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A record like this is why I enjoy this project. I've never heard it nor is it of a genre that I often browse. But I enjoyed listening to it and will likely give it a spin again.
4.5/5
I get what this album is going for, but it isn't executed very well and comes off as too on-the-nose and pretentious. I like some of the instrumentals, makes some decent background music, but I keep getting pulled out by occasional cringe-inducing lyrics and vocals. Kind of a shame because it feels like this album COULD have been pretty great. 2 - Will probably not listen again
Interesting
Hyviä ja kauniita klippejä tähän "tuottaja" tyyppiseen levyyn on saatu, mutta jotenkin hengetöntä hissimusaa silti. Ehkä se aasiavaikute on joku semmonen teema. Siitä nyt sit nippanappa 1 lisätähti.
Really unique and interesting and beautiful listening experience
Utter crap. How is this shite getting thru my filters?
Techno with some signing and an Asian/Middle Eastern element
Can't say I enjoyed this
Broken Skin - 4.5/5 Honestly a great groove. Honestly did not think this style of music I'd fuck with so much. Letting Go - 4/5 THE HARMONY. A bit more of a reserved song compared to the previous but still a chill vibe. Sampling a bit strange. Homelands - 2.5/5 Supermajority of the song is in Hindi, last minute is Portuguese. A bit of a strange start, but towards the halfway mark it really picks up and hits a stride. Pilgrim - 1/5 I don't enjoy the strings throughout this song or the rapping. Very generic compared to the rest of the album so far. The entire song is super repetitive. I don't care that life is like a puzzle not pieced yet. Tides - 3/5 PIANO! Nadia - 1/5 Sounds like the intro to the powerpuff girls. Entirely in Hindi. I did not enjoy the singing. Immigrant - 2.5/5 Kinda gives Disney princess music vibes lmfao. Very pleasant. Male singer detracts in the latter half, but the lead singer did an absolutely great and beautiful performance. Serpents - 0/5 This song is simply not good. It is repetitive and the instrumentation is bad. Entirely in Hindi. I thought Nadia was bad, this is worse. Anthem Without Nation - 1/5 Does not go anywhere. Sounds like its going to be promising and build to something but does not and stays relatively somber throughout. Nostalgia - 3/5 A rebound after these last few songs. I swear its not because its sung in English (the singing is just okay anyways)-- it actually has a vibe and a groove. Still probably wouldn't listen to it outside of this experience. The Conference - 0/5 oh boy. just skip it. honestly bordering on so bad its good, but still overwhelming bad. Beyond Skin - 1/5 Doesn't become a song until 90 seconds in, but what follows isn't worth the wait. Oppenheimer referenced. Overall Thoughts: Lots of Hindi which takes a lot to get used to to be honest (I am not even sure I ever did). Honestly fell off so hard after the first few songs. I will admit I am almost certainly not the target audience for the vast majority of these songs, and the language gap almost certainly contributed to that, but that didn't stop the first few songs from slapping. Feels like a majority of the songs try to be "artsy" over being an enjoyable experience; no consistency or musical through-line. Would almost certainly not have listened to it without this site, and I don't entirely think that's a positive this time around.
Broken Skin - 4.5/5 persona ahh soundtrack song Letting Go - 4.6/5 holy Homelands - 2.2/5 ??? some of the greatest and worst parts of the album Pilgrim - 0.7/5 absolutely nothing good about this track Tides - 2.5/5 bro found 3 samples and smashed them together, good for a lofi sound i guess. completely neutral Nadia - 0/5 extremely annoying, i was getting angry listening to this Immigrant - 1.4/5 disney's aladdin knockoff soundtrack song Serpents - 0 I'm going to go insane if I have to keep listening to this shit album Anthem Without Nation - 0.8/5 aimless, meaningless, singing is on a significantly different time signature then the background ambience Nostalgia - 3.4/5 - HOLY SHIT!!! MUSIC!!! why did they cut the strings though? why so repetitive still? The Conference - 0.4 ???????? it was kinda funny ig Beyond Skin - 0.3/5 there is literally not music for half of it, but instead Oppenheimer I've gone through every stage of grief listening to this. Get this toddler away from his DAW. I have heard real toddlers beating on drums completely randomly that can classify more as music then most of this garbage. 2.8/5 as an existentialism art piece, 1.2/5 as an album.
Broken Skin - W vibes, W voice. 4/5 Letting Go - I enjoyed this song, the sample didn't work as well as it did in the first track. 3.7/5 Homelands - Took a bit of an adjustment but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would've. 2.6/5 Pilgrim - What the hell is this? 1.2/5 Tides - Lo-Fi Girl Studying 2.8/5 Nadia - Nadia 1/5 Immigrant - Uwahhooohhaaaaahhhhhaah, male vocals tanked this song 3/5 Serpents - TUNA 0.2/5 Anthem Without Nation - Forgettable, idk man 1.5? Nostalgia - Night core vibes, liked the vocals a lot but the breathiness wore on me quickly. 3.5/5 The Conference - Nart a good song, but it will be used for jokes 1/5 Beyond Skin - I LOVE SAMPLED NEWS CLIPS RAHH. Oppenheimer mentioned! I'm sure it concluded whatever nuclear point it was making throughout the album but I completely missed it. It was a good song before the music started 2.7/5 I had high expectations after the first song, those were quickly demolished. Overall 2.26/5
A couple decent songs but nothing to really go crazy over
This had so much rhythm so goood!!
I find it quite sad but just can't bring myself to pretend that this is really good. Maybe the one track- 'Homelands' has promise but the other tracks are smooth wallpaper produced bumph with no spark or originality. There, I said it and I'm sorry.
Not super into it but it was interesting
Ok
I was entirely unaware of Nitin or his work. Wow. Pretty good. I much prefer the non musical theater kind of tracks by far. It’s all quite nice.
A concept album about the awful power of nuclear weapons and what they have wrought on our planet. Well worth a listen.
Nothing of particular interest musically, main intention seems to be commenting on Indian politics
This was just OK.
Música étnica, árabe, flamenco, house, no sé, un popurrí.
We used to call this 'soft soul'. It's pleasant enough and interesting to the extent that it has an Indian/Asian influence, which is unusual. But it does nothing for me.
