, and perhaps the music consumer scene as a whole, to seek something new in something old, something undiscovered in a sea of familiar music-turned-jingles. Until I work my words around this, perhaps only personal, problem, let’s focus on the music.
I love surf rock a lot. My favorite album during my senior year of high school was a scratched surf rock compilation I pulled from a Goodwill thrift box. Though that CD is somewhere in storage hell in Georgia right now, it is still dear to my heart. And now I have something to tug at those same heart strings. Bollywood Steel Guitar is an interesting collection of instrumental steel guitar songs from 1962-1986. Though track to track this album can seem a little monotonous, in little chunks it is charming and energetic background music. Perfect for the quirky and fun spot on your road-trip mixes.
Kazi Aniruddha - “Aao Twist Karen”
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If I were more talented I would record vocal tracks over this. It’s summer, y’all. Vamos a la playa.
Gautam Dasgupta - “Duniya MAne Bura To Goli Maro”
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This track is for the long, sunburnt drive home. Windows down, sand in your toes, an off-brand synth serenading the sunset. Visit the label site here. Or buy the album.
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