OK

Etninen drumnbeissi oli vähä liian etnistä minulle. Ei aivan totaalisen mid, mutta vähä mid.

mid 2.5. Apesar de não ser um desastre, me soa muito pedante com todo o Worldbeat, espiritualidade vazia e produções pouco interessantes. Essa mania de utilizar samples asiáticos na eletrônica britânica dos anos 90 foi muito mais bem implementada em outros projetos.

not a fan

Better in concept than reality, a creative record that merges traditional Indian musical styles with modern electronica / big beat. There are a few moments (the albums starts strong), but too much is ponderous and overlong. That said, its worth hearing, and worth having on the list for originality if nothing else.

Not OK

Interesting polyrhythms but something unsettling about Indian vocals and strange off key intonations.

You got your raga in my techno You got your techno in my raga

Gear: 64 Audio Duo Artwork: 🐘💻🟦 Production: 😌👂🧈 Music: 🕌🚀🌌 Rating: 🆗🆗/5

I liked the cultural music, I didn’t really enjoy the rave music.

Not really my jam, man.

Not for me.

Listens: 1.5 Standout Tracks: None I like the style of music, or at least the instruments (or sounds if its electronic, not sure). South Asian musical influences are interesting to me, but god damn I could not get though this album a second time. I just couldn't bring myself to spend an hour of my time listening to this when I could be listening to something I know I will enjoy. I ended up listening to the Grateful Dead instead. 1.5, but I will round up.

Eastern rhythms were interesting but the repetitive electronica elements really rubbed me the wrong way.

#950. Turns out, it's not OK. 2/5: less than OK

Well I see where he was going with this, a blend of Indian music and European dance music. It didn't work for me, but it wasn't awful - some bits were actually okay, others were a bit cringe. I feel it's a 2.5, but I'm marking it down to two stars, as it's definitely not worthy of three.

Butterfly

Listening session: may 19th, while travelling home by train Listened to before: no Thoughts: I understand the concept but don’t like the execution at all, so I hope I won’t have to listen to this again Favourite track: Sutrix

2.5 - ok, slightly more interesting than regular electronica

OK by Talvin Singh was an interesting surprise for me. I’ve never been a big fan of electronic music, and on my first listen I actually skipped through a number of tracks without really connecting to it. After going back and listening from start to finish a couple of times, though, the album started to click. The blend of Indian instrumentation and rhythms with electronic production is really unique and creates a hypnotic atmosphere that worked especially well as background music while working. Even if not every track stuck with me, I appreciated the creativity and the change of pace from what I normally listen to. I’m still not sure if it’s an album I’ll regularly return to or actively seek out again, but I’m glad I gave it another chance.

Un poco shitero

It is not OK.

Unctuous

Feels like something out of tron, dune, or cyberpunk. Kinda enjoyable but has a JK Rowling Dystopian vibe and I dont enjoy that much

Pretty annoying most of the time

Bramphex Twin.

I listened to this while making hummus and it was kind of a vibe, but then it continued for another hour. A bit too much Indian weirdo stuff for me

This was one of those albums that annoyed me more and more as the album went on. At first I thought this was a cool sitar album, but then I checked the year and realized that this was just another god awful 90s proto-EDM album that plagues this list.

Interesting, but the best bits sounded like Sgt Pepper’s outtakes.

Nice

This was the definition of atrocious crimes against humanity. It would have been decent, if he wasn’t going like “Olabisi Ala Juju skeid 🗣️🤮😭.” I came to the conclusion that the only people who would seek this out would be people who are trying to get high in India. 1.9/5 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮.

The British electronica albums will continue until morale improves

An album of “artsy” music. It’s not bad and I’d actually categorize it as creative, but it’s not something you’ll ever hear on the radio.

It’s the usual background music for the tantric lovemaking session at Sting’s place … until the alien spacecraft lands in the backyard.

I feel lied to, this was most certainly NOT ok.

Honestly, does nothing for me. Can't even see myself dancing to it. Type of electronic music that feels kinda useless IMO (not dancy, not really listenable by itself).

2,5

Not my groove. ★★

OK

I'm giving this album a 2 because it does do a great job of creating a "sonic landscape" which is apparently the goal. It does not make sense to me. The techno part works, the classical indian part works, I do not like them together. I think they could work together, I just don't think this is the premier example of this type of music.

felt like a fever dream (maybe because i fell asleep while listening to it)

⭐⭐ SPA-techno med stor dos orientaliska inslag och instrument. Lyssnade på den när jag jobbade i trädgåden, ganska avkopplande. Kommer jag lyssna på det igen? Tveksamt så det blir en 2a. Bäst, kaske Vikram the vampire.

not my genre

Ikke min kopp te. Høres tidvis ut som oppvarming før øving.

I skipped a few days only to be greeted by more electronica.

I didn’t like it but at least it was something different.

I don't even know if this album is OK.

I could tell by the year and album cover how this was going to go. This was pretty un impressive. Predictable and boring. Not required listening.

Not good. This felt like someone made or obtained some mediocre music and tried to add beats it.

2 out of 5. This album sounded dated to me and just fell flat in general.

I'm giving this a 2, because I liked the second half of Traveller. But I wouldn't listen to the album ever again...

Viel zu esoterisch.

I like Indian raga, but this fusion didn’t work for me.

