I am alive....
Been reading lots of late. A friend of mine introduced me to the "Star Wars" books and I was pleasantly intrigued by what i saw. Here were books that traced many of the characters from their pre- and post- Episode 1-6 days and a discussion with this fellow Star Wars fan-friend of mine led to a discovery that there actually exists a whole series of books ( a trilogy- well what else did u expect in the Star Wars world!! :) ) about Han Solo's pre Episode days. I begged,pleaded and cajoled my friend to give me these books and were they worth it or what! These books describe Han's life right from his childhood till the day that he meets Ben and Luke on Tatooine and complete the story behind all those vague references in Episode 4-6. For eg, why was jabba behind Han, whats the thing between Bobba Fett and Lando and yes it also details things like how Han won the Millenium Falcon and also how Chewie and Han met. To tell you the truth, when i first picked up the books, i was a little sceptical cuz all such efforts are nothing but means of minting money off obessesed fans. However, the first book left me pleasantly surprised as it really dwelled deep into Han's psyche and was quite well written. The whole trilogy turned out to be un-put-downable. It detailed an important part of the lovable rogue's life really well. Han Solo is one of my favourite on screen characters and i just loved the impish way in which Harrison Ford had portrayed him on screen. These books are a must for any self respecting Star Wars fan out there.Keeping in mind the holiday mood, my musical tastes too seem to have graduated in that direction. Have been listening to a lot of club tracks and have been pleasantly surprised that there are quite a few new interesting tracks that escaped my attention and are really really good. And the DJs in the places around are actually putting them through some heavy rotation which is a pleasant change from the days when all you could expect in the name of Bollywood at most clubs is Kishore/Asha numbers remixed with some jarring results most of the times. Dont get me wrong they were nice, but they got a little too repetetive, if you know what i mean.
Here is my list of the some songs that any self respecting Indian club should play at the yearend:
1. Right Here, Right now - OST Bluffmaster( watta video!!! - Priyanka looks like a million bucks and music has a really nice vibe to it and doesn't sound "too" wannabe)
2. Zinda Hoon Main (Fun da mental mix) - OST Zinda ( this is my pick for the soundtrack of the season, i love the sound of the songs on this album, the mixes have a really professional house/trance edge and sound like as if they have been done by Tiesto or Paul Van Dyk and not by Harry Anand from Chandigarh. And from what i heard some of the mixes have actually been done by Nikhil Chinappa!! Will write more about this film and its music in a later post)
3. Kaala Chashma - Amar Arshi ( an old UK hit which has finally percolated to the indian shores. Features samples from LLCoolJ's epic "Phenomenon" which i couldn't locate on Kazaa or Torrents for ages. )
4. Woh Lamhay - Zeher ( Cmon how can you NOT play this one)
5. As the Rush Comes - Motorcycle( My club song of the year...BY MILES!!)
Current Music : Zinda Hoon Main(Fun Da Mental Mix) - OST Zinda
posted by Nitish @ 2:15 AM
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