Album: Right II Riot
Artiste: Pin Drop Violence
Available on: Counter Culture Records

Pin Drop Violence is a homegrown heavy metal band, seven years in the making, with the present line-up of Pradeep Miranda (vocals), Mithun Poojari (guitars), Rohit Pereira (bass) and Virendra Kaith (drums). The debut album was ‘Compose...Oppose...Dispose.’ 

The band’s second album ‘Right II Riot’ sees a more mature side of the band, lyrically and musically. ‘Break these damn walls’ demonstrates the band’s song-writing skills.

‘No regrets’ is a track with attitude. They please the moshers with tracks like’Rub it in’ and ‘An act of violence’ and for the more discerning listener there’s the low-tempo ‘Just’. This is no swan song though, because they are already writing new music for future releases. All in all, the song ‘Tough as nails’ truly encompasses the band’s approach towards life in general.

Album: High School Musical2
Artiste: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Available on: Times Music

This album comprises the sound track of Disney Channel’s movie ‘High School Musical2’ re-recorded in Hindi with Indian instruments, plus three songs created and produced by Shankar-Ehsaan Loy and remixed by DJ Suketu. The three inspired songs by the trio include ‘All for one (Aaja Nachle)’, ‘Ud Chale’ and ‘Chhoto si’ sung by Raja Hasan, Shilpa Rao, Shankar Mahadevan Vishal Dadlani, Raman Mahadevan, Neuman Pinto and others.

The rocking ‘Ud chale’ captures the spirit of Indian teens. ‘All for one (Aaja nachle)’ is a Bollywood style track with bhangra beat, hip hop and electric guitar. ‘Chhoti si’ is all about friendship.

A team of young singers including Naresh kamath, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shweta Pandit, Neuman Pinto, Hrishikesh Karmerkar and Satya Hinduja come together to render the re-recorded movie sound track in Hindi.

Album: Vibes 4
Artiste: Various
Available on: Times Music

Vibes 4 presents the best in hip hop, bhangra, dhol, remix and club music. Tracks in this album include ‘Somebody call my name’ (Dr Alban featuring Melissa), ‘Walk like an Egyptian - Kairo mix’ (William de Jesus), ‘os Mocosos - Bandolera Era’ (Reggaeton remix), ‘O meri rani’ (The Bilz), ‘Come here’ (Rishi Rich featuring Jay Sean), ‘Izwat’ (Krishna XL), ‘Rab da vasta’ (Bharat Goel featuring Pankaj Khanna and Nosh), ‘Doria Lal’ (Bobby B), ‘Bhare Bazaar’ (Rishi Rich featuring Master Rakesh), ‘Shaddi’ (David Starfire) and ‘Move that body’ (Mitul and Mukul).