Oh man! (Gomzy that was for you ;-) ) I am glad someone here noticed this and
pointed it out. Actually ever since WOHE, ARR has been smuggling a lot of
subtle Chinese arrangements in his songs that need a decent pair of headphones
and a keen sense of hearing to discern.
The first time I heard Chinese influences in AR's music was way back in Jeans
in the intro of Atisayam/Ajooba as the song was partly pictured at the Great
Wall.
Raavan more than anything else makes a compelling argument to listen to AR's
music on headphones. There are so many bells and whistles and Easter eggs
scattered around that even a slight waver in our concentration makes them go
unnoticed .
I think K.J.Singh and Deepak P.A deserve huge accolades for doing fantastic job
on mixing of this album given the asynchronous & multi faceted nature of the
album.
It is also wonderful to see the majority of the reviewers giving some time to
fully comprehend this complex (in terms of arrangements) s/track and raving
about it.
Also one big round of applause for the anonymous ripper and Wired Beats for
gifting us the Female version of Aromale and making it look like one cohesive
piece. An awesome track and on the opposite end of the spectrum compared to
the multi-layered Behane de. Just show cases our man's versatility!
And thanks to Rawat too for doing a great job with the the translations!
Wired Beats - Has the thought of rearranging Aromale ever crossed your mind or
is it too challenging to attempt?
PV
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From: manisha madhavan <manisha_madha...@yahoo.com>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, April 29, 2010 11:36:57 PM
Subject: [arr] Re: Use of Erhu instrument in recent ARR pieces
Sorry, actually i think its played more like a cello than a violin. Anyways,
hope this is the right instrument.. .correct me if i'm way off.
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From: manisha madhavan <manisha_madhavan@ yahoo.com>
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Fri, April 30, 2010 12:30:45 AM
Subject: Use of Erhu instrument in recent ARR pieces
Loving how ARR Sir used this instrument so subtly in both Raavan and VTV. The
Erhu is this two-string chinese instrument, played like a violin. I have loved
the sound right from when I heard it in Golden Era (Warriors of Heaven and
Earth) ...and just 3 months ago I got a Erhu concerto CD and have been addicted
to the sound of that instrument. So I was so ecstatic when I heard it used in
the BGM of Female Aaromale during the scene right before Manipaaya starts. And
again was extremely happy to hear it being used in Killi Re from 3:11-3:21.
Its just so subtle yet beautiful... only ARR the wizard is brilliant enough to
add these pinch of exotic instruments to create magic with each tune.
If anybody knows other pieces in which this instrument has been used, do let me
know! And i hope ARR Sir continues using it even more in the future :-)
