OK

weird, interesting...

Really enjoyed this. The fusion of the table with drum and bass is really addictive

A really interesting album - it gets a bit weird at points, but will definitely listen again.

Unusual but very enjoyable. It pulls off a genre fusion remarkably well

So much better than I expected. An interesting album which combines a number of musical styles.

Lourd en vrai

ravie de faire sa connaissance

Zen meditation music like from a massage parlor

3,5/5

Yeah… de va hårt..!

Lit

Oooh I quite like this one. Certainly one worth further exploration. Traveller is such a great opener and the whole album just flows nicely until that weird moment in Vikram The Vampire.

Imagine blending classical Indian music with electronica and ambient, finishing with a garnish of western classical and jazz, until you have a musical Arrack- the generic term for a variety of distilled spirits found throughout India and Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines, that are often unrelated, and can be made from different ingredients. And the effect of listening to Talvin Singh’s 'OK' is about as heady as I can imagine a tumbler of Arrack over ice would be. The opening track, clocking in at over eleven minutes (but passed too quickly), introduce the listener into Singh’s ambient world before then segueing into an electronica infused uptempo hybrid, only to then quiet down into a tempo-less traditional Indian drone set with two very talented flute players- Ryuichi Sakamoto and Rakesh Charurasia- when, out of the blue, a gloriously melancholic western orchestral score! And that was just the first song. Please don’t get the impression, though, that it was bombastic, or too busy. To the contrary, it was quite relaxing, infused with subtle meaning, and very often beautiful. Musically intriguing, with lots to explore. And while they weren’t featured often, Suchitra Pilai’s vocals soared when they were, aiming straight for the sun on ‘Eclipse,’ for example, and further propelled by the wonderful keyboard manufactured beats of Guy Sigsworth. Hats off to all on this wonderfully creative collaboration. It's been reported that Indian music can be off-putting to certain individuals, possibly due to the spiritual nature of what the artists are co-creating. Divine light is not immediately pleasurable when you’re accustomed to the dark. That, and not everyone necessarily recognizes their own dis-ease in the first place. If that’s where you’re at, do yourself a favor, and don’t bail on this too quickly. Give it time to root first before expecting flowers. Much like the free jazz of Ornette Coleman, don’t expect to walk away from 'OK' whistling an easily accessible tune. This is more like tattoo music, a gradual integration, intended for permanency. And if you are already hip to the sounds of this part of the globe, and open to, or at least curious about what the modern electronica lads are putting down, then you’ll immediately enjoy this LP, and it’s euphoric after effects. I sure did.

Oddly mesmerizing

com ctz o super hans curte

d&b é bão d+

4.25

Not sure why the mixed reception for this one. It's so good! Definitely a much different take on electronic music which I will always welcome as I feel it's a genre that gets bogged down by too much of the same sounding records. Give it a listen.

Hadn't heard this before. Completely brilliant.

Yes, love a bit of electronica with world music blended in. This pairs nicely with Nitin Sawhney's "Beyond Skin" which is also on the list. Fave track - "Butterfly" perhaps. I also enjoy the jabbering of the title track!

It's pretty cool I'll be honest. Feels very 90's this almost nostalgic view of the future, while being very clearly from the past. I dig it. Electronic Bass and drum mixed with Indian folk maybe? It's fucking cool either way.

Beautiful music! Helps me to understand and appreciate electronic music. Sometimes resembles of turbo folk

-"Sutrix" do be getting groovy -The second half of "Decca" becomes really good but then it just stops after like 45 seconds and it makes me sad -"OK" kind of sounds like some anime nonsense but it gets more intense than a lot of other songs on the album so I'll let it slide -"Light" got the thumping bass and the flute-like instrument wailing -Lots of cool bits but also some slow bits but also overall solid

Very interesting album. Debut album from the pioneer of "Asian Underground". I liked it quite a bit.

Interesting sound, I enjoyed it.

Calkiem egzotyczny piczek, chociaz troche wyspiarski, bo wydany w uk, debiutancki album pana talvina singha, czyli producenta/dja/bembenkowicza urodzonego w uk, ale z korzeniami w indiach, co dosc mocno slychac na tym materiale, stad wlasnie jego egzotycznosc, bo chociaz jest to elektronika pelna geba, to jednak uzywa elementow muzyki klasycznej, w tym wypadku glownie brzmien rodem z indii, jakies sitarki, drumersowanie tez typowo indyjskie, nie wspominajac o przewijajacych sie wokalach brzmiacych jak ludowe rekordingi, co dziwne pojawiaja sie rowniez w niektorych trakach hinskie wokalowania jakis pan, z tego co wyczytalem to czesc byla nagrywana na okinawie, wiec pewnie to jest efekt tych prac, co najbardziej slychac na tytulowym traku OK, ale plyta jest nawet bardziej niz OK, bo naprawde dobrze sie tego sluchalo od poczatku do konca, slychac ze tworzone bylo to z mysla o kompletnym krazku, struktura przechodzenia miedzy trakami, tempem w poszczegolnych czesciach plyty, wiec jesli zazwyczaj nie jestem przekonany do elektroniki, w wydaniu junglowo breakbeatowym, to w tak orginalnie podanym wydaniu, bo polaczyc drumowe brejkowanie z klasyczna muzyka rodem z filharmonii i tradycyjnymi spiewami folkowymi, to naprawde ciekawie polaczenie, wiec na plejke wrzuce tytulowy kawalek, butterflaja i soni, a cala plyta laduje na polce plyt w sam raz na czilowy odsluch polaczony z innymi aktywnosciami, bo wokale hinsko hinduskie nie rozpraszaja, a dobrze wpasowuja sie do lamanych beatow

Never would’ve imagined that this was a thing

Indian electronic fusion

Lurvely. My dad had this album when I was growing up, but I didn't remember what the music was like (just the cover). Was a pleasant surprise and really enjoyed listening with my good headphones. One of those albums that needs a decent soundsystem to shine.

Good vibes.

I enjoyed the traditional Indian fusion with more "modern" music.

how powerful do you have to be to name your album "OK" favorite tracks: traveller, butterfly, eclipse, OK, vikram the vampire

Slumdog millionaire got nothing on this timeless sound. Transition is the word that keeps coming to mind. Things are changing but the future is unclear.

Pretty cool. Bit much by the end though.

