Album
Beyond Skin
1999 · Electronic
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Beyond Skin is an Electronic album by Nitin Sawhney, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.
About
<i>Beyond Skin</i> fuses traditional jazz and Indian influences with electronica and breakbeat culture to bewitching effect. Gathered by London-born multi-instrumentalist/producer Nitin Sawhney, an ensemble cast of guest vocalists helps to bring his visions to life: Brazilian singer Tina Grace turns "Letting Go" into a bittersweet trip-hop excursion, while "Nadia" is a drum 'n' bass missive conveyed in Hindi. But most haunting of all is the piano-based instrumental "Tides," which shimmers between emotions of heartbreak and hope.
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Tracklist
- 1Broken Skin4:05
- 2Letting Go4:49
- 3Homelands6:00
- 4The Pilgrim4:29
- 5Tides5:06
- 6Nadia5:05
- 7Immigrant6:21
- 8Serpents6:17
- 9Anthem Without Nation5:48
- 10Nostalgia3:41
- 11The Conference2:53
- 12Beyond Skin3:48
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Ambient & Downtempo
- lush
- meditative
- spiritual
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
1) Introductory vocal sample and End sample courtesy of BBC World Service.
4) End of song sample by BBC world service [sic]
5) Ocean sounds - BBC sound effects
8) Vocal rhythms derived from kathak dance.
9) Introductory sample courtesy of BBC World Service.
10) Indian crowd sample
All tracks arranged, composed and produced @ Spirit Dance Studios
4) Zomba Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
All tracks written by Nitin Sawhney except:
2) Co written by Christina Gray
3) Co written by Nina Miranda
4) Co written by Hussain Yoosuf
Nina Miranda gets no writing credit in track section. Christina Gray and Hussain Yoosuf are credited as 2nd writers in track section.
D. Singh for track 9 is credited as 2nd writer in track section but not mentioned at all in global credit section.
Tracks 2/4/5/6/7/8/9/11/12 mixede and engineered at Spirit Dance Studios
Tracks 1/2/3/10 mixed and engineered at Tony's
Post production at Whitfield Street Studios.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Anandeshwar SawhneyVOCALS
- Andy HamillDOUBLE BASS
- Aref DurveshTABLA
- Atal Bihari VajpayeeVOCALS
- ChandruVIOLIN
- Devinder Vikyat SinghVOCALS
- InstrumentalVIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO
- Jayanta BoseVOCALS VOCALS, TABLA
- Joe ClaussellFEATURING
- Marque GilmorePERCUSSION
- Nina MirandaVOCALS VOCALS, WORDS BY , MUSIC BY WRITTEN-BY , VOCALS
- Nitin SawhneyACOUSTIC GUITAR, PIANO , SYNTHESIZER, PERCUSSION , DRUM PROGRAMMING, BASS DRUM PROGRAMMING, BASS , GUITAR, KEYBOARDS DRUM PROGRAMMING, BASS , STRINGS
- Rajendra SinghVIOLIN
- Rizwan-Muazzam QawwaliVOCALS, TABLA
- Ronu MajumdarFLUTE
- Sanchita FarruqueVOCALS VOCALS, LYRICS BY WRITTEN-BY , VOCALS
- ShriDOUBLE BASS ELECTRIC UPRIGHT BASS
- SpekVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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