Ok (album)
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| Studio album by Talvin Singh | |||||
| Released | November 9, 1998 | ||||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | ||||
| Genre | Electronica, Asian Underground | ||||
| Length | 60:48 | ||||
| Label | Island | ||||
| Producer | Talvin Singh | ||||
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Ok is the debut release of tabla player and music producer Talvin Singh, and it was nine months in the making. The title was chosen because of the universality of the word OK, which can be understood almost anywhere in the world. It is mostly a reinterpretation of hypnotic Indian classical music with plenty of flute, sitar, and of course tabla. There's also Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan-like devotional qawwali and traditional Okinawan dance music mixed in to make OK truly pan-Asian. Singh's subtle craftsmanship in fitting the old with the modern make this album seductive and one of the best efforts yet at blending Asian sounds with western breakbeat and drum and bass.
The album won him the Mercury Music Prize for 1999.
[edit] Track listing
- Traveller – 11:18
- Butterfly – 4:26
- Sutrix – 5:55
- Mombasstic – 5:45
- Decca – 1:20
- Eclipse – 5:50
- OK – 4:19
- Light – 6:23
- Disser/Point. Mento. B – 2:43
- Sonic – 5:59
- Vikram The Vampire – 6:47
The Japanese import of the album has one bonus track.
- Wristflick – 5:48