Traveller: Io spero fortissimo che non mi deluda dopo perché sto pezzo m'ha già conquistato di brutto. Sutrix: Molto figo, il pezzo finale fatto con la voce è bellissimo. Eclipse: M'ha fomentato OK: Pure questa m'è piaciuta. In mezzo pensavo fosse finita e mi dispiaceva. C'è un pezzo che sembrava in giapponese. Soni: Figa pure questa ammazza, bella la produzione, mi ricorda un botto Kenji Kawai, quello delle colonne sonore di Ghost In The Shell. Forse questa e Traveller sono le mie preferite. Mi è piaciuto molto il testo della conclusione. In Conclusione: Sono davvero stupito, non me aspettavo un album così. Probabilmente Andrea essendo più esperto del genere magari sarà meno colpito, però ho trovato davvero interessante questo misto di musica etnica indiana e elettronica mezza drum and bass. Non è niente di necessariamente nuovo ma l'esecuzione qui mi è arrivata molto sapiente e raffinata, non una cosa fatta tanto per, probabilmente perché immagino che Talvin Singh sia indiano e quindi è musica che gli appartiene. Comunque nonostante l'ora di disco m'è volato e vari pezzi me li riascolterei volentieri. Poi per essere il 98 comunque, tralasciando certi suoni che mi sono arrivati come un po' démodé, comunque la produzione regge bene. Se mi avessero detto che era tipo di 10 anni dopo c'avrei creduto. Bella sorpresa!

Interesante mezcla de sonidos. Algunas me gustaron.

🎶☁✨

This album was a new artist and new music for me. I liked the album, in part because it was a chance to listen to something different than I would normally listen to. Based on a first listen, the album as a whole may not get replayed, but there were tracks that I wouldn't mind hearing again. This album got enough for 3.5 stars (round up to 4)

Рубрика "Этнический чил", новые гости - индусы. Чёт новенькое, хорошо. Хотя чувствуется экспериментальность, внутренней дисперсией чёт не особо пропёрся. Где вот чил, классические мотивы, медиация эта всякая, эксхэйл-экспел, балдёж, что аж пятёру бы ёбнул. Это как в последней трети вступительного, ваще прям охуенчик. Есть скука ебаная, типа Light. Есть какая какофония не менее ебаная типа Eclipse или Vikram The Vampire. Но в целом похоже на то, к чему могу обратиться. Так что 4, хуй с ним.

Wonderfull music, brings a number of genres together - will listen again and explore more

I thought this would suck. I did not

Solid.

Pretty OK, haha. No seriously an amazing album. With kinda trippy vibes and some good melodies I really liked it.

It’s nice and smoooooooth

Aggressively 90s (both the style of electronic music and the album cover) and intensely hypnotic/entrancing. Not the best thing I've ever heard, but really enjoyable overall. Guy apparently traveled all over the world to record the multi-ethnic vocal arrangements... sounds like a fun experience, ngl.

Never heard of the album, but after reading reviews was expecting a bit more from it.

Beautiful music. Excellent musicians.

funny album

sutrix :( OK :) Soni :(

Mostly just fine? I wanted to like it more than I did. Was a cool concept, and not bad, just more boring than I expected. "Eclipse" and "OK" were the standouts for me

Electronica, indian classical, exotica.

It feels like an album more interested in impressing you with technical prowess, uniqueness and artistry (whatever that means) than in creating an enjoyable musical experience. This guy is on a mission and does not care if you're along for the ride or not. That's fine. I've listened to stuff like that in the past and will certainly do so again. It certainly makes for an interesting listen. Overall, pretty good.

The more traditional singular moments are what really resonate, which for me means the originality & fusion that is undoubtedly there doesn’t really gel the various elements (clearly I know so much more about music than the Mercury Prize panel). An album & artist that had passed me by, so that in itself is welcome.

Very unique. Glad this was on the list better than some of the 70s stuff

WHATS HAPPENING HOLY SHIT This guy gets it

Best songs: Butterfly, Mombasstic and Light. Interesting mix of styles, but sometimes it gets a bit messy.

OK

I was overdue for an album I wouldn’t have found on my own. It’s a timely listen after the recent release of Gorillaz’ The Mountain. I’d imagine he also set a precedent for M.I.A. Not really what I’m feeling at the moment; I need something more upbeat than the kind of album they used to have at those kiosks in Target. Definitely an admirable effort, though. Perfect turn of the millennium aesthetic, especially the cover art.

's fine

This was alright

interesting, would need to listen to it in a different context to develop a stronger opinion

thank you Mr. Singh

This was interesting and trippy

This is ok but not something I would want to listen to on the regular.

This was a pleasant surprise, a really tasteful combination of techno, western classical music, and Indian classical music. A really good chill listen to have on when I'm working.

Not really my thing but perfectly alright

If I had to pick one Asian Underground album, I’d take 𝘖𝘒 over 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘯 by Nitin Sawhney without much hesitation. Talvin Singh does a better job of blending electronic music and Indian influences into something that feels distinctive and genuinely his own. The album has a strong atmosphere and a sense of curiosity that keeps it interesting even when it drifts. I’m still not completely convinced by the genre as a whole, but this is the first album from that scene that made me understand the appeal a little more. It still isn’t a genre I’d seek out very often, but this is one of the better examples I’ve heard.

muy extravagante pero no esta mal

Not really something I'd listen to and so I found it just okay

I have a few TS tunes in my library, from his contributions to the Buddah Bar and Asian Underground collections But aside from Butterfly I dont hear much that hits in the same way on this album

A lot of these songs sound like what you'd hear while getting a massage. It's somewhat relaxing, but not an album I'd say someone MUST listen to.

Futuristic, sounds very cool, my kind of vibe!

"OK" is right a lot of pretty lightweight atmospheric dnb that goes right in one ear and out the other on this, but the highlights are strong. this album is at its most interesting when it's leaning hard into the use of traditional instruments, which is why i think Butterfly is THE song to listen to off this one. listen to those tablas! ryuichi sakamoto (my goat) is also featured on this, contributing some flute parts, and apparently sent them to the studio via email from new york — waow so futuristic! talvin singh himself seems way more interesting than this album so i might have to look more into his work. when i was reading about this i unearthed lots of fun stuff: he toured with siouxsie and the banshees, was part of massive attack's live band, he arranged the strings on bjork's debut... he's had quite a career.

It was so easy to listen to that it felt like it kind of came and went without leaving too much impact. When I would stop to listen at any given point I really appreciated what I was hearing, the places the music's sounds came from and the skill of the craft on display. Perfectly enjoyable listen. But I just don't think it's going to leave a lasting impact on me either.

Very cool find. I love the layered and textured music. It’s a bit background music, but I definitely will listen again when I’m in the mood to chill.

Was expecting some tacky stuff when I realized its gonna be a South Asian music x Electronic crossover, which one can tell by just looking at the most 2000s ass electronic cover with a little Ganesha for good measure. Thought it might have just been thrown on the list just for that British colonization guilt clearly operating here considering how much Hindustani music is on this list (and it probably still was) - I think there's as many Indian classical music albums as Jazz. Was quite pleasantly surprised however - Singh is clearly extremely well versed in both genres truly searches in depth between the two. Problem is that I'm not very well versed in electronic and even less so in South Asian music so it's hard to get a read, especially after just a listen. Could see myself coming back to it though. 3.5

it's fine. interesting combination but i think it overstayed its welcome for me

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO. dare i say biblical scenes have arisen this saturday. quick shoutout to the bass flo remix of butterfly. ryuichi sakamoto mentioned. is it yt uk music critic baby's second (see roni size) jungle album by proxy of winning the mercury prize? probably? is it still good? you fucking bet. is it elite all time jungle? ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ (see decca for why). few things sound like it though 👾. 3.5-3.9.