Very boring but a cool idea

Somebody else said "if you haven't heard of the album or artist in 25 years, you shouldn't have to listen to it before you die" and I couldn't agree more. I find the occasional gem, but this ain't it. Very forgettable, shitty massage parlor music. 2*

The sort of atmospheric / electronic music that I just don't respond to. (I had to fight against describing this as atmospheric bullshit.) Not for me, but seems like a fine entry into that genre if you're into it. It wasn't too annoying for me.

There's some good beats in here, but it's hard to really engage with it outside of a general background-listen way. It got too much after about 5 tracks and I was pretty much done with it. 2.5 rounded down.

Most of it was tolerable to interesting, although the first song almost prevented me from continuing the project. Thankfully I had other things to do while listening.

це такі індусьуі мотиви

Number: 72 Date: 3/15/2026 Artist: Talvin Singh Album: OK Year: 1998 Genre: Breakbeat Rating: 2 Notes: Before: Cool, something I know absolutely nothing. Let's take a stab at when we're going to be hearing. Maybe some kind of ambient-electro-trance with an Indianish sound as in with sitar's interspersed? No clue. During: Starting track one...Oh... Well it is a Sunday, this is an appropriate sound for Sunday morning, I guess. After : So there was lots of variety which I enjoyed but overall it's what I would consider background music. A little interesting but not enough to warrant another listen. my personal rating is easy, 3. Suitability and relevance are more difficult. I 'm going with 1 for the former and 2 for the latter. 3 Traveller 3 Butterfly 3 Sutrix 3 Mombasstic 3 Decca 4 Eclipse 4 OK 4 Light 3 Disser / Point.Mento.B 4 Soni 3 Vikram The Vampire ----------------------------------------------------- 3.42 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) 3 my personal rating 1 suitability for this list 2 relevance ----------------------------------------------- 2 composite rating

Bonus points for being slightly more inventive than a standard electronica album, but falls in the same trappings of being way too repetitive and going on for way too long. Not the worst on a song-to-song level but still tough to listen to all the way through

Not for me. Sounds like the generic background music in a coffee house or a fancy spa

Indian classical and electronic, new age music. Can’t lie, it is pretty interesting, at least in theory. A nice mix of sitar, tabla, ambient beats, flutes, etc. It gives off a nice vibe at times, but the songs can sometimes linger a bit too long.

Indian music heavy on sitar meets EDM …Mercury award winner from Britain for this effort. Enjoyable listen

The spoken word bits on this are really annoying. Overall it got pretty tiresome. Low two.

You’re hurting me

Definitely a change of pace. It’s a blend of genres I never considered and will probably not hear again. There were a few moments when I was begging for it to end but there were a couple moments where it worked for me. Rating: 1.8

It is not even OK. Stand-outs - Light - Disser/Point.Mento.B

Fair. Some songs a bit too long, but okay to work to

Not really my thing, but innovative

I was super into the second track, I felt like I understood the appeal and the purpose of this album on this list. Based off the fact that it’s from the late 90s, and that it combines really “of the time” electronic music with traditional Indian music, leads me to believe that this is probably the first album to attempt to (or first to succeed at) combine those two very distinct sounds into this for better or worse. Unfortunately I think this album is more important on paper than it is in reality. Everything after those first two tracks feels like they quickly ran out of solid ideas and the majority of the album sounds like filler. Not a bad album, just a best inspirational album as opposed to a timeless/classic album. This unfortunately really shows its age.

OK.

This was quite an engaging album to begin with, but really it seemed to overstay its welcome. By the end I was rally glad it was over and I could move on to something else.

When the beats are good (Light), this is enjoyable fusion, but that's not often. Some of the pads are very of their time which is fine but doesn't make for a satisfying listen. Can't say I'll be re-listening.

I appreciate what he is trying to do, and at times it is interesting and fresh. At the time the combination of eastern and electronic elements probably was more innovative than it is now. But I have to give it 2 stars because while listening to this, I felt the urge to turn it off and listen to something else

It is certainly different from the other long mostly-instrumental primarily-electronic albums from the 90s I’ve listened to, in that it utilizes tabla and is more genre expansive and “worldly,” I guess, than its peers. But it’s also not that much different. I appreciated my listen for what it was and do not plan to revisit. It is rare that this kind of album gets me going. I appreciate the concept of tabla + D&B more than the actual end product.

Eastern instruments over the most boring trip hop out there.

This album just isn't for me. Maybe drum and bass isn't my style. The whole thing became energetic background music.

Not highly mentioned on the last 26 years, I wonder why? It's fine. It's traditional music over electronica and I don't feel enlightenment from listening

Album 1055 of 1089 OK - Talvin Singh (1998) Rating : 2 / 5 When I saw this was classified as electronica, I’ll admit I braced myself a bit. It’s not a genre I usually connect with. But this one surprised me, not because it suddenly made me a convert, but because it actually served a purpose. It’s a calmer, more atmospheric kind of electronica. As I try to settle into some new morning routines, it worked well in the background. It was steady, layered, almost meditative at times. It helped set a pace rather than demand attention. Now, do I think it’s a great “album” in the traditional sense? Not really. There aren’t standout tracks that grabbed me or moments that made me sit up and take notice. But it doesn’t feel aimless either. It feels intentional. Textural. Built more for mood than melody. This may not be something I revisit often, but I can respect what it’s doing. And today, it did exactly what it needed to do.

This is the sort of soundscape I [was asked to] put into a lighting/loudspeaker control app in a previous job. For 'wellbeing' and all that mumbo jumbo. It's pleasant as background music. Probably even innovative. Then we get talky bits. Then the female wailing begins. Like the money countdown clock on a TV quiz show, the rating gets lower and lower as the album continues. Started a 4. Finished as a 2

Indian electronic, not for me

Meh. It was OK.

