Various - Play That Beat Mr. Raja #1 - Selected Oddities From The Tamil Film Industry (1984 - 1991)
| Genre: | Electronic, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen |
| Singer: | Various |
| Title: | Play That Beat Mr. Raja #1 - Selected Oddities From The Tamil Film Industry (1984 - 1991) |
| Short-info: | Label:
Cartilage Records – CART003
Type: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Date of released: 22 Oct 2010 Category: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen Style: Soundtrack, Indian Classical, Electro, Funk, Disco |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1669 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1312 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC MPC AIFF MP4 WAV ADX AHX RA |
- 1669 downloads at 53 mb/s
RAR archive MP3 format
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | –Illaiyaraaja* | Title Music |
| A2 | –Illaiyaraaja* | Vikram VikramBacking Vocals – Kamal Hassan |
| A3 | –Shankar Ganesh | Cola Cola Coca ColaBacking Vocals – Vani Jairam |
| A4 | –Illaiyaraaja* | Passing Out Parade Part.1 |
| A5 | –Hamsalekha | Nallavan Nallavan (Be A Good Boy)Backing Vocals – S. Janaki, S.P. Balasubramanyam* |
| B1 | –Illaiyaraaja* | Raaja Rajathi (King & Queen)Backing Vocals – Illaiyaraaja* |
| B2 | –Illaiyaraaja* | Love Theme |
| B3 | –Illaiyaraaja* | Thakkum Thalaangu Thatthom (Magic Of A Tinkling Anklet)Backing Vocals – S. Janaki, S.P. Balasubramanyam* |
| B4 | –Illaiyaraaja* | Puthiya Ulagille (The Whole Day)Backing Vocals – K.S. Chitra*, S.P. Balasubramanyam* |
| B5 | –Illaiyaraaja* | I Love You Interlude |
| B6 | –Illaiyaraaja* | Chittu Kuruvi (The Sparrow)Backing Vocals – S. Janaki, S.P. Balasubramanyam* |
Credits
- Artwork – Moolinex
- Compiled By – DJ Arc De Triomphe
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – Fanny Quement*
- Liner Notes [Inside Notes] – DJ Arc De Triomphe, Eddie Ramamurphy
- Liner Notes [Rewriting] – Olivier Lamm
- Mastered By – Stephen Des Aulnois
Notes
"Play That Beat Mr. Raja" is the very first compilation dedicated to Tamil recordings in the West. It explores the wild shores of these late 80's Kollywood music productions. With an avalanche of cinematic strings, analog synths, mind-blowing vocal punchlines and drumkit earthquakes mixed with folkloric percussive elements, it reveals the audacity of composers such as Ilayaraja, Shankar Ganesh or Hamsalekha.Covering an impressive range of styles, it features Kamal Hassan's vocoded rap "Vikram Vikram", Shankar Ganesh's disco stomper "Coca Cola", and the irresistible bontempi instrumental "Love Theme", among many other hits. Straddling boundaries between traditional southern indian identity and digested western influences, these selected oddities remain a lesson of creativity and freedom in the world of soundtracks, with their stunning incorporation of the most typical of 80s tools in a classical context, and a constant love for daring structures and demented arrangements.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WNDU007 | Various | Play That Beat Mr. Raja #1 - Selected Oddities From The Tamil Film Industry (1984 - 1991) (CD, Comp) | Wonderyou | WNDU007 | Japan | 2012 |
