And if that weren’t enough the group’s joined by guest violinists Rachel Kim, Caroline Webster and Willow Stahlut, percussionist Justin Marshall, guitarist Tristan Ludowyk, bassist Bob Knob and backing vocalists Tim Bennett, Arjun Battachara and Keshav Bhattacharya. The Bombay Royale sound is crafted by singers Parvyn Kaur Singh and Shourov Bhattacharya, saxophonist Andy Williams, trumpeters Declan Jones and Edward Fairlie, trombonist Rosalind Jones, organist, synthesizer player and pianist Matty Vehl, guitarist Tom Martin, drummer Julian Goyma and sitar, table, diruba and mandolin player Josh Bennett. Electrico serves up enough swank and swagger to fill up an auditorium. Part 60s surf music, part B spy movie wrapped up in the deliciousness of Bollywood music, The Island of Dr. Addictively kitschy, this CD makes me want to don a scarf, some Jackie O sunglasses and rent a convertible so that I could ride around and battle it out with the rap radio junkies that cruise our neighborhood. A follow-up to their 2012 recording You Me Bullets Love, the Melbourne-based The Bombay Royale continues the exploration of their “vintage Bollywood-inspired surf, spy, disco and funk” combo for The Island of Dr. Electrico, set for release on July 8th on the Hope Street Recordings label, isn’t for everyone.
I’ll admit right up front that The Bombay Royale’s upcoming The Island of Dr.
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