Det føles ofte som to stilarter som spiller oppå hverandre i stedet for en ny fusion genre. Jeg liker det når det er atmospheric drum & bass. Jeg liker det når han hamrer løs på et sett tabla. Men jeg er underwhelmed av resultatet, og alt etter Mombasstic synes jeg går skikkelig på tomgang. Flat produksjon er det også.

Dette er kanskje slik Langsomt mot nord høres ut for andre land?

Meh… I get some good vibes here and there from the rhythm section. But overall, meh.

Not bad but not my taste

A lot of this album sounds like a soundtrack, which I was kinda into. The sort of ambient mix of electronic sounds with actual instruments was cool. The percussion really stood out to me. But some parts of it got pretty cheesy and boring. Vikram the Vampire locked this in as a 2.

Kind of cool with good energy, also never going to listen to it again 3.9/10

Traveller - 2/5 (long and nearly impossible to sit through) Butterfly - 3/5 Sutrix - 1/5 Mombasstic - 2/5 Decca - no rating Eclipse - 1/5 OK - 4/5 Light - 3/5 Disser/Point.Mento.B - 2/5 Soni - 1/5 Vikram the Vampire - 2/5 Average score: 2/5 ⭐️⭐️ i kinda felt it in my bones that i wouldn't like this one. the concept of blending indian music with electronic/techno beats piqued my interest, but i had a feeling the execution would be questionable (and i was proven correct for most of the tracks here) i don't doubt this could be someone's cup of tea. it's definitely not mine though

The love child of a Desi album and one of those annoying 90s electronica ones I literally complained about yesterday. The south asian influence made it more listenable, but it wasn’t quite my jam

Nope, just nope

The songs on "OK" just didn't come together for me.

I don’t really like electronic music nor Indian style music but I would listen to this while studying

Ambitious and unique but I didn't really enjoy it. 2/5.

06/02/2026 (we're so back!!!!) 1. traveller - not massive on this immediately.... btech 808 state? like the sax sounding thing though. kinda trancey? like a meditative vibe. really don't know how to feel about this... reeaaally liking the drums about two mins in. liking the bass about three mins in. how is there seven minutes left. four mins left..... violins????? reallllly liking them. really loving the ending. 2. butterfly - this is the 90s drum and bass i was expecting from skimming over the description. liking the sitar. the flutes are already annoying me a bit though. sounds a bit dated - incredibly 90s. *3. sutrix - liking the start more.... about a minute in and am enjoying it a lot more. loving the synths combined with the vocals. more grimier?? about three minutes on and it is getting a bit long now. understand why, it's a trance album, but listening to this sat in my room just before going to bed maybe isn't the best atmosphere?? 4. mombasstic - very 90s again.... not in a good way. the aural equivalent of that fruitger aero shit. some of the sounds are nice, but it sounds so dated and overly long to me that it ends up falling flat. like the reversing at the end. 5. decca - like the synths in the back. what is happening. i don't know how to feel. at least it's not boring. think i kindof like it? 6. eclipse - like how the last track merged into this one. minute in not liking it anymore. drums just kicked in, liking them. cannot save this though. *7. ok - loving the vocals and the squelchy bass together.... liking the grittier, less ambient sound. this song has made my ribs hurt? 8. light - 90s ambient in the worst way possible :( how is there so long left of this album..... alright when the drums kick in, but still wish i was listening to something else. liking the drums about three mins in. so long. 9. disser/point.mento.b - initally sounds more atmospheric rather than just background music... one of the shorter tracks! liked this one more, didn't go on long enough to get too boring. 10. soni - more of the same really. 11. vikram the vampire - thank god this is almost over. liking how the intensity is building up. i'm freeee!!!!! interesting concept, but sooooo 90s. probably better back then, but it just sounds very dated. all the songs went on a bit long (did the first track really need to be eleven minutes long?). the mellower bits especially dragged because of this. probably better as background music.

I really enjoyed reading the album summary which showed the ambition of the album as a whole. But for that much time, energy, and I expect cost, and to be left with this finished product, is a bit of a letdown. I didn’t hate it and kept trying to find ways to bump the score up, but kept falling short. 2.25/5

Progression on Ravi Shankar; enjoyable.

*The lyrics sections had an eerie sound *Musical but nothing that hooked me

si salva dalla valutazione di una stella solo ed esclusivamente grazie alla sperimentazione con gli strumenti del sudest asiatico. in ogni caso non lo ascolterò mai più.

The story of it is more interesting than the music of it

Every single track here could be used in a PS2 game. You're telling me this wasn't composed specifically for a stage in Tekken 4 with an elephant and morally questionable racial epithet of an Indian man in the background??

bhangra with some dnb sprinkled on top

Opener sounds like it should be from a film soundtrack. Add in some electro beats and you end up with this fusion of eastern and western that doesn't quite land

This was interesting. Kinda cool but a little dated to hear now. I can say I hadn’t heard India-inspired techno/house mucus before so that was cool. Over all pretty ok.

Interesting, for sure. I enjoyed the worldly tracks and inspiration here, and appreciate the work that went into producing the album, but some songs were difficult to get through foe me. I like the last few tracks the most, I think.

Eh. Not the worst of these but still not for me.

Eh. No, thanks.