Kinda vibed with it but was kinda long. The title track was great though!

very interesting!

Talvin Singh - OK - 3/5 I’m a huge fan of Eastern instruments showing up in Western music, so this was already working in my favor. It was pretty cool hearing that kind of fusion with electronica, because it gave the album a different feel than just a straight up electronic record. There’s a lot of atmosphere on here, and the mix of sounds kept it interesting. That said, I wasn’t blown away by it either. I liked the idea of it as much as the actual album, maybe more. Still, I’ve got a lot of respect for what it was trying to do, and when the blend of Eastern music and electronic beats came together, it sounded really good. Was really hoping to get some Slayer or some other kind of death metal since this is album #666

Fascinante. Mescla audaciosa de DnB contemporâneo com instrumentalização indiana clássica, e outras variedades de estilos e instrumentos do sudeste asiático. O resultado final é, no mínimo, intrigante. Aquele encontro de ocidente e oriente. Bem, isso são as expressões gerais. Eu gosto muito de música eletrônica ali da virada do milênio, é uma sonoridade que faz cócegas no meu cérebro neuro divertido. A comunicação entre o presente e o passado é legal, criativa. Não tenho muito o que reclamar, a não ser pela duração exagerada do álbum. Nem sempre ele mantém o mesmo entusiasmo, mas tudo bem. Ainda foi uma boa experiência ter ouvido este disco. Boa inclusão na lista. 3.5

This was alright, some parts of it were fun to listen to in the background, others were sort of cringey and skippable. Overall a 3 but not something I'll come back to

Not a great opener. It got better, but was too squared-off to keep me interested. Toward the end of the album, it started to remind me of Ozric Tentacles, but not as good. 3 stars.

OK is definitely a really interesting album. Singh apparently spent nine months of travelling the world to make this album and it shows here as there are plenty of Asian music elements combined with the typical jungle/drum and bass style of music. I can definitely appreciate this album for how well it combines both styles of music and by doing that, it really stands out from the sea of other electronic albums released in the late 1990s. My main issue with this album though is that at many points, it feels like it is just dragging on and on. I definitely feel like if some of these songs got cut down a bit, i would like it more but as it stands, its a cool little curiosity from the 90s. Best Song: Sutrix Worst Song: Light

me 450 albums into this project: "the world... is sound"

Not ok. 90 seconds into track 1 and I know what the rest is going to sound like.

3 stars

An atmospheric drum and bass album in which the real protagonists are the Asiatic music elements, rather than the actual electronics. This might sound interesting in paper, but it really isn't. For an supposed to be atmospheric project, it isn't really immersive. The synths and electronics are quite bland, and the Jungle aspect is not that chaotic, even though the approach is quite interesting, as it is a combination of programmed drums with actual tabla playing (tabla being a pair of hand drums used in some Asian regions). It could be argue that the Indian inspired sound may bring a sense of spirituality or transcendence, but I also think it is lacking in those aspects, at least in general, because the first tracks can be quite effective in that regard, specially "Traveler", the intro, which has a nice flute section that is followed up by some wonderful and strong strings, While the main influence of this album is the Indian folk music, there is an actual song that changes roots and uses Japanese folk instead. That song is "O.K." and I think it is a fun song and brings a nice change. Overall, this album is kind of mediocre. I don't think I was truly bored at any time, but neither I was fascinated, as I said, there is a important absence of an immersive aspect. It may be forgettable, but at least it is tolerable.

Concept is there, but it isn’t capitalized on. Feels like another included because it’s a mercury prize winner and not on any other merit. It’s fine it’s just not anything I’m coming back to.

Cool rudimentary world electronic music. Nothing incredible though

Kinda interesting at times but largely background music

interesante... nunca hubiera llegado a esto de otra manera, menos escuchar el disco completo

There's some really good tracks here. Unfortunately they've also cut in some 90's electro pop synth overlays. Overall a decent listen. They've tried to integrate a lot of different sounds on the back of the Indian instruments. Sometimes it works, others less so.

neat

Nice album to listen to in the background while working. I feel like the creative use of drums and flute is stimulating my brain to work.

Sonic Dessert Level Music. I was way to sober to listen to it but even then I really enjoyed it. Nice mix of different elements of genres and cultures with an ethereal sound, almost transcending. If I could give it 3.5/5 I would but sadly I can't. Will most likely revisit it someday.

N/s n/s :)

Está ok

Apparently if you add some interesting instrumentals I don’t hate electronica. Still too long and occasionally repetitive but good chill and didn’t make me angry

OK by name, OK by nature. It was fine, but I'll probably never listen to it again.

I'm glad I listened to it, because I never would have heard it otherwise. I didn't really enjoy it though. I was hoping that it would be a lot darker based on the "Vikrum the Vampire" song title, but it wasn't really that dark.

Definitely some really great instrumentation here. I’m happy it’s on the list, but I’ll never come back to it.

Had a good review but it got wiped halfway through. To catch up - never heard of album or group. Very 90s electronic which is not necessarily my favorite but there is definitely some cool production and sounds so far. Cool horns and flutes. Mostly bullshit lyrics so far but I think O.K. The vocals work really well. This is good working music. These songs are super long tho which I don’t really like for the most part. Really cool flute again on light. I like the piano riff too. This song is fun. I really liked d’user. I thought that beat was really really cool. Soni is fine. Nothing really special. Cool beat but that’s it for most of it. I like the poem type deal at the end. Vikram is a cool song, good way to end it. Again, this is good wiring music. A lot of cool sounds put together, nothing substantial with the lyrics. Overall an enjoyable listen but won’t ever listen again. 3.2 stars.

I found that a single stray thought in my head was enough to distract me from this music immediately and irreversibly for minutes or even hours. I had a busy couple weeks, now I am in a 17 album hole. Thanks Talvin...

This one is very interesting. Didn't love it but didn't hate it. 3 stars

I like the fusion between 90s electronic music and traditional Indian music. This was interesting and well done! I'm really sick today, so I was a bit out of it when I listened though.

Falls somewhere between sounding like the inoffensive background music to a movie about a guy trying to find a lost temple in India, and the WipEout soundtrack. Has no business being on this list.

Takes you on musical journey around the world. A really interesting album.

I enjoy the soft synth sounds and some of the traditional Indian instrument crossover.

An album for people who can’t decide if they want to go to the spa or the club. I guess it’s…okay.

