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Electronic · 2003 · 4 tracks · 16m

Rainfall

Nitin Sawhney

A liquid blend of South Asian percussion and soulful downtempo. Four variations of a single theme that capture the specific melancholy of a rainy urban evening.

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It's the sonic equivalent of watching rain on a window in a quiet London flat.

A liquid, soulful serenity that captures the quiet beauty of isolation in a busy city.

Rainfall · vs · Nitin Sawhney
Nature+2.4σ

The writing leans far further into nature than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 16m
01
Rainfall (Rishi Rich remix)
5:06
02
Rainfall (Mentor remix)
4:13
03
Rainfall (Nitin Sawhney's clean Rinse remix)
3:45
04
Rainfall (album version)
3:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the Rishi Rich remix introduces a subtle garage swing that elevates the vocal without losing the original's damp, melancholic soul.
The transition into the Rinse remix where the production strips back to reveal the skeletal beauty of the piano and tabla interplay.
The final minute of the album version where the vocal harmonies dissolve into a wash of atmospheric textures and rhythmic decay.
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