Two Hearts (Big Mind, 2010)
British musician and producer Paul Riordan spent about a year researching classic Bollywood recordings by one of the legends of Indian film music, Lata Mangeshkar. Indian record company Saregama gave him access to its vaults and Riordan selected some of Mangeshkar’s finest vocal work from the 1940s. The result is a totally fascinating album titled Two Hearts, which brings together the best of global electronica and the alluring vocals of Lata Mangeshkar. India’s best known playback singer finds new life accompanied by dreamy synthesizers, ambient-dance beats and a collage of South Asian instrumentation.
Paul Riordan left London and opened a studio in the outskirts of Reading, where he composes and records music for library music publishers, who in turn get it used on various Television and Radio productions. Riordan has also done remixes for The Ministry of Sound/Euphoria dance compilations. “I am a ‘Hands on Producer’, playing most of the musical parts myself, and using the mixing desk and studio equipment to achieve the sounds that I hear in my head.” Riordan also works part-time for the Pink Floyd organization.
Two Hearts is a mesmerizing chill out reconstruction of the timeless music of Lata Mangeshkar.
Available from: bigmindmusic.com/twohearts.html
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