Not really for me. Most of the songs are nice background music but I didn't enjoy the vocals.

wierd, helt okej men inget speciellt

Este músico británico de descendencia india intenta fusionar la música de su raíces con la electrónica y nos ofrece unas composiciones bastante etéreas, a veces con un sonido oscuro, pero para mí gusto algo monótonas. El drum and bass es un estilo muy encorsetado en el cual innovar se hace bastante difícil. No obstante, las pinceladas de música india le dan la suficiente originalidad como para marcar la diferencia.

Enjoyed. Electronic music with a sub-continental edge. Interesting mix of the uplifting and the soporific.

很潮

Paints a very vivid picture / creates an atmosphere like a desert mirage. Leans into ambience, sound designed, and instrument and vocal styles less common in western music. Not my cup of tea, but a very well made album.

Relajante y experimental.

The album is - as the title suggests - ok. Which is from my side of a very positive review of an electronic album.

Cool sounds to experience, not something I will come back to soon

One of the more creative and interesting albums I've heard in a while. I will be listening to this again!

It's got a lot of things happening, but nothing I really like.

First Desi-esk Rec and honestly, I don't know how to feel? Like it feels like a great attempt at the fusion of indian carnatic with the electro pop that rose in the 90s. The first track was way too long in duration, but I can see the stylistic choice with that. next few songs were fine until Decca hit, and Decca I absolutely didn't like. Eclipse was better than most of the songs, Shankar Mahadevan vibes, but that's all there is to it. Personally, I don't want to listen on to the rest of the album, because to me, this still feels hollow. 'OK' the track feels like a taunt, an imitation of the vibe it's trying to give. The dialogue in the songs are poetic, but somehow random? They don't fit the context of the song has set up. The rest of the album becomes repetitive and similar.

Was this good? Yeah! Did i need 61 minutes of it? Maybe not! There were some really cool parts throughout this one but overall it’s pretty samey. I just wish there was more variety.

Shorter, and less spoken word, and this could be a great record.

Okay orientalism

Debut album. Electronica. A pretty chilled Electronica album with some nice beats and tones. Ok was ok. I'd give it a 2.5 rounded up to 3 on here.

Dit album voelde als een mooie, dromerige trip. Het openingsnummer Traveller maakte de meeste indruk, vooral door de warme, glijdende snaarinstrumenten die meteen een sfeer neerzetten waarin je kunt verdwalen. In de latere nummers kwamen de beats sterker naar voren, wat een fijne extra laag gaf en het geheel meer ritme en beweging bracht. Het is geen muziek die ik vaak zou opzetten in het dagelijks leven, maar wel perfect voor een specifieke setting, zoals trippen of bewust wegzakken in sfeer. Leuk om een keer te luisteren en interessant om de context en invloed te leren kennen.

Not bad

Vibes

Not my thing but listenable.

It's ok.

Here’s an album from another obscure British musician, which is primarily electronica with Indian influence. The music would be perfect for background at a planetarium, or perhaps a movie soundtrack. The album is not offensive or annoying, although it wasn’t fabulous either.

Talvin Singh, have you met my good friend, Finley Quaye? An album called "OK" has got to be impossibly hard to search for. I'm sure that's why I've never heard of it 'til now. "Exotica" is a weird name for a genre. Per Wiki, it refers to "tropical ersatz, the non-native, pseudo experience of insular Oceania, Southeast Asia, Hawaii, the Amazon basin, the Andes, the Caribbean and tribal Africa", which is, yeah, still extremely weird. Why would anyone self-identify as producing such? Also, Talvin here does seem to be Indian, so I'm not sure if this really applies. The vocals are a little bit ersatz, though. But otherwise I'd say this is "chill electro", maybe "electro-jazz". I like it fine but, given the genre, I wouldn't go around advertising that fact. I was annoyed that it started with the 11minute 'Traveller', but actually the second half of it (the non-singing half) is really nice. I like the strings a lot. Very heterogeneous album, though. Some lovely bits, some embarrassing ones.

Better than I was expecting (even if Caroline wasn't impressed). Fine for a bot of background.

it didn't start strong but it really grew on me. just like, multiculturalist Indian breakbeat. kinda sick. favorite song is Butterfly

Rating: 5/10 It's really not bad, 90's British DnB fused with traditional Indian sounds. Seems unique in this regard and I enjoyed some of the beats. It's likely I'll never return to this album again and forget it ever existed but that is not the same for me as saying I don't think it has good qualities and artistic merits.

Definitely something that I would not have listened to otherwise, but I’m glad I did. Some tracks are great and are full of beautiful Indian classic instruments that work pretty well with the electronica. Some tracks are just pretty flipping weird though, some of the chanting was just plain weird and didn’t do anything for me. I’m glad this exists, but I won’t ever listen to it again

I can completely understand why this album was so well received when it came out. Having been in my early 20's when it was released, this album definitely captured the zeitgeist of late 1990's. That being said, not so sure it has aged as well as it would have wanted, but interesting nonetheless.

Unusual, unexpected, not bad

This is actually kinda cool. It's like 90s rave music but a little more relaxed and blending Indian/Middle Eastern sounds in. Some pretty sick drum beats. Another reviewer said it's "simultaneously futuristic yet ancient in sound" and I think that's spot on. I almost turned it off halfway through the first song, as it made me want to listen to Air, but I'm glad I kept listening. This was actually really fun to have on while getting work done. Would I ever listen again though? Nahp 2.5

I enjoyed this record, but I don't see myself listening to it much again. Again, the incorporation of Indian musical influences seems to fit easily into drum and bass. In fact, the music styles do blend easily in terms of rhythm, but the mix of acoustic and electronic instruments in this way seems a bit awkward once the novelty wears off. I probably liked the additional spoken word elements more. I like electronic music, and I like Indian music. For some reason, I don't love them together. OK by Talvin Singh is put together well, but it's not for me. Three stars.

No me voy a convertir en fan de Talvin Singh, pero el Ok me pareció un álbum bastante interesante y entretenido. Su mezcla de música de la India con electrónico tiene su onda, y en general me pasé un buen rato.

Is was OK

It is OK for this type of music. I am just not that interested. 3 stars or C-.

Never heard of this before--super interesting. Got a bit repetitive by the end though.

Super interesting Indian-flared electronica.

Indian music meets edm, interesting idea

I love a good genre mashup. This one has classical instruments, mainly Indian, some Japanese as well, with electronic music. Some of it works really well. Some of it does not. Some others don't work much in either direction. But it's an interesting listen and the kind of thing you'd enjoy hearing at that new hot restaurant downtown

An okay album, I liked Butterfly and Disser/Point.Mento.B the most.

