Irtiqa (

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translation: ''evolution'') is the debut album by the Pakistani rock band,

Entity Paradigm Entity Paradigm (Punjabi, , in English sometimes shortened as EP) was a Pakistani rock band from Lahore, Punjab, formed in 2000. The band was founded by songwriter and guitarist Xulfi, vocalist, songwriter Fawad Khan and keyboardist and vocali ...

. 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 "Hamein Aazma" (Urdu: ہمیں آزما, literal English translation: "come try us") is a rock-influenced song single by the Pakistani rock band Entity Paradigm from their debut album, '' Irtiqa''. The single was released in 2003, and is the firs ...

", " 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 after are carefully composed and it seems that EP strictly means business. Songs like "Hamain Aazma" and "Kahan Hai Tu" sound somewhat similar as far as the beginning is concerned but as the tracks unfold either one follow their own unique blend of heavy guitar notes and drums. Most of the tracks do follow the heavy metal/

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

genre of music but a couple songs like "Waqt" and "Aghosh" take a slightly lighter tone while at the same time never losing their metallic touch. On the whole "Irtiqa" is not just a music album, it's a concept, it's a theme and not many musicians in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

making music is based on a specific theme or subject and be able to maintain that theme throughout the album but not just in a single song.

Track listing

All music composed & arranged by

Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan Zulfiqar "Xulfi" Jabbar Khan (born 28 October 1980) is a Pakistani composer, singer-songwriter, music producer and a guitarist. Starting his career in 1994, Khan is the recipient of multiple awards in Pakistan. He is currently working on the te ...

Fawad Khan Fawad Afzal Khan ( ur, ) (born 29 November 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter, model and singer having received several awards including a Filmfare Award, two Lux Style Awards and six Hum Awards. Khan began his acting career ...

& Ahmed Ali Butt.

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD. ;Entity Paradigm: *

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of th ...

* Waqar Ahmed Khan:

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

* Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan:

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the feature ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

* Ahmed Ali Butt:

, keyboard * Salman Albert:

rhythm Rhythm (from Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed ...

* Sajjad Ali Khan:

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

* Hassan Khalid:

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guita ...

;Production *Produced by Mekaal Hasan,

& Zulfiqar J. Khan *Recorded & Mixed at Digital Fidelity Studios,

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

*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

External links

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Guitar Tabs for Entity Paradigm

Official website
{{Authority control 2003 debut albums Entity Paradigm albums Urdu-language albums