Beyond Skin

Mood music for when you're in the mood to test the limits of boredom.

I genuinely do not understand how this can in the list of best albums.

1.8 - I cringe because I would’ve pretended to like this garbage in grad school to ingratiate myself with my intellectual classmates. It would’ve been playing at some potluck dinner where I and half the guests brought store-bought tabouli. This is music to very deeply contemplate, doing your best to deny the voice within screaming at you to shut it off. Because deep down you know this music sucks. The fusion of genres is an utter mess. And it tries so hard to be a concept album but what’s the actual concept? Nuclear annihilation? Xenophobia? The Indian diaspora? The only reason this album gets a pass is because it appeals to peoples’ need to appear smart and worldly. We choke it down and smile politely like we do with our store-bought tabouli.

Bro looks like he is nutting

Another confusing entry from the editors. Here we have some Indian pop songs that have been watered down heavily with bland new age electronica. The samples the artist uses aren't bad at all, and it's an ok attempt at cross-cultural fusion, but at best this is suited as background music at one of those trendy chains that sell 100 varieties of not so freshly roasted coffee beans and overpriced little spice packets for suburban moms who want to experiment with a little ethnic cooking. It does not however, belong on any list attempting to curate an assortment of music that could even remotely be consider essential listening. 1 hard pass. 🙅

This sounds like what plays endlessly in one of those hotel lobbies that has a water dispenser with cucumbers in it and has a house aroma, like W or some shit.

Cool album. The popier stuff reminded me of FKA Twigs and early Massive Attack -- which is a very high compliment. A very ecclectic album with all sorts of influences that I will return to.

Really liked that, different

The algorithm must believe that I need another 1 rating to offset all the 5's I've been getting lately. The instrumental track was nice. So were some of the songs with the female vocalists. I was thisclose to bumping this up to a 2, but that album cover just annoys the shit out of me.

what a load of artsy shit. not sure why it makes this list - beyond being a token entry for "weird shit". This actively annoyed me so 1/5.

Wow. I was really blown away by this one. A diverse album from an artist with seemingly endless talents. The apocalyptic "beyond skin" themes add a lot of gravity.

I enjoyed this one. It was completely different to anything else I’ve heard in this collection so far, and it was nice to listen to. It was interesting and pretty varied and felt like it was introducing me to world music.

Some 90s trip-hop, pop, indian/world music thing. Some of the songs were really great and almost bumped my score up but then some were just painfully bad and pulled it back down again.

I simply can't find this coffee-shop electronic interesting. It's too much precisely like the other world-compilation-sounding duds on the list, and I made the additional mistake of reading reviews. So many comments about "experimentalism"; There's nothing experimental here! It's literally just got a few samples and recordings of traditional percussion. Shame, since the fact that the West's most terrifying military achievement was connected explicitly to the Indian sacred is a legitimately tempting concept. But when the parodic synth instrument entered after the first vocal snippet I knew more or less what I was in for. (I should also note that the cover reminds me of Lafawndah's Fifth Season and the two projects are not totally dissimilar. My appreciation for that album illuminates the flaws in this review, I hope.)

First one of these albums that I‘ve never heard of or recognise so it’s refreshing to do a review without any preconception of what it’ll be like... Its alright. A bit too much experimentation and far too high brow for me. There’s a couple of nice songs amongst mostly jarring over the top experiments with the Indian language but nothing stands out as incredible and I probably wouldn’t listen to it again unless for quiet background music with some snobby people. My first guess that this would’ve won the Mercury Prize. I was wrong, but it did get nominated and I really think this is pandering a little bit to the prestigious weirdness of the award.

Personal meets political and programming meets percussion in this imperfect but intriguing meditation on identity and annihilation.

A bit out-there in places, but there's some really interesting tracks on this album. Lots of diversity in the style of tracks - particularly liked the drum and bass influences in 'Nadia' and the hip-hop feel of 'Pilgrim'. Not sure I'd frequently play this album, but I enjoyed listening to it on the whole.

I have heard bits of this before, but I don't think I've listened to the whole album. This is the kind of concept album I can get on with - thoughtful reflections on a theme, rather than a bombastic opera about the random interests of coked-up rock stars. The mix of 90s trip-hop beats with world music is very much my cup of tea.

Transcendent. Jazzy, cinematic. Excellent. The first track isn't really my cup of tea, but then it takes off from there.