It was ok, I guess. Kilka fajnych momentów, kilka naprawdę fajnych instrumentów perkusyjnych w niektórych momentach. Mimo to nie wciągnęło i podczas drugiego czy trzeciego słuchania wyłączyłem, bo w sumie nie miałem już ochoty na powtórkę. Ale było w miarę spoko, nie irytowało.

This album is not OK. Some songs are excellent and some sound like a joke. But this bipolar album in the end lands somwhere in the between.

One of the more interesting electronic albums. Cool pops of jazz, classical and eastern music. A little too drum and bass heavy for me

The equivalent of a magic carpet ride over eastern parts with contemporary beats. The kind of mercury winning album of its time. Interesting but not hugely compelling

Good vibe, not really my thing tho.

3.1 A few songs in I was absolutely loving it, wondering how I'd not come across this before. Fourth track onwards really then killed it a bit to be honest, tired and bored by the end. I think the vocal clips really didn't help, but that might be me being too used to western music. Just felt like he ran out of ideas after crafting a couple of bangers.

Like sitting in the reception of a therapist or chiropractor: there are posters of chakra on the walls and New Age music is softly playing - but with a rave next door. Somehow reminiscent of ozrix tentacles or Kuhla shaker, but 90s dance/trance I’m flipping between I need this album on vinyl and meh it’s okay . 3.5 is where I might settle but do I round up or down

This is really cool. It’s exactly what I imagine would have won the Mercury Prize in 1999.

I was happy to get a bit ethnic in here

05

This surprised me. Firstly, because I'd not heard of it, or the artist. Secondly, despite ambient electronica not being my thing at all, I quite enjoyed it. It won't be gracing my shelves, but I guess today I learnt something. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit 🫳 ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 192 Already owned : 44 Purchased : 8 To buy list : 4 Nope : 136

A mix of Andreas Vollenweider, Propaganda and trip-beat. But both Andreas and Propaganda does it better. Singh is to static...maybe AI.

Not bad

unique, cool, nice for background and when I paid a bit more attention, it was interesting! Indian techno at points!

Very hypnotic and trance-inducing but nothing very special. Everytime I sit to listen to it, I was getting sleepy and couldn't get past the 3rd or 4th track. When I finally finished it, it felt underwhelming. There are some great flute passages and good tablas but the unnecessary vocals felt cringe and spoiled the experience. Overall felt a bit flat but still mildly interesting. Favorites: Traveller, Sutrix

Traveller 3 Butterfly 2.9 Sutrix 2.7 Mombasstic 2.4 Decca 2 Eclipse 2.7 OK 2.8 Light 3 Disser/Point.Mento.B 2.6 Soni 2.5 Vikram the Vampire 2.3 Score: 2.627272727

Enjoyable walking music for a January Pittsburgh summer (58 degrees and rainy). Can understand why the repetitiveness could become taxing, but I sunk into the silky ambience (pretty sure that doesn't mean anything, but to me it sounds good).

Musical crossovers between India and Europe are nothing new. The Beatles and Ravi Shankar are probably the best known example, with influences going both ways enriching both sides. This album from Talvin Singh, a British artist who moved to India to study the tabla, continues the tradition, but it’s something of a curate’s egg. Parts of it are excellent - the frenetic tabla playing is a perfect fit for the drum ‘n’ bass rhythms on some of these tracks. However, Singh couldn’t resist throwing in a whole bunch of other stuff - choirs, synths, string orchestras, Ryuchi Sakamoto on flute, and probably a kitchen sink in there somewhere too. I honestly think I would have preferred 40 minutes of the minimal stuff rather than a stretched out hour of extras. The end result is really just OK.

Started off really hot but cooled down as it went on for me. Had some really cool sounds though I must admit. High 3.

This was a fun album for sure, but the back and forth between instrumentals and spoken word was kind of dizzying. Decca, the short song about boinking on top of a mountain for 10 thousand years in a position called nasty, was a personal favorite. Would have loved to learn more about that. I'll probably try to find this on disc for future listening.

Took some turns. Some solid edm with vibes from India it feels.

Thanks to listening to this and reading about it, I learned about Asian Underground and how it influenced all sorts of other stuff I like. And the album itself grew on me, but not quite to the point where I can imagine returning to it in the future. I disagree with the folks who say it's just drum and bass plus Asian instrumentation... I can hear that there are some real ideas there. But I felt more like I was listening to some cuts by a session museum who contributed to some other record I really like... I can appreciate it but don't feel like it changed me in the way I like a record to do.

I enjoyed this eclectic electronic album and artist. I’d never heard of him.

Interesting, but kind of wore out its welcome half way through. It was still better than most of the tired butt rock on this list.

It was good unobtrusive background music. Some days need this type of music.

Didn’t think I’d be enjoying an Indian 90s dance/techno type album but here we are!

Very interesting mix of genres

Interesting mix of jazz, orchestra, and other music from Asia and far flung cultures that got progressively tedious and boring after the halfway mark.

This was interesting. Dance music apparently an Indian guy. Didn’t feel ethnic at all. Pretty typical stuff.

nice album to listen to when you want to relax

I enjoyed the unique sounds created by mixing Eastern and Western music theory. This album is proof that diversity can be a powerful Muse for originality and ingenuity.

Did not enjoy this. I am sure it is good in its own way but not for me. A lot of dance/electronic aspects.

Well shit, this was something. We have moody Indian/Asian Electronic Dub fusion and it really works. The arrangements here are very artfully crafted and make for both an exciting and interesting listen. It's frantic at times and demonstrates some similar traits to what you will find in a jazz album. The title track really brings the energy and is actually quite fun. Upon researching the album a little more, I found it interesting that Singh had previously appeared on a Siouxsie and the Banshees single, "Kiss Them For Me" and that led to guitarist Jon Klein to collaborate on OK. It kinda makes sense when you consider the haunting undertones of this album, though much different than Siouxsie and the Banshee's they have the similar vibes at times. I really did enjoy this quite a bit more that anticipated, it's an exciting discovery for sure though there were some annoying decisions peppered throughout that did take me out of it at times. Strong release though 3 stars

Decent background electronica

guay para dejar de fondo, electronica tranquila con toques indios, se deja escuchar

Interesting album, but I think the only reason it's on this list is that it's different, not because it's great.

Not a bad listen.

Better than a lot of electronica on this list. The infusion of Indian music really makes for a more interesting sound

The vocals were horribly cheesy but the music was ok. No way this belongs on this list. But to each their own.

Fine

Très sympa cette petite musique indienne

I think this is really neat! I mostly don't want to listen to it but it's neat I think it's a better in the background album than a sit with headphones kind of album, mostly, but I also don't think it entirely comes together. I want more of something *like* this but not quite this. After sitting with it for a night I decided to bump it to a three. I really feel like there's something here that I'm just not getting and I know some albums suffer from the once a day format here. added to collection, but mostly because I'm hoping it grows on me one day

Amazing

OK

Album Nr. 91 Ein interessantes Album, welches mich aber nicht wirklich "vom Hocker" reißt. Vereinzelt dachte ich es könnte doch eine 4-Sterne Bewertung geben. Ist für mich von den Stilen her dann aber doch zu durchgemischt.

