In Time

In Time is a collaborative composition recorded by sitarist Rajesh Mehta, cellist Rohan de Saram, and mridangam artist Trichy Sankaran. The track appears as the opening piece on the album Innovative Music Meeting, released on May 2000 under the Haus der Kulturen der Welt label. The album adopts a CD format and features cross-cultural improvisation between Indian classical and Western contemporary music traditions.

The track runs for 4 minutes and 18 seconds. Its structure integrates raga-inspired melodic phrasing with rhythmic patterns drawn from Carnatic percussion, while de Saram’s cello introduces textural contrasts through extended techniques. The recording emerged from a live or studio session—specific production details remain undocumented in available sources. The album title suggests an emphasis on spontaneous interaction, though no further context about the recording location or additional contributors is confirmed.

Rajesh Mehta performs on sitar, Rohan de Saram on cello, and Trichy Sankaran on mridangam. The trio’s collaboration reflects a broader trend in late 20th-century experimental music, where artists merged disparate traditions without fixed compositional frameworks. The label Haus der Kulturen der Welt, based in Berlin, frequently supported projects that bridged global musical practices during this period.

No commercial singles or alternate versions of In Time are verified. The album Innovative Music Meeting remains the sole documented release containing this track. Additional metadata about the recording process, engineering team, or subsequent performances is not publicly accessible.