Pressemitteilung

Übersicht:

1.      Kurzankündigung
2.      Programmtext
3.      Interview mit den DJs
4.      Links

1.      Kurzankündigung

BOMBAY MIX (auf Flyer klicken!)

11. Oktober 2002
Bollywood Beats, Classics and Funk
DJing: SutraSonic (Harv + Sunny) aus London
Fabrik, Barnerstraße 36, 22765 Hamburg
Beginn: 21:00 Uhr
AK 7 EUR, kein Vorverkauf

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BOMBAY MIX

Bollywood Beats, Classics and Funk

Bollywood Club Nights sind im Mutterland der Popmusik nicht mehr zu übersehen. „Kuch Kuch“ (Küsschen, Küsschen), „Bollywood Chic“ und „Stoned Asia“ versprechen rekordverdächtigen Hüfteinsatz, wenn westliche Beats auf indische Instrumente treffen, die überhaupt nicht an esoterische Weisheiten erinnern wollen. Die Musik der 2. und 3. Einwanderergeneration aus dem Subkontinent begeistert in allen Mileus. Während die führenden britischen Tageszeitungen noch über den Vormarsch von Bollywood-Filmen und British Asian Music meditieren, verdient Andrew Lloyd Webber mit seinem Musical „Bombay Dreams“ bares Geld. Das schicke Kaufhaus „Selfridges“ stylt sich auf Bollywood und sieht plötzlich aus wie die Disney-Version der „Bombay Stores“ aus Bradford. Der angesehene Fernsehsender „Channel 4“ tourt derweil mit seinem „Indian Summer“ durch die Heimat des Mince Pies, einem Event aus Bollywood Film, Club Night und Cricket-Liveübertragungen tagelanger Matches zwischen England und den hoffnungslos überlegenen Indern. Im renommierten Victoria & Albert Museum erteilte man früher als indischen Kitsch angesehenen Filmpostern den Ritterschlag: „The Art of Bollywood“ präsentierte die visuelle Kraft dieser unglaublich produktiven Filmindustrie aus Bombay, Madras und Kerala. Ausläufer dieser Welle waren vor Kurzem auch im Hamburger Metropolis-Kino zu spüren, während der wahre Connaisseur schon seit 1999 die Originale ohne Untertitel im Savoy präferiert. Fehlt eigentlich nur noch die Musik.

Bei allen wesentlichen Events im Vereinigten Königreich sind die DJs des erst 7 Jahre alten, aber längst mit Lob überhäuften, Labels Outcaste Records vorneweg, z.B. Badmarsh and Shri oder Nitin Sawhney. BOMBAY MIX präsentiert nun in der Fabrik Outcastes unnachahmliches DJ-Duo SutraSonic. Harv Nagi und Sunny Sharma aus London bringen den Dancefloor im Notting Arts Club in Wallung, wenn sie nicht in Barcelona, Zürich oder im Victoria & Albert Museum auflegen. Sie sind Outcastes beste Detektive, wenn es darum geht, 20 Sekunden Hintergrundmusik in einem Film zu entdecken, in denen für uns überraschend schmissige Tanzmmusik das Lebensgefühl indischer Vamps und Wild Angry Men dem nicht minder überraschten indischen Publikum der 70er und 80er widerspiegelte; dafür mussten jene denn auch sterben, aber sie hatten ihren Spaß. 3 CDs zeugen bislang von SutraSonics Meisterschaft, diese Perlen in tanzbaren Funk und Break Beats zu remixen und remastern, was z.B. den „Guardian“, „Time Out“ und die Fachpresse begeisterte.

Freut Euch auf eine heiße Tanznacht mit Bollywood Beats, Funk und Classics. Werdet Borderliner zwischen Astra und den vor Ort extra für Euch generierten indischen Köstlichkeiten des Restaurant „Shikara“. Das ganze garniert Top of the Poppadums VJ Tapete am 11.10. in der FABRIK.

3. Interview mit den DJs von „SutraSonic“ (Label: Outcaste Records)

Quelle: - http://www.clickwalla.com/article.php?cid=22&aid=257
Clickwalla.com ist eine Asian-Lifestyle-Website.

Outcaste Back With Blockbusting Beats!

After the runaway success of Bollywood Funk, Outcaste duo DJ's Sunny and Harv return with Bollywood Breaks Sampler, a new compilation album.

AFTER listening to Outcaste Record’s latest release Bollywood Breaks Sampler, Clickwalla felt compelled to talk to the people responsible for the fresh and funky new album. DJ Sunny, one half of the talented duo Sunny Sharma and Harv Nagi, was only too happy to tell us more about their latest effort.

Hi Sunny. Let’s start from the beginning. How did you and Harv meet?
We have known each other and been mutual friends for about ten years. We’re both from Hounslow and met through the same social scene.