Now we’re traveling into unknown territory (for me). Obviously, a very layered, serious work by an accomplished artist. Lots of new and old sounds, Asian and English, acoustic and electronic, blended into a heady international mix. I see this album is listed as a 1999 release but it could be from last year. All that keeps this from being a five-star for me is a certain New Agey-ness that seeps in occasionally and the fact that my ears are too damn old. But my rating may actually go up at some later date.

A potent and innovative album that blends the popularity of the then-popular downtempo music with hindustani music from Sawhney's heritage. The result is a spiritually-rich protest of nuclear armament. Deeply moving, effortlessly timeless, an impressive display of the power of music.

I found this to be mildly boring and frequently irritating.

Fuck you! Jag lyssnade på annan musik i högtalarna hemma. När jag satte på denna skrek Kajsa från andra rummet, "stäng av!". Jag kände samma, men sa att vi nu måste kämpa oss igenom. Tillsammans är vi starka! Jag ville verkligen inte lyssna klart. Detta är första gången det tagit emot. Förstår inte skivan. Det är en kaotisk blandning, inget är bra. Blandningen av modernt och "världsmusik" är botten. Känns som ett konstprojekt. Blev däremot påmind om nusrat fateh ali khan, som är bra!

Honestly bad ass one of the best themed albums ive ever heard and the content sadly is as relevant as ever, beautiful album

I think there is great genius in this album. What a labor of love and caring that this prolific artist, operating mostly in the shadows, would use his clout to speak out, beautifully, loudly and passionately, about a cause that concerns him. The production is absolutely stunning, the mixes so complex and yet focused and affecting. The vocals are compelling throughout. The various styles could strike some as too all over the place, but I saw the eclecticism as a way of bringing together many eras and many peoples in a salute to our varied humanity. The concept can be a little heavy-handed at times, but the subject matter is so important that I can let that slide a little. Working backwards in time feels right to me, as it gets us back, at the end of the album, to a time of more innocence and helps us wonder how we might get there again, or where might we be without this threat. This is not an album to put on for easy listening and I wouldn't necessarily dial up songs from it on a whim. But it is an Important album in other ways. I'm glad I've heard it and can see great value in revisiting it in the future.

Inoffensive enough as background sounds in settings too trendy for me to frequent. On active listening it doesn't stand up so well though, particularly the lyrics - all a bit too earnest and worthy /cringeworthy. I liked the non-english lyrics tracks more.

Humm, I was listening to this kind of stuff in 99 and never heard of this. Better things going on on MoWax and Ninja Tune. Feel like another box ticking exercise to get the world music quota up

I want to unironically fist-fight the creator of this list. I did not REDEEEEEEM this album.

The attempt to blend multiple genres of music into the most boring hour of music ever was successful.

Not even good background music. It's like Sade got put through the X Factor machine, only with desperate BTEC Indian samples attached. It's worse than boring, it's bad.

Dogshit

One of the best things about this challenge is re-finding 'lost' songs. Letting Go is a track I absolutely love, I'd forgotten all about it, and haven't heard it in years! I don't even know where I know it from! I really loved listening to this album today with its mix of influences, I'm a sucker for trip-hop, adding in some world music is the cherry on the cake. I'm a surprised by the top rated 1 star reviews and general low rating of this album? I consider 1 star an almost unlistenable album - this is such cruisey, interesting, chill vibes, inoffensive music! I may come back later and change this to a 5, because I'd love to add once of these tracks to the 5 star playlist, but its probably more like a 4 for the whole album - fuck it, life's too short, 5 it is.

I have gotten slightly weary of some of the downtempo electronic albums that have been offered in this project over 900 albums in. At first I was not excited about this. However, this one got better and better and got my attention as a stand out. It has a strong connecting message along with a great variety of very different sounding tracks. The South Asian sounds woven throughout are only a plus for me.

Just when I thought I was getting the groove of this album, it would throw me something a little different, but still in the flow. I like that, bunches!

Can't quite think what to say about this. Blew my mind a wee bit. Nice one

Really sick Jazz/Trip Hop fusion album. Will keep an eye for it on vinyl.

Very unique and interesting album that blends Indian, jazz, electronic, and classical music. This is definitely an album you won't forget about whether you like the album or not. Mid 4.

The bleak themes and lyrics tie this diverse and exotic LP into a cohesive, meaningful experience. Interesting stuff.

