Nitin Sawhney – FABRICLIVE.15

FABRICLIVE. 15 is a confluence of musical influences and ideas. Itís a journey blending rolling broken beats with furious rhythms as Nitin mixes up the tempo and styles, creating a mix thatís thoughtful, energetic and infectious. Kicking off with the deep jazz of Nitinís Koop re-edit, weíre led into the broken drum patterns of his ëEastern Eyesí. Freeform Fiveís flamenco styled reworking of ëHomelandsí contrasts with the deep gentle groove of Viennese Dzihin & Kamienís remix. Thereís dub with the Burnt Friedman mix of Tosca, an Atjazz remix of ëTempestí and 4hero remix Nathan Haines as Nitin takes a step towards the dancefloor. Frantic beats come from two brilliant tracks on melodic drum n bass label Hospital. Thereís the growling bassline of Darqwan, into the eastern fusion of forward thinking production and traditional sounds of Visionary Underground. The delicate music of ëBeyond Skiní features the powerful words of Robert Oppenheimer, creator of the A-bomb, condemning his Frankenstein, and the mix closes with ëHymn 2í, a sublime combination of Photekís cutting edge production with the ancient sound of choral song.