Bhangratechno1 Feat Tha Suspect - Clindsay

3rd Mar 2014 22:59 - 12 years ago
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Description : Fusion using Bhangra (Punjabi) instruments with the Reggaeton pellas of ThaSuspect1 and MrDoll with loops from different sources. This kind of works but true Bhangra aficionados would not call it Bhangra. Recut 3-4. Comments welcome.

Comments (8)

If you have time take a listen and give clindsay some feedback.

SikStyle1
SikStyle1 15th Mar 2014 15:01 - 12 years ago
Good job this is so different
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 8th Mar 2014 08:16 - 12 years ago
Well, I've checked it out again and noticed a few more things.

0:56 I quite like how we lose the heavy bass there for a minute or so.

1:43 percussion break is cool. You're dropping things in and out nicely.

Please check out MJ's The Way You Make Me Feel as that ending still reminds me of its main riff. I think that might be a harmonium playing but I'm not sure.

Good stuff though I'm not sure I noticed any changes - just more than I did last time.

2:14 it moves into something more like dubstep so that's another genre thrown into the cool but unusual mix. It just kind of passes through the song there rather than taking over and becoming that whole genre.

3:05 big vocal cry out is powerful.
clindsay
clindsay replied 8th Mar 2014 - 12 years ago
Thanks - listened to MJ - I hear what you are referring to. Sure wish I had his producer. The instrument in my piece is an accordion modified somewhat to sound Bhangralike.

This wasn't a radical recut - just removed the dhol drums at the intro and tightened some of the background percussion.
Thanks for all you kind comments.
-clindsay
Orlando51
Orlando51 7th Mar 2014 00:17 - 12 years ago
It's really refreshing to hear something completely different here on Looperman. I would never think of combining Indian and rasta music, so this sounds really interesting and enjoyable...more than good job!:)

Compliments___Orlando
clindsay
clindsay replied 7th Mar 2014 - 12 years ago
Thanks - I actually think this kind of works - seeing if others agree.
-clindsay
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 5th Mar 2014 00:23 - 12 years ago
Hi again. I'm not very familiar with bhangra and don't hear a lot of it about. I do love the rythms though. It certainly does incorporate hip-hop, dance and pop.

I'd like to try making some of it and it would probably fit nicely with some of my eastern, psychedelic blues. Perhaps I just have to figure out some of the rythms and drum programming. Or just use drum loops. I have some decent dancehall MIDI drum files so maybe I'll get round to fusing those dancehall grooves with some eastern guitar parts and then maybe start adding tablas and udu. That would be a good start to mixing things up as you've done here.

" Presumably it would be played by a Hindi Rasta band, no?"

Actually, that was a little bit of a joke and, now I think about it, I don't think rastas do play much reggaeton though I may well be wrong. I guess they're more into dub and reggae. I do some dub and reggae though not so much. My latest upload is partly dub (Opposable Thumbs) and there's a 2 min reggae intro to my track Things That Should Always Be.

Anyway, good work again, and I'll look out for your next one.
clindsay
clindsay replied 5th Mar 2014 - 12 years ago
Hi yourself again - I've recut this- if you get a chance please give it a listen - I think it is a little tighter.
Also, if you are interested in Bhangra - the link below has a spotify url with a few selections. Of course it will expose me as a fraud but you'll get an idea of the breadth of the genre.
http://open.spotify.com/user/climetree/playlist/18cxFWngxZCCaNhexveNLY

-clindsay
Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed 4th Mar 2014 16:26 - 12 years ago
I`m not well informed on Bangra clindsay but gotta say that this kind of mix really is effective in developing that driving rhythm/beat mix that gets the body parts moving...very creative stuff....I have used a lot of ethnic instruments in my mixes over the years but have yet to come across samples on the Indian instruments that I`ve been able to include...great job on this one...and its great to be able to listen here on the Loop to this kind of music...I for one, would like to hear a lot mor ethnic influenced tracks....keep on...Ed
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 4th Mar 2014 13:33 - 12 years ago
Interesting stuff. I don't now why I've never heard bhangra and reggae(ton) merged together before. Sort of sounds an obvious fit when listening to this.

Presumably it would be played by a Hindi Rasta band, no?

1:10 trippy, hypnotic lead is cool, as well as the funky subtle lead after that.

1:28 bass break is cool. Nice to have that space there after all the busyness.

Good vocals you have here.

Are you playing anything at all on this or is just a mix of different loops?

Good work and I like that final, delayed ending. Some of that final part reminds me of the coolest and catchiest synth on Michael Jackson's all-time unbelievable classic The Way You Make Me Feel. I think it's playing something very similar.
clindsay
clindsay replied 4th Mar 2014 - 12 years ago
Thanks - I agree that reggae is a natural for this genre especially at lower bpms. Bhangra as a genre is all over the map and incorporates hip-hop, dance and pop. It's one of those that went to UK and then back and then back again.It would be played by a Bhangra/Punjabi band.

This is just different loops - mix of dance/house and Bhangra. At some point I'll start doing my own loops but for now I'm content arranging others.
Again, thanks for taking time to listen and provide analysis - I really appreciate it.
-clindsay
larrywiggles1
larrywiggles1 4th Mar 2014 11:09 - 12 years ago
Hi,

It certainly does it for me, love the gentle start, then into the thumping drums and chants. bridges and transitions were spot on too. Great work Clindsay.

Best wishes,

Mark/Larry
deciBel
deciBel 4th Mar 2014 02:35 - 12 years ago
Clindsay I don'T know if U may have any Indian root or noT , buT if noT , U're amazinglY tallented about Indian musiX .
and I vote this one as your best traX between 4-5 traX I've heared from U and all have been this type of indian fusion .
altration @2'10'' + variational theme @ 3'07'' both were nice considered & adorable bridges.all the best.___B

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