You would be correct in thinking that desitunes4u has been the subject of a hostile takeover by the desi gorrah himself, seeing as though he is mass producing reviews, one quality review after another, the whole main page is his!! Me being egotistical and not seeing my name in writing for a while has prompted me to think its time I'm given chance again; after all I still 'work' here too.

With the state of the Bhangra industry comparable to a drought stricken waste land and us the fans, consumers or whatever you wish to describe us as, in the midst of the musical equivalent of famine, it's not surprising that people are fed up of living off the scraps of old tracks and recycled beats. People are now quenching their thirst and satisfying their hunger for auditory pleasure by finding solace in Bollywood. This gap or lull in the market has led to the uncontrolled and almost neoplastic proliferation in popularity of Bollywood music, I myself have been forced to delve into the 'dark side' and been quite surprised with what I've found, at first it was necessity that took me there but now its grown on me. This album not only tempts the stereotypical fan of Bollywood, i.e. female fans, but also aims to seduce the hardcore Bolly fanatic into trying something a bit risqué, as well as giving the dhol freaks a bit of Hindi holiday.

First up is the hugely popular "Haare Haare" [Ride with me Mix], originally from the film "Josh". Amazing track the first time round and this remix does it justice, however, and maybe I'm stepping into dangerous territory seeing as though it's so popular, but I'll risk going from Hero to Villain and say it's not my favourite track of the album. Lets not take anything away from the song, it adequately bridges the gap and taps into the lucrative no-mans land between Bolly and Bhangra. There's enough uninterrupted bolly flow for the PYAR, ISHQ, MOHABBAT type larkiyan out there. It's got enough of a beat and token MC'ing which makes it less of a guilty pleasure for those BADMAASH, GUNDAY types (lets be honest here) and so they can actually listen to it with a reduced fear of peer ridicule. Overall it's well put together, compliments the original vocals and has the essential touch of individuality.

Next is my favourite track of the album. [Heart 2 Heart] - 'Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai" from the film "Darkan". This song brings back so many memories for me from back in my college days when this track was everywhere. Enough of the trip down memory lane [and also letting on to my age!], its goes without saying that this is lyrically its fantastic, cant fault it at all. All you wannabe AASHIQ's out there need to take a leaf out of this book, some nice dialogues to use here to Pull your Preity or Bag your Bipasha. Production on this is well put together; it compliments the song it well making it my favourite song of the album.

[Forever Beauty] - 'Na Kajre Ki Dhaar' from the film "Mohra" is next up. Immediately I have a problem with the choice of song. Forgive me if I underestimate the grasp that the target audience for this album have on the Hindi language, but in my opinion you are isolating yourself from anyone ever liking a song of they don't understand what's actually being said. Although I understand it, some of the language used is complicated. Before you hate mail me into oblivion, I know there are many people who appreciate Bhangra etc without ever knowing what the hell is being said so why should this be any different? My argument is that although it may work with something that doesn't engage you cerebrally and just overdose's you with a high tempo and some bass, this is completely different as the lyrics are central to the whole track. This is so limp and depressed it needs Viagra.

You know Kami K is in the vicinity when the beat drops with this one. However, the focus is only taken away from the catchy and quality beat by the silly lyrics of 'Life Banjayegi' from the film "Humraaz". The song has you in fits of laughter and shouting 'NAAAAHI!!' that they chose a song like this. The use of Hindi and English in the same sentence is comical. I can't take this seriously at all and despite all my criticism being levelled at the song and not the actual production, it's their fault for choosing it! It's amusing the first time round and then it's a bit of an embarrassment. For everyone who you may call a coconut for not being into their own culture probably heard this song and rightly dumped Bolly for Britney. Never mind 'Life Banjayegi' hear this more than once and 'Headache Ho Jayegi.'

Up next is a classic, [Love Story] - 'Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar' from "Akele Hum Akele Tum". We are eased into the track by some smooth beats by VIPS, nicely integrated and giving the track a little kick, which is what you expect from a remix I guess. The use of the MC is questionable; it just appears from out of nowhere and for no apparent reason. Its average in the sense that there's nothing new brought to mix, such as any substantial addition and nothing really fancy done production-wise.

