Music review: Black Friday

Mid-Day: "Fourteen years on the scene, Delhi band Indian Ocean has released incredibly brilliant albums like Desert Rain, Kandisa and Jhini. Blending jazz, rock, Indi-folk, Indian classical and various other elements, they have come out with a distinct sound. The group has now worked on the original soundtrack of the Mid Day-presented, Anurag Kashyap-directed Black Friday, which is based on the Mumbai bomb blasts in 1993.

Most of the music has been played by the Indian Ocean members — acoustic guitarist Susmit Sen, bassist Rahul Ram, tabla player percussionist Asheem Chakravraty and drummer Amit Kalam. However, one finds some fabulous contributions by Raghav Sachar (saxophone, flute, clarinet), Paresh Kamath (electric guitar) and Dishad (sarangi).

While each composition hits you intensely, what’s also welcome is the flawless sound production (K J Singh, with Indian Ocean). In every sense, this album rocks."