This Week's Free Lab Radio - Bollywood Times

Bollywood Times

How cinema has shaped the musical landscape of India cannot be overestimated. The unrequited love of devotee to the divine gives over to more earthly romance.

Broadcasts UK time 11-midnight Saturday 14th March, repeats Thursday 2am - listen on 104.4FM across London or online elswhere
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Super Japanese Synth Pop to Yet Another Fake Movie

After seeing Argo this week this is just a super find.

Argo is the true story recently released by the USA and written by a CIA operative, of their activities in 1979 Iran, when the embassy was under siege to evacuate six Americans under the guise of location scouting for a fake Hollywood sci-fi movie.

And here we have the sound track to a fake Bollywood movie.

Cochin Moon is by Yellow Magic Orchestra bassist Haruomi Hosono. Hosono was inspired to make music suggesting the other-worldy, spiritual world of Indian cinema and worked with pop artist Tadanori Yokoo, who did the incredible Bollywood-style cover art. This electro-tropical soundtrack to a fake movie of the same name is an entirely electronic work and  is a total dream.

Carmensita

Thank god. Here is Banhart and his girlfriend, Portman, prancing around in what I'd class as presently much-needed colourfulness.