Kalyanji V. & Anandji V. Shah, Automator & DJ Shadow, Bombay The Hard Way: Guns, Cars And Sitars (Motel) 9
Producer/remixer Dan the Automator (Dr. Octagon) and beat scientist Josh "DJ Shadow" Davis tackle the dauntingly large body of work by prolific Bollywood composers and brothers Kalyanji V. and Anandji V. Shah. The Shah brothers composed literally hundreds of soundtracks for 1970s Indian "brownsploitation" films inspired by Shaft, Superfly, The Mack, etc. In turn, they were inspired by the accompanied soundtracks by Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Willie Hutch, Marvin Gaye and even James Brown. If anything, they go beyond the original funk by adding the naturally dramatic flair of sitars and Indian classical music. The mixes are seamless, making it impossible to tell where the work of the 70s artists end and the 90s remixers begin. The result is party music of the highest caliber, making it impossible not to be addicted to the hilarious titles like "Fists Of Curry" and "Punjabis, Pimps & Players." Prepare yourself for volumes two through ten.