Not for me. I could enjoy listening to this while working, but just sitting down and putting this on just doesn't hold my attention for long. 2.5/5

If the album was just 'OK', I would have given this a 3. Then 'Vikram the Vampire' came along. Evil Vikram made me reconsider.

buns

2/5 + the indian drum and bass breakbeats are sometimes really crazy + some songs have fantastic moments or passages, like the stuttering voices of Eclipse or the energetic climax of OK - i hate Traveller with a passion - this is not for me, this is not for me, this is just not for me Fav: Butterfly, Mombasstic, Eclipse, OK Least Fav: Traveller, Sulttix

Interesting, but it never really pulled me in

The fusion of styles and influences worked in places for me, but this type of electronica isn't for me and was too busy too often.

This kind of music could only be produced in the 90s. It sounds so outdated today. But I enjoyed one song a lot.

Boring!

talvin singh ran so that bloodywood could soar 2/5

ok

horny in the worst possible way

While I respect the experimentation, the result is a muddle.

Not great

1,6/5

I was so bored by this album, I started watching TIk Tok videos instead and forgot this album was even going. I didn’t bother picking back up to listen to the 2nd half. Yawn

I guess I do respect the album? Some moments of interesting and enjoyable materials, but -- surprisingly for its subject matter -- bland and mediocre for most of its runtime.

Drum and Bass, and Sitar!

Not for me

Fairly boring

Not terrible to put on in the background to mix it up but nothing I’d be reaching for

Pretty unique and neat blend of sounds. The mixing made my ears feel good at times. Otherwise, this album never really grabbed me and I was constantly checking to see how many songs were left. Light was a standout. High 2?

I want to do the old "how the fuck is this on the list when there are so many ommission?" But i guess the Mercury prize means something is on the list. I thought the first half was decent. About 80% through, particularly the song Soni, it became very annoying and I wanted it to end asap

Ok to study

14. wanted to like it more

This was a bit of a slog. I honestly like some of the ideas, but not enough happens to keep me interested.

Other than brief intriguing passages, this is all very sublimated and quite the bore.

Sounds interesting on paper but my bias against electronic music prevents me from enjoying it fully.

Maybe is a bit too sterile for me.

I’ve somewhat had it with these kinds of albums tbh. It’s not bad music per se, but why do I need to hear it before I die? When i think of an album, i think of it like a novel - consistent in tone and vision, with a beginning, middle and end; a defined piece of art. You wouldn’t do a list of the best novels ever and put a collection of short stories by different authors. This sounds like a bunch of tracks, and moreover tracks that would be movie and/or club music and/or kind of just background noise at a coffee shop. So therefore why this album, by this artist and not another album or artist? Why not put John Williams soundtracks on the list? It all just makes it hard to rate or get into the album/artist. Some of the Eastern stuff is cool, but the cover alone made me feel like it’s not something I’d seek out and I couldn't get into it from there. Doesn't help when the album is like 90 minutes and streaming services only have deluxe editions, because you dont even know where the album begins and ends. These list makers seem to have a heavy preference for 90s electronica but hopefully we’re just getting it out of the way

It's mediocre. As far as the listening experience goes I can't say much. I don't think this horrible but I won't come back to this anytime soon. At best this is OK. 2.0-2.5/5

I'm struggling to think of a good reason to have a 2:19 double album, and I'm thoroughly convinced that your debut album should never be two hours or a double. But that's what we have here. This is long, tedious, and kinda weird. It's fine for what it is, and if it were the first thirty minutes or so, I can justify it's place on a list like this. But dear, sweet Lord this is so, so much mediocrity. I just can't. Influence 1. Quality 3. Intangibles 2. Hits 1. It didn't annoy me in the background? I kind of forgot about it 2.

Almost OK

I'll be so glad when I'm done with this list and don't have to listen to anymore boring electronica music

Not amazing. For a 1998 Indian Club House record, its pretty good, but in the overall scheme of things I would rather listen to some other artists from this era. Feels like Bollywood Tokyo Drift

Meh.

Didn't really enjoy it.

this elettroindian with flutes and sitar broke my heart

This is a very Mercury music prize kinda album

My man loves so much stuff on this...Indian, Asian, Electronica, Dub, the list goes on. And he had this vision of how he wanted to mix them all together. And he did that. And it was bold. But, I did not care for the end result.

Started off like I thought I would like it, but that diminished with every track. Just not enough sticking power for me, some just doesn't work great.

Meh - sounds like movie background music

Interesting idea, I guess?

I feel like I have heard this sort of album a lot where two disparate musical ideas are combined where they are not really interacting with one another they are just sorta layered on top of each other. It didn't feel like dnb and Indian ethnic music were in conversation with each other on this. Maybe if I knew more, I would feel that way, but it did not feel like a revelation and to top it all of the dnb itself was relatively blase Fav song: Sutrix

Very boring. Idk if I like this genre fusion. Had to listen to other songs in the middle so that wouldn’t fall asleep.

i remain unaffected

Ok chilled electronic songs but largely forgettable

Not my thing

Nah

Nah.

Traditional instruments from different parts of the world mixed with electronic beats here. I like the concept, but the execution leaves something to be desired - you might say something less than OK.

