May 2012
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Noori, "Taaron Se Aagay" Official Video and Live...
HOT OFF THE PRESS! Noori just released their official music video for their newest song, “Taaron Se Aagay” a couple of hours ago. The song itself was released on February 12, 2012 to a relatively luke-warm reception by social media standards (~14k YouTube views, ~11k on SoundCloud) but that doesn’t seem to have affected the band at all, as they added heavyweights Faraz Anwar...
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March 2012
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Review: Uth Records 2.0, Sara Haider feat. Ali...
First review in quite a long time! Let’s get on with it, shall we? First off, mixed feelings about Ali Haider not being THE Ali Haider. Relieved and let down at the same time, go figure :P Having said that, I don’t mind this Ali Haider at all, held down rhythm guitars pretty well, so good for you :) Anyways, enough about Ali Haider. Ali Haider. Ok, it’s out of my system. I...
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Coming soon to Uth Records, LISTEN NOW!
Well, Uth Records recently announced their third act for Season 2: XXI! Now, I know I have yet to post anything about Jarar and Affaq, hope to get to that soon, but I had to post about XXI ASAP due to the fact that I’m actually already a fan of their work :D The song they will be recording is called “Taare”, which you can check out above. Please note this is more of a demo...
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June 2011
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Review: Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 2: Sajjad...
ALRIGHT! Yet ANOTHER disclaimer before you read the following entry. I had started writing this review on two previous occasions, only to have it erased by some computer malfunction. I was so excited to write about my feelings, yet it was hard to rewrite my words after the first erasure. You could imagine my frustrations after the second time I had my writings deleted which, ultimately, led to...
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Review: Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 2: Kaavish,...
On to Kaavish! Now, this band has truly played with my emotions over the years. I went from crazed fan, to frustrated follower, to indifferent individual. With their appearance on Coke Studio Season 4, the frustrations have returned. How long ago did I hear Bachpan, probably in my own bachpan! Years went by without a debut album, as fans had to wait endlessly for a studio release. By the time...
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Review: Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 2: Attaullah...
We make our way to Ataullah Khan Esakhelvi, performing Ni Oothaan Waale in episode 2 of Coke Studio Season 4. Another act I had no previous knowledge of. Starts off with a conventional background to the folk vocals, and swells into a hip, upbeat number. Absolutely loving Asad’s guitar effect, one of the things I never understood about Coke Studio is why they kept the guitarists on such a...
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Review: Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 1: Sanam...
Well, we finally reach the last review for Coke Studio Season 4, Episode 1. Studio Sophomore Sanam Marvi closes out the performances with “Sighra Aaween Saanwal Yaar”. A ten and a half minute mammoth. The track starts off with poetry that is familiar to Coke Studio followers. I love the way the music creeps into the background slowly, allowing Marvi’s voice to take center stage...
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Review: Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 1: Akhtar...
Well, here’s a track that a lot of my friends were interested in, as it is an older tune, but I had no idea existed. Another song review without preconceived notions on how it should be :P and no prior knowledge of the artists, NOW we’re getting into unbiased territory! Heheh, anywho, from the setup it seemed the Coke Studio team was looking to extend the success they achieved from...
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Review: Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 1: Mizraab,...
One word: EPIC. Apart from Bilal Khan, I was anticipating Mizraab’s performance just as much. This time, the performance went beyond my expectations. Everyone knows of Faraz Anwar’s reputation of melting faces with his hot solos, and his ability to create acoustic anthems like “Kitni Sadiiyaan”. When I first heard of Mizraab’s inclusion into Coke Studio this season,...
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Review: Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 1: Jal, Ik...
Let’s get one thing out of the way first. I don’t consider myself a Jal fan anymore. I was perfectly happy that the first three seasons of Coke Studio stayed away from them. There was a time when I enjoyed their work, but lately I get an arrogant vibe from Goher and Farhan. This isn’t the time to discuss however, but I felt it necessary for the reader to have knowledge of my...
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Review: Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 1: Bilal...
ALRIGHT, let’s get crackin’. I’ll be posting some of my opinions on each of the songs in a separate post so as to keep my thoughts organized and not to overwhelm me. I will do my utmost best to judge the music without any personal feelings for the artists to interfere. So Coke Studio Season 4 kicks off with a performance by Bilal Khan of Bachana fame. I am a huge fan of his,...
April 2011
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“Our album cover in the Urdu script clearly states that the band’s name is...”
– Bumbu Sauce
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Album Review: Qayaas - Uss Paar (Part 2)
Aaand we’re back! A day has gone by and I realize I’ve made a bit of a mistake in my previous post. I actually got the album on Sunday afternoon, which means yesterdays post was written after a day’s worth of listening, not a couple or few. NOW it’s been two days, and I’ve gone through the album a couple more times.
Here we go, ‘Charkha’! Soothing,...
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Album Review: Qayaas - Uss Paar (Part 1)
I have been fearing writing this review for the past few days that I’ve had this album playing on my iPod. Fearing in the sense that, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to fully articulate exactly how the songs and compilation as a whole made me feel. I’ve been waiting for Qayaas to release their first album, titled “Uss Paar”, ever since I heard the songs...
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Who Is Khurram Waqar? →
Lead guitarist of upcoming behemoth Qayaas has a pretty decent Wikipedia page, check it out for some good background material on who is suddenly one of my favourite Pakistani guitarists.
Review: Uth Records Episode 1 - Jumbo Jutt
Well, let’s get things rolling by tackling the tv show everyone’s been talking about lately. I first heard about the open tryouts a day after they ended. Word was that Omran Shafique and Gumby were gonna start a music production tv show, and I was instantly sold. Most, if not everything these two guys touch turn into pure gold. Throw Zeeshan Parwez into the mix and this was already a...
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Salaam, Peace, and a hearty Vatsap to all!
This is an effort by a fan of Pakistani music (more so contemporary than classic) to try putting his feelings, impressions and thoughts on the current music scene into words. We’ve got some great sites promoting both underground and popular artists, but I’ve always felt like something’s missing. I have also found myself disagreeing with certain...