Philomelos...

Hear ye all... I am uploading a couple of songs that I had composed, sang and recorded... You will be able to listen to it using the audio player you see on the sidebar, called "TuneFeed". It is a lovely little player, although there are some glaring missing features. I am continuing my hunt for a better audio player but I am guessing that this one should suffice for the moment.

The songs were composed by me and recorded in my tiny room, which by the way resembles the battlefield at Normandy on D-Day. The only resources I had for recording the songs were my wonderful HP laptop and a RadioShack microphone (No, I am not aiming at product placement by ranting on and on about the "brand names" I use). All the instruments and the background music were done by me as well, with the help of a wonderful software.

A few words about the songs:

• Sapna: This is the first song that I really recorded with all the instruments. This was a coming-out-of-the-shell project for me. I started it just as an experiment to see what I could actually do with the software that I had. I am planning on doing some major editing to this song but I decided to upload the raw version here till I get ready with the final cut. This song was written by my very good friend Muhammad Younis to the tune I composed.

• Saawan: This song was composed more than 5 years back. The lyrics to this song was written by my dear father to the tune that I had composed. I just thought it was high time I recorded it because I love the lyrics. The recording on this one sounds better than the previous one just because of the fact that I am still learning.

About TuneFeed:

If you feel confused about the player, well don't be. Just hit the "Play" button and the song will load (there could be a small waiting time before the song actually starts; but that depends on your connection). To listen to the next song, either wait for the first song to be done or just move your mouse to the right of the viewing window (which now says "no artwork") of the audio player and you will see the option to select the next song.

To summarize:

Sapna
Lyrics: Muhammad Younis
Music: Nitin Murali
Singer: Nitin Murali
Musical arrangements, instruments: Nitin Murali

Saawan
Lyrics: M.P. Muraleedharan
Music: Nitin Murali
Singer: Nitin Murali
Musical arrangements, instruments: Nitin Murali

That's about it for the time being. Comments are always welcome and I assure you, there is more to come. Dosvidanya...