Bad music from all around the world!
sometimes it felt like it could deserve a 3, but then other times it deserved a 1. I think 2 is fair
Really interesting mix of genres and sound profiles. Surprised track to track, and enjoyed my listen through (3.5/5)
1.75 average per track.
kulinarisch
There was a lot going on here and I found most of it to be a bit much. I suppose it was interesting at times but they really did toss a bunch into the blender here including the cutlery. This was a bit of a mess, didn’t go down smooth for me. 2 stars
I liked it!
Good album.
It's always interesting when the artist isn't the one singing as is the case here with Nitin Sawhney. It mixes a really nice blend of South Asian music and modern jazz and pop elements. I appreciate what the album is trying to accomplish and tells a beautiful story about India.
At first I thought hmm, this is kind of nice, but I quickly got tired of it. The rap song Pilgrim was pretty bad. The Conference is something I'd never want to hear again. The rest is somewhat forgettable.
Kind of mystical, I liked it
It was an interesting electronic album
Great downtempo album. Very reminiscent of the time for me. Some tracks don't progress very much but the theme behind the album might be the reason.
That second song 'Letting Go' sounds like it was written to be played in The Bronze on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Didn't finish so maybe unfair. But it started off OK but then some of the parts were so bad it turned me off the whole thing. This album was a head scratcher
I was completely on board after the first track. Unfortunately, as the album drew on, it whittled away the great start it had. Some of the vocalists on here bring it down, especially the repetitive "Pilgrim", but any time there's an instrumental it's killer. Cool fusions of jazz, electronica, and what my limited knowledge will refer to as Indian music. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Broken Skin", "Tides", "The Conference"
Fine I guess, but very much not for me.
Not as electronicy as the album art suggested, but still not for me.
1. Broken Skin - this is actually quite a bop, a little r&b to me 2. Letting Go - I’m not minding this one either, it’s quite soothing. 3. Homelands - I didn’t mind this one and get its purpose but not my favourite. 4. The Pilgrim - a foray into rap…it’s not too bad. 5. Tides - I actually really love the music of this one it definitely sets the tone 6. Nadia - this one was ok not my favourite. 7. Immigrant - this one was pretty calming 8. Serpents - very manic sound to me 9. Anthem Without Nation - 10. Nostalgia - I like the lyrics of this one. 11. The Conference - another instrumental :( 12. Beyond Skin - was not expecting an Oppenheimer reference…interesting closer Overall I appreciate the diversity of the album and the fact that it has a clear theme and some of the songs were quite soothing to me, but probably won’t revisit it.
I read a review that compared this with FKA Twigs and Massive Attack, acts that I've given one star reviews of. Not looking promising. It's better than those acts. Still boring, but better. Pilgrim is probably the worst piece of music I've ever heard, managing to be boring, irritating, pretentious and dumb at the same time.
-never heard of this artist or album -very cool first song -i like the different languages in the songs and the influences of them -the artist bringing elements of their culture and its music is really beautiful -personally a bunch of these songs aren’t really my vibe but its nice to listen to -i love the speaking parts they are very powerful -overall this album is good but idk if i would listen again
Strange, unexpected concept-y album that kept me on my toes. Radio snippets with war/bomb themes, and Indian inspired style. They also threw some rap in.
Not too bad, not too good I will admit there were definitely some nice moments
Wasn’t sure at first but I really felt this took me on some kind of journey… Feel somewhat reflective and a little sad now. Great music though for the most part
3-3.5
Like some of it, felt meh about some of it
There’s definitely things on this album you need to get used to. I like the Indian influences on this thing, but there’s a lot of moments with the genre fusions and other things I feel are out of place. It’s ok, not the worst but not the best.
The eastern rhythms in this were really enjoyable. There was a lot of hate in the reviews. Oppenheimer's quote at the end ties the theme together nicely. A great album for mine.
This was never not interesting. Some really great Indian fusion stuff going on. And even an Oppenheimer quote (well, a Bhagavad Gita one). An extra point for pure effort.
It's not unpleasant. In fact it is blandly, innofensively pleasant. It feels like music made so people can show off their sophistication while having drinks and nibbles. There's some good stuff, but it's so neutral it hurts.
I had such a great time listening to this album! The production is soooo clean and powerful
I’m convinced none of you have listened to anything other than indie rock sometimes. This album’s great
Meh
Great "coffee shop vibe" style pop. Lush, bright, not too self-indulgent, and not over-produced. Only gripe with the production is the (tired) use of vinyl scratches in various parts to give the record a quasi-vintage ambiance, which doesn't really work for me. Overall, a very solid record. Recommended for chilling out.
Kind of sounds like early lofi, with some world/r&b/hip hop elements. Lyrical content. Probably super innovative when it came out in '99, still so to an extent. Focuses on themes of nuclear war - running backward through historical events. Composer is super accomplished. 3.8
Mellow Enya type stuff
Wasn't really my thing. It had a very unconventional sound but did contain some very good tracks.
crazy impressive album! it’s wild that something like this gets to exist what a rich blend of world music! — 9/10
There is artistry here but it’s so hard to listen to..
Odd but not bad enough give it 2 stars
Loved this English-Indian music!
Eclectic and interesting and beautiful
Now I am become elevator music, the destroyer of interesting concept, lush hindi/qawwali interpolations, coffee-table trip-hop, and dated drum'n'bass patterns. Love the "Indian" vocals and orchestrations. Hate most of the English vocal parts. 1/5 for the purposes of this list, translating to a 6/10 grade for more general purposes (5+1). Number of albums left to review: 446 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 257 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 132 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 168 (including this one)
A nice mix between world music, trip hop and drum & Bass. But I fortunately the signing really annoys me.
Interesting listen, I won't knock it too hard.
I definitely wouldn’t have picked this album without this project, which is a big part of why I’m doing it. To listen to music I wouldn’t normally and expand my horizons. Many of the songs were beautiful and had full sound, something I really value. I did get a little bored in the middle, but the best parts make it a great album. The fusion of electronic and Indian and a very 1999 sound was excellent.
The Conference -- офигенная прикольная песня. Прбрдабрдабрдабрдабрдабрдададада. И там еще был прикольный трек. В остальном ок. Четверочку заслужил альбом.
Not sure what to make of this album. It's unique. A mix of Indian music and late 90's electronic music. Not sure I'll come back to this one again but I didn't hate my listens of it.
What? How’d this get here?
Interesting mix of styles, I enjoyed it.
"Tides" was a nice, chill tune. The rest of it, however, was a rambling mess of musical styles, and cultures, that never should have been combined. I'm not sure how this made it onto this list.
