If you have eyes or ears, welcome,
Welcome back friends! We've been gone a while, and it doesn't feel like it has been 6 months, but Rohit says it has. Teamix has been on the backburner for a little bit, Rohit is busy as usual (always is, I'm not fully sure what it is that he is up to..?), and I've been finding my feet on these moon-surface Bangalore roads. We had a bit of a free Sunday today and decided why not? Let's get this show up and running again! I hope you've missed us as much as we've missed you!
Playlist on Spotify • Playlist on YouTube
Izehaar - Bawari Basanti
Album: Izehaar (2019)
Immediately starts off with that old school Bollywood vibe, which is quite enjoyable to be honest. But then 25 seconds in, we are introduced to Bawari, and what an introduction. She lays it down, switching flows like a madman auto driver dodging Outer Ring Road traffic. More importantly, she addresses a lot of important issues with this song, bringing attention to moral policing, curbing free speech of artists, and the issues women face in our society. I have only one problem with this song, it's just TOO DAMN SHORT! I want more, I want much much more of this gorgeous beat, much more of this flow, much of Bawari educating me and at the same time not letting my feet sit still.
Sharaabi - Madboy/Mink
Album: Union Farm (2015)
Would you like to know how to get everyone doing that 'head bobbing left and right' move, instantly, and without fail? Play Sharaabi by Madboy/Mink. It's that simple. If all of my memories were wiped, and I knew 0 dance moves or any sort of grooving steps, anything that would let me move my body in unison with a beat, and Sharaabi was played out loud? I'm fairly certain I'd still know how to bob my head to this beat. This beat would teach me how to do that one. It's just so catchy, and so bop-y, it's too enjoyable. I also kinda like how Mink says "mu-durr" for murder, it's very cute and the accent is spot on.
Floated By - Peter Cat Recording Company
Album: Bismillah (2019)
Rohit wants to say all sorts of music newsletter sounding stuff like the kind you'll find below since I didn't edit it, but I just want to add that PCRC sounds fab. That's why they're on here. They're incredibly enjoyable, you feel your mind, body, soul just take a collective breath and a deep exhale when Floated By plays. Now on to Rohit giving us the deets -
A much-anticipated album in the Indian Independent Music Scene. Their excellent 2016 release, ‘Portrait Of A Time’, put the band on the map with the old-school flair and nostalgic tones. Their new album is a mellow inward-looking one. They believe their songs are based on the philosophy behind living as both an individual and part of something larger. This song is about a love letter and the music video is shot at the singer's (Suryakant Sawhney) wedding. The song is easy to listen to, has some amazing horn sections and Suryakant's voice is just a gem in this beauty of a song. (Should play it in stressful situations, like giving birth or something -S)
Go! - Public Service Broadcasting
Album: The Race for Space (2015)
R - Every now and then Suchet and I happen to find these gem of an artist/band. These guys are one of them. We literally couldn't stop listening to them on loop for weeks. Part musical group, part performance-art outfit, Public Service Broadcasting is the innovative and geeky work of Londoners J. Willgoose, Esq. and Wrigglesworth. The two mix dance beats and electronics with old public-service messages and they also add some funky old video footage along with it. This song is based on the Apollo 11 landing on the moon and the scene in mission Control at NASA. Literally gives me chills every time.
S - What a concept! The chorus is just the flight controllers giving their confirmations as they are called around the room, laid over a trippy space-y beat. I was riding around Bangalore at 5:30AM this one day, and I had to travel a bit, so I put this album on and rode to it. It was just my bike, Public Service Broadcasting and I. This song came on when I was climbing a flyover, dogding the sparse traffic, arriving at the top, and at the zenith of the flyover, the chorus came to a close. That was a religious moment for me.
Also as a bonus, I (Rohit) just discovered this amazing 1-hour long concert of them playing the album at Royal Albert Hall, London in HD. If you loved the song, then trust me and watch the video.
Abraham - Miles Mosley
Album: UPRISING (2017)
I (Rohit) had the golden opportunity to watch Kamasi Washington live in Mumbai and the bass player that night was Miles Mosley. Man did he do some wild things with that double bass. His standout performance was when he played this track that night. By far, the funkiest track I have heard in a while. Its got a catchy piano melody and some incredible drumming (those ghost notes :o). According to Mosley, Abraham is a coming of age track for him where he shows the world his fancy new self.
This track is trip. It's so jazzy and I don't really have the words to explain what I'm feeling listening to it. It's got a very church choir but jazz band kind of vibe.
This was a start we believe, a start to another set of teamix episodes. We will be trying very hard to keep them coming. Badly quoting Smash Mouth - "The teamix start coming, and they don't stop coming" - We are teamix, and we are coming.
So! Find someone you like, or someone you just met, or a mirror if you don't have anyone, or no one if you don't want anyone, but you MUST have a cup of your favorite beverage (ours is chai, incase we haven't already made it obvious) and check out these tracks!
Please let us know what you think, and send more tracks you find our way! We just want to share music we love, and music we think you'll love, so help us :3
Regard,
Rohit & Suchet
