Ashwin here.
So guys, this week I’ve been making a mixtape for a friend, and I figured a good way to introduce myself would be by posting it on here for you lovely people.
But first, let me extol the virtues of the cassette mixtape over a CD. I’m sure plenty of people think cassettes are obsolete [...]

Justice vs Daft Punk vs Kanye West vs A-Trak vs Diplo- Fortisphère (Immuzikation Blend) (Link 2)
What happens when you take the songs below, splice them and force them into a shell of 3 minutes? ‘Fortisphere’. In a time when many people are talking about the end of the world, this is the song that I [...]

Will here, and as promised, a new face. Be warned- with a musical knowledge that spans across galaxies, Ashwin is here, and he takes no prisoners. Enjoy.
Hey guys, I’m the new guy here at The Cold Cut, I’m Ashwin and it’s a pleasure to meet you, but I’m no fan of small talk when [...]

Update: 3 Tracks are now online over at the Myspace. Enjoy a sneak peak:
Little Joy- No One Better’s Sake Another few months pass, and another member of The Strokes announces their own side project.
Obviously feeling that he missed out on the solo-pie, Fabrizio Moretti (aka the drummer) has been brewing his own project, entitled Little [...]

I couldn’t handle a ‘hot out of the screening room’ review of The Dark Knight. I’m still unsure how the collected press managed to draft up honest reviews of the film mere minutes after walking out of the press screenings. Maybe I was too wrapped up in all the pre-release hype that surrounded this film, [...]

Bloc Party- Talons (Link 2)
The hype surrounding ‘Intimacy’ is slowly ebbing away. In retrospect, you gotta say- what a move by Bloc Party. I’ll be posting my full verdict on the album soon, but this I’ll say: ‘Intimacy’ definitely has its charms.
Bloc Party are a pretty solid band by my reckoning. I don’t buy into [...]

Kanye West- Love Lockdown (Link 2)
I feel relieved. I feel happy. I feel exhausted. Many emotions. First, the good news. I am now able to get back into the swing of things. I have internet. I have lots of stuff to catch up with. I need to burst the bubble around me. The Cold Cut [...]