Beach Chair (album)
Beach Chair is the debut studio album by Indian-American violinist and producer Raaginder formerly known as Violinder.[2] It was released October 29, 2014 independently. The album features guest appearances from vocalist Tina Mann, Fateh, Raxstar, Marcus Orelias, KinG!, Sodhivine and Surjit Singh Bawa.[3] The production was mainly handled by Raaginder with the addition of JumpinGenres, Deep Dolla$, Sodhivine and Sango.
Beach Chair | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 29, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, Bhangra, Classical, World | |||
Length | 40:47 | |||
Label | Raaginder | |||
Producer | JumpinGenres, Sodhivine, Sango, Deep Dolla$, Raaginder | |||
Raaginder chronology | ||||
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Singles from Beach Chair | ||||
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Background
Following the 2011 mixtape release Take One...,[4] Raaginder then still using the moniker "Violinder" began to work on new music that wasn't "cover music" but originally composed and produced.[5][6] Raaginder stated " It was the first time, I displayed my music productions and original compositions on a body of work.".[7] The album's title was inspired by the Jay Z song "Beach Chair". The lead single "Dholna Ve" featuring Tina Mann was released on October 31, 2013.[8][9] and was succeeded with "Raindrops" a tribute to Raaginder's mother whom passed away in April during the recording process[10] and the single featured on The Times of India, "Bonfire/Coastin" featuring Sodhivine and KinG![11] a few months later on October 29, 2014.[12] Due to a last minute addition the album was supposed to release on October 27, 2014 but was pushed back to October 29, 2014.[13] On October 28th, a day before the albums release via Twitter, Momi teased the tracklist.[14]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Depth" (Feat. JumpinGenres) | Raginder Momi, Ajay Randhawa | JumpinGenres | 2:27 |
2. | "Bonfire" (Feat. Sodhivine) | Momi, Naanak Sodhi | Sodhivine | 4:12 |
3. | "Dholna Ve" (Feat. Tina Mann) | Momi, Tina Mann | Deep Dolla$ | 3:49 |
4. | "Free" | Momi | Raaginder | 3:20 |
5. | "Layback" (Feat. Raxstar) | Momi, Rakesh Bera | Raaginder | 3:34 |
6. | "Hallucination" (Feat. Surjit Singh Bawa) | Momi, Surjit Singh Bawa | Raaginder | 1:24 |
7. | "Beach Chair" (Feat. Marcus Orelias) | Momi, Marcus Orelias | Raaginder | 4:37 |
8. | "Coastin'" (Feat. KinG!) | Momi, Sherwin Keith Rice II | Raaginder | 1:23 |
9. | "Raindrops" | Momi | Sango | 3:45 |
10. | "Breeze" | Momi | Raaginder | 4:52 |
11. | "Bounce" (Feat. Fateh) | Momi, Fateh Singh | Raaginder | 2:18 |
Total length: | 40:47 |
Personnel
Notes
- JumpinGenres (track 1) - production
- Sodhivine (track 2) - production
- Deep Dolla$ (track 3) - production
- Raaginder (tracks 3-8, 10, 11) - production
- Sodhivine (track 9) - production
- Surjit Singh Bawa (track 6) - drums
- Tina Mann (track 3) - vocals
- Raxstar (track 5) - vocals
- Marcus Orelias (track 7) - vocals; sample arrangement
- KinG! (track 8) - vocals
- Fateh (track 11) - vocals
- Jeff Jackson (track 7) - Mixing engineer
Sample credits
- "Depth" contains a sample of "Beach Chair" written and performed by Raaginder featuring Marcus Orelias.
- "Beach Chair" contains inserts from the series Mad Men performed by Jon Hamm as Don Draper and January Jones as Betty Draper.
References
- "Violinder - Bonfire/Coastin'". YouTube.com. Raaginder. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Violinder to Release his 2nd Album Beach Chair". simplybhangra.com. Simply Bhangra. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- "Violinder - Beach Chair". Apple.com. Apple.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "RAGINDER "VIOLINDER" PRESENTS "TAKE ONE"". Simply Bhangra. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "Violinder releases his second album "Beach Chair"". Chadkey.com. Chadkey. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- Shaikh, Farah. "TTW Artist Spotlight 3: Raginder Singh Momi "Raaginder"". www.farahkathak.com/. farahkathak.com/. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- "TTW Artist Spotlight 3: Raginder Singh Momi "Raaginder"". farahkathak.com. farahkathak. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Dholna Ve". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- Choudhury, Nila. "Violinder drops a soulful new track with Tina Mann". urbanasian.com. Urban Asian. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "Status". Instagram. Raaginder. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Raginder "Violinder" feat. Sodhivine & KinG! - Bonfire/Coastin'". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Bonfire/Coastin'- Raaginder "Violinder" feat. Sodhivine & KinG!". YouTube.com. Raaginder. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Twitter Status". Twitter.com. Raaginder / Twitter. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Beach Chair track list. Releasing tomorrow evening!". Twitter. Raginder - Twitter. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "Beach Chair". Amazon.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- "Violinder - Beach Chair". itunes.apple.com. Apple Music. Retrieved 10 April 2018.