Sahi Bol, The Urban Transmission

Tired of bad remixes? Had enough of immaculately polished international releases, or of Rakhi Sawant and Mika’s ding-dong verbal war? Let the sounds of ‘Sahi Bol‘ drench you like a welcome splash.

Underground artists from Delhi come together for the first time in this double CD album. The sound is fresh, fiercely indie, eclectic, with a strong Sufi strain. Our Trendy Rocker picks out the best of the best.

Sajid Akbar’s ‘Mira‘, which leaves you with the final words ‘stop turning in my head‘. Sweet acoustic guitar sounds.

Abhishek, follows with an almost visual treat with a simple electro-acoustic ditty, ‘Ghar jaaney dey‘. Groovy, chilled-out.

Don Bhat’s ‘One Way Circle’ — ‘So you talk about the meaning of life and everything, but I know you read it off a Cosmopolitan‘. Smart, soulful, real.

Advaita’s ‘Light‘, filled with the band’s sense of the spiritual, insightful song-writing, and tasteful use of multiple instruments, as well as western and Hindustani Classical vocals. Fine blend of real and the surreal.

Mandeep’s crisp Sufi vocals in on ‘Pardes‘. Good old drum and bass romp.

Sahi Bol, The Urban Transmission, on Sa Re Ga Ma, Rs. 395, available country wide in music stores. www.sahibol.com.