A timely appearance. I saw Oppenheimer last week, and it’s really good. It’s Christopher Nolan at his Christopher Nolanest, so there's absolutely no hope of it passing the Bechdel test, but it should delight you if you recognise the name Leo Szilard. Anyway, this is an album that begins and ends nuclear weapon announcements: the first track, Broken Skin, samples a news report on the possibility of nuclear war between India and Pakistan, whilst the last track quotes Oppenheimer’s recollection that, when the first nuclear test proved successful, he thought of a line from the Bhagavad Gita, “Now I am become Death, destroyer of worlds.” That Oppenheimer cited the Bhagavad Gita, a central text in Hinduism, chimes with another thematic element of the album: Indian identity, particularly seen through the prisms of strife between Hindus and Muslims in India, and the experience of the Indian diaspora in modern Britain. I am in no way informed enough to attempt to speak with any authority on those issues. What I can say is that in the late nineties, Indian influence on mainstream British culture expanded, as was inevitable. Nitin Sawhney has been a significant figure in that evolution, not only in musical spheres, but also as one of the writers and performers of the British Asian sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. However, he is far better known as a musician and composer. His musical palate has proven vast, with this album alone ranging from Indian classical music to flamenco and drum n bass. This of course ties in with the album’s message that identity is beyond skin colour, and that one should embrace the world, not aim nukes at it. And as such, I feel a little daunted trying to write a review. There are so many ingredients to this that I’m not especially familiar with, so one effect specifically on me is minor apprehension. This is both my fault and not my fault: anyone unaccustomed to a music tradition will initially feel a little adrift at first listen. Still, I want to have an increased appreciation of a wider range of music, hence why I’m undertaking this challenge. And there are passages of real beauty on this album: the female vocals on Immigrant are notably shiver-inducing (I’ve tried looking, but I’ve not been able to find out the name of the singer). But the album has such a wide musical buffet that I feared a touch of aural indigestion. That said, I will say that this album does deserve 5 stars. Just because it’s not my standard fare doesn’t mean I don’t find it delicious. The United States has lost 6 nuclear weapons. All of these are at the bottom of the sea (well, suspected but never confirmed in two cases). It is not known how many nuclear weapons Russia has lost, but some experts estimate that the number of missing Russian nukes could be dozens. Sleep well, my pukka sahibs and memsahibs! NoRadio, signing off.
Fairly interesting
overall summary: unusal yet typical 90's rnb and hip-hop with some unique indie and classic indian influences some songs (especially serpents, nadia and nostalgia) have elements that remind me of other obscura/indie bands of the era that i adore (bands like kitty craft, stereolab, ect.) there are definitely some songs on the album that i like, but i don't really see myself having this as a staple to put in every playlist though if you are a fan of experimental or electronic 90's jazz, it's totally something that you should check out.
A well intended concept album that's bookend by the title track, Beyond Skin sees Nitin Sawnhey approach the true potential of his musical strengths. Utilizing the tried and true trip-hop template of female vocalist (and one male rapper) being the forefront of most songs, the album does take strides at times to keep the mood fresh with instrumental passages that serves its purpose whilst being a bit long and monotonous for its own good. Ending with a speech from the rather timely (to my ears) excerpt of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Beyond Skin is a curious piece from one of England's more adventurous composers. Favorites: Broken Skin, Letting Go, Homelands, Pilgrim, Tides, Nadia, Anthem Without Nation, Beyond Skin.
Eery
Hmm, I have no recollection of this existence at all. Someone mentioned the Mercury Prize and that's a good shout. I do remember the Talvin Singh one though, this, nothing. Most of this screams Morcheeba to me though, coffee shop grooves but with some eastern rhythms and overtones. Also overproduced in such a way as to turn you right off. I'd much rather listen to the real deal. There was loads of it about around this time. Offensively inoffensive. Blame Moby if you want. The rap one with some dude trying to do Q-Tip badly was hard to sit through. Oh god, Immigrant was painful. What the fuck is this. Utter schlock. The Conference is the one track worth listening to, and it jumps out, so incongruous is it to everything else here. The longer this goes on, the harder it is to avoid reaching the inevitable conclusion that it is fucking terrible. Or at least terrible in places, boring in others.
Not even good background music. It's like Sade got put through the X Factor machine, only with desperate BTEC Indian samples attached. It's worse than boring, it's bad.
Very derivative and, at times, self-important, and, with every track, getting more and more on my nerves. 2/5
You’ve got “Broken Skin” and “Nostalgia” which are pretty decent, and there’s also “Pilgrim” which is actually good. Everything else though? Really, really bad, the difference is so big it’s impressive really
Super interesting. Not at all what I was expecting, based on the album cover, the album title, the artist name. I saw that it was tagged with the genre Drum & Bass but this wasn't what I was expecting. Precisely the sort of thing I was hoping to run across when starting this journey. Cool!
3.5, rounded up. Some tracks are slower and/or worse, but the ones that work really do. The concept is interesting, and I liked this more than the other "world" albums I've had before. BT - Broken Skin - Letting Go - Homelands - Tides - Nadia - The Conference - Nostalgia - Broken Skin
This album has to be a plant because there's no way I'm getting it the day after Oppenheimer's opening weekend as a coincidence. Regardless, I'm glad I got it now because nuclear weapons have been on my mind and this did a great job of conveying the emotions that come with thinking about nuclear war and WMDs. It also conveyed those emotions about nukes from a totally different perspective than any other media I've seen from Japan to America. Unfortunately, I got a bit tired of it and was wishing it was over 2/3 of the way through but the vibes all the way through were heavy and the news clips were thought-provoking, even the now-tired Oppenheimer bit at the end felt recontextualized coming from an artist with a Hindu background.
Interesting Arabic elements! Apart from that just okay
Good!
BEST SONGS: -Letting Go -Pilgrim
Enjoyed working to it but not something I see myself returning to.
It's very pretty but this kind of music rarely grabs me. The imposition of quotes for the upcoming nuclear apocalypse and the juxtaposition against beauty and slick production are jarring, however, and it certainly had an effect. I found myself morose for most of the day after listening. So four stars for really meaning something, and for getting a rise out of me, and for several songs I get to add to the rotation.
I absolutely loved this. The blend of styles, the concept, the sounds and variety, it all hit the spot just right.
A really strong soundscape and concept for an album, maybe just a hair of bloat.
It's 2023. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer came out last week. "Nukes R bad" has never been a more relevant take. But did you have to make the message so boring?
