The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel?
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The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel | ||||
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Studio album by Deep Puddle Dynamics | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998-1999 | |||
Genre | Underground hip hop | |||
Length | 66:32 | |||
Label | Anticon | |||
Producer | DJ Abilities, Moodswing9, Jel, Ant, DJ Mayonnaise, Alias | |||
Deep Puddle Dynamics chronology | ||||
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CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable[2] |
Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel is the debut album by Deep Puddle Dynamics, a collaboration between underground hip hop artists Sole, Doseone, Alias and Slug. It was released on Anticon in 1999.
The album was reissued in 2002 with a bonus track "Rainmen (Controller 7 remix)".
Background
Tracks 1 through 8 are the product of one week of recording sessions in June 1998. Tracks 9 through 12 were recorded exactly one year later. The album title comes from a "western haiku" by Jack Kerouac.[4]
Reception
It is part of Cokemachineglow's Top 60 Albums of the 2000s, appearing in the "Honorable Mentions" section.[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer | Length |
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1. | "Deep Puddle Theme Song" | DJ Abilities | 6:54 |
2. | "The Candle" | Moodswing9 | 5:53 |
3. | "Thought vs. Action" | DJ Abilities | 3:50 |
4. | "Where the Wild Things Are" | DJ Abilities | 5:23 |
5. | "June 26th, 1998" | Jel | 6:19 |
6. | "The Scarecrow Speaks" | Ant | 5:56 |
7. | "I Am Hip Hop (Move the Crowd)" | Jel | 5:59 |
8. | "Heavy Ceiling" | Jel | 5:29 |
9. | "June 26th, 1999: A. Slight" | DJ Mayonnaise | 5:53 |
10. | "June 26th, 1999: B. Exist" | DJ Mayonnaise | 3:04 |
11. | "June 26th, 1999: C. Purpose" | Alias | 3:26 |
12. | "June 26th, 1999: D. Mothers of Invention" | Jel | 3:04 |
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External links
- The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? at Discogs (list of releases)
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