Definitivt väldigt experimentellt, sjukt intressant harmonik och många bra idéer jag kommer bära med mig. Jag tyckte bara det var för långt och lite too much :p

***An ok album, easy listening. Strange noises/sounds, but not offensive

Spannende Idee der Fusion von Drum and Bass mit indischen Klängen und Querflöten. Es trägt nicht über die gesamte Albumlänge und ein wenig dated wirkt das Ganze schon, weil sich das Genre seitdem auch stark weiterentwickelt hat. Aber für ein paar Songs hat das schon ziemlich Laune gemacht. 3,5 Sterne.

Ich höre es gleich auf der Autofahrt und kann es deswegen grade noch nicht bewerten. Aber ich würde gleich auch gerne das heutige Album hören. Also hier: Eine random Bewertung.

This is a really fab record, but my god - 90s' and 00s' CD lengths, where everyone made hour long records - really grinds. Cut 3 tracks from this LP and it's be a 4 instead of a 3 for me.

The idea of this album I really liked. And I tried to like the album itself but that was.. a bit challenging.

One of these songs mixed in to a DJ set would probably be good, a whole album? Not so much.

Mais ou menos

Es un disco extraño, pero debe ser muy agradable en un rato de calma.

Ok

Love the concept, don't love the execution.

The music bed is enjoyable and some of the instrumental work over the top melds well. The bulk of these songs however have overly repetitive instrument and vocal motifs, making them impossible to enjoy. Uncertain why this is included.

Although I've never heard anything from this album (or artist) before, I feel like it belongs squarely in that 80s/90s outpouring of world-beat, electronic, choral ambient music, alongside much better known groups like Enya, Deep Forest, Enigma, Dead Can Dance, and plenty more like it, albeit a bit more beat-heavy and Indian-music-oriented. It's an enjoyable album, and I particularly liked the intro sampler "Traveller", especially the section that had various flutes (including contributions by Ryuichi Sakamoto). But it's not exactly the sort of album that comes to mind for a 1001 list, I'll admit, especially given that *none* of those other aforementioned bands/groups/artists are included. Such are the vagaries of this collection, though, and I suspect the fact that this album beat out Blur and Chemical Brothers for the 1999 Mercury Music Award probably clinched its place (that or because Talvin Singh appears to be an arrogant but talented jerk).

I enjoyed this but it felt more like ambient background music, which I don't think was intended.

#108 Ok ~ Talvin Singh A somewhat incredibly average electronica album. Perhaps safe to say that the title describes my feelings. Atmospheric? Yes. Drum and Bass? Yes. Abstract lyrics are the meaning of life and what not? Yes. Hindustani music? Yes. Japanese music? Yes. By this rationale, it should have wowwed me away, but somehow nothing necessarily stuck out to me. No sense of climax or 'wow, wtf did I just hear, I need to play this again.' Somehow, whether the world folk of Indian and Okinawan music was sterilised by the electronica sensitivities or the electronica bits seemed too grating, but it sounds very artificial. However, I wouldn't call this bad, nor would I say there's a specifically terrible part of the album. The track 2 and 3 are really something, and track 1 is a decent opener. But it's just OK. I must say though having tried after a bit of brainstorming, rather than just sitting and actively trying to listen to this album, have this as a soundtrack to something else like reading a book or playing Uncharted, and the enjoyment really goes up.

OK

++: Butterfly, Sutrix, Decca, Eclipse, OK +: Traveller, Mombasstic, Light +-: Disser/Point.Mento.B, Soni, Vikram the Vampire 6,4/10

Ok is right, just okay. Better than Suicide the band/album, but mostly because I suppose this guy to be mostly not too "head up his ass" superior to the rest of us. And I suppose on the right drugs I could dance to this. There are no drugs druggy enough to save us from Suicide (literally).

In the late-90's/early-00's, there was a bit of crossover between Indian music and Western Pop. Artists such as Cornershop and Punjabi MC broke through and added a new twist. This album is too atmospheric and ambient to have made much of a dent, airplay-wise. But, I'm sure it was excellent background music for hipster nightclubs and expensive day spas.

Yea. I like this ok. Reminds me a bit of this group I used to listen to many years back - ah! I can’t recall their name now. Less Indian but electronic sounds similar and similar vibes.

Back in the early aughts I used to go to Las Vegas a lot. Whenever we would visit some hotel, restaurant, or lounge that wanted to be cool the music sounded just like this.

Indians K&D.

Good sound and energy. The mix of drum&bass with the indian harmonies and instrumentation is really cool and makes me want to move. In the end, it’s still not my preferred kind of tune.

I had high hopes for this one from the Wikipedia description. The first song was very interesting. Unfortunately on the whole it didn’t end up meeting my expectations. It felt like it got stuck in third gear, and then never really went anywhere. It was a nice change of pace though, to have music from someplace other than the UK or US, and did hold my interest just from the standpoint of being something different than I usually hear.

OK

Feels like a global mixtape, the sounds come from everywhere. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions: - Traveller - Butterfly - Light

It was ok

Buenos toques indios a la música electrónica. No le conocía

On paper I probably shouldn't like this - it can feel like a collection/mashup of a bunch of noise at times, but the whole thing felt surprisingly cohesive. Vibes on vibes on vibes. Except for "OK", this feels like a great night time drive playlist. Unfortunately falls off in the second half.

Meh not too bad. Just not really my thing.

Cool blend of Asian influence and electronic. First track is a banger

Alo Yoga playlist snapped with this one.

Muzika klausymuisi ir kažką veikimui. Vienos jos gal neklausyčiau, bet šiaip vaibas.

It was... different.

I enjoyed this - a cool mix of influences and styles.

not for me

not bad

Comme le nom l'indique, c'est juste OK. C'est le genre de musique d'ambiance électro qui dérange juste un peu trop, le cul pogné entre deux chaises.

It was ok. It was unique for sure, but nothing really grabbed onto me. I wouldn't mind listening to this again, but I don't foresee trying to seek it out.

Very anticlimactic finale, but this generator has been life changing, and I am very thankful for that. This album, on the other hand, is just okay. Onwards to the user submitted albums!

I bought this when it came out as I was listening to a lot of music like this at the time. Though I thought it was good it was never a regular listen! I have the same feeling again, good but not one to play over and over again!

Atmospheric. Interesting.

