Skip-IJ

Skip-IJ
Skip-IJ
Studio album by State of Bengal
Released	2007
Recorded	Bengal Studios in East London, England
Genre	Electronic; hip hop; folk; World music; breakbeat; tribal; downtempo;
Length	65:40
Language	Bengali; English;
Label	Betelnut Records
Producer	State of Bengal
State of Bengal chronology

Skip-IJ is the fourth studio album by dance music English DJ and music producer State of Bengal, released in 2007 by Betelnut Records.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AsianVibrations.com
Indian Electronica

Louis Patterson of BBC Music said of Skip-IJ, "Proof that the Asian Underground can be both fun and thoughtful."^[1] Gaurav of AsianVibrations.com rated it 7/10 and said of the album, "State of Bengal gives us an album that you can listen to whenever you are in a dubbed out dnb mood. This is a true classic in the making (barring a few speed bumps)."^[2] Indian Electronica said, "this album defies modern dance-floor convention with its wonderfully refreshing and bouncy rhythms - paradoxically sounding like a jazz throwback to break-beat employing an aesthetic which draws from Afro-Brazilian and Indian influence..."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skip-IJ" (featuring Bola Adakimi)	2:58
2.	"Hold It in My Heart" (featuring Rosina Kazi)	7:54
3.	"Play That Way" (featuring Renu Hossain)	5:16
4.	"Breathe In" (featuring Nolan Weeks)	6:18
5.	"Dushto Meyra" (featuring Susmita Banerrjee)	5:03
6.	"London to Dhaka" (featuring Deeder Zaman)	5:10
7.	"Mr. President" (featuring Rosina Kazi)	5:05
8.	"Get Down Like This" (featuring Bola Ademkimi)	4:45
9.	"Cha Na Na Na" (featuring Johanna Marin and Renu Hossain)	4:32
10.	"Sukno Patar" (featuring Coco Varma and Suzana Ansar)	5:28
11.	"Future People (Tsunami)" (featuring Pundit Dinesh)	6:03
12.	"Trip to the Moon" (featuring Johanna Ramin and Marque Gilmore)	7:08
Total length:		65:40

Personnel

Luke Gifford – recording engineer
State of Bengal – mix engineer

References

^ Patterson, Louis (22 July 2007). "State of Bengal Skip-Ij Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ Gaurav (24 September 2007). "Review of Skip-ij by: State of Bengal". AsianVibrations.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ Gaurav (24 September 2007). "State of Bengal - Skip-ij". Indian Electronica. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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[bbc-1] Patterson, Louis (22 July 2007). "State of Bengal Skip-Ij Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[asianvibrations-2] Gaurav (24 September 2007). "Review of Skip-ij by: State of Bengal". AsianVibrations.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[indianelectronica-3] Gaurav (24 September 2007). "State of Bengal - Skip-ij". Indian Electronica. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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