10th July 2023 Listened a day late in the office. Pub with Cox and Georgia in the evening. A really unique record with some interesting tracks blending hip hop, psychedelia and traditional Indian music. Not heard anything like it, enjoyable.
Definitely one of the better electronic albums we've had. Homelands is a bop
Couldn't get through it. Hook central, too.
A very interesting mix of musical styles, building on, and adding to, the sound of the Asian Underground (a compilation well worth seeking out). There are some outstanding tracks (notably "Tides") but there are a couple of tracks that could safely have been omitted, making for a more powerful, compact album. The various news items on different atomic bomb tests, ending with the famous Oppenheimer quote, add to the slight feeling of unease that permeates the album. The thing is, were you to put the record on, listen for a while then leave the room, when you returned you know exactly what you'd be getting and wouldn't really have missed much.
Interesting style, not something I would usually listen to
Þetta byrjar þokkalega áhugavert en verður pínu leiðigjarnt til lengdar.
Hmm. Lots of classic 90's tropes here, including spoken work audio from the BBC news. Indian music mixed with the emerging trip hop movement, but it just sounds dated.
This is a fantastic album of many textures, styles, and moods. I really enjoyed it. It was a really wonderful journey, and I'm really glad to have heard it.
No thank you. At all. Meh and argh.
This is a really diverse, interesting collection of songs. Awash in musical influences, from drum and bass to R&B and hip hop and world music. This is eclecticism done right. Some of the vocal tracks sound pretty dated and the whole album would have benefitted from dropping a couple of songs. But overall a great listen. Fave Songs: Tides, Letting Go, Broken Skin, Nadia, Homelands
At times I just thought I was listening to Vince and Howard crimping
Close to a 1 star
Starts off okay but then gets really lame and annoying in the second half
Shitin Sawney
not my fav. sounds fine if on shuffle for background music but for sit down listening or for me to actively choose it, i need more substance. track 3 by far the best.
the cover art is me when i go waaaaaah weeeeee
Wow I expected metal based on the name and album art but I'm totally down with this so far. Although it's a little boring, the music is still nice. I kinda wish it tried to say a little more but oh well.
Our villa got robbed and then we filed a report in broken Italian to the Carabinieri and then we listened to this album and I think that’s what this album was created for. +1 stars for good timing
Too much hip hop for my taste
Some of this is pleasant hip-hop/ trip-hop sounds that has some interesting tempos and instruments. The rest is just people making noises that I didn't really like. I think the vocals killed it for me, but it's not bad enough for 1 star, below average but not awful
A very interesting mix of different styles, electronica, trip-hop, pop with Indian influences. It's different. Listening to it was like a religious experience, something I've never listened before. Strong 4+.
All over the place, many songs were a 2, some were a 3.5-4. 2.5 overall
It wasn't the worst thing I heard on this list so far, and I really enjoyed some of the songs, but the rest of it felt like it was trying to take itself VERY seriously. Also I hated "Pilgrim"
It was okay not good tho. This shit was PlayStation 1 background music which honestly would’ve been much cooler. It was music that sounded like it was trying hard to be fine art. 1.75
I don't think this is thaaaaaaat bad like some of the comments say. It's not my vibe, but there's a reason why this guy is so widely recognized.
on one hand i can see why people would be interested in this album. it is full of unique sounds and rhythms that I've never been exposed to. It is not, in my opinion, purposefully ugly- sounding. There are moments that are easy to understand and enjoy. It seems like someone genuinely poured their heart and soul into this project, and its production. But on the other hand, it's just not for me.
2 ambienta låtar höll måttet. I övrigt ganska så tråkigt.
Starts off really good, but kinda goes off the rails in the back half.
Carl didn’t like, I was into it
I don’t understand how people can hate this album so much.I expected it to be really abrasive and loud from the album cover but it’s mainly just vocal harmonies and beats.The only parts I didn’t like was his weird terrible rapping part but the rest of the album was mainly good.
Meh.
For what the album is trying to be, it is really pretty good. Never gets stale since it's constantly switching between genres and sounds with quality guest vocals. The 'commentary' on nuclear arms is a little disappointing since it kind of just presents current events but doesn't critique or present any arguments for improving the situation. 7/10
kul musikk
I was enjoying this until it got a bit weird. Too much wailing n stuff.
The singer on the first three songs has an amazing voice. I was definitely not expecting the style change of “Pilgrim”, although it was a pleasant change. Overall I really appreciated the uniqueness of this album. I’m interested in checking out more.
I had no idea what to expect going into this and every time I thought I’d figured out where the album was going it swerved to something left field. Electronic music with hip-hop influences, some Indian classical music, and one song that sounds like musical theatre? Yeah sure. There were a couple of mid songs but the highs far outweighed the lows, and I especially enjoyed Pilgrim and Serpents
6/10. Concepto interesante peeo irritante en lo sonoro, las udeas tampcoo son una locura y la produccion está mas que on point.
This album has a great thematic concept and the different blend of styles is quite cool - till the album becomes just too long and if feels like you have either some downtempo lounge sound, Indian music or a female singer piano based ballad. It's nice but not something you will listen to that often.
Wel een mooie boodschap vind ik en verklaart de titel: My identity and my history are defined only by myself – beyond politics, beyond nationality, beyond religion, and Beyond Skin. Paar mooie momenten en vet dat het verhaal zich in reverse afspeelt, maar vind het contrast te groot tussen muziekstijlen. Favoriete nr.: Beyond Skin / Tides
Ik vond dit echt een heel verwarrend album. Tekst is wel mooi en soms raakt het me wel, maar de uitvoering minder. Ik heb vaak met zo’n ‘hijgerige’ stem dat ik het bijna vals vind ofzo? Zou iig afraden om het met noise cancelling oortjes te luisteren, want daar krijg je af en toe echt rillingen van. Moeilijk, moeilijk. Idee 3, uitvoerig 2? Dan kom ik uit op toch een 2 uiteindelijk
Had echt gehoopt dat dit leuker zou zijn, maar vond het eigenlijk echt helemaal niets. Misschien zelfs echt irritante muziek. Wel mooie thematiek in de teksten maar dat weegt niet op tegen hoe vaak ik nummers doorgespoeld heb.
Säkert skickligt, men ack så tråkigt - musik att somna till
Enjoyed it more than most electronic albums.
вау... очень странный альбом
Might just be good for background music - but not every song. Favorite Song: Immigrant 2.5 at best.