Cool 11-minute prog track to start with. The lack of tempo really adds to the floaty soundscape. At first I didn't really know what to make of it. Picture a barren desert, except it's completely made of vast swaths of grey and blue metal. It's eerie, otherworldly, and a sort of desert-cyberpunk. Pretty different to anything else I've heard, and for that, it gets at least some points. The strings coming in towards the end of Traveller really elevate the track to a level worthy of my praise. Very cinematic. Foreboding, mysterious, and surprisingly loud and in-your-face for a track that's pretty soft-spoken up until that point. The pace significantly picks up in the following track, Butterfly, with the addition of some gnarly electronic percussion. I like the split mixing here. Less of a fan of the sitar – it feels out of place – but the Indian classical percussion being mixed with the electronics is sick as heck. It is kind of boring, though – particularly in some of the (oddly numerous) 5/6/7 minute tracks, and after the first four (which are all pretty solid). The total album duration is also a bit questionable. A 60-minute album better have some serious justification for being that length other than "well, we have one track over 10 minutes in length, so I'm sure they'll understand." No, I do not understand. I also have zero interest in whatever plot is being pushed in the interlude tracks (Decca, Disser/Point.Mento.B). The album gets less accessible as you go on, and not in a particularly interesting way. In a loud, cacophonic way, in fact (see Soni and Vikram The Vampire). Also: I have no idea what's going on in the title track. It sounds like something straight out of a 90s Japanese karaoke parlour. It's both a sore thumb and earbleed material. 2/5 Key tracks: Butterfly, Sutrix

1.5

*OK* Honestly music like this doesn't bother me. Except I can onkt listen to it for about 20 min before I get restless. The runtime is three times that and feels twice the runtime. (4.66) ★★

I like some of the Indian elements, but this album is far too long for the tolerance I have for this music. 2.5 stars

2.5

I am partial to my atmospheric drum and bass but this was a bit too higgeldy piggeldy. Opener Traveller was quite the journey and to my surprise my girlfriend actually walked in midway and started meditating to it. She eventually had to pause her meditation routine because there is a bit too much garbage that floods the album later on - bombastic Bhangra rapping and heavy heavy cheesy techno beats. So not a quality release through and through but had its moments. Very OK except for the parts that weren’t OK. Apparently a Mercury Music Prize Winner which is NOT OK.

C'est une expérience

Off the cuff remark: It feels like I ought to know Talvin Singh, but I don't. It starts off like a chillout album, has some interesting instrumentation and engages me for a while. There's a moment about halfway through that is horrible then it wanders back into breakbeats and other stuff. Standout track: none really Revisit?: part of me is glad I listened to it, part of me is glad I don't have to again.

Some nice beats, but the lyrics weren‘t my taste

Seems there's a bit of a story to this album but it didn't come through really when listening to it, probably my fault as I'd dismissed it as fairly laid back electronica a few tracks in. Passed by quickly enough but I think that's because it is pure background music so I didn't really pay attention. Not a genre for me, seems like a pretty standard example of it.

I feel like most, if not all, of the fusion albums we've had on this list have had Indian music as one of the components. Most I haven't enjoyed either.... This is no exception. I don't mind the chilled dub really, but it was sometimes a bit too techno for me. Also I just don't think it works with the more traditional Indian sounding stuff. Probably a reason why it isn't a popular genre Talvin! Not sold on the concept and won't be back 1.5

Can't really figure out how I feel about this album. Maybe its just not my style, felt very empty.

nije okej

Ok is not Ok. I was only 2 minutes and 10 seconds in when I first questioned if I could make it all of the way through this album. The answer turned out to be no.

I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. This is pretty interesting. It's like a modern sounding electronic/dance album with Indian flourishes. It is unlike anything I've heard before. No specific tracks really stood out to me, good or bad. I am glad to have heard it once, but I am not likely to listen to it again.

Interesting atmospheric album but not something I'd put on often.

Late 90s electronica, English Indian. Borderline annoying.

J’avoue j’ai pas eu envie de le finir. Ça s’écoute plutôt en soirée je trouve +1 parce que ça change de style mais les sons sont trop longs C’est pas forcément mal fait mais je trouve ça long… Bien aimé « disser point mento b »

Very obscure shit, not sure it belongs in this list. Don't think its bad, its just kinda boring...

2,5/5

On today's pick for 1001 albums to hear before I die, I rolled an album and artist I have never heard of yet the description of the album seemed to really intrigue myself. Today I got Talvin Singh's OK, a late 1990's Atmospheric DnB album. Even from the very beginning it is clear that Talvin's music here is heavily influenced by the European underground and his own musical heritage from India, which I find to be quite a unique perspective as I feel it brings to light some sounds that simply don't get as much recognition or praise as they normally would. As much as I can respect this album's very original approach to the genre it is embodying, I can't help but say that most of this project just wasn't really for me. While I was never bored throughout the project's 1 hour runtime, I can say that there wasn't too much I latched onto outside of Butterfly, Eclipse, Light, and the very intense Vikram the Vampire. This album for sure has its' moments but I feel as a whole it doesn't quite ever stick the landing. I don't understand why Vikram the Vampire has like 20 seconds of silence at the end but okay I guess? I can definitely see why OK is so divisive as I continue to add a very mixed review to the pot, but I also can see someone really digging the blends of cultures and musical ideas here as I truly have never heard another project like this. OK is commendable but that doesn't automatically make it good by any means.

Meh

Bollywood techno. Its kinda interesting but still electronica. So this one misses me.

1.5

Great tabla playing, but trying way too hard. The artist is way too conscious of and thirsty for a very niche audience — the new age+rave crowd? It’s leads to overdramatic, self-conscious music. Not a good look — or a good listen. A 2.

Not a big fan of Drum & Bass, this did nothing to change that.

