"COSMIC" - Shammi Pithia

  • artist:Shammi Pithia
  • featured artist:Shammi Pithia, Sonna Rele, Sabiyha, Ambika Jois, Jatanil Banerjee
  • region:England
  • release year:2014
  • style(s):Indian, World
  • country:United Kingdom
  • formats:Audio File / Digital, CD (Compact Disc)
  • record posted by:Pithia, Shammi
  • label:COSMIC
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“Cosmic is elegant and meaningful with delicate touches throughout – an absolute delight to listen to” - Amplified Magazine

“Cosmic is a masterpiece and there is still so much more to come after this second enlightenment into the world of Shammi Pithia.” - DoMore Magazine

“Pithia is a significant new talent creating elegant, understated music” - Songlines Magazine

COSMIC is the record Shammi Pithia has always wanted to make. Taking all of his experience as a composer, producer and performer, Shammi has created a breathtakingly graceful yet energizing album full of beauty, intricacy and emotion.

Released on July 21st 2014 as a digital-only release, COSMIC went straight to the top of the iTunes World Music Chart. Both singles to be released have been playlisted by the BBC Asian Network, and the lead single ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’ (featuring Sonna Rele) has seen an extensive radio campaign on all types of stations throughout the UK.

Music critics have been united in their praise for the album, with Amplified Magazine calling it “An absolute delight”, and Do More magazine hailing it as, “A Masterpiece.” Nada Bhrama wrote “This album is poised to catapult Shammi Pithia into the big leagues and along the way win him a new legion of fans. There is not a monotonous moment as each track brings in a vision and execution so clever that you are left realising how talented this individual and his friends are.” A major feature on Shammi will also be published in Songlines Magazines October edition.

Praise for COSMIC and Shammi has also come by way of his peers of who are some of the most well respected musicians in the world. The likes of Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh and NIraj Chag have all sent their complements for COSMIC and celebrated its beauty.

COSMIC is a celebration of life from the “Big Bang” to the present, it takes the listener on a journey through space and time delivering a rich sound soaked in feeling, passion and excitement all intertwined in a gritty and heavy sonic. After fourteen months of composition and studio work, collaborations with Sabiyha, Jatanil Banerjee and Ambika Jois, and recordings of an array of instruments including Bansuri (bamboo flute) and a 9-piece string ensemble, Shammi has produced an LP worthy of his prominence as a trailblazer in contemporary world music.

Another collaborator featured on the album is Sonna Rele, a London based singer-songwriter signed to Motown Records by 3x Grammy Winner, NE-YO. On August 5th 2014, Motown released Sonna's self-titled EP on iTunes produced by Brian West (Nelly Furtado, Maroon 5).