suchasoorma said:
This cd is quite literally - amazingh. The integration of bhangra with hip-hop is mindblowingly smooth and it creates a unique fusion that no other artist has been able to quite create. Not only this, the beats hit so hard and are a lot of fun to listen to. My favorite songs on the album are Best Ride Ever and Nach Mutiyaar. I can say without any doubt in my mind that this is one the premier albums that i have ever heard. Fortunately for all of us in the music world, Klasikhz makes many competitive bhangra mixes too and I would very much hope to see a follow-up cd to this one with those. Basically, you cannot live your life without having heard this cd
i agree. i got it last week but wanted to give it a few listens before posting anything. it grew on me a lot. blasting it is fun!
in conclusion, very happy i got it - yes, some of the tracks are 'old' in the sense that they have already been featured in Past DRP performance mixes (Shonk, Money in the Batuaa, the Nach Mutiyaar Stunna Shades remix, and Bagge Bagge for example) but it's nice to have the full versions (instead of just clips). The other parts of the songs which were not featured in the mixes sound great, and there's cool little tricks, or comments, or sound effects and beat changes in the later parts of the songs which surprise you - clearly these were not present in the "clips" which he put in DRPs mixes...the vocals he incorporates from punjabi singers and rappers really adds and makes it a lot more fun to listen to. also a lot of intense dhol beats which make you think "how did he make that match the music so well?" when the song jumps out at u and makes u ask that, its a good thing.
Overall it's SUCH a good album to blast. Either at home or IN THE CAR. like seriously, driving just came to another level, mostly because the bass is handled so well (very clear, not cloying, subtle at times and always surprises you).
Finally, I will say it's def. a unique album because of all the hiphop infused into it. His remixes of The Way I Are, A Milli, Party like a Rockstar, I wear my stunna glasses at nite, money in the bank, that Bhangra song which the Michael Jackson and Sardaarji duo did in Britain's Got Talent (Sulemaan Mirza or whatever his name was), and even Bombay! (A.R. Rahmans classic), all of these are done very tastefully and uniquely.
A Milli & Way I Are really took me by surprise as they have remixed so many times by other Djs/Teams - but here it sets itself apart.
theres also lots of Eminem in there which is generally pretty rare/difficult to incorporate into bhangra = sick!
, old Nachna Onda Ni vs. Timbaland, old DRP classics, Nach Mutiyaar
