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Beyond Skin
Studio album by
Nitin Sawhney
Released13 September 1999 (1999-09-13)
GenresDowntempo, drum and bass
Length58:22
LabelOutcaste
Nitin Sawhney chronology
Displacing the Priest
(1996)		 Beyond Skin
(1999)		 Spirit Dance
(1999)

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".

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[2]
The IndependentStarStarStarStarStar[3]
MuzikStarStarStarStar[4]
NME8/10[5]

Beyond Skin was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Broken Skin" (Sanchita Farruque, Nitin Sawhney) – 4:05
  2. "Letting Go" (C. S. Gray, Sawhney) – 4:49
  3. "Homelands" (Nina Miranda, Sawhney) – 6:00
  4. "The Pilgrim" (Sawhney, Spek) – 4:29
  5. "Tides" (Sawhney) – 5:06
  6. "Nadia" (Sawhney) – 5:05
  7. "Immigrant" (Sawhney) – 6:21
  8. "Serpents" (Sawhney) – 6:17
  9. "Anthem Without Nation" (Sawhney) – 5:48
  10. "Nostalgia" (Sawhney) – 3:41
  11. "The Conference" (Sawhney) – 2:53
  12. "Beyond Skin" (Sawhney) – 3:48

Charts

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Chart performance for Beyond Skin
Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Albums (Official Charts)[7]44

References

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  1. ↑ DiGravina, Tim. "Beyond Skin – Nitin Sawhney". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (17 September 1999). "Nitin Sawhney: Beyond Skin (Outcaste)". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Perry, Tim (24 July 1999). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Da Bank, Rob (September 1999). "Nitin Sawhney: Beyond Skin (Outcaste)". Muzik. No. 52. p. 81.
  5. ↑ Chick, Stevie (7 October 1999). "Nitin Sawhney – Beyond Skin". NME. Archived from the original on 9 June 2000. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 19/9/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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