The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ^ Swihart, Stanton. "The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel - Deep Puddle Dynamics". Allmusic.
- ^ Endelman, Michael (October 2000). "Deep Puddle Dynamics - The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel?". CMJ New Music Monthly: 46.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (August 2000). "Deep Puddle Dynamics - Taste Of Rain... Why Kneel?". Exclaim!.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (October 13, 2009). "Collective growth". SF Bay Guardian.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Top Albums of the '00s So Far". Cokemachineglow. January 5, 2008.
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External links
- The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel at Discogs (list of releases)
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