Nitin Sawhney's eighth studio album London Undersound was released on 13 October 2008 (2008-10-13), by Cooking Vinyl.

London Undersound
Studio album by
Released13 October 2008 (2008-10-13)
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerNitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney chronology
Philtre
(2005)
London Undersound
(2008)
Last Days of Meaning
(2011)
Singles from London Undersound
  1. "Distant Dreams"
    Released: October 2008
  2. "My Soul"
    Released: February 2009

It includes collaborations with Paul McCartney, Natty, Imogen Heap, Reena Bhardwaj, Ojos de Brujo, Anoushka Shankar, Tina Grace, Faheem Mazhar, Aruba Red, and Roxanne Tataei.

Reception edit

Reviewed by the BBC's Chris Jones as "an album with its heart firmly in the right place".[1]

On German radio DLR Kultur, the album was reviewed in the programme Radiofeuilleton as "CD of the week" for the week from 13 October to 18 October 2008 (2008-10-18).[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Days of Fire" (feat. Natty)3:14
2."October Daze" (feat. Tina Grace)3:26
3."Bring It Home" (feat. Imogen Heap)5:09
4."Interlude I – Ghost Image"0:25
5."My Soul" (feat. Paul McCartney)4:03
6."Interlude II – Soledad"0:41
7."Distant Dreams" (feat. Roxanne Tataei)3:12
8."Interlude III – Street Sounds"0:08
9."Shadowland" (feat. Ojos de Brujo)3:31
10."Daybreak" (feat. Faheem Mazhar)2:34
11."Interlude IV – Identity"0:12
12."Ek Jaan" (feat. Reena Bhardwaj)2:13
13."Transmission" (feat. Tina Grace)3:13
14."Interlude V – Tension"0:15
15."Last Train to Midnight" (feat. Aruba Red)3:46
16."Interlude VI – Ronald Gray"0:21
17."Firmament"3:52
18."Charu Keshi Rain" (feat. Anoushka Shankar)4:01
Total length:44:25

References edit

  1. ^ Chris Jones (10 October 2008). "Review of Nitin Sawhney, London Undersound". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ "CD der Woche London Undersound von Nitin Sawhney" [CD of the Week: London Undersound by Nitin Sawhney]. Deutschlandradio Kultur (in German). Deutschlandradio. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2011.

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