Nitin Sawhney - Human

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Tribal, Downtempo

Year:

2003

Tracklist

The River	4:21	X
Eastern Eyes	4:50	X
Say Hello	5:45	X
Falling Angels	3:53	X
Falling	4:49	X
Heer	4:52	X
Fragile Wind	4:16	X
Promise	4:17	X
Chetan Jeevan (Conscious Life)	3:11	X
Rainfall	3:45	X
Waiting (O Mistress Mine)	4:16	X
Raag	6:18	X
The Boatman	2:08	X

Versions

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Human (CD, Album)	V2 Records, Inc.	VVR1021852	UK	2003
Human (2xLP)	V2 Records, Inc.	VVR1021851	UK	2003
Human (CD, Album)	V2 Records, Inc.	V2CP 157	Japan	2003

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Rated 3/5

Review by scoundrel Aug 18, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing Human, CD, Album, VVR1021852

Nitin Sawhney takes his Indian-fusion one step further with HUMAN, infusion copious amounts of British pop-soul with the Eastern vocals. And it's semi-successful, even if it does get a slightly self-indulgent at times ("Eastern Eyes," "Falling," “Rainfall” -- what’s up with all the tracks with “fall” in the title?). But there are also moments of sublime beauty, like on "Say Hello." The more "authentic" Indo-electric compositions like "Heer" work better, in my opinion, than the other hybrids… the Indo-blues of “The River,” for instance. Compare that to the blues-inflections on “Chetan Jeevan.” Still, you can't blame Sawhney for trying... after all, he's only human.