All Mixed Up - Nitin Sawhney

Advantages: Superbly produced, fresh and exciting, alternative
Disadvantages: May take a bit of getting into for some

...and morals through his music. The first time I heard any of his work was on Jose Padilla's last café Del Mar offering, volume 6 of 1999. I was utterly blown away by the sheer calm and beauty of Sawhney's Homelands, but at the time I hadn't heard of the chap and simply put it down to Padilla's genius as a compiler; choosing a one off hit that was of the highest quality. However, Nitin popped up again a year later on Chilled Ibiza, this time with the heart hitting Immigrant - again I was stunned and then realised that he was probably more popular and had released more material than I had initially imagined. I had to have his album. I searched far and wide for a copy of Beyond Skin, but it was either priced around £17 or unavailable; I read review after review roaring its praises and eventually decided to part with £15 - trusting all the pundits... Read review

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Advantages: Various songs, hottest cuts, kool classics
Disadvantages: a few songs bit iffy

...'Dance WIth You' 4) Mykel Angel 'Hathi Mere Sathi' 5) Shazia Manzur 'Aoja Sohneya' 6) DJ Vix 'Lakh De Hulare' 7) Kwanzaa Posse 'Punjabi Dreams' 8) Badmarsh & Shri 'Day By Day' (Chris Coco Mix) 9) M.C.P. presents 'Indian Model' (Jet Bar Mix) 10) Nitin Sawhney 'Streets' 11) Bhangra Knights vs Husan 'Husan' 12) Zeb 'Bombay Mix' 13) Trellis 'Habibi Gajuna' 14) 4 Hero 'Conceptions' Track 3 Richi Rich is a raw breaking, great dance tune "Dance WIth You" and most likely to be played in all most every club! Shazia Manzur 'Aoja Sohneya is a true classic, that no matter how old it is will get you on the dance floor, it has got some great lyrics and a fast paced beat to it. If you like a bit more of the melody sounds check out Kwanzaa Posse 'Punjabi Dreams'. A mixture of drum 'n' bass, R'n'B and Asian instrumentation Is found within Nitin... Read review

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Advantages: Oh my, too many to list.
Disadvantages: Absolutly none.

...further on in the review for those who would like to know. This Volume contains 15 tracks, all compiled with love by Jose padilla, the lengdenary DJ from the Cafe del mar in Ibiza. Once again he has mixed tracks of different genres, some traditional guitar, others are electric, some have a soulfull feeling and, of all things, Dusty Springfield!! No one else would get away with this. That last track, Dusty Springfield, The look of love, is the perfect track to finish this series on. It sums up, for me, the whole idea of this compilation, love who you are, love who other people are, and most of all, enjoy what you have while you have it. It has been five years since Jose stopped working on these cd's, he has gone on to release a few cd's of his own work, I have two of them and they are fantastic, although they dont contain such an array... Read review

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