Mostly enjoyable (especially The Pilgrim and Nostalgia) but also sometimes annoying, and sometimes made me feel nothing at all
this album was sick, liked every part im on listen 4 in a row, both having listened to it standalone and whilst doing other stuff and man... its so good some stagnant moments in songs such as Nadia and Anthem without Nation but songs like Nostalgia and Tides more than make up for it hoooooly, Tides is such a beautiful song will need to relisten to this tomorrow again before rating just to be sure, preliminary rating is 5 despite the few less interesting tracks just because the rest carries it to those heights but this might change to a 4 after the honey moon phase has passed its a 4, Nadia and AwN take up too much of the runtime unfortunately but still a great album
I liked this album. Sick beats and well recorded. 4/5
Pretty interesting
Interesting genre of music. The album goes from Middle Eastern world music to pop to jazz to electronic. Pretty good.
It's very listenable to, I was doing a funding bid this afternoon, in a 90s office vibe with a big printer, usb drives and those jelly coloured imacs. I want to say I love it. But I don't.
Know it's a classic, but it receded into the background. Perhaps I didn't listen "actively". There are moments of innovation, then as the labum wears on it failed to hold my attention.
I didn’t have this albumin my radar at all, but I pretty much liked it. That combination of jazz and electronic is on its point. Loved also most of the thematic of the album. Thanks you for this recommendation!
Brutal.
This is frictionless music, and I am the wrong audience for it. However, it is interestingly dissonant: laudable, urgent politics to a songtrack that would go well with a swim-up bar on an infinity pool. "Homelands" has some urgency in the middle, though it drags back to the record's slow, comforting default zone. The record has dynamics, but nothing snags. I was gagging for the Yellow Swans before the halfway point. Or Sly and the Family Stone. Or the Didjits. I bet the Didjits are not on this list. Honestly, listen to "Hey Judester. Arrrgghhh this album seems to never end! "Anthem Without Nation", leave me alone!
this is pretty terrible, boring Casio keyboard drum'n'bass with rote Indian thematic touches and a dash of pretentious samples thrown in for bad measure. down with the worst of pseudo-trendy UK music ca. 2000, dull dull dull
Another confusing entry from the editors. Here we have some Indian pop songs that have been watered down heavily with bland new age electronica. The samples the artist uses aren't bad at all, and it's an ok attempt at cross-cultural fusion, but at best this is suited as background music at one of those trendy chains that sell 100 varieties of not so freshly roasted coffee beans and overpriced little spice packets for suburban moms who want to experiment with a little ethnic cooking. It does not however, belong on any list attempting to curate an assortment of music that could even remotely be consider essential listening. 1 hard pass. 🙅
Incredible! Didn't know about the artist, many songs went to my liked music!
Dope
Cool! Pleasantly suprised by this find
Helt chill, gillade vocals
3.5 Pretty cool (except for one or two tracks I didn't enjoy), chill trip hop with Indian influences (alongside other stuff like flamenco, classical, etc)
danstónslist blönduð indverskum áhrifum. snoturt. kaffihús. mun líklega aldrei hlusta á þetta aftur. 3,5.
Miscelanea de estilos musicales. Muy melódico. Vinilo.
Música étnica, árabe, flamenco, house, no sé, un popurrí.
Hadn’t heard of this artist before. Not inspired to listen to more.
Heavy subject matter about nuclear war made fairly bland from that mid-late 90's trip hop production and breathy vocals. Once you've heard the first track, you've heard all the tracks. The model on the front of the album probably wanted the connotation of screaming - instead after listening to this it just looks like someone yawning. Best Tracks: Broken Skin; Pilgrim; Tides
Mixed feelings about this. I wanted to feel like this was a land mark album but it never pushed the barriers I thought it would.
supersticious
Scale: 1: Dissapointing 2: Didn't enjoy 3: Decent 4: Enjoyed 5: Would listen again (My first impression if not mentioned otherwise in a comment) Broken Skin: 4/5, like it Letting Go: 3/5 not as good as the last one Homelands: 3.5/5 fine The Pilgrim: 4/5, cool Tides: 3/5, ok Nadia: 4/5, dnb goes brr Immigrant: 3.5/5, fine Serpents: 4/5, cool Anthem Without Nation: 4/5, like it Nostalgia: 4.5/5 best one so far imo The Conference: 3/5, yeah idk Beyond Skin: 4/5, really good end Overall: 3.7/5, I really like the album overall even though I wouldn't listen to a song by itself again, but definitely to the whole album if I'm in the mood. That's why I'll add 0.5 to the overall score because I liked the whole experience. 4.2/5
Beyond beautiful
Can't shake the post apocalyptic feeling this album conveys with samples from Nuclear test news reports and Oppenheimer quotes - it's actually surprisingly interesting throughout - even though for me it's dreaded WORLD music in it's actually stereotypical sense. But it's actually good, interesting, maybe not as memorable as others.
Neat album. A lot of variety.
Struggled to find any joy with this one.
Interesting mix of styles. There's some drum 'n' bass type electronic music but also bits of jazz, classical and Indian music. My favorites were the rhythmic, dance-influenced tracks, especially when they added in Indian vocals. Whoa, “The Conference” is amazing — I’ve never heard vocals like that before haha. Incredible!
I don't love the singers voice on track 1 and I feel bad saying it but it just sounds kind of cringey with the super serious lyrics. It sounds almost like over-acted? I hate being harsh on music that speaks on world issues though. The guitar part on Track 2, "Letting Go" is really nice. I love the dynamics in the accented notes. The mix engineer lets those pop out pretty loudly even at the same time as vocal melodies and it's a cool balance. Usually things like that are diligently caught and hidden under vocal parts in pop music. Track 2 overall I liked way more than the first one. Beautiful strings in the intro to "Homelands". Wow and that vocal part around :28 seconds is a VERY cool sound. This whole track was fantastic actually. It's ambitious going from that cinematic track (Homelands) to a rap song immediately following with some interesting synth choices. I don't know if it pays off. Contrasting the first track, I actually kind of like the vocal performance here but on this one I don't really like the music behind, as it feels kind of empty. Maybe it's because this was from 1999 and I'm hearing it after hearing super produced modern records with modern technology like a meticulously engineered Kendrick Lamar album? I could see an argument that the sound explored here set the table for an artist like Kendrick to further explore. "Immigrant" is like a piece from a Linn Manuel-Miranda musical. Awesome tabla raga on track 11. I had a professor in school who specialized in this and would always show me how complex this music form is so I appreciate it every time I hear it. This album is literally back and forth with me and it is messing with my head but maybe in a good way? This album made me think a lot and the on-and-off sea-saw dynamism didn't let me just sit back and listen while I was doing the dishes. It really grabbed my attention. I really appreciate that it is on this list and I think a lot of my critiques are more geared towards the age of the album which is a little unfair but also a reality of the evolution of music production and songwriting. Normally I would give this album a 3/5 because it had several tracks that I flat out didn't enjoy, but the songs that I did enjoy I really did and that is making me think of this as a 4.4/5 rounded to a 4. At the end I really appreciated this album being on the list and I will definitely listen to it more.
