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Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha, Norman Cook Mix (1998) (youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/alternativenation

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Apart from being a damn catchy tune, I find this song to be really interesting from a popular culture perspective on a few levels.

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[–] Mrkawfee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Cornershop were among the vanguard of British Indian artists of the 1990s who added Asian influences to music genres in the UK along with legends like Talvin Singh and Nitin Sawhney. At the time, it was exciting to see this kind of cultural diffusion and experimentation enter the mainstream.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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And you can listen to them every week as they provided the theme music for the podcast "Oh God, What Now?" https://www.podmasters.co.uk/oh-god-what-now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, my thoughts exactly. I would also say that specifically, having the subject matter being a tribute Indian music/cinema, their name being a reference to cultural stereotypes and the mix of musical styles and influences (Indian, electronica, indie etc.)