[Watch Me] - 'Dekha Hai Pehli Baar' is up next, it's from the Legendary film "Saajan". Unfortunately, the amount of lyrics they've used from that track equates to not much more than the words in the title. It's a bit of waste of the original to be honest and has a claim for false advertising; a similar thing was done with the track 'Zindagi Ban Gaye Ho Tum', from The Streets of Bollywood album. The MC'ing is pretty standard, it's uninspiring, no flow is going to blow you away and you certainly won't be singing along to it. The music is too focused to complimenting the MC'ing and so doesn't fit the repeating chorus of the track used. Not for me I'm afraid.

If your never heard the next song before, you've bought the wrong album. [Here we go Mix] - 'Tu Cheez'. This is another from the film "Mohra". A crisp, funky update of the track, the production in terms of tempo is spot-on so doesn't seem odd within the context of the song. The lyrical additions by Hunters seem to blend in with the track well. In contrast to the previous track, the MC'ing play second fiddle to the main vocals and doesn't try to overpower the track, so it works.

[Stolen Hearts] - 'Chura Ke Dil Mera' from the film 'Main Khilari Tu Anari'. Credit goes to 'The Jackal' for the fact that the MC'ing and sung additions are actually in relation to the lyrics in the song. The production follows the principle of less is more, which is exactly what is required. The MC'ing sounds a bit violent for a love song but the singing is a refreshing change and goes well giving it a nice modern twist.

[The Legend Mix] - 'Dulhe Ka Sehra' is another from the film "Darkan". Hunterz have the easiest job in the world with this one. You could do pretty much anything with the remix job and it still would sound fantastic, such is the quality of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's voice. In fact you could add Crazy frog noises and I would still like it. Lyrically outstanding and vocally out of this world, need I say more? If you were to genetically engineer the perfect track, I'm sure more than a few genes would come from the great man.

[Crazy for your love] - 'Teri Chahat Mein' from the film "Hawas" is one of the few songs I've not heard the original to but I've grown to like a lot. A nice pyar filled few mins of musical poetry is how I would describe it. No surprise with the great music that it's another Kami K production. One of the few slow romantic songs on the CD in which you could act out a film scene with. The scene in question is not anything from the filth-fest of modern films but the classic looking into the eyes of your loved one, almost kissing, but then hugging instead. Joking apart, bohat acha hai, definitely my type of song.

Another love song is [First Love Mix] - Pehli Baar. I like this one as well; the astute among you will have worked out by now that I like these soppy romantic type tracks. Hunters funk it up a bit. (I said fuNk it up!). Strong beat throughout gets your head nodding even though some of his vocals are a bit childish. Ignoring them, if you're into you lyrics, give this a listen.

Next up is the massacre of a classic. [ 2 Much Love] - 'Bohat Pyaar Karte Hain'. I think they are following Noah's ark principles as most tracks are in 2's from each film; this is another from the film Saajan. This techno/house strobe light special sounds okay at first but for anyone who's heard the original, they know that it's a slow song and this music rushes you singing along to it in the way you remember it. The original track is pure, well respected and old and this is disrespecting it, its wrong on so many levels. This is a bit like making your granny dance to 'Candy Shop'.

The final proper track is [Lovers Magic] - 'Baazigar' from the film of the same name. I really like the music of this one, an almost modern jazz-like feel to it and it surprisingly works, especially the beats that drops it into the hook.

The album finishes off with a dhol mix of 'Tu Cheez', which is a poor standard remix of the original in which a dhol loop is added, there's more clothes on a Bollywood actress these days than there is skill involved in this. The album finishes with the instrumentals of 'Dil Ne Yeh Kaha' and 'Life Banjaeygi' just to ensure you count two higher when glimpsing the track listing to give the false illusion that you are getting more than you really are; standard procedure for many desi releases I guess!

Overall this is a very good compilation of very popular songs. I wouldn't call this remixing as nothing that drastic has been changed other than the music and a few bits of MC'ing here and there, its merely additions onto the music. For those who know the music, this is a good choice of songs, which would appeal to them. I don't see it working on people who don't appreciate the genre as vocally it's obviously dated and doesn't compare as favourably in modern terms to some of the newer Bollywood music. In terms of what the album is, I see this being very popular and rightly so, a good deal of quality work exists throughout the album. There is plenty of Garam Masala to dance to and even a few romantic ones to play at the wedding hall to make a Shaadi Number 1. So get your dance routines and background dancers ready, this winter Bolly is the new Black.