The first song is awesome but some exotic sounds are a bit too much for me. The part is portuguese is also very well done and caught me by surprise.

Some cools songs on here. Can't tell whether I love it or hate it. One minute the album is nice background music and the next it's aggressively shoving soundwaves in your ear (in a bad way). Very unique and sounds like it has a wide range of influences.

Gotta be honest, first three tracks or so I liked more than I thought I would. But u can't do this for a whole hour

Forgettable! Music you might hear in an elevator or a perfume shop... It was a bit difficult to get to the end and it certainly wasn't the best day to listen to this! Anyway, I give it a 2 because, as it was forgettable, it didn't do any harm either ;-)

Hoping every trace of this album is wiped out in the nuclear winter.

What an odd album, I am all for experimental jazz, but this was an odd mix that frankly was not that pleasant to listen to. It strayed too far from the norm and was just bad. it was up there with Untitled (Black Is). Music can carry a message but after a certain point its lost and loses all musicality that would entice me to listen

While listening to this i have found to my inner self and we both agreed that this was no pleasure. The constant weird shouting and moaning was really offputting, especially on the negative highlights immigrant and homelands

Didn't finish, wanted to stay awake.

I made it about half way through before giving it up. It’s really not very good, but more importantly it’s all the same really, well except that attempt at Hindu Hip Hop or whatever they called that. This album feels like a DEI hire for the list.

Kept checking to see if it was almost over.

I want to give 1 stars. I really do. I REALLY do. It's bland and pretentious. If modern art was an album. Superficially "philosophical" and "socially conscious" and "cultural" to try and mask the lack of any real talent. However, some of the piano work is rather nice. The instrumental track "Tides" is quite nice. And I wanna reward the piano playing by bumping it up a star. But man, everything else. Actually, you know what. Back to 1 star for you. Just looked at the album cover again. Absolutely awful. Disgusting. Don't wanna think of it again.

So the first three songs were pretty mellow and relaxing. I was thinking this is a two, maybe even three star album I was listening to. Then came an unlikeable rap song by someone that sounded like Q-Tip. After that, pure nails on a chalkboard.

Hand crafted for the most boring humanities professor at Uni to put on at his dinner party

My patience is being tested

When I'm checking after every track to see when the torture ends, I know it's just not for me.

Does this come under the world music heading? For me it comes under Crap. It doesn't seem to know hat it's supposed to be. You get anti-nuclear news broadcasts followed by what sound like love songs. No not for me.

I could barely get through this. Very boring. I really just don't know who this is for.

really fun, i liked working to this a lot.. didn't save any songs though

Another new to me album and artist. Listened through a few times and enjoyed it. The Conference is a skip track for me. It didn't seem to fit in with the other tunes. The rest was a groovy blend of down tempo trip hop electronica. I would've liked the wiki page to list the musicians on the album. Delving into the people who helped make an album come to life is always of interest to me. Also, Nitin has played with some pretty heavy hitters in his career. It's impressive that dude can call up Sir Paul and ask him if he wants to write a song and he agrees to it. As I'm coming to the end of this project I need to thank Alex again for the generator. I'm not finding this music on my own. This whole thing has been fantastic.

Great variety and cohesive at the same time.

Probably my second favorite U2 album. It is hard because it is like picking your favorite child or favorite food. This album has so much spirituality, pain. love, angst. It really is a masterpiece. I remember this tour as well as I went to see U2 perform live probably 6 times on this tour. Makes my top 25 of all time.

Crzay

Different than what I’ve heard before but the first album so far that has really surprised me. I actually can see myself going back and listening to the whole thing. It was artsy in a good way and had variety in its tone. I didn’t understand a lot of it but maybe that’s okay.

Listened while cleaning the house. Thought I was getting just another late 90s British electronic album and was pleasantly surprised when this turned out to be a super compelling fusion album. Seamlessly blends music and styles from multiple different countries in a really powerful way. Really enjoyed this one.

I think I really like fusion.

I love when an album feels like it's own movie. This was a 4.5 for me but I'm giving it a 5 because whatever.

Ein schönes Album mit sehr unterschiedlichen Titeln. Beim ersten Hören hat mir Serpents besonders gefallen.