Most interesting musically. One wishes perhaps there were fewer vocals because one finds the beats and orchestral/instrumental bits considerably more compelling. "The Conference" has too much cowbell, which in this case is Indian percussion. The spoken word passages (even the Gita) don't feel additive (this was a common issue fin-de-siecle and first years of the aughts). Definitely a more expansive dramatic take on the globalization of world music, and a good bit ahead of its time for 1999. One likes the flamenco touches, but confesses to preferring the chiller, earlier efforts, for their subtlety and easier beats.
I hesitate quite a bit between a 2 (questionable choice) and 3 (reasonable choice) for this. It's certainly not my cup of tea, but ultimately I believe it has a distinct enough sound palette to be a worthwhile entry to the list.
It’s ok
Interesting. I’m not familiar with him, but this guy has quite the resume.
2.75/5
I really enjoyed this. Totally unlike anything I've heard so far on the list. It was a chilled out electronic world music journey, while also having a very important and terrifying subject matter at its core. A few of these songs are definitely going into my library. Favourite: Nadia
Wow. This is a beautiful and powerful album. I don't have any views regarding how other people should approach art, including music, so I'm speaking only for myself when I say I happen to get a lot of out the fuller context and background. When I read the impetus behind the artist's creation of the album, I was really moved by it, then I listened to it and found myself drawn in fully by the music. What an interesting mix of styles and influences; there are some intriguing and beautiful harmonies, melodies, and rhythms at play here. One example of many: the piano work on "Tides" is gorgeous. Even the name of the album's record company, Outcaste, is spot on. I need to explore this artist more fully. Great work.
Miscelanea de estilos musicales. Muy melódico. Vinilo.
A gem!
Veldig kult!
Beyond Skin is the fourth album by English musician Nitin Sawhney. The album's theme focuses on nuclear weapons and an individual's self identity. This downtempo, drum and bass album was well received by critics, but only reached the 44th spot on the UK Albums chart - so it was widely overlooked by the general public. Beyond Skin was an interesting album that had some highs and lows, but I considered it enjoyable. It was a cool concept album.
Pretty good
Amazing first side of the album, piano is extremely soothing, liked the drum and bass element to it, fit well with the vibe.
It decays steadily like an uranium atom
funky, jazzy, a little aphex twinny?, sounds like old kendrick tide and pilgrim were fire mad good for something from 1999
Bro looks like he is nutting
Such a mess of genres but it did have some good one a in there
Disc que beu de l'electrònica, del jazz, de diferents músiques tribals, amb unes veus femenines de primer nivell i lletres compromeses. Interessant, però no necessari
3.5
This album is close to an experimental one with a very obvious anti-nuclear warfare message. That being said, it oscillates from being inventive world music to experimental electronic, to utter nonsense. While it is a bit of fresh air, it's nothing that sticks with you as the listener.
The music is cool but not really my kinda thing 2/5.
I do love this album.
The topic of this album was timely given the shit show the US and Russia are causing in Ukraine. I didn’t known much about Oppenheimer but I concurred with Bob Dylan’s view in Desolation Row that Einstein was the good smart guy and Oppenheimer, aka the “jealous monk”, was the bad smart guy. Kinda interesting that the WW2 analysis led me to conclude the German dude was good and the American dude was bad. This album made me read more about Oppenheimer. The things he said around the time of the Trinity detonation and things he said in the years following make me see a different side of the Jealous Monk. The last song contains Oppenheimer’s powerful recital of the passage from the Bhagavad Gita. Wow.
My co-judge and I owned this CD back in the day. I remember songs like Homeland and Nadia being our favourites. Much of the album is quite understated. The more soulful downtempo numbers at first sound like a lot of the stuff that was coming out of London at the time, but the difference here is that the music behind it has cellos and violins and tablas. Sawhney is competent guitar player, pianist and composer. It’s interesting that nuclear destruction was top of mind for him at that time.
Since Sawhney is a Indian living in England its fitting that he's fused Indian music with English downtempo music (which was big in the 90s due to bands such as Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Bonobo etc). When this came out I had this album on heavy rotation, I really enjoyed the more traditional Indian songs with tablas, ragas and sufi type chanting. Homelands IMO is the best song on the album and instrumental Tides is lovely. I really like the heavy Indian influence on Nadia and the vocal counterplay on The Conference is really fabulous. However, the more commercial English songs featuring the female singer are just God-awful - eg Broken Skin, Letting go and Immigrant and really ruin this album for me. If those songs had been left out I would have given this one more star.
An interesting listen, for sure. Not something I could replay very much, but cool exposure to some of the African and Asian influences woven into the music.
Interesting, eclectic, jazzy, chill, experimental but also a bit pretentious.
Not bad, but not my jam.
A cool listen - unique, interesting and good variety among the songs
This was a unique album that I enjoyed listening to. Lots of variety and very much not something I'd normally listen to but I'm glad I did
One of the more unique albums I’ve ever listened to. The varying genres throughout, the storytelling. Immigrant might be one of the prettiest songs I’ve ever listened to?
Very strange album, but I liked it. Especially the instrumental tracks like "Tides".
Electrónica, soul, experimental... Variado.
A delightful surprise!
I liked Tides & Nadia. Feel like I've heard Homelands before. Reading the description in global reviews gives me more of an appreciation for what he was trying to do but it just wasn't really for me.
india strong... india world superpower 3500... indi awin olympics 4052 delhi... death to pakistan pakistan dogs lower quality of life like dogs hahahahaha😂😂😂😂 I am from Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, an island nation in Europe. homelands
Some of the textures are intriguing and maybe beautiful ('Serpents', 'The Conference'), but I definitely didn't enjoy the entire hour of content in this rather eclectic collection. What's Nitin Sawhney's role here? The album unfolds like a curated playlist of miscellaneous electronic, world, and neo-soul music.