Elektronista musiikkia ja intialaista perinnemusiikkia, mielenkiintoinen kombo. Toimi ihan hyvin, välillä tuli vähän liquid dnb vibatkin. Liquid indian bass? Myös aika ambienttia ja maalailevaa ajoittain. Parhaat: Traveller, Light

Interesting variety of sounds

Certainly has some of that '90s drum and bass cheese, but honestly, this was a pretty cool record. I was immediately drawn in by the eastern-influenced ambient coasting of 'Traveller'. I also really loved the title track; something about those group vocals was just so outlandish that I couldn't help but enjoy it - especially during the dreamy mid-way interlude. Could've gone without some of the spoken word pieces here, but I generally enjoyed this thing.

I found this to be a pretty interesting listen, loving the worldly influences along the way. The images it evokes definitely allow space to dream and conjure up all kinds of mental images. Also gets you into the zone when focusing on a task.

3- Stars (7/15)

Weird but good. Not my style

Eclectic and worldly

Good start

So much nominative determinism about this! Almost as much as houmous and chutneys ‘sexy n ready’ from 1956. 2.5 9/11 Disser/Mento.B

Kind of cool. Didn’t know what to expect. I like and respect the effort to make something new and different. Got a little monotonous but def glad i listened.

ok

i was impressed that this guy was only 18 when he made this album but i am curious why the list maker felt the need to include two Asian Underground albums ... just feels like a movement that wasnt particularly influential or groundbreaking... anyways it was cool at points dont get me wrong 3 stars

It's alright. It's nice listening to drum and bass that isn't fully from the UK, but it's really just DnB with eastern instruments. It's cool, but nothing crazy or mindbreaking.

Some good beats, and a couple of them had me bobbing my head. The last few songs weren't good, but the first two thirds of the album I could dig! Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. 3/5

electronic is not my fav kind but it worth

I don't hate this album. It was nice to listen to during a work day; however I don't see this making it into my regular rotation.

El concepto es interesante pero la música no me ha resultado realmente muy atractiva. Parece una banda de sonido.

First couple of songs were good. Later songs though...

It lives up to its name

Admittedly fast forwarded a little through this one but I did find the fusion of like the electronica elements and the Indian elements very interesting! Like a lot of albums lately it just kind of strikes me as music I would only ever throw on in the background of studying if I needed a wall of sound background kind of thing, like I would never consciously play this. But it is a step above the usual electronica stuff for me in terms of that cultural sonic mix. (2.5 stars)

Weird

Talvin Singh “Ok” I’ve always liked this album. When I was a club DJ, I loved dropping the opening track, “Traveller” as a wild journey midway through a set. The back half of the album is much better than I remember. This is a classic example of why we need a half star system because this is a 3.5 to me. I think I’ll round down and give it a 3.

не мой жанр но что-то в этом есть + местами прям знакомо (возможно знакомо от часа назад когда я в прошлый раз это слушала)

After reading up a bit on Talvin Singh and the recording of the album, I can see its cultural significance. There are a few tracks on here that I really enjoyed ("Traveler", "Ok"), but for the most part it was just background music. Nothing bad about it, just nothing that really caught my attention.

Interesting electro African kinda noise ? Idk what I would call this. Not bad music to listen to while doing some legal writing. 3/5

This was solid electronic music. Was a nice album to accompany me for a workout. Need more listens

Talvin Singh's combination of traditional Indian instrumentation and drum & bass is delightful. "Butterflies" and "Sutrix" were a few of the standouts! Slower songs like "Soni", weren't as entertaining, but still souunded interesting. "Vikram the Vampire" is so great!

Blend of electronica/ambient. It also has some Indian musical elements, maybe others, that make it sound more exotic. It is interesting, but after about the third song it all started to sound the same to me. I appreciate what was done here. This is a well made album by what sounds like talented musicians, but it just doesn't click for me. However, if you're looking for slightly out of the ordinary background music, look no further.

Really solid at parts but too ambient for me to reeeeally get into at any given point.

Bit patchy imo but some good tracks

Interesting at first to hear the Indian-electronic fusion, and Singh is clearly a talented musician, but ultimately it's not our genre and our interest waned as the album progressed until it began to feel like it was dragging towards the end.

Haha it was OK. To be fair I had this on in the background and did not pay the best attention, but it was enjoyable at times.

It was…okay?

- So outside my wheelhouse that it is hard for me to have much of an opinion. Would probably never seek out a mix of electronic and "world" music like this, but it does not bother me either. - Liked the tracks "OK" and "Light" the most.

Pretty good

It certainly do be late 90s electronic music, to say the least. 3.5 bumped down to 3.

Ok indeed!

I have a strong urge to watch Homeland.

This surprised me. Not shocked, because that would evoke energy, and this is more of a chill concept, but I do like it. Good for concentrating. Not entirely sure it's a top-1001-albums-of-all-time contender, but I do appreciate learning about it.

Interesting fusion of Indian sounds (tabla, etc) with electronica and various other influences from around the world. Some parts are very ambient, some are more blunt.

Interesting electronic record.

That was a bit of all right

4/23/2025: weird, but kinda cool

interesting indian electronic album

-this is really interesting.. like if Aphex Twin decided to start doing stuff with Hindustani classical music. can’t say I’ve really heard anything like it. that’s an automatic +1 -this is an album that always kinda had me wondering what would come next. it’s not without its tedious moments but i do like it tbh, I’d like to listen again -Favorites are Butterfly, Sutrix, and Light

Generally I liked the classical Indian instruments. Some of the electronic elements and beats sounded dated, and I found the spoken words sections a bit naff, but on the whole these things weren’t too distracting and the fusion worked pretty well. ‘Sutrix’ is a brilliantly ominous track. ‘OK’ is probably a fair assessment.

Unique-sounding fusion of electronic and traditional.

Often sounded like an epic film soundtrack. Have to say that I vibed with this for the most part even if I never fell fully in love with this. 3.5/5

An interesting album, but I the end it is just ok 3/5

It was OK. Interesting meld of RDM and Eastern musical styles. Call it EEDM. Good album but I won’t revisit because EDM is not my thing.

Name checks out

I made the mistake of reading the reviews before I listened so I thought I was gonna not enjoy it, and to my surprise I actually did. Hint: never read the reviews before hand

It was kinda cool. I have a hard time appraising music like this

I appreciate how different today’s album was from what I’m used to. It’s like a nice blend of electronica and traditional Indian instrumentation. However, appreciating something and enjoying it are two different things. From an observational point of view, it was interesting and mind opening. From a sonic point of view though, it sounded fine but not really anything to write home about. There are some electronic albums I’ve loved, and some Hindu music I’ve enjoyed (Ravi Shankar is calming as anything). The mash up of genres, however interesting it may be, isn’t something I’ll be returning to though.

