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Philtre
Electronic · 2005 · 17 tracks

Philtre

Nitin Sawhney

A lush, multilingual travelogue blending tabla rhythms, flamenco guitar, and soulful trip-hop. Deeply cinematic and rooted in the quiet corners of urban life.

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It's like a high-definition midnight walk through London, Madrid, and Delhi all at once.

A sophisticated and soulful meditation on global identity wrapped in late-night urban textures.

Philtre · vs · Nitin Sawhney
Breathy+1.8σ

The vocals lean notably further into breathy than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
Everything
3:59
02
Spark
3:42
03
Dead Man
4:20
04
Rag Doll
1:28
05
Mausam
4:03
06
Journey
5:08
07
Void
2:17
08
Koyal (Songbird)
3:07
09
Noches en Vela (Part 1)
1:40
10
Noches en Vela (Part 2)
4:21
11
Mirage
0:45
12
Throw
4:52
13
Flipside
3:30
14
Brainwaves
0:47
15
Footprints
5:23
16
The Search
5:54
17
Sanctuary
2:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the sparse Spanish guitar of Part 1 into the deep, rhythmic pulse of Noches en Vela Part 2
The bird-like vocal trills in Koyal that mimic the natural world over a steady electronic beat
The way the bassline in Flipside anchors the speculative lyrics about historical what-ifs
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