OK, liked the opening songs, then went very obscure with Indian music plus a style of rapping. Liked the music and extra points for being interesting and different.
Thought this was exceptional
Had never heard of this and the description wasn't much in Wikipedia but I liked it a lot. Would be good in the background or sitting around in headphones. Lots of good sound play and reverb play.
2.5 I really liked a couple songs
Meh, I prefer talvyn singh's stuff...
fairly happy with this, i suspect its a grower. sometimes this list throws an album at you and a single days turn around will only give you an initial opinion, a few more listens could make it a much higher rating. no i know about this album i'll definitely be giving it another couple of chances.
If Indian Chill is your idea of a good time, then you need to have a long hard look in the mirror and punch it in the face.
Musically this album melds Indian classical music, trip-hop, drum n' bass and chill out with numerous other styles thrown in at points for good measure. It's seemingly a concept album with a running commentary on both on national identity and nuclear war. It's a brave, expansive album and a lot to absorb on first listen. I'll probably revisit it at some point and I suspect it might get a higher score after a few more listens.
Enjoyable enough
Although not offensively bad, I can't say I find this album the least bit inspiring.
I really liked the concept of this. Electronic music with anything is my jam. However, I didn’t like the female vocalist’s voice at all and this album sounded very dated. I didn’t even need to look at the album info to know it was from the late 90s. Interesting fusion of music, but I was glad when it was over.
Pretty cool. It was a lot different than what I would normally listen to, but that made it novel and refreshing. Definitely want to listen to it again.
Some decent tunes and some not so decent. Some not really my thing at all. A very varied album and some talent on show, just not really something I’d put on.
para poner de fondo, chill
Chill dreamy vibes
Interesting sonic landscape. First track k was fabulous, some smooth tracks after too, but by the end I was k8nda getting sick of it. 3/5
Interesting Indian chillout album.
juu kyllä minun sydämessäni on paikka tällaisille elektronisille, synkähköille albumeille! en tosin ihan saa kiinni tämän nerokkuudesta, mutta monipuolisuus ja Intia ilahduttavat. omaääninen
Alun "biitti ja akustinen kitara" -taustat saivat minut pelkäämään pahinta, mutta levy parani keskiväliä kohti. Tämä artisti on parhaimmillaan, kun antaa vokaaliraidoille tilaa hengittää ja ilmentää omaa substanssiaan: esim. Nadialla on potentiaalia koskettaa itseänikin pahempaa ilonpilaajaa - joka tosin pilaa ilon viimeistään The Conference -hoopoilun tai oo, niin diipin "I am become death" -samplen aikana.
I was surprised by how much I liked this at the start. The description did not make me think I would. Halfway through it began to grate on me a bit. I like what they’ve done to a degree, especially the opening cut, but I don’t see this as something I’ll revisit.
This one is just...fine...After ten minutes though it's mostly the same over and over....some nice sounds but doesn't make for a 59 minute listening experience. Would play great in the background of a coffee shop or bookstore...which probably sounds more insulting than I mean it to be.
weird, spacey and spare, good morning album
Amazing
Unknown to me before now, this one challenged me both in terms of genres outside my norm and geo-political issues I'm woefully under-educated on. I'm thankful for the exposure, but didn't enjoy it enough musically to add it to a regular rotation.
Weird
This album was all over the place
Quite varied. An interesting mix. I think I like individual songs, but not necessarily the album as a whole
This has way more going for it than I expected. It's elevated background music, but a few tracks like Pilgrim and Letting Go got my attention. Still, I'm not too sold on these type of music overall. It's mood music, but not something I'm going to seek out for listening to.
Unlike much else I have listened to, a mix of instrumental tracks, samples (or recreations) of news reports, and songs about both of the above. Like a concept album about nuclear weapons, but cheerier than that sounds! Also, it was really interesting to hear his music, as I know him better as a radio and TV presenter
While this is pretty interesting it's thoroughly not my cup of tea. Very 90s sounding and a really eclectic mishmash of genres: trip hop, hip hop, breakbeats, bhangra and jazz are heard in the first 5 tunes alone.
interesting to say the least I had no idea there was such a big British Indian techno scene but I fuck with it
Soft background music
A lot of this really isn't my cuppa tea, but I found the Indian strings and scatty vocals on tracks like Homeland, Serpents and The Conference kinda cool, so it deserves some credit.
Shit was wack
Pretty good
Oddity. Jumps from chilled trip hop to easy listening to rap to Indian centric wailing. All with some kind of Nuclear weapons anxiety theme. It was nominated for the Mercury prize. Bland and annoying ar different times. Not for me. 2.5
Generic downtempo & dnb accompanying uninspired indipop. I liked the songs that sound like they were sung by Nelly Furtado, but even those offered nothing new. There are many bad tracks, many decent tracks, and no really good tracks. But at least there's variety. Oh, and it's an hour long jfc. Favorites: Broken Skin, Letting Go, Tides, Nadia, Nostalgia
I like trip-hop, Asian underground, and Hindustani music, but this just not good. Its best tracks were only tolerable, but most were a good bit worse.
I have never heard of Nitin Sawhney before listening to the album Beyond Skin. I was happy to hear some new music outside of what I typically choose on my own. I enjoyed the Asian and World elements of this album, in both the vocals and choices of instruments. I added a few songs to my personal playlist (“Nadia”, “Serpents”, “Tides”). There were tracks that had more R&B and Rap than I care for. I would listen to more music from Sawhney, but I don't think I will be back to listen to this whole album again.
Loved loved loved this
Some 90s trip-hop, pop, indian/world music thing. Some of the songs were really great and almost bumped my score up but then some were just painfully bad and pulled it back down again.
Ultimately quite dull.
What?
Cool
p845. 1999. 3 stars. Mood music/background listening, with samples and Asian influences to hook you in. Well done of its kind, but it does outstay its welcome.
Very interesting and eclectic. There is something for everyone because the track list is so versatile.
quite boring
It's a bit better than I expected, but I still don't like it. I need music that I can connect with, that has an element of fun. This was a chore. And "I don't do the dishes, I throw them in the crib."
A bit random, but the sound is relaxing, and the message is good.
never heard of him before but one track was well known to me, probably from a Cafe Del Mar compilation. I like the style of music but I found parts of the album hard (unbearable?) to listen to
Interesting!
