When you mention Nitin Sawhney, you are talking about possibly the biggest musical talent in the Asian music industry. The London-born producer has a remarkable track record, with his eastern induced underground beats earning him a number of awards including a Mobo award and BBC Radio 3 prize, and most notably a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize, perhaps the most coveted award in the UK mainstream industry. Nitin's track record speaks for itself; there are not just awards, there are collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney, Sting, AR Rahman and Sinead O'Connor on his glittering discography, and look out for a seriousness to be added to pop princess Will Young next year. And that's just his studio work, never mind countless the film and TV scores he has produced and the fact he sold out the Royal Albert Hall in less than a month!

After the success of some six albums, including 'Human' and 'Beyond Skin', we are now graced with a remix album of his greatest works to date. Guest remixers range from Bugz in the Attic to garage supreme MJ Cole. It must be commented that none of the mixes are from renowned Asian producers, which enforces the point that Nitin is not a 'desi' artist. His music is not bhangra, qawali or Bollywood, instead his fusion of house, drum and bass, and traditional eastern tabla beats make him a pioneer in bringing Asian music through to the mainstream on an alternate path to the hip-hop and R&B vibe we have seen over the past number of years.

Now, because in the main this is a house/underground album, there are a few overly long club mixes, demonstrated by the first track, Free Form Five's mix of 'Homelands'. A bouncy but extensive intro settles with excellent production, I could count ten instruments working in harmony, as well as flicks between styles into Latin and jazz that are balanced. The vocals from the Rizwan Muazam Qawwali Group are untouched from the version on 'Beyond Skin' and the slow strings, which are so memorable, are still present. The track is long (over ten minutes!!) but there will be a three or four minute section, which you are bound to love.

Quantic take over responsibility for track two, 'Falling', one of the slower tracks from 'Human'. Aqualung's thoughtful lyrics float over a quite rugged and effervescent track laid down by Quantic. I must say I prefer the original, as the "falling…flying" words from Reena Bhardwaj are far too dreamy for the dusty road beat.

Track three is great, with Aaron Jerome taking the helm of 'The River', the opening track from 'Human'. That version had a great vibe and strong singing, but Jerome has added a kick ass urban street beat that almost forces you to sway your head with the track. Unbeatable and subtle production work around the vocals with my only very slight criticism being that some of the emotion is lost from Lardedarde's voice.

'Immigrant', one of Nitin's typical current affairs influenced songs is given a work out by KV5 next, with the production outfit giving a more up-tempo beat. The English lyrics come from Sanchita Farruque, and her uplifting words put a different spin on the meaning of immigrant.

There's another mix of 'Falling' for track five, this time by Atjazz. This version retains Aqualung's emotion and delusive quality through the melodies, but are let down by an overdone drumbeat. The entrance of those strings is great, working just as a reminder to the original edition.

'Eastern Eyes' was an obvious candidate to get mixed for this album, with honours going to Seiji. He puts a totally different spin on this, adding a techno-esque undertone and beat to lie underneath Kevin Mark Trail's passionate vocals. I actually really like the music, but it doesn't work with the vocal, with tempos going astray and losing coherence. The original was perfect in its simplicity, but this version is too complex, you need to smoke some tish to find this scintillating.

Nitin's best-known song to date is probably 'Rainfall', the highlight near the end of 'Human'. That track was organic, which featured sweet singing from Taio and brilliant flamenco guitar. Bugz in the Attic recruited Rodney P as a rapper for this track and I'm sorry but it puts it to the sword. The dirty bass and MC'ing are just plain wrong for this track and I was really looking forward to hearing this but it was just a total turn off. There have been some cracking revisions of this song, notably from Rishi Rich and a breathtaking acoustic version on Desi DNA, but on 'All Mixed Up', it's been mashed in the blender.

A dance version of 'Lately' comes next as we enter the section of the CD from Nitin's past. Ges-E and the Visionary Underground have put it together to good effect. The bass lines are strong and dirty but they still work with the track, and I can imagine this working really well in a club.

The final four tracks are all mixed from the 'Prophesy' album, the first being a cool garage lick of 'Cold And Intimate'. This is a nostalgic throwback to the mid nineties when UKG had its heyday and Landslide puts yesterday's underground back to the prevalent to excellent effect. No overused vocals, excellent musical choices and a great end product.

"Be sincere….be sincere"…..remember MJ Cole from back in the day? He's back on hand for track ten, the first of two re-workings of 'Sunset'. The garage flavour is similar to the previous track but the fresh vocals which were very Nitin Sawhney are also very MJ Cole and this is a great example of how to do a garage track. RDB take note!!

Working on the same track, London Elektricity has a tough act to follow. They take a different approach with a drum and bass stage. There is less emphasis on lyrics and more on music in this edition, and I suppose its good if you like this sort of thing, I can understand where it has good effects but it’s not my thing.

The CD ends with 'Moonrise' (how apt?), remixed by Latin musician Joe Claussell. The marathon twelve-minute track begins with traditional Indian sitar and singing, before breaking to French vocals and a cha-cha beat. It's an interesting end but far too long, although in parts it does demonstrate great emotion.

The second CD is a live mix of six of the tracks, ideal for anyone throwing a party and can't be bothered to hire a DJ, or for any Nitin Sawhney impersonators who can blag their way onto the line-up at a club. 24 minutes long and including some new mixes of Prophesy and Acquire Dreams by Fink and Ojos De Brujo respectively, there's some good DJ skills demonstrated as each track is cycled through at breakneck speed.

Now, Nitin Sawhney is one of our most treasured talents, and after six albums you might say now is a good time to release a Greatest Hits album, and I think that 'All Mixed Up' is meant to be this. However, Nitin is a superb musician, unrivalled in our field and unfortunately many inferior musicians have remixed his greatest hits. Don't get me wrong; there is some dazzling production on here, with over half the tracks on CD one of top quality and nearly all of the mix CD good stuff. Another major accolade is that there is over 100 minutes of music over the two CDs and the RRP of £14 or so that many retailers are selling it for is great value. I'm going to give 'All Mixed Up' a 7.5 out of 10, and those of you into the Urban Underground scene will love it more but traditional desi-ists won't be feeling much of it. I can't wait for Nitin's seventh studio album due out early next year.