An absolutely gorgeous album. It has some amazing rhythms and the backdrop of nuclear weapons is haunting.

love it

10/10

I’m seeing new colors Favs: "Letting Go," "Nadia," and "The Conference"

Fusion of Indian Ragas/Jazz/Electronic/Pop, well executed. Another good find from the list. Favorite track: Homelands other picks: Immigrant, Tides, Broken Skin

9.3/10

What an interesting album! I personally really liked it, enough to listen twice (I was somewhat distracted the first time, and felt like I didn't properly take it all in) and I think it's well deserving of its place on the list. People need to remember this list isn't "1001 best albums of all time", it's "1001 albums you must hear before you die". To me that means these albums should be interesting or noteworthy, not necessarily good. With that in mind, I think this album well and truly belongs on this list - it's a fusion of genres, telling a story in reverse chronology about nuclear warfare, xenophobia and the British-Asian experience, and It's a stoke of genius to connect those things via Oppenheimer's famous quoting of the Bhagavad Gita. Throw on top of it that I like the music, it kept me engaged and interested and vibing throughout... And it's an easy 5.

Ik ken deze artiest zowaar. Het nummer 'Nadia' heb ik een keer op een radiozender gehoord en daarna in een playlistje gegooid. De rest van het album zegt me verder niks. Dat 'Nadia' is een soort drum 'n bass/breakbeat-achtige toestand. Verder krijg je op dit album ook wat chill-achtige muziek met wat lekkere wereldse invloeden in zowel percussie, andere instrumenten maar ook stemmen. Jazz invloeden ook. Ik lees dat veel mensen zich hier bij vervelen, maar ik vind dit toch wel een heel fijn album om aan te hebben staan. Er is voor mij genoeg variatie om absoluut niet saai te zijn en de productie is als een heerlijk warm dekentje zo op de headset. Ik ga 5 sterren geven.

this was cool, and i ended up listening a few times since it got better the more i heard it. the music is overall pretty chill, but the subject matter of identity and nuclear war really pays off repeated/deeper listens. love that the groove and genre (and even language) of the songs changes up enough to keep things interesting without it all just sounding like a ripoff of massive attack. some of the tracks are a bit too long for my liking but that comes with the territory. 4.5 but i'm gonna give it 5 stars because of the haters in the comments B) favorites: broken skin, letting go, homelands, tides, nadia

This was so cool. I had never heard of Nitin Sawhney before today, but I absolutely loved this album. Nearly every track sounded different from the others and they were just chock full of cool interesting sounds, rhythms, techniques and instruments. I really enjoyed it and listened to it twice. Five stars.

Gorgeous music

Wooo this is a ride. SO GOOD

I’m at a 5. When we got this, I went straight to Wikipedia to look at the genres, and I saw it said “downtempo, drum & bass”, and I immediately assumed we would be getting another 58 minute electronica piece driven mostly by video game-esque beats. I would like for someone to edit the damn Wikipedia article for this album, because it gives a *tremendously* wrong impression. This is a deeply enrichening 58 minutes that covers a wide variety of genres, using electronica as a sort of cover-all base to aid in the production, but this goes everywhere from pop to jazz to R&B to DnB, with a lo-fi lean and a lot of worldly Indian influence. The instrumentals are what aid the overarching theme of the album, which is ultimately how much humanity has been impacted & predisposed to self-defense instead of community ever since the dropping of the first atomic bomb, starting in present time for 1999, and going backwards to Oppenheimer’s realizations, quoted in a way that feels a bit chilling by the very end. From a storytelling standpoint, it’s hard to point out any perceived “flaws” here; this takes a more intimate approach at times, so mileage will simply vary on being able to pick up the themes & political overtones of this album, and I do think there is a bit of correlation to picking up on them & being able to enjoy this album to its fullest extent. It does hit you over the head pretty hard with it though, so if you somehow manage to ignore it, that’s on you, I think. From a musical standpoint, there are definitely some flaws in my brain, but they’re not overly bad, save for one. “Pilgrim” is fine, if entirely undercooked due to the way it was recorded; never ever record vocals first & then beat second, unless you’re Kendrick Lamar working with Pharrell Williams. It needed a rerecording & a lot more work. I think “Nadia” is a little too long; cutting it down to an essential 3 minutes would make that track pace itself way better. “Serpents” is… wholly unnecessary to the album. It’s the biggest glaring flaw here, and while it’s not an overly *horrible* track, I do think it’s a bad one, and it could have easily been cut. If you already weren’t enjoying the first 7 tracks of this album, it might be the breaking point to just give up on this album entirely. I’m very glad the first 7 tracks clicked as nicely as they did for me, because it really seems like it could be that bothersome. “Anthem Without Nation” is an interesting case study in lyricism making or breaking an atmospheric song at times; Genius doesn’t have the lyrics, but Spotify does, and they’re very easy to translate if you Google them. Looking through the translation, it’s a very slow boiling anger relating to how indigenous peoples tend to get thrown away and ignored in favor of colonized history; it’s an anthem for those people who feel like they have no nation even though they’re the true natives of the land. Without a translation though, all of this is lost, and the track could easily feel like another 6-minute slog after “Serpents” took a swing at the vibe. I think it’s an admirable track, but musically it’s just far too slowly paced, and the building percussion creates a bigger sense of repetition. I would’ve done it with more traditional instrumentation, but perhaps the synthetic instrumentation is a metaphor for the “overtaking” of nations. I do like it from a storytelling perspective, but musically, it could just as easily have been cut, with “Immigrant” flowing into “Nostalgia” as a better 1-2 punch. Oh, and uh, I guess “Nostalgia” is just a little repetitive. That’s my only thing on that one. The rest of the album flows great. All of that aside, those are just things I would tweak about the album to give it stronger pacing for my tastes; at its core, this is still a very strong album, and a lot deeper & richer than I thought it would be at first glance. Hell, just look at that album cover. That album cover does not inspire confidence whatsoever. I’m very glad this is on the list, and even with a track like “Serpents” acting as a make or break battering ram for some people, I think the rest of this album is more than strong enough to earn a 5. It’s an album where you can draw a clear line between an active listener and someone treating this 1001 Albums project as just colorful noise to listen to. I really, really enjoyed it, and I’m very glad it’s on the list. Hence, the 5.

