Comments on: Madlib: Beat Konducta in India

By: Santana

Santana — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:37:57 +0000

WOW!!! Too funny, I just got the CD tonight, ripped it to my IPOD, and happened to get inspired to pop by this site to see how my Desi brothers and sisters are doing. I am glad that people are listening to it, and with Madlib it does take a while to adjust to his acoustical leanings (TIP: This is not the type of CD that you buy and just pop in the player in the car. You need to be listening to this while doing something else – riding the train, relaxing, etc.).

By: Sona

Sona — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:59:00 +0000

Back to MadLib, listening to his music just makes me miss J. Dilla even more….

By: Amitabh

Amitabh — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:45:37 +0000

Nice video…especially liked the Punjabi bit that came in about a minute into the video and lasted for 10 seconds or so…”Nyooke chakkin javaana, ethe meri nath dig payi”…

By: muralimannered

muralimannered — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:27:15 +0000

if you listen to his earlier albums, Madvillainy in particular, you’ll find his production MO: large helpings of analog bass lines, fuzz, fuzzy samples, more fuzz and samples that you generally won’t find elsewhere. The greatest thing about his production is that it sounds badass in the car (even if you’re just rocking two 10s and a modest amp)–owing in large part to his use of analog drums and bass. If you don’t ‘get it’ it’s probably because you’re waiting for Blackalicious orchestration or Jay D-style sampling virtuosity. Madlib is definitely umbrella-drink by the beach but unfortunately also not very accessible to the top-40 set.

I think this album might benefit from MF Doom cameos as his non-sequitir, anti-flow flows go with Madlib’s production like vegemite on sourdough toast.

By: Asad

Asad — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:20:28 +0000

My cousin's been doing this for years and its better than the stuff here

myspace.com/aligotbeats

By: Vedauwoo

Vedauwoo — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:03:19 +0000

I can't wait to check it out....It can replace the "Bombay Nights" 2CD set that's been riding in my truck for weeks now.

Can anyone give me a rundown of all the Rajni films in that video...as there are many unfamiliar scenes to me?

By: rudie_c

rudie_c — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:40:25 +0000

thats the little superstar vid!!! i love it, i agree, the song is better with the video. one website was selling the film for like $70!!

this world is made up of dimes and pence, its sometimes nice when it stops making sense.

Rajnikant rules!! Woooooo!

By: Karthik

Karthik — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:06:41 +0000

I heard the songs at a music store and I was pretty impressed. Never got a chance to hear all the songs, that reminds me, I need to get my CD back.

Anywho, OMHO the album is way better than the video. (Maybe because I understand the language and have seen most of those songs / scenes at some point).

By: Amardeep

Amardeep — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:44:45 +0000

Nina, that's high praise coming from you (Ms. "Loins of Punjab Presents").

SkepMod, you didn't enjoy the strange juxtaposition of Rajnikant's ultra-glamourous hair and mustache with west coast downtempo hip hop? That's ok...

By: SkepMod

SkepMod — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:34:22 +0000

Dude, I am either too old, too square or too stupid to get it. I thought the music was a fairly random mishmash of songs set to hip-hop beats. I didn’t get the video either. I doubt I would buy the album based on what I saw/heard.