http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62048&rws=%2Ftalvin-singh%2Fdiscography.rssGrowing up in London, Talvin Singh was exposed to punk and electronica, and was classically trained on the tabla from the age of five. After spending some time at school in India, he returned to England to work seriously as a musician, and soon developed his signature style. This sound -- a fusion of Indian bhangra beats (Punjabi dance music from harvest festivals and weddings typically featuring a big beat from a large two-headed drum) and drum 'n' bass -- was the right sound at the right time in multicultural London, and he was soon working with such names as Björk, Massive Attack, the Future Sound of London, Siouxsie & the Banshees and Sun Ra. Singh's Anokha club night followed, which showcased the sound of the Asian underground and brought in drum 'n' bass glitterati like LTJ Bukem. From there he launched his remixing career before focusing on solo production, and his debut, 1998's <I>OK</I>, went on to win England's prestigious Mercury award. Melding the sounds of tabla and Bollywood with jungle and drum 'n' bass, <I>OK</I> took sounds from England's Empire past and immigrant future and made them work as a forward-looking whole. <I>Ha</I> (2001) took a similar path, as did his contribution to the excellent <I>Back to Mine</I> series, with selections from artists as diverse as the great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Vibrasphere and Photek. As Singh himself puts it: "Music shouldn't have boundaries. We're living in that time when things have got to unite." - Nicholas BakerDowntempoen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:31:34 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62048&rws=%2Ftalvin-singh%2Fdiscography.rss Growing up in London, Talvin Singh was exposed to punk and electronica, and was classically trained on the tabla from the age of five. After spending some time at school in India, he returned to England to work seriously as a musician, and soon developed his signature style. This sound -- a fusion of Indian bhangra beats (Punjabi dance music from harvest festivals and weddings typically featuring a big beat from a large two-headed drum) and drum 'n' bass -- was the right sound at the right time in multicultural London, and he was soon working with such names as Björk, Massive Attack, the Future Sound of London, Siouxsie & the Banshees and Sun Ra. Singh's Anokha club night followed, which showcased the sound of the Asian underground and brought in drum 'n' bass glitterati like LTJ Bukem. From there he launched his remixing career before focusing on solo production, and his debut, 1998's <I>OK</I>, went on to win England's prestigious Mercury award. Melding the sounds of tabla and Bollywood with jungle and drum 'n' bass, <I>OK</I> took sounds from England's Empire past and immigrant future and made them work as a forward-looking whole. <I>Ha</I> (2001) took a similar path, as did his contribution to the excellent <I>Back to Mine</I> series, with selections from artists as diverse as the great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Vibrasphere and Photek. As Singh himself puts it: "Music shouldn't have boundaries. We're living in that time when things have got to unite." - Nicholas Baker http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28142582&rws=%2Ftalvin-singh%2Fdiscography.rss Downtempo Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Talvin Singh Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.28142582 alb.28142582 Talvin Singh art.62048 1.99 Calcutta Cyber Cafe - Drum & Space alb.28142582 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/3/2/1662375_170x170.jpg 2009-05-18 00:00:00.0 null true false single http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28142582&rws=%2Ftalvin-singh%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28142582&variant=data&rws=%2Ftalvin-singh%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.278329&rws=%2Ftalvin-singh%2Fdiscography.rss Downtempo Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Talvin Singh Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.278329 alb.278329 Talvin Singh art.62048 8.99 OK alb.278329 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/4/2/1082437_170x170.jpg 1998-11-03 00:00:00.0 1998-11-03 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.278329&rws=%2Ftalvin-singh%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.278329&variant=data&rws=%2Ftalvin-singh%2Fdiscography.rss