Willard's Wormholes

Sitar Beat! Vol. I & Vol. II (2006/2007)
Psychedelic Indian Music With A Funk Twist

Sitar Beat! gathers together various pieces of music from the 60s, 70s & 80s Indian film industry into a DJ’s mash-up of Bollywood psychedelic, East Indian wailing and cinematic funk with cut-and-paste backbeats and groovy edits. Most of this material was originally released on vinyl back in the day (and includes a few beyond-India oddities like Klaus Doldinger and Serge Gainsbourg), and has since been reinvigorated by modern technology and a long overdue re-appreciation of Bollywood’s colorful contributions to anything-goes film scoring. Lots of Tarantino via Gainesbourg via Morricone via India, though the sound seems a bit distressed. Both I & II are at Amazon.


VOL. 1
KLAUS DOLDINGER Sitar Beat (1:32)
KLAUS DOLDINGER Sitar (Bonus) Beats (1:54)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Dharmatma Theme Music (Tommy’s edit) (3:55)
SAPAN JAGMOHAN Meri Aakhon Mein (edit) (2:59)
ASHA BOSHLE (w/R.D. BURMAN) Dum Maro Dum Live (edit) (3:19)
SERGE GAINSBOURG New Delire (3:00)
SERGE GAINSBOURG Psychastenie (Miles’ drum edit) (3:44)
ANANDA SHANKAR Dancing Drums (5:17)
R.D. BURMAN Rocky Bonus Beats (0:29)
R.D. BURMAN Aa Dekhen Jara (edit) (5:22)
RAGHUNATH SETH Orchestral Music (edit) (3:38)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Somebody to Love (edit) (2:13)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Bairaag Dance Music (edit) (2:43)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Banarasi Babu Beats (0:42)
USHA KHANNA Hotel Incidental Music (edit) (1:14)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Theme From Don (edit) (2:18)
ANNU MALIK (w/ASHA BOSHLE) Sun O Dilruba Dil Ki Yeh Sada (5:46)
R.D. BURMAN The Burning Train (edit) (4:20)
BIDDU Qurbani Bonus Beats (0:20)
BIDDU (w/ MANHAR & ANAND) Hum Tumhe Chate Hain (edit) (5:43)
ANANDA SHANKAR Sa Re Ga (edit) (6:23)

VOL. 2
BABLA AND HIS ORCHESTRA The Witness (4:09)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Feat. ASHA BHOSLE Awara Sadiyon Se (4:05)
S.D. NARANG Everybody Dance With Me (2:57)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Feat. LATA MANGESHKAR Wada Karle Sajna (4:11)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Feat. ASHA BHOSLE Nigahon Ka Adaon Ka (3:39)
R.D. BURMAN Freak Out Music (3:19)
LAXMIKANT PYARELAL Dushmun Title Music (3:03)
KALYANJI ANANDJI Feat. LATA MANGESHKAR Pyar Zindagi Hai (7:23)
USHA KHANNA Tera Jasia Pyara Koi Nahin (5:27)
HEMANT BHOSLE Feat. ASHA BHOSLE Phir Teri Yaad (3:15)
AJIT SINGH Feat. ASHA BHOSLE Main Akeli Raat Jawan (5:10)
LAXMIKANT PYARELAL Bekaraar Bekaraar Bekaraar Kiya (6:08)
R.D. BURMAN Feat. ASHA BHOSLE Aaj Mera Dil (5:28)
LAXMIKANT PYARELAL Feat. MOHD RAFI & CHORUS Dard E Dil (7:02)
KEITH KANGA Butterfly (Version Two) (3:27)
KALYANJI ANANDJI FT. AMIT KUMAR & KANCHAN Laila O Laila (4:29)