Nitin Sawhney - Beyond Skin Album

Tracklist

1	Letting Go Acoustic Guitar, Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer, Noises [White noise production], Drum Programming, Arranged By [String] – Nitin SawhneyVocals – Tina GraceWritten-By – C. Gray, N. Sawhney	4:49
2	Beyond Skin Vocals – Swati Natekar	3:48
3	Nostalgia Vocals – Tina Grace	3:41
4	Nadia Programmed By – Tony EconomedesVocals – Swati Natekar	5:05
5	Anthem Without Nation Vocals – Devinder Vikyat Singh	5:48
6	The Pilgrim Vocals – Spek	4:29
7	Broken Skin Electric Upright Bass – ShriGuitar, Piano [Wurlitzer], Drum Programming, Arranged By [Strings] – Nitin SawhneyTabla – Aref DurveshVocals – Jayanta Bose, Sanchita FarruqueVocals [Vocal sample] – Atal Bihari Vajpayee	4:05
8	Serpents Vocals – Devinder Vikyat Singh, Sushmita Ghosh	6:17
9	Homelands Featuring – Joe ClaussellVocals – Nina Miranda	6:00
10	The Conference Vocals – Devinder Vikyat Singh, Jayanta Bose	2:53
11	Immigrant Vocals – Jayanta Bose, Sanchita Farruque	6:21
12	Tides	5:06

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CASTE 9LP	Nitin Sawhney	Beyond Skin ‎(2xLP, Album, W/Lbl)	Outcaste Records	CASTE 9LP	UK	1999
ZOMM1	Nitin Sawhney	Beyond Skin ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Zomba	ZOMM1	UK	1999
CASTE9LP	Nitin Sawhney	Beyond Skin ‎(2xLP, Album)	Outcaste Records	CASTE9LP	UK	1999
CASTE9CD, 433.1009.20	Nitin Sawhney	Beyond Skin ‎(CD, Album)	Outcaste Records, Play It Again Sam [PIAS]	CASTE9CD, 433.1009.20	Belgium	1999
CASTE9CD	Nitin Sawhney	Beyond Skin ‎(CD, Album)	Outcaste Records	CASTE9CD	Australia & New Zealand	1999

Credits

• Computer [Pro Tools] – Tony Economedes
• Mixed By, Engineer – Nitin Sawhney, Tony Economedes (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 10)
• Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Liner Notes – Nitin Sawhney

Notes

Liner Notes:

"I am Indian. To be accurate, I was raised in England, but my parents came from India - land, people, government or self - 'Indian' - what does that mean? At this time, the government of India is testing nuclear weapons - Am I less Indian if I don't defend their actions? ... Less Indian for being born and raised in Britain? - For not speaking Hindi? Am I not English because of my cultural heritage? - Or the colour of my skin? Who decides? - 'History' tells me my heritage came from the 'Sub' continent - a 'third world' country, a 'developing' nation, a 'colonised' land - So what is history? - For me, just another arrogant Eurocentric term... I learned only about Russian, European and American history in my school syllabus - India, Pakistan, Africa - these places were full of people whose history did not matter - the enslaved, the inferior.

This is an album with a time span that runs backwards - it begins with the Indian Prime Minister - Vajpayee - proudly announcing the testing of 3 nuclear bombs on Indian soil. Vajpayee is the leader of the BJP - The 'Hindu fundamentalist' party. These tests first took place in 1998. In 1945, two years before the Independence of India, Oppenheimer, creator of the atomic bomb, witnessed the first test of his creation. Afterwards he quoted from the 'Bhagavad Gita' - the Hindu 'Bible' - in condemnation of his own creation. His quote ends the album. He quotes Vishnu saying 'Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds' as he breaks down in tears.

[...] The BJP in India. The BNP in England. The first would define me by my religious heritage, the latter by the colour of my skin.

I believe in Hindu philosophy. I am not religious. I am a pacifist. I am a British Asian.

My identity and my history are defined only by myself - beyond politics, beyond nationality, beyond religion and Beyond Skin."

~ Nitin Sawhney
1999

Barcodes

• Barcode (Printed): 5 030688 000349
• Barcode (Scanned): 5030688000349
• Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): S CASTE 9 CD 01 DISCTRONICS
• Mastering SID Code (Mirrored): IFPI L502
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 8714

Companies

• Copyright (c) – Outcaste Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Outcaste Records Ltd.
• Published By – Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
• Distributed By – Pinnacle
• Made By – Disctronics S

Short intro

Nitin Sawhney's Beyond Skin works on at least two levels. First, it's a plea against racism and war, relating, as Sawhney writes in the liner notes, that one's identity is defined only by oneself - that identity is beyond skin. Second, the music is an extremely accomplished blend of classical, drum'n'bass, jazz, hip-hop, and Indian elements. The album's political statements are seen most clearly in the samples imbedded in the beginning and ending of most tracks. Beyond Skin is an album by English musician Nitin Sawhney. It was released on the Outcaste label in 1999. The album focuses largely on the theme of nuclear weapons Sawhney states in the booklet that the album has a timespan that runs backwards, beginning at Broken Skin with the India-Pakistan nuclear situation and ending at Beyond Skin with Robert Oppenheimer quoting the Bhagavad Gita Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. Sólo para difusión, apoya al artista y de ser posible compra el original. This record is for purposes of dissemination and non commercial use. Текст песни: On july 29th at 5: 29 am The gadget turned the pre-dawned sky as bright as the sun As the first atomic mushroom cloud rose above the horizon We knew the world would not be the same. Beyond Skin. Nitin Sawhney - Beyond Skin 1999. To favorites 1 Download album. Listen album. Nitin Sawhney. Songs in album Nitin Sawhney - Beyond Skin 1999. Nitin Sawhney - Broken Skin. Nitin Sawhney - Letting Go. Nitin Sawhney - Homelands. Nitin Sawhney - The Pilgrim. Nitin Sawhney - Tides. Nitin Sawhney - Nadia. Nitin Sawhney - Immigrant. Nitin Sawhney - Serpents. Nitin Saw. Album 1999 12 Songs. Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney. Skin, 1999. Broken Skin, 04:07. Letting Go, 04:51. Nitin Sawhney Beyond Skin. 레이블: Outcaste Records CASTE9CD. Programmed By Tony Economedes Vocals Swati NatekarWritten-By, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Programmed By Nitin Sawhney. Double Bass Andy HamillVocals Jayanta Bose, Sanchita FarruqueVocals Anandeshwar SawhneyWritten-By, Piano, Arranged By , Programmed By Nitin Sawhney. Listen free to Nitin Sawhney Beyond Skin Broken Skin, Letting Go and more. 12 tracks 59:16. Released 1999. NITIN SAWHNEY - Beyond Skin. Jazz music community with review and forums. 0 rating 0 review. Album 1999. Filed under World Fusion By NITIN SAWHNEY