This was interesting and I appreciate the ambition. Anything "experimental" is going to be highly subjective, so I figured "experimental techno" was gonna rate pretty low for me...but this actually turned out OK. Plenty of variety, and this guy is clearly a skilled composer. I didn't like the style enough to ever listen to this again, but I'm glad I heard it once. 3.4

If they ever make a Blade sequel that takes place in India, this should be the soundtrack. This was a weird album. Parts of it were typical, boring techno, parts of it were typical, boring new age/world music, and parts of it were a combination of both, which was hit and miss. Combining drum and bass music with tabla and other eastern instruments and vocals was not something I had on my bingo card. But, with a few exceptions, once the novelty wears off it starts to get annoying. There's also not really anything that interesting happening with the vocals. It's more about repetitive loops than any real verses or song structure. As with most techno artists, my biggest complaint with this album is that most of the songs way overstay their welcome. There are only a handful of tracks under 5.5 minutes, and two of those are more like interludes. The last three tracks are pretty bad. This is an interesting experiment, but it works better as an idea than in execution (at least on this particular album). It came out during a time when new age/world music was hot, and it stands out a little compared to a lot of the other offerings of the time; but that doesn't automatically make it good. I wouldn't say I regret listening to this album, but it definitely isn't something I needed to hear and isn't something I'll listen to again. Best songs: Sutrix, Eclipse (although the song is about 3 minutes too long), OK, Light 3/5 (probably more of a 2.5)

Not my favorite but better than I thought it would be. The Indian aspect of it made it sound different than I was expecting. I can’t say that enjoyed it tho. It would make good background music.

Rant Time: About 200 albums ago I had 2 straight months of 70's folk music and I kept ranting about how it is over represented in this list. Since then I have only gotten one here and there, so I guess I just got really unlucky. Now, I feel like the real genre that is over represented in this list is UK EDM/Electronica/Dance. Is the UK electronic scene really that important? I like to think I know more than the average person about music history, and I am involved in various music discourse, and no one has EVER brought up any of these artists. To be fair I don't follow much electronic music though. I feel like 1 or 2 UK albums on this list would be fine, but it feels like there are 30-40, and they always are the same. Some UK guy no one has heard of in the last 20 years that had one decently successful album in the 90's (usually a debut), all the songs have 100,000 streams, and then it is over an hour of some of the most average electronic music ever. I'll give this album some credit, it does provide a unique spin on the electronic genre with the flutes, strings, and Indian influences, but overall it is still a little generic and boring. The thing I like about EDM is the D (no one laugh), and more than half of these songs feel too slow or chill to really dance to, which just makes chunks of this album little boring to me. Overall, this album is "OK". (This is an original joke, do not steal) Mid 3.

Not quite sure about this one. Kind of all the wall

Interesting and decently enjoyable, albeit a little long. I appreciated the uniqueness of this album — I wouldn’t have otherwise chosen to listen to this genre.

What is this? Sounds like something I'd never discover on my own. The Wikipedia snippet really paints a picture of something really eclectic and strange. I'm genuinely excited to hear whatever this is. Hopefully the execution holds up to the expectations created by what I read about the recording process. Traveller Pseudo-ambient world electronic music. I like the almost aquatic atmosphere. The almost DnB like drums do a lot of lifting, adding some sharper sounds to a watery soundscape. The vocals don't add much. I like the meditative effect of the flute and sitar(?) together, sounds rustic and traditional while adding a trippy psychedelic moment to the track. Sounds like something that would play in the background of a resort. Scary string instrument jumpscare. Definitely interesting, I have no idea who this was made for, but can't say I wasn't entertained by it. Overall a confusing vision, an artistic piece with a bunch of ideas mixed into a strange epic. Challenging. 3/5 Butterfly I was not prepared to comment on something like this. Electronic music isn't something I'm overly familiar with it. Feels like I'm being thrown of the deep end. Mixing IDM with traditional Indian instruments is certainly an inspired choice. Can't say I've ever heard something like this before. Impressively niche. Baffled. 4/5 Sutrix Ominous. Feels like I'm approaching som technocatic overpopulated sci-fi planet in my dinky rust heap of a spaceship. I appreciate how atmospheric this is, really unique. Evolves into something really weird. Laughter at the end makes me uncomfortable. Strange. 3.5/5 Mombasstic What is going on? Strangely jazzy. The effects are interesting. Sounds like something that would play in the creator mode of a sandbox game. Definitely creative. Calming. Amazed that this came out when it came out. Feels fresh. The audip quality is great. I really liked that, strange as it is. 4/5 Decca Ok thanks for the lecture, scary Indian man. The following series of sounds goes quite hard. I'm more confused now. Interlude/5 Eclipse The microtonality of whatever that instrument is called is cool. The chant like vocals are strange. It's a cool idea, I'm open to it. Temple techno. Goes hard af. 4/5 OK Rhythm is great. Really creative blend of ideas. Ambitious sound. I think the female vocals work really well. Evolves into something really dense and bold. Impressed. 4/5 Light Yeah this one is kinda losing me. Meandering, slow, empty. Doesn't go anywhere. The flute playing is admitably pretty good, but the track is just kind of bland. Overstays its welcome by quite a bit. Background music. 2/5. Disser/Point.Mento.B The buzzing sound of the melody contrasts too harshly against the watery ambiance of the background instrumentation. It's irritating and ruins what could be a decent ambient track. The hypnotic effect ambient music usually has is lost, and by the end trickles out without finding any footing, leaving it at a sad middle ground. Kinda bad. 1.5/5 Soni Ominous, makes me quite uncomfortable actually. Gives me horror vibes. The vocals are earpiercing. The instrumentation barely exists giving the listener no relief against the sonic assault on the ears sent by the horribly repetitive chant. Genuinely want to skip this. The spoken word at the end does nothing to save the track. Unlistenable. 1/5 Vikram the Vampire Amazing song title, better not disappoint. The vocal effect isn't great. Wish the DnB beat evolved a bit more. What happened to the strange eclectic ideas present early i the album, this is just the most standard DnB track with some cryptic robotic mumbling on top of it. It takes four minutes before it actually goes anywhere at all, the track it ends up turning into is engaging enough, but not worth the extremely unsatisfying buildup. Huge disappointment. 1.5/5 I'm not sure what happened. I started out really invested and impressed, thought the first few tracks after the opener were really interesting, then suddenly after the title track its like my interest in the music just went completely off a cliff. I had so much fun with the strange fusion of the indian traditional music with the electronic music and the atmosphere it created. Thought a lot of the stranger tracks were eclectic and fun, but after a while the ideas seemed to dry up and the album really ran out of steam. I found the last few tracks to be horrible. Slow, boring or just plain sounding bad. I don't want that to take away from how inspired some of the tracks on here are. I think the ideas presented are really creative, and I can't say I've heard anything like it before. The creativity kept me somewhat engaged, even if some tracks were a bit on the long side. Overall feeling pretty mixed on this one, might revisit. 3/5 Fave track. Eclipse Least fave track. Soni

Nothing special but kinda interesting here and there.

I can't help but make the ironic comparison that "Ok" is far more computery than "Ok Computer".