Originally a timber and spices merchant, he published a prospectus on shipbuilding in London in 1805 to announce his forthcoming book on the topic, perhaps as an attempt to position him as an expert before the directors of East India Company. For those uninitiated into the world of wooden battleships of the Age of Sail, a ship of the line is a warship of the largest size, used in the line of battle.Īmong the East India Company officials, Mackonochie was a familiar figure as he had been promoting the use of teak as an alternative of oak. In the early 19th century, Alexander L Mackonochie, a Britisher working as a sourcing agent of teak for the East India Company at Beypore, had submitted to the Bombay council a proposal to entrust him with the construction of a 74-gun ship of the line at Beypore on the coast of Malabar. But even though 160 years have passed since its decommissioning at Hong Kong, before being sold as scrap, it remains an obscure fact that Minden was originally proposed to be built at Beypore in Kozhikode. Even with the slightly misguided album finale The River, musical director Andy Williamson has assembled another dazzling collection from your new favourite surf / spy/ spaghetti / disco / funk / pop Bollywood band.It is now a widely-known fact that the HMS Minden, the British battleship on which the US national anthem Star- Spangled Banner was written, was built in 1810 at the Bombay dockyard by the famous Parsi family of Wadias.
The Bombay Royale have done it again, and it was no easy task. Hooghly Night Patrol and (Give Me Back My) Bunty Bunty have funkiness in abundance, and together with the title track it includes some embryonic space age synth effects which only adds to the charm. Khubsoorat Bewafa bears uncanny resemblances to Blondie’s Rapture which must be intentional and demonstrates skill in converting the sound to one of their own. It’s almost comedic approach compliments the wild and commanding sound, racing along to a ‘to be continued’ finale.ĭon’t let the Bollywood tag deter you, there’s enough modern influences in here to satisfy any music interest. Take the video to single Henna Henna which contains heroine, hero and evil leader all in one. Seemingly interweaving all the tracks into an adventure on the land of the mad doctor and reciting a tale of love, hate and power, it is surprising and often borders on the amusing. Fronted by Parvyn Kaur Singh, the daughter of shabad singer Dya Singh, and Shourav Bhattacharya a second generation Indian-Australian computer whizz, they present twelve tracks which create a varied musical backdrop.Īs with their debut album, The Island Of Dr Electrico could, and should, front a movie. Never disappointing in an album of superb musicianship and inspiring segues of 60s and 70s soundtracks blended with the sounds of today.īased in Melbourne, The Bombay Royale are (currently) an eleven piece ensemble containing a wicked horn section which exudes life throughout the group’s sound. Its mix of vintage Bollywood together with surf, rock and disco was intriguing and clever. An album that obtains number 1 on the iTunes World Music Charts has to have something about it. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews.įollowing up 2012s You Me Bullets Love was never going to be easy. The Bombay Royale – The Island Of Dr Electrico ( Hope Street Recordings)īollywood inspired surf / disco / funk outfit, The Bombay Royale release their second album.
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