What even is this!! I loved it. Not sure how to describe it other than its own “fuses traditional jazz and Indian influences with electronica and breakbeat culture to bewitching effect”

I've got this one in my collection.

This was so great

Yesss now this is music

7/10/25. Never heard of Nitin Sawhney but I was really impressed on my first listen. Some songs reminded me of Prince, but also loved the downbeat songs and interesting melodies.

Actual heat the whole way through

I did enjoy this album. It's sound is great, it has contrast, its singing is interesting and has (some) meaning. I new some songs already.

Though I don’t really go out of my way to listen to Indian classical music, I always enjoy it when I do. So I really liked this album and thought it was a nice refreshing change to most of the albums on this list. I think labelling it as pretentious just because it’s “world music” is.. tacky, to put lightly. I thought the album was cool! I also appreciated the overlying theme of nuclear weapons- not in the sense of yay nuclear weapons, but i thought the storytelling was effective. Especially in the last song, Beyond Skin.

This is so over-hated (maybe I’m sensitive because India and Pakistan recently spent 4 days at war with one another)

Really enjoyed MOST of this - when it was fast and pumping noise! Some lore experimental areas not my bag

Beautiful, ethereal, deep world music with surprises at every turn. Really enjoyed this listen!

Before: Not even a little bit familiar. The cover art is crazy lmao Standout tracks: Broken Skin Homeland Weakest tracks: Nadia Anthem Without Nation During/after: Starting with Broken Skin, my mind is blown. This is fucking great. The vocals are very reminiscent of Sade and the strings and lo-fi sounding synths are the perfect backdrop. There's a hint of Indian influence that goes so hard in conjunction with the vocal sample at the beginning. Great social commentary as well. Letting Go was amazing as well. There's even more Indian influence here with the vocals and sitar(?) throughout. Homelands is SUPER interesting. There's the Indian portion at the beginning with a switch to Portuguese halfway through and English backing throughout. I'm identifying a really diverse range of world music in this track that I don't think I've ever really heard anything similar to. Pilgrim is a great rap track. I'm a fan of the mellow, spoken-word sounding rap like this. I don't love the lyrics though. I'm not sure if I was missing a message within them but they were just kind of lame. Happy to see the vocal samples about the nukes making a return in Tides. This one is a chaotic instrumental with interesting percussion and the sounds of waves in the background that makes for a great interlude. Nadia is not my favorite. I don't think that the driving percussion backing fits well with the vocal tone or melody - it just doesn't sound right. Maybe the eeriness is the goal, but it doesn't vibe super well with my ear. Immigrant continues with the vocal sample and is a beautiful ode to the plight of the disenfranchised, though it had an almost musical theater sound that I didn't vibe with. The snake charmer sounding flute (I'm an uneducated American don't cancel me if I'm wrong) in Serpents is really cool and lends to the world music vibe of this album. Anthem Without Nation didn't do a whole lot for me relative to the rest of the album. Still wonderful, but didn't click as much. I felt the same about Nostalgia, but I think my gripe here was the high pitched female vocals. The backing instrumentals were just as good as the rest of the record. The Conference is another really interesting Indian-inspired track. I'm a sucker for call and response and anthemic vocal melodies like is in the beginning of this one. I don't know how often I'll return to this track because it's not great morning commute or reading a book music, but God are these folks talented. Beyond Skin was the perfect ending. "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds" being the very last thing we here gave me absolute chills. The perfect way to wrap up such a melancholic, chaotic criticism of war and its impacts. I had no idea what to expect with this record but I was so pleasantly surprised. I'm interested to know more about who did the vocals on each song and I was surprised Really really cool and innovative record. Each track feels like an ode to Sawhney's Indian heritage and upbringing. He's undeniably very talented and versatile (as demonstrated by the range of artists who he composed and produced for) and deserves the awards he's received. My only real complaint is that I would have loved a more solid and cohesive flow between tracks. The transitions between songs felt very choppy and some points and very smooth at other points. The production is great and, although this was released in 1999, it holds up very well. Need a blunt rotation with Nitin Sawhney and Serj Tankian so we can talk about war and western imperialism. 5/5.

