One song down and you’re left wondering what makes this album different from the dozens of others released by bands year after year. But a couple more and there dawns realisation that there is always something that separates the wheat from the chaff. ‘Sphere VII’, the first track on this album is loosely based on Dante’s Inferno and while the lyrics are incomprehensible, as is the case in most metal songs, the song speaks of earth as the 7th circle of hell and how the planet will slowly but surely become the 9th and most sinful circle…

Remember that evening when you’ve just had it with the world and you just want to indulge yourself with some quality time alone (or perhaps with a loved one). The weather is beautiful with a clear starry sky, the martini is perfect, and the ambience is surreal. You have this nagging feeling that something is missing? I know the answer - Paris Combo’s motif CD!
Who are they? Unless you are French or European (or aspiring to be one), or just love Jazz in any avatar, you probably haven’t heard them…

Price: INR 175
Transcending the barriers of language and yet oozing tons of international appeal, Avial’s self titled album has all it takes to make a legend. Each of the 8 songs is either beautifully introspective in content or absolutely stunning in terms of musical expertise. While there is nothing really wrong with any of the tracks, [...]

In a world strongly engulfed in the flames of conflicts, tensions, killing and hatred, love is rain that not only provides the respite, but overpowers the fire that results from years of communal and religious tensions. In his flagship album, The Idan Raichel Project, Idan has been able to douse these flames with his sweet, [...]