Walking On

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Walking On
Studio album by
Released13 September 1999 (1999-09-13)
RecordedJuly 1998
Genre
Length65:10
LanguageEnglish
LabelReal World
ProducerState of Bengal
Ananda Shankar chronology
Arpan
(2000)
Walking On
(1999)
A Life in Music: Best of the EMI Years
(2005)
State of Bengal chronology
Visual Audio
(1999)
Walking On
(1999)
Tana Tani
(2004)

Walking On is a studio album by musicians Ananda Shankar and State of Bengal, released on 12 September 1999 by Real World Records.

Background[edit]

State of Bengal (Zaman) learned to play bass in three weeks for the project.[1]

Critical response[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Indian Electronica

Peggy Latkovich of AllMusic said of Walking On, "It's all delivered with lavish abandon and a sense of fun. Dig it."[2] Prasad Bidaye of Exclaim! said of the album, "It simply rocks, albeit in a different language, and that's rare in such instances of east-west fusion.[3]

Indian Electronica rated the album 5/5 and called it "...an extremely fun album that has oodles of 1960s/70s Bollywood Funk. Not cheesy, but 'paneery.'"[1] Biz of EthnoTechno said, "Folk instrumental melodies, phat beats, mesmerizing loops, and swirling flourishes of sonic waves. Have yourself a taste!"[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Walking On"4:56
2."Tori"8:15
3."Pluck"6:39
4."Alma Ata"4:59
5."Jungle Symphony" (live)3:38
6."Betelnutters"6:20
7."Tanusree"6:08
8."Throw Down"5:29
9."Love and Passion"6:12
10."Reverse"6:50
11."Streets of Calcutta" (live)4:44
Total length:65:10

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gaurav (24 March 2004). "Ananda Shankar & State of Bengal - Walking on". Indian Electronica. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ Latkovich, Peggy. "AllMusic Review by Peggy Latkovich". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ^ Bidaye, Prasad (1 February 2000). "Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal Walking On". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ^ Biz. "State of Bengal :: Visual Audio". EthnoTechno. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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