CD - Nitin Sawhney - Human (VVR1021852P) EU Promo Cardboard Sleve. V2 Records, Inc.

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

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.