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Bolo Hari Flavors–which one tastes good?

by shankar on July 13th, 2007

I’ve delayed enough time in posting about the Bolo Hari Remixes, so with no much ’small talks’, I’m straight to the topic.

Bolo Hari: Instant Pudding Remix by Dharma Dogz. Wow! the name sounds good isn’t it? Yes. But the track doesn’t, as the track has little to adore. Except for the name “Instant Pudding” the remix has nothing to attract my attention ;-) . Dogz pitiably calms down the passion of Bolo Hari (original) and nosily mixes up vocal, flute and percussion towards the middle of the track.

Bolo Hari: Bombay Lounge Remix by Maneesh de Moor is featured in Shiva Moon. Maneesh worked with Joshua in the original release of Bolo Hari and maybe because of that he has very little NEW to contribute in this remix. However, I liked his increased tempo of sitar throughout the track.

Mido, ranking always gets tougher when you reach the top; so is the case here. Niraj Chaj’s Bolo Hari Blue God Comes to Town is the best remix (with no comparison to the previous two, for I don’t really rank them) But how best is this when compared to Joshua’s? Niraj’s remix wins! And I say this for two reasons: First Niraj replaces the dominance of Sitar with flute which is thematically a more suitable instrument (Hey, Hari plays flute not sitar!) and Second, he replaces the electronica-style rhythm with a native-feel percussion. The combination of these two gives Niraj Chaj’s remix the uniqueness.

Joshua’s original performance of Bolo Hari is good. Especially the way he brings out music from the strings of Sitar is unparalleled. We have seen this in Mudra and in Ahir (his other albums). But his obsession with Sitar could have been kept little away in Bolo Hari giving place for flute. ;) If he had, I’m sure Niraj’s remix should go down in rank.

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