November 1, 2008
Finally!! Apologies for being away from the scene for so long.
Wanted to talk about this artist for so long. The Guardian, London describes him "It is easier to put down what this man can't do than what he can do".
Nitin Sawhney is a pure genius period. That is the most apt and brief description about him. He is an Indian - British musician who has adorned various roles like Producer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, DJ, Orchestral Composer at times and without any doubt, have excelled in all of them. His music has influences of Jazz, Drum-n-bass, Rock, western and indian classical, electronica to say the least. Broadly his works have good dosage of asian and world music with hint of electronica. On the theme front his music has cultural influences along with spirituality and politics most of the times.
His versatility knows no bounds. He has composed for bollywood movies, orchestras, TV Ads (nike etc), PS3 games, silent movies, TV serials to say the least. He has won more than 15 major international music awards. I wont list the details about his achievements(refer to nitinsawhney.com for that) because that is not what I am here to.
Some of the recommended tracks(by recommended, I mean a must listen!!) are:
Nadia ft reena bhardwaj
Eastern eyes
Mausam
Koyal
Nothing
Rainfall
-Listen without prejudice :)