Wikipedia / Irtiqa
Wikipedia / Irtiqa
Irtiqa (Urdu: ارتقاء, literal English translation: evolution) is the debut album by the Pakistani rock band, Entity Paradigm. It was originally slated for a 25 September 2003 release date, but was delayed to 1 October. Entity Paradigm released singles from Irtiqa which were "Hamesha", "Hamein Aazma", "Kahan Hai Tu", "Aghosh", "Waqt" and "Irtiqa III"; the videos for "Waqt" and "Irtiqa III" were directed by Xulfi himself.
Singles like "Waqt", "Hamesha" and "Kahan Hai Tu" did well in the charts. Irtiqa was considered a critical and commercial success.
Concept
Irtiqa means 'progress' or 'evolution', and this album talks about progress in life. The cover of the album depicts a sketch of an unborn baby. The first track 'Irtiqa I' starts off the album with a soft voice of a newly born baby, indirectly pointing towards progress after birth. The songs that follow are carefully composed and it seems that EP strictly means business.
On the whole, "Irtiqa" is not just a music album, it's a concept, it's a theme and not many musicians in Pakistan make music that is based on a specific theme or subject and be able to maintain that theme throughout the entire album, rather than just in a single song.
Track listing
All music composed and arranged by Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, Fawad Khan and Ahmed Ali Butt.
Personnel
All information is taken from the CD.
Entity Paradigm:
Waqar Ahmed Khan: drums
Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan: lead guitar, vocals
Sajjad Ali Khan: bass guitar
Hassan Khalid: rhythm guitar
Production
Produced by Mekaal Hasan, Fawad Khan & Zulfiqar J. Khan
Recorded & Mixed at Digital Fidelity Studios, Lahore, Punjab
Guitar sound engineer: Mekaal Hasan, Fawad Khan & Zulfiqar
Drums reprogrammed: Fawad Khan
Drums sound engineer: Fawad Khan & Zulfiqar J. Khan
Assisted by Mekaal Hasan
Photography: Usman Saeed
Art direction & design: Safwat Saleem
Album art: Tania Danish
Inlay illustrations: Safwat Saleem
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