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ACE – Na Rahey (Official Music Video)
//orangenoise in Uth Records 2.0 (Full Episode)
Badnaam – Alif Allah (Audio/Video Review)

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 03:46 AM PDT

‘Na Rahey’, the original song revolves around the concept of a dejected, soul-searching man, who having faced tiresome tribulations in life questions fate and seeks answers.

Watch Official Music video by ACE performing ‘Na Rahey’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlbAJ6mNLoE

//orangenoise in Uth Records 2.0 (Full Episode)

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:35 AM PDT

By Waqas Sarwar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X8Riy3jV1I

Karachi based band, //orangenoise features four talented musicians: Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey on bass and vocals, Danial Hyatt on drums, Faizan Reidinger on synths and guitar with vocals by Talha Asim Wynne, who also plays the guitar. The four musicians came together in the summer of 2010 to form //Orangenoise and haven’t looked back since. Having performed regularly in the city of Karachi within the underground music scene, their popularity has been on a steady rise.

The four band members come from a varied musical background. Daniel Arthur previously played for a thrash band called Messiah, Talha has experience of jamming in live shows while Faizan and Danial Hyatt are both also part of the band Mole. The band has been inspired by musicians and bands such as Tool, Porcupine Tree, Billy Sheehan, Boards of Canada and Pink Floyd, to name just a select few. Courtesy of Ufone Uth Records, they now have a platform to express their own brand of music to the nation – ‘chappalgrazers’ – as they call it themselves.

At Ufone Uth Records 2.0, the band performs their song “Chaser.” On the inspiration behind the song //Orangenoise said “social situations are the biggest inspiration behind the song’s lyrics.” With Chaser, they aim to highlight superficiality in society today and how the gap between one’s pretensions and one’s inner self is constantly widening. Chaser is the band’s original composition and they have worked on it with one of Pakistan’s biggest drumming icons’ and music producer, Louis J Pinto aka Gumby.

Badnaam – Alif Allah (Audio/Video Review)

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 10:17 AM PDT

By Hataf Siyal

A unique name to start with, Badnaam – which means "infamous in English" – is a Pakistani band that was formed in the year of 2009 by its members Ahmed Jilani the lead guitarist and vocalist and Lala Ahsan the bass guitarist. According to the band's official facebook page, Badnaam's music is something that "reflects the voice of the inner self, and tries to free the soul of the corrupt, dishonest, and material value of the attractions of this world".

Lyrically taken from the Sufi master Bulleh Shah, "Alif Allah" is composed by Ahmed Jilani who has also done the work of a lead guitarist and a vocalist. Joining Ahmed in the process is Lala Ahsan the bass guitarist and Salman Albert on drums.

Undoubtedly, the USP of "Alif Allah" is the electrifying performances by Ahmed Jilani and Lala Ahsan with their heavy guitars that keep you thrilled onto the edge of your seat entirely.

And, as I've always mentioned in my past reviews that Pakistani pop-music is identified by its heavy guitar'ing and even though Badnaam does not fall under the genre of pop-music as their music contains elements of Sufi-rock but still they somehow merge upon the overall music industry of Pakistan which happens to be containing a dozen amount of genres.

As far as the audio is concerned, Badnaam's work in "Alif Allah" is fascinating as they've managed to pull off an incredible track. Not only the guitarists', the vocalist's stunning work with the mic also needs to be praised as he possesses a rich quality in his voice that goes well along with the song.

For the video, I'd like to make some special mentions of Ather Shahzad & Khawar Riaz (for the stylings), Lala Ahsan and Valee Akhtar (for designing of the sets), and Ali Xeeshan (the wardrobe guy). Without their combined effort, the video wouldn't have got its gothic look.

On the whole, the poetry of Bulleh Shah and the combination of Ahmed Jilani and Lala Ahsan works off wonders. "Alif Allah", which is Badnaam's first-ever single, is one powerful song to kickstart your journey with.

AUDIO RATING: 8/10
VIDEO RATING: 8/10

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