Interessant. Habe ich damals verpasst.

Hmmm …

No thanks

It's an interesting idea, but I don't think enough was done with it. I enjoyed it for a few songs, but then my interest started to wane.

How do I rate this? There were a couple songs or parts of songs that I really liked. There were also songs that I really didn't like. I think it exceeded my expectations when I read about what the album was, but it isn't anything that I would listen to again. I was listening while driving, so I don't have notes of any specific tracks.

Weird.

In het begin vond ik het nog wel lachen maar halverwege het album raakte ik al wel aardig verveeld.

Origineel maar wat intens. Het is een soundtrack voor de oosterse spa ervaring die overgaat in Yakuza achtervolgingen

Meandering and nothing to write home about.

Not for me.

I’ve attempted to listen to this in its entirety several times and never managed to make it to the end.

This was interesting and could do with more listens. High 2s.

Música tradicional india mezclada con electrónica. El disco suena igual de extraño que la propia mezcla de géneros. De entre la electrónica que me ha tocado hasta ahora esta es la más pasable. 2/5

2.5 stars. Traditional Indian meets electronic. Standout is "Butterfly".

Production quality was great... everything sounded nice. But, musically it's not for me. I can appreciate it, especially the percussion, but it was just different versions of the same thing for an hour.

I'm not knowledgeable about the genre, but I didn't really enjoy this. Especially the random speaking parts.

While riding on my bike, I continuously thought "I need a lot more acid for this". I listened again while working and that was better... Except the start of track 5 "Decca". That voice-intro-thingy is horrible. At that point I thought "I need drugs. Any kind of drugs". Track 6 "Eclipse" has some good DnB in it. In summary: I get why people like it. Some day, I might even like it with right amount of chemicals pumping through my veins. But not today. Today it's a 2/5.

1998. Indian 90's tech club music. Kinda fun but also whacky as heck.

This had its moments. It never really went anywhere though, or did anything to catch my attention. Musically it’s good, albeit a little too cautious. Well produced, but very easily background music and all bit new age.

I guess it’s more unique than most of the other electronic albums on here but that doesn’t make it good

To the person that said this was their new everyday listen... I think about you sometimes before I go to sleep. I cannot fathom people listening to this willingly. 2/5 for the audacity.

…and finally, I’ve cracked it. The Mercury Music Prize of the 90s and 00s was all about what MAMIVinyl thought the young ‘uns ought to be listening to. Nah then, still nah now.

Maso

No, sorry this isn’t for me. It’s my second ever listen and it’s not for me. I respect the idea behind it and I appreciate what Talvin Singh is trying to do, but I will stick to Cornershop for my indie Indian fusion from the 1990s.

Some ok beats but overall not a fun listen for me

felt a bit try hard tbh

You'd think not English but it's English. Cool ideas, I found it irritating

Unique crossover that I hadn’t heard of before. A lot going on. First half was intriguing but lost interest a bit towards the end. Too repetitive.

generalnie ciekawe ale rzadko kiedy piosenki sa warte wiecej niz jakies 6 minut i ten album nie jest wyjatkiem

Traditional Indian instruments did NOTHING to deserve this crap.

I keep starting these albums thinking maybe electronica is growing on me, and then remembering why I don't like it by the end

4/10

Only like traveller

I understand how it can good of you're in mood for it. I'll probably never be in that mood

And now the true story of ecstasy It is told that the one, the almighty Shiraji Climbed to the top of Mount Kailash With his radiant wife, Parvathi And there they spent ten thousand years in union We call this first position Nasty

Not for me

Nothing of much interest here. Not really sure why this is on the list.

The sounds were interesting. However it’s just not for me. But I can tell it was well composed.

Eu nem sei direito o que pensar desse. Talvez uma trilha sonora de um filme ou jogo cyberpunk possa aproveitar de um conceito assim, mas a execução não me pegou tanto. Acho que ficou bem datado e tá preso no espírito da virada do milênio de como as máquinas estão avançando muito rápido

This was ... OK. I enjoy world music and I enjoy electronic music, but I don't care for them together. This album would have been better, if Talvin, spent nine months travelling the world and making folk music with different cultures, and not drowning out those world sounds with overpowering electronic music.

Day546 - as far as background music goes it’s fine

I guess interesting? Not really for me but it's something to listen to Will I listen to again: 0%

Boring techno is still boring with non western instruments

An interesting listen, if not always easy. I guess I sometimes like some dub and some house, and I guess I sometimes like listening to talented tabla players. Do I like the whole thing together? Not sure. When it works, it works well though, as on the title track. Just a note to say that I vaguely remember this winning the Mercury, back when it was a proper award. I was probably appalled that [insert generic indie album by Gomez or whatever] didn't win, but fair play, this kind of left-field choice is what the Mercury should be about really.

This was not great for me but I appreciate listening to something different from a different culture. It wasn't totally boring or anything, just not my thing.

I tried, I really do appreciate a lot of the good beats, but I really don’t see myself coming back to this. It’s interesting to hear in the mix of all the different world sounds, the Indian influence, and I can’t appreciate this type of music in the right context, but not really what I was looking for in this list. I’ll give it a two out of five because it is interesting, I can see where it would fit in if it’s the first of its kind, just not for me.

I’ll give it a couple of stars for being interesting music, but I think this is another example of prioritizing experimentation over payoff. For an album with so much flow, I never found my entry point.

