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".
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| Released | 13 September 1999 | |||
| Genre | Downtempo, drum and bass | |||
| Length | 58:22 | |||
| Label | Outcaste | |||
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Sawhney also aims to question what constitutes one's identity – he writes in the liner notes for the album: "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."
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian |  [2] |
| The Independent | [3] |
| Muzik | [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
Beyond Skin was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[6]
Track listing edit
- "Broken Skin" (Sanchita Farruque, Nitin Sawhney) – 4:05
- "Letting Go" (C. S. Gray, Sawhney) – 4:49
- "Homelands" (Nina Miranda, Sawhney) – 6:00
- "The Pilgrim" (Sawhney, Spek) – 4:29
- "Tides" (Sawhney) – 5:06
- "Nadia" (Sawhney) – 5:05
- "Immigrant" (Sawhney) – 6:21
- "Serpents" (Sawhney) – 6:17
- "Anthem Without Nation" (Sawhney) – 5:48
- "Nostalgia" (Sawhney) – 3:41
- "The Conference" (Sawhney) – 2:53
- "Beyond Skin" (Sawhney) – 3:48
Charts edit
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 44 |
References edit
- ^ DiGravina, Tim. "Beyond Skin – Nitin Sawhney". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (17 September 1999). "Nitin Sawhney: Beyond Skin (Outcaste)". The Guardian.
- ^ Perry, Tim (24 July 1999). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Da Bank, Rob (September 1999). "Nitin Sawhney: Beyond Skin (Outcaste)". Muzik. No. 52. p. 81.
- ^ Chick, Stevie (7 October 1999). "Nitin Sawhney – Beyond Skin". NME. Archived from the original on 9 June 2000. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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