Minority Large

Minority Large
Studio album by Deeder Zaman
Released	28 January 2008 (2008-01-28)
Genre	Dub electronic hip hop reggae
Length	51:02 (digital download edition) 60:00 (Japan edition)
Language	English
Label	Simple Tings Beat
Producer	Deeder Zaman
Deeder Zaman chronology
Minority Large (2008) Pride of the Underdog (2011)

Minority Large is the debut studio album by English rapper Deeder Zaman, released on 28 January 2008 by Beat Records.

Composition and release

Deeder Zaman took on the roles of writer, programmer, vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist on Minority Large. The album features dub, hip-hop, electronica and reggae. It was released as a CD in Japan and on iTunes.

Critical response

Mat Ward of Green Left Weekly said, "Zaman's debut solo album, Minority Large, switched his musical focus from Asia to Africa." Sreekanth of EthnoTechno said, "Seventeen tracks is an awful lot of time to keep someone's attention but somehow under Deeder Zaman's guidance, it does not seem long enough."

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Minority Large"	4:42
2.	"That's The Way It Is"	4:01
3.	"Bobo Sec"	4:03
4.	"Nah Go Stoosh"	2:55
5.	"Fire Within"	3:44
6.	"Peanut Butter"	2:56
7.	"Brewing Storm"	1:36
8.	"Two Rocks"	4:05
9.	"Jam On Toast"	3:07
10.	"Keep Right"	1:44
11.	"Young Blood"	4:01
12.	"Shenai"	4:01
13.	"Stereotypes"	3:00
14.	"Whirlwind"	3:11
15.	"Barcelona"	3:36
Total length:		51:01

Japan edition

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Two Rocks" (Adrian Sherwood Mix)	4:08
17.	"Tidal Wave"	4:49
Total length:		60:00

Personnel

Musicians and vocals

• Dennis Rootical – bass
• Deeder Zaman – guitar, keyboards, melodica, percussion
• Louis Beckett – guitar, piano
• Clotaire K – oud
• P. Brooke – ukulele

Vocals

• Deeder Zaman
• Passion

Technical

• Deeder Zaman – mix engineer (tracks 1 to 17)
• Louis Beckett – mix engineer (tracks 2 to 17)
• Brendan Lynch – mix engineer (track 1)
• Al Scott – mastering engineer

External links

• Minority Large at Discogs
• Minority Large on iTunes