Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga! mines decades-old venturesome, clamorous Indian psychedelic funk music. Pressed to vinyl between 1970 and 1983, much of this work was utilized for Bollywood soundtracking purposes during those years. Just as local psychedelic acts took cues from the nearby flourishing Hindi film industry, the region’s film composers were drawn to the sound filtering out of clubs stationed in Mumbai and Poona (now Pune). The comp offers a wealth of the screeching guitar tones and blurting organs you’d expect, with spirited and blissful head trips peppering its 20 thoroughly researched selections.
Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga! (2010) Tracklist
1. The Black Beats – The Mod Trade
2. X’Lents – Psychedelia
3. Kalyanji Anandji – Somebody to Love (edit)
4. Kalyanji Anandji – Bairaag Dance Music (edit)
5. R.D. Burman – Dance Music From Hare Rama Hare Krishna
6. R.D. Burman – Lekar Ham Diwana Dil (feat. Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar)
7. R.D. Burman – Freak Out Music
8. Bappi Lahari – Everybody Dance With Me
9. Kalyanji Anandji – Dharmatma Theme Music
10. Asha Bhosle With R.D. Burman – Dum Maro Dum Live (edit)
11. Usha Khanna – Hotel Incidental Music (edit)
12. Klaus Doldinger – Sitar Beat
13. Sapan Jagmohan – Meri Aakhon Mein Ek Sapna Hai (feat. Mohd. Rafi and Pankaj Mittra) (edit)
14. Keith Kanga – Butterfly (Version Two) (edit)
15. Atomic Forest – Mary Long
16. Usha Khanna – Tera Jasia Pyara Koi Nahin
17. Hemant Bhosle – Phir Teri Yaad (feat. Asha Bhosle)
18. R.D. Burman – Aaj Mera Dil (feat. Asha Bhosle)
19. Kalyanji Anandji – Hum Tumhe Chate Hain (feat. Manhar and Anand) (edit)
20. Ilaiyaraaja – Thanimayil (feat. Vani Jairam and Chorus)
