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
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)
Recorded2013–2014
GenreHip hop, Bhangra, Classical, World
Length40:47
LabelRaaginder
ProducerJumpinGenres, Sodhivine, Sango, Deep Dolla$, Raaginder
Raaginder chronology
Take One...
(2011)
''Beach Chair''
(2014)
escape
(2017)
Singles from Beach Chair
  1. "Dholna Ve (Feat. Tina Mann)"
    Released: October 31, 2013
  2. "Raindrops"
    Released: March 18, 2014
  3. "Bonfire/Coastin' (Feat. Sodhivine & KinG!)[1]"
    Released: October 29, 2014

Background

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Beach Chair features recording artist, Fateh (left) and Marcus Orelias (right).

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 28, a day before the albums release via Twitter, Momi teased the tracklist.[14]

Track listing

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Beach Chair[15][16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Depth" (Feat. JumpinGenres)Raginder Momi, Ajay RandhawaJumpinGenres2:27
2."Bonfire" (Feat. Sodhivine)Momi, Naanak SodhiSodhivine4:12
3."Dholna Ve" (Feat. Tina Mann)Momi, Tina MannDeep Dolla$3:49
4."Free"MomiRaaginder3:20
5."Layback" (Feat. Raxstar)Momi, Rakesh BeraRaaginder3:34
6."Hallucination" (Feat. Surjit Singh Bawa)Momi, Surjit Singh BawaRaaginder1:24
7."Beach Chair" (Feat. Marcus Orelias)Momi, Marcus OreliasRaaginder4:37
8."Coastin'" (Feat. KinG!)Momi, Sherwin Keith Rice IIRaaginder1:23
9."Raindrops"MomiSango3:45
10."Breeze"MomiRaaginder4:52
11."Bounce" (Feat. Fateh)Momi, Fateh SinghRaaginder2:18
Total length:40:47

Personnel

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Notes

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Violinder - Bonfire/Coastin'". YouTube.com. Raaginder. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Violinder to Release his 2nd Album Beach Chair". simplybhangra.com. Simply Bhangra. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Violinder - Beach Chair". Apple.com. Apple.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ "RAGINDER "VIOLINDER" PRESENTS "TAKE ONE"". Simply Bhangra. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Violinder releases his second album "Beach Chair"". Chadkey.com. Chadkey. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ Shaikh, Farah. "TTW Artist Spotlight 3: Raginder Singh Momi "Raaginder"". www.farahkathak.com/. farahkathak.com/. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ^ "TTW Artist Spotlight 3: Raginder Singh Momi "Raaginder"". farahkathak.com. farahkathak. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Dholna Ve". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ Choudhury, Nila. "Violinder drops a soulful new track with Tina Mann". urbanasian.com. Urban Asian. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Status". Instagram. Raaginder. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Raginder "Violinder" feat. Sodhivine & KinG! - Bonfire/Coastin'". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Bonfire/Coastin'- Raaginder "Violinder" feat. Sodhivine & KinG!". YouTube.com. Raaginder. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Twitter Status". Twitter.com. Raaginder / Twitter. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Beach Chair track list. Releasing tomorrow evening!". Twitter. Raginder - Twitter. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Beach Chair". Amazon.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Violinder - Beach Chair". itunes.apple.com. Apple Music. Retrieved 10 April 2018.