I truly loved this. On the site where this project is done this averages at a little over 2.5. I'm convinced the people doing this challenge on the site are some of the most dull people imaginable. Much of the top reviews are yapping about how pretentious and self-serious it is, I was expecting something really inaccessible or out there. So I start playing it and it literally just sounds like DJ Shadow or Thievery Corporation. That's what's polarizing? It's totally listenable and it's good. There's some classical Indian music elements in it. There's some drum and bass. Like '90s trip-hop mixed with classical Indian music. Sure why not. It really honestly works well. At times it does kind of sound like something that would play in an upscale hotel I admit, but fuck it. I will definitely come back to this. One of the rare times I got something from this that only British people know or care about but I think Americans should care too. If you like '90s trip-hop/downtempo/electronica/drum and bass bullshit you will like this.

easy 5/5. amazing find

Wasn't expecting that. Wow. From what I remember I was part of a traveling family that mowed lawns. Other than my sister they weren't really my family. The lawns we did were based on comic book artists an h.r. Geiger. One house asked if I'd run to new york for them and when I told them no they started yelling at me. The other a kid in very 80s prep garb told me he'd give me 40$ and handed me a red bill. Then immediately called someone and started making fun of me for taking a fake $40 bill. I swung something at him hitting him on the side of the head. The group convened and decided to move along. As we started to walk across the street a voice from somewhere started talking about how the kid was friendly with some cops and I imagined it was by his bus stop

I don’t understand enough of anything to quantify how good this album is, but I was hooked line and sinker. How he can put together so many concepts, so many genres so cleanly is remarkable. Big winner here

Amazing

Good diverse ambient album. I know another song by him but was surprised I didn’t hear it on this album

Huge surprise. Never heard of em and this was unique and all over but awesome

Great journey. Was familiar with one song from an old cafe del mar compilation, was great to hear it and how it fits in the album. Have saved and will listen to again.

I had a really good time with this album. After the first two tracks I thought it would be very similar throughout but it's actually quite varied. The spine of the album is a constant but it branches out into other areas. A little jazz piano in 'Tides', a bit of drum and bass with 'Nadia', some chilled out vibes, some more pop orientated tracks. 'Homelands' is more Indian inspired and 'Pilgrim' is down tempo rap. There is some really weird stuff on here. 'The Conference' is absolutely bizarre and I'm not sure if I like it it's that weird. Some of the pop songs are really beautiful though. 'Nostalgia' and especially 'Immigrant' which I really enjoyed a lot and is easily the best track on the album. I'm not sure who the female vocalist is on it but I need to find out, she's got a beautiful voice. Though there are a couple of duds here, the good stuff far outweighs it. I really enjoyed listening and was looking forward to what genre would be next. It kept my attention and kept me very intrigued and interested.

I'm super into this. The concept is stellar, each track super distinct and yet functions as a clear distinct whole. The jungle beats are interspersed with a very tasteful and well executed indian sound blends and instrumentation. Great record.