We’ve just reviewed your and Harv’s new album Bollywood Breaks Sampler. How did this album come about?
From the success of our previous album Bollywood Funk, we had a lot of positive reviews that the music was very funky. However some people said they had trouble understanding the Indian lyrics so we thought sampling the music only would be a better way of getting people into Bollywood soundtracks. We don’t generally tailor our music just for the Asian music market, but instead we go for a more general audience.

How would you describe the album?
A crazy fusion of mad funky beats!

Who will the album appeal to?
The idea for Bollywood Breaks was initially to gear this album toward DJ's who would play these tunes as samples or in a mix, but because there was such a positive feedback from the music industry and media, Outcaste decided to give it a bigger release. It will appeal to a wider audience and has already gone down well when we have played it in clubs, like the regular Outcaste nights at the Notting Hill Arts Club.

What made you concentrate on Bollywood backing tracks and scores instead of songs?
The music I initially got into when I began watching films during the late 70's and 80’s was the kind of funky and disco orientated stuff popular during that time. Although I listened to the classic stuff, the kind of sounds that appealed to me most were funky tunes in the cabaret songs, the car chases and incidental music. This type of music was always funky and that stayed in our heads. Both Harv and I kept that music at the back of our minds for around 10 years or so before we finally did something about it!

Are you a fan of Bollywood films and soundtracks?
When video first came out I was definitely into them, but I’ve grown out of them now because the music and stories don’t really appeal to me any more. All the Bollywood tracks we have used for this album and Bollywood Funk were from the 70's to mid 80's.

How easy was it to get hold of the Bollywood soundtracks you sampled?
It was hard. We’ve been buying the odd album here and there over the past ten years and built up quite a big collection. Plus most Indian households have a Bollywood soundtrack album lying around somewhere. It may not be played anymore because of record players dying out, but most aunti-jis and uncle-jis have them.

What criteria did you use to select the particular tracks you used?
They just had to be funky and have a good groove.

Are there any musical artistes from Bollywood you admire?
I’d say R.D. Burman, Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar, as they tended to compose and sing more of the funky stuff. There’s also Kaliyanji and Anandji who were other music composers around during the 70's and 80's.

What kind of media exposure has the album had?
We’ve been reviewed in the Guardian, Time Out, The Big Issue and various music and DJ magazines. All the reviews have been very positive.

Has Bollywood Breaks had any airplay on the radio?
We haven’t had any radio exposure yet because most of our tracks are 3-4 minute samples and not complete songs that can be transferred to radio without modification. However, In the Garden and Lovers Paradise could be since they’re more complete as songs.

Do you find the younger generation of British Asians are listening to the type of music you are creating?
Over time there’s been a decrease in our Asian audience. Initially 3-4 years ago when we first started out with Outcaste, there was a majority Asian crowd. Maybe it was because it was more fashionable at the time. It’s a shame because I’d like Asians to be able to appreciate their own music. Outcaste’s music really reflects the kind of dual existence where they’ve had an Asian and English upbringing.

What kind of tips would you give a budding Asian DJ who wants to begin mixing or sampling eastern and western flavas?
To start off with they need a good equaliser, as there are problems with the way Indian music is recorded. Nowadays it getting much better but past eras of music tend to be very high frequency orientated, with emphasis on the lyrics and the singer rather than the bass lines. You also need to hunt around collections and find some obscure soundtracks that can be sampled. I prefer vinyl, but you can also sample from CDs. However, it’s more difficult to get hold of older Indian music on CD.

So, what next for you Outcaste boyz?
Our next project will be the Bollywood Greatest Hits album followed by a Bollywood Breaks Vol II, which will be more of a complete album with approximately 15 tracks on it. Since Bollywood seems to be quite popular at the moment with the films and music getting a lot of exposure in the British media, we might as well take advantage of that!

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by Jaspreet Pandohar

3.      Links

- http://www.clickwalla.com/article.php?cid=22&aid=257
Link zum Interview aus der Ankündigung (Word-Datei). Clickwalle.com ist eine
Asian-Lifestyle-Website.
- www.outcaste.com
(auf diesem Label haben "SutraSonic" 3 Cds veröffentlicht: "Bombay Breaks",
"Bombay Funk" und "The Bombay Jazz Palace", auch zum Reinhören)
- http://stage.vitaminic.ie/main/bollywood_breaks
(Downloads, Reinhören)
- http://www.asianclubs.net/clubs.html
(Asian Clubs in GB)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/asiannetwork/imagine_asia_bolly.shtml(Eindrücke
vom Asian Life, wie es die BBC nennt, in GB, BBC-Variante von der o.g.
clickwalla.com)
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,683542,00.html
(zum Vormarsch der Bollywood-Kultur in GB (Asiamania, Indian Summer)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2031682.stm
(zum Vormarsch speziell der Bollywood-Filme in GB)
- http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,201736,00.html
(zu Andrew Lloyd Webber und dem Bollywood-Hype