This was pretty damn good honestly. It goes in every direction at once. Trip-Hop? Tired of that, this is an electronic album now. Actually, this is a Hindi classical album now. Just kidding, back to trip-hop. Actually let's do a lo-fi song. Okay, back to Hindi classical... with a tinge of jazz. The second half drags on a bit, despite still having some great songs. "The Conference" is so silly, I love it. It's like two Animal Crossing characters arguing. Can't choose one favorite track. Either "Broken Skin", "Homelands", "Pilgrim" or "Nostalgia".
Biitit sinäänsä toimivia ja viihdyttäviä, mutta "laulu" pilasi tunnelman.
Sellanen… loppupäästä löyty oikee helmi. Not.
Wild 3, but after the second half more of a 2
first listen very forgettable
The use of of Oppenheimer in the final track in his quote of the Bhagavad Gita, ‘Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds’ to bookend an album that opens with voiceovers from the India/Pakistan nuclear situation was chilling and really underscored Nitin Sawhney’s exploration of British/Asian identity and its inherent tensions. The music itself is really engaging downtempo drum and bass that incorporates elements of Indian music throughout in various degrees. Sawhney is incredibly musically literate and this translates to an album full of various motifs across genre contextualized together over the hypnotic beat. Several songs lose the eat completely and play out within more of a jazz format, but those tracks work well to break up the more electronically driven elements.
Best Song: Homelands. The mix of traditional songs and instruments comes together beautifully here. Worst Song: Pilgrim. Not a bad song, per se, but it definitely doesn't fit with the vibe of the rest of the album. Overall: This artist was totally new to me, and I found myself really enjoying this album. A great mix of samples and chill instrumental beats. Perfect for working or cooking, but also interesting enough to listen to outright (i.e., not just in the background).
Surprisingly very good, I really enjoyed it
Mood music for when you're in the mood to test the limits of boredom.
A real mixed bag. A lot of beauty, the occasional thorn. Nadia is one of my new favourite songs.
06/02/2022 PLEASE make it stop.
V strange
Such a cool mix of influences. I love the Indian elements combined with the chill downtempo vibes.
I simply can't find this coffee-shop electronic interesting. It's too much precisely like the other world-compilation-sounding duds on the list, and I made the additional mistake of reading reviews. So many comments about "experimentalism"; There's nothing experimental here! It's literally just got a few samples and recordings of traditional percussion. Shame, since the fact that the West's most terrifying military achievement was connected explicitly to the Indian sacred is a legitimately tempting concept. But when the parodic synth instrument entered after the first vocal snippet I knew more or less what I was in for. (I should also note that the cover reminds me of Lafawndah's Fifth Season and the two projects are not totally dissimilar. My appreciation for that album illuminates the flaws in this review, I hope.)
Nice, interesting and out of my comfort zone, but not something I can see myself listening to again.
I liked this first half of this more than I expected. It was groovy and relaxing. The back half though I disliked thoroughly. It was strange and off putting to me. Speaking of off putting what the hell is this album cover.
This album is pretty cool. I didn't love every part of it, but it certainly sounds advanced for its time. Some parts could be repetitive (Pilgrim is a pretty dull song), but the songs flow together well. The underlying theme of the atomic bomb is very interesting, especially since the fear of nuclear war was pretty low in 1999. The music has a diverse set of influences 4/5
I enjoyed this a lot. A really diverse sounding album, borrowing from so many different styles.
Interesting and diverse listening.
An instant fave. I've always been curious about Nitin, an artist that has popped up on a couple of compilation albums that I own. Incredible subject, heart warming vocals. Faves: All of them
This album truly had a couple of great tracks during which I thought "wow, I'm loving this, might be a five star album". The music is interesting and frequently beautiful. But in the end it doesn't quite get there. There aren't any positive standout tracks and a couple bad apples (wtf was The Conference?). Still a very nice listen .
Pilgrim is a good song I really like the composition of this album.
no
Interesante.
Enjoyable, and probably great as a quiet background soundtrack to dinner. But not something I'd listen to again. Didn't dislike but didn't add.
Un album bizarre à écouter mais quand même bien. Un moment c'est très rythmé avec un bon beat et une bonne ambiance et après c'est très bizarre avec des sons pas communs. Ca nous amène aileurs et c'est quand même spécial. Il a sa place sur cette liste. 3.60
No idea what to expect here. The artist's name sounds Asian and the track listing seems somewhat political. Rolling and ... still not what I expected. How pretty! First two songs are just lovely and a bit sad. Nadia is a little inaccessible to me as I'm not that versed in Indian music, Immigrant is a nice mix of styles that really works well, towards the end it makes me think of Christina Aguilera (whereas Nostalgia maybe goes a little Bjork). Serpents is fascinating. All in all a really interesting album that I enjoyed listening too. A bit long, both the individual songs and the album in total. But super ambitious in theme. I'm impressed. And once again glad to have embarked on this project.
trippy
Interesting album this. Lots of really old influences, merged with what was really up to date trip-hop sounds, it crams a lot into its runtime.
nope
Very relevant in this age of imminent nuclear catastrophe . A great undertow of protest through audio landscape . Beautiful samples and rhythms . A real electro art album ; impressed .
A pretty interesting listen, not quite sure what to make of it yet, but a few tracks made me sit up and take notice. It piqued my interest enough to give it a few more spins.
Love this. Feel daft for missing it originally. I think jo whiley put me off. This is ace. I feel smarter listening to it. Layered multilingual vocals. Beats. Reverb. Class.
Couldn't make myself care about this album.
Zeer 'zen' muziek om over zo'n zwaar thema te gaan. Speciaal maar wel oké
Interesting sound. Not terrible, but I am unlikely to revisit this artist or album.
It was pleasant enough background music. I'm sure the lyrics were pretty deep and meaningful, but I never caught the urgh to stop what I was doing and listen to them. it just came and went
A concept album about nuclear weapons in India. This fuses Indian music and instrumentation with a range of other styles. It makes effective use of spoken word sections - news reports etc. Nitin Sawney has created something unique and interesting. It's not something I'm likely to return to though. 3/5
I found a lot of the vocals to be really irritating initially, although not so jarring on subsequent listens. Would've liked this album a lot more if it was just the beats and grooves, as they were actually quite good.
Enjoyed this quite a bit
Really liked this. Interesting and melodic and thoughtful and thought provoking. I will listen again and seek out more
Not the worst. It is hard to make opinion about something out of my comfort zone. I give it 3, because it was nice, chillin' stuff.