I kept waiting for beat drop that never came. It brought a bunch of things together in an interesting way. It was different, and glad I heard something new, but this never landed for me. Ok was the best song on the album. The man is an OBE so curious what the rest of his work is like

Hard to get through, felt very one note with no real highs and lows. Kind of monotonous

Thought this was a real chore to listen to.. very repetitive, couldn't get into it.

En su época lo escuché y me pareció interesante. En Siglo XXI de Radio3 no paraba de sonar. Pero ha envejecido mal, se me ha hecho pesado y ha pasado la sorpresa. Entiendo que hay que oírlo por lo que fue, pero poco más.

I love fusion and crossover music. This was a bit too out there for me.

Interesting indian classical music meets electronica but not that good

Like a voyage round the world taken from the safety of an elevator

Not my first choice but honestly not bad work music

I imagine Talvin Singh recording his strange mouth noises while admiring himself shirtless in the mirror, confident that his genius will never be matched This is acceptable background music but it's not going on the rotation

Another sigh... I feel that God must be testing me. My trial shall be fair but also be filled with an effort of grueling endurance through the lowest rated and overly-long electronica/dance albums in this book. Today is another test and I shall pass it. As God as my witness, I will listen through this album and come out the other side...hopefully alive. I don't know if every variation on electronica needs to be in this book. Adding a sitar or random instrument on a few songs doesn't make it an album I need to hear. These songs ran together for me and I am probably just a bit tired of hearing this 90's electronic/dance music at this point. This album is from 1998, so it feels like it's all been done with the tiniest variation the editors apparently very much respect. The worst part is every song is so long, with the majority being 5 minutes or longer. The selling point on this album seems to be, "If you like techno/electronic music then you should hear what Talvin Singh does on his album." The issue is you need to hear it if you like this kind of music already, as Singh adds on to what is already been done. Outside of an interest in the music, another variation feels pointless. I don't think I'm being reductive either. I look forward to the next electronica album in this book, where an artist will add a tambourine to a beat and that obviously will deserve inclusion in the book.

One of the worst decisions of the Mercury Panel. So desperate so seem "ooh soooo edgy" and up to date with the kids that this fairly mundane album wins. It wasn't a vintage year, looking at the shortlist, but nobody is going to go back to this. Drab, monotonous and without any kind of light and shade.

Quoting his Spotify bio: "Asian Underground, one of the most exciting movements in the history of British music." This is the most British sentence I could imagine hearing, truly encapsulating the totality of British-ness. PAs for the album, there's some truly great moments in there, interrupted constantly by some of the most truly goofy moments. Really feels like he was trying to cram too many ideas into the album. Better to let one excellent idea ride and permutate than try shoehorn in a bunch of other mediocre ideas into the first one. But that's the British way... Chicken vindaloo, the Elgin marbles, and cheesy techno.

Overall, nothing exciting but it is not really what I expected. I think that this is a pretty niche type of album and it was a mix of Indian and electronic music, which I haven't really heard before. Overall, a bit repetitive, slightly confusing at times even, maybe a bit annoying at moments.

I like electronic music but this wasn't really for me. I liked the combination of sounds but it wouldn't be something I listen to.

Unfortunately the two worlds that are colliding on this, I haven't got an interest in. Didn't enjoy this really.

If only it were longer.

Unfortunately, this album was one that I just couldn't get into no matter how much I wanted to. It starts out alright but just gets progressively more tedious with each passing song. Which is funny considering that the first song is the longest. It just wasn't really the style of music I enjoy, and I found it to be boring. It was a bit hard for me to get through it. That being said, I did like some of the instruments used. Especially the flutes!

Totally unmemorable. Background music.

Some parts were interesting, but got very repetitive and boring. Standout songs: Butterfly

Fluctua entre aburrido e innecesariamente repetitivo. Un Afro Celt Sound System mal copiado y sin gracia.

Lots of odd instruments and kinda weird background noises, not for me. Too much going on and too little words, not my speed. Didn’t completely hate it, but it wasn’t good. A couple songs were kinda chill and background music ish but still weird. Odd vocals

First impression based on cover art: Blech! This looks like some more eurotrash, electronica/techno crap. After listening: Yep. It is. This album is hot garbage. It’s like Enigma from the 90’s had a child with a PlayStation 1 game soundtrack. 2 stars because the track “Light” actually sounds like pretty good corporate phone hold music.

Cool ideas but it doesn’t really work

Snooze

Forgettable

OK Well, I think it's a cool idea to throw in your arabic motifs, but this whole project is sooo underdefined. It just is.

It was just ok!

If I was making an Asian dub album it would sound very similar to this. Predictable to say the least

I enjoyed the beats and bass on this album. It was a good background noise album

If this is you're thing I would imagine it's great, but not for me.

Kind of interesting to have the India influence with the electronic dance music. Not really for me though. Just became interesting background noise, or probably dance floor break song to rest feet and just bang head for a lil bit

..

Meh…

312/1001 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑

A cross between drum & bass and Indian music... no thanks. 3/10

I didn’t care for it.

Artiste inconnu. Mélange de sonorités indiennes et autres, vraiment original. Mais j'ai fini par trouver l'album lassant. J'ai fini par faire autre chose en le laissant en musique de fond. Je ne l'écouterais pas une seconde fois. =>2/5

In the 1990s the craziest thing you could think of was 'dude, what if an Indian guy used a computer' and so a billion of these East meets West, Tradition remixed with Modernity, World Music Electronica albums flew off the shelves into the discmen of the most easily impressed and embarrasingly dreadlocked goofs you can imagine. That said, there are some cool sounds on here - especially the interplay between the locked in precision of the DnB drum machine beats and the looser feel of the tabla hand druming and syncopated rhythms of the string instruments melodic phrases. It's spacey and aspirationally uplifting. The jazzy sax is corny and the flute is never welcome. The whole thing is pretty one note and gets kind of boring after 20 minutes but works well as background sound.

