September 8, 2008
Today I will like to talk about one artist I really respect for his innovative music style and his experimentation with sounds.
Creator of an innovative fusion of Indian bhangra music and drum'n'bass electronica, Talvin Singh was classically trained on the tabla but rejected most of his learning when he founded the Anokha club-night at East London's Blue Note.
Singh founded Anokha, the club night where drum'n'bass DJs and Asian punk bands went head to head with the amped-up sounds of his tabla and percussion. Guest spots by LTJ Bukem and others made Anokha a Monday-night hotspot in London, and Singh signed to Island for an Anokha compilation including several of his own productions.
He also worked as a remixer before issuing his proper solo debut, OK. in late 1998
My Space: Talvin Singh
From Wiki: Talvin Singh is considered to be the pioneer of Asian Underground, a sub- genre of electronica. He is a percussionist, table player, producer and composer.
He is known for his forging of indian traditional music with electronica, particularly jungle and ambient.
My Take: First advice: His music is not for the masses and in the same breathe I can confidently say that who ever listens to it gets hooked. His sound is a mix of electronic beats with modern Indian drums(Tabla). In fact, it won't be superfluous if one calls his music as Indian Drum n Bass. His sound is very unique and the first remarks I got about his tracks were " shit! what was that. " or " Awesome!!!" or "Who is this guy??" or.. you got the point I guess.
He is the producer/composer of the now-famous-in-IITB track "spiritual masterkey" which was used in the last choreo(UV) of PAF 1984 last year.
Go ahead and listen to some of my favourites
Mystic Groove
Spiritual Masterkey
One
Jaan
Veena
My heart, my life ft nusrat fateh ali khan
and let me know how u felt about his music :)
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December 13, 2009 4:01 AM
Butterfly too!
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