OK (Talvin Singh album)

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OK
Studio album by
Talvin Singh
Released9 November 1998 (1998-11-09)
Genre
Length60:48
LabelIsland
ProducerTalvin Singh
Talvin Singh chronology
OK
(1998) 		Ha
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
The Guardian[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Muzik[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

OK is the debut studio album by English / Indian

Madras Philharmonic Orchestra.[11]

Singh hired various collaborators, including guitarist Jon Klein,[12] with whom he had previously recorded on Siouxsie and the Banshees's single "Kiss Them for Me" and toured during the inaugural Lollapalooza festival.[13] Ryuichi Sakamoto played flute on the album and sent his parts via a computer with an email which was a first in the late 1990s.[11] Rakesh Chaurasia also performed flute.[12] Singh recruited an eight female singer choir for the song "Soni".[12] Guy Sigsworth played keyboards on the opening track "Traveller", and also on "Sutrix" and the title track of the album.[12] Vocalist Suchitra Pillai joined in for the song "Sutrix".[12]

In the NME, reviewer Christian Ward noted that Singh was "trying to cover the globe with his music", as a voice intones "The world is sound", at the start of the album.[6] The record is rooted in India with odes to Asian underground scene, dub rhythms and jazz. There is also a contrast between "geisha choirs and cut-up beats", along with plaintive orchestral arrangements.[6] Reviewer noted that "convulsive rhythms compete with sensuous strings to create a deep, dark atmosphere", concluding with this positive sentence, "There are still more sonic territories to explore, but on this evidence, it seems that Talvin Singh will get there first."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Traveller"11:18
2."Butterfly"4:26
3."Sutrix"5:55
4."Mombasstic"5:45
5."Decca"1:20
6."Eclipse"5:50
7."OK"4:19
8."Light"6:23
9."Disser/Point.Mento.B"2:43
10."Soni"5:59
11."Vikram the Vampire"6:47
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Wrist Flick"5:48

Additional musicians Talvin collaborated with

  • John Klein (guitar)
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto (flute)
  • Rakesh Chaurasia (flute)
  • Guy Sigsworth (keyboards)
  • Suchitra Pillai (vocals)

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 41

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Hilburn, Matthew. "OK – Talvin Singh". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ Hermes, Will (6 November 1998). "OK". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ Garratt, Sheryl (4 December 1998). "Talvin Singh: OK (Island)". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Lechner, Ernesto (14 November 1998). "Talvin Singh, 'O.K.,' Island / Asian Dub Foundation, 'Rafi's Revenge,' London". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ Wyatt, Kieran (November 1998). "Talvin Singh: OK (Island)". Muzik (42): 86.
  6. ^ a b c d Ward, Christian (3 November 1998). "Talvin Singh – OK". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ^ Khan, Samir. "Talvin Singh: OK". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  8. ^ Hoskyns, Barney (26 November 1998). "Talvin Singh: OK". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ^ Quinn, Sue (8 September 1999). "Music award OK by Singh". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  10. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2
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  11. ^ a b Simpson, Dave (8 May 2018). "How we made Talvin Singh's Mercury-winning album OK". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Talvin Singh – OK (booklet)". Label: Island Records – 5322514, Universal UMC – 5322514. 2 × CD. Belgium. 2009.
  13. ISBN 1-86074-375-7
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  14. ^ "Talvin Singh". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Talvin Singh – OK". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

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