This is Nagraan. It's been a pet project of Paul's from 2005-2008, and it's a complete departure from anything you've ever heard.
Based on songs from the Bollywood era of the 1940's-1960's, this very danceable album features collaborations from people all over the world, many of whom have been dead for many years!
Featuring the vocals of Hernant Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Geeta Dutt, this album revisits that Bollywood era in a completely different way.
Featuring a very lush and deep production, this is one CD you can listen to many times and still discover something new.
Nagraan also features world renowned session sax player, Geoff Oakes and many of the Otherplace Crew, including:
Demand crashed the server on the first night! But normal service is now resumed. Everyone was trying to get hold of Pop Friction. Because we're giving away the 2004 debut album of Calamity Pop for free right now. Visit the Pop Friction page for details.
New Digital Download Sites
Calamity Studio output can now be digitally downloaded in any format you like at the following sites: Monjour Nagraan
New Kit
Recently added stuff New Plugs!
The amazing Valley People Dynamite from Softube is now part of our armoury. It's a fabulous little dynamics box that we've been using on the Stu Smith project to give the drums that extra 'snap'.
We're currently trialing Stilwell's Bombardier, but haven't had much chance to give it an overhaul yet.
Soundtoys Native 4 (yes I know, I'm weak), even thought its performance in Sonar 8.5.3x64 is ass and the developers have no intention of fixing it.
Softube's wonderful Bass Amp Room Softube's wonderful Tube Delay Softube's wonderful FET Compressor (it's a bit like an LA2A but better) Something secret but wonderful from Softube! (yes, we think Softube are wonderful)