Indian infused drum machines are fun for a little while. Techno and chanting was interesting, the rest was just wandering instrumental ok-ness.

The title and the album cover made me expect something similar to OK Computer. Would've made sense considering this was released the the year after... That however is not the case. How I wish this sounded ANYTHING like Radiohead. Its not the worst thing ever. It sounds kinda interesting at times but mostly its just boring and occasionally annoying. This album is certainly OK. Favorite track: Mombasstic (lol)

it was fine

Definitely tried something.

Not sure I needed to hear electonic beats and drum machines mixed with sitars and the like but here we are! Am I better off for it? Not particularly...

I really love the sound of some of the opening tracks, but it's far too long and I stopped paying attention half way through, which is never a good sign

Dette er albumet for og av folk som har spirituelle ting i huset sitt men fortsatt tat speed i helgene.

More like a movie soundtrack. Background music through and through.

I'm really not sure what I thought of this. The concept is really cool, but the product sounds like something they'd play at that weird new agey Indian buffet I used to go to, where they also had neon lights around the bar and black and red leather booths.

I try. I try hard to enjoy music that comes out of India or is inspired by music from India. But man it's just not enjoyable for this western set of ears. This is impressive in scope. But not an enjoyable listen at all.

I'd rather just listen to the ragas that influenced this

Very 1998

Neato.

Really like the orchestral arrangement at the end of the first song.. other than that no huge standouts but the last 5 songs sucked (in my opinion lol)

Decent background music.

Don't hate it, but it feels like the music is 2 different things, both of which would have been better on their own. The combination was less than the sum of its parts.

it's a nice idea but I find this type of electronic music to be super boring, especially for a 1 hour album

Really?

Mmm…

Three electronic albums in a row. Someone is making me go crazy in a bad way.

It was fine, but I'll probably not revisit this. Just background music to mostly ignore.

This was an interesting combo that I didn’t see coming. Electronic Indian music with flute solos - not filling any arenas with this but it’s different. Album cover reminds me of Ok Computer, but the music is no where close.

Hated this one. Electronic music and Hindu music I don’t get

Boring at times. Två

Thoughts before listening: Probably British and electronic. I probably won't like it all that much either. Review: Ok so electronic dance beats meet traditional Indian music. Sounds like Moby or Fat Boy Slim (or some other late 90s DJ) remixing the music that plays in the background while you get a massage. Not for me. 2-stars

I enjoyed small parts of this album. Mainly the instrumental parts. Some of it, especially the Indian influences sounded very soothing What I didn't enjoy was the random talking at the start, the more electronic parts, and the sound effects. And some of the songs were too long This would have worked very well as an instrumental album - for meditation for example. But what ruined it was the other stuff he added on top Wouldn't say this was awful, but it wasn't my cup of tea 2 ⭐️

I mean, it’s fine, but it kind of sounds like music Tim Robbins’ character in High Fidelity would be listening to.

It tries and I admire the ambition but this didn't work for me. The beats weren't strong enough and the mixture of Indian music with soft rhythms kind of made it sound like a soundtrack to those old Skinemax films back in the day.

This really left me cold. The cultural and globetrotting influences just didn’t come across, other than the tablas obviously. I was bored

Love me some tablas. This was a little too John Tesh-y for me.

2 estrelas . é legal pelo pioneirismo mas é datado.

The Mercury Prize is renowned for spotlighting innovation and artistry across genres, often giving niche works the same platform as mainstream hits. Yet in 1999, when Talvin Singh’s OK triumphed, one might wonder if the judging panel was swayed by novelty—or perhaps a few too many celebratory drinks. Consider the competition: The Chemical Brothers’ Surrender and Underworld’s Beaucoup Fish pushed electronica into thrilling new territory, while Faithless’s Sunday 8PM offered a masterclass in blending club anthems with introspection. Add to this strong albums from the likes of Blur (13), Manic Street Preachers (This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours), and Stereophonics (Performance and Cocktails), and OK feels more like a curiosity than a classic. The album’s victory was supposed to herald a breakthrough for Asian Underground music, a movement blending Indian classical traditions with modern electronic styles. Tracks like “Butterfly” and the title track showcase Singh’s ability to craft intricate soundscapes. Yet, OK often comes across as overly polished, lacking its contemporaries' visceral punch or emotional resonance. Singh’s Mercury win raised hopes for a cultural shift, but the promised “new moon” of Asian Underground failed to rise. Singh’s own career, while respected, never achieved the momentum expected from such a high-profile accolade. This was likely due to a combination of factors: the genre’s limited mainstream appeal, insufficient industry support, and a lack of follow-up work that captured OK’s spark. To its credit, OK did briefly turn the industry’s gaze toward a vibrant and underrepresented musical style but its impact was fleeting. In hindsight, the Mercury Prize’s recognition feels less like a celebration of innovation and more like an experimental detour. While OK has its moments, its title serves as a fitting summary: a technically impressive album that, in the grander scheme of 1999’s musical landscape, is merely OK. Did/Do I own this release? No. Does this release belong on the list? No. Would this release make my personal list? No. Will I be listening to it again? No.