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ARTIST : animal nation
TITLE : selfless mind indulgence
LABEL :
GENRE : Hip-Hop RLS DATE : 2006-10-17
YEAR : 2006 STORE DATE : 2006-00-00
BITRATE : 191kbps avg SIZE : 76.14 megs
Tracklist:
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1. selfless mind indulgence (intro) 3:36
2. remember the music 3:34
3. what do you desire 3:49
4. better days (no complaints) 3:05
5. hopeism 3:22
6. aw man, aw well 2:39
7. the animal plant (intermission) 1:40
8. the corner of broadway 3:14
9. each step 4:42
10. a thoroughly compiled list of our utmost favorite things 2:01
11. the year of the homosapien (instrumental) 1:47
12. summertime 3:17
13. (no song) 0:38
14. the way things have been 3:26
15. lies 4:19
16. once upon a time in an opium den 3:43
17. too much of heaven 3:33
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Total 52:25
Release notes:
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The intellectual indie hip hop duo known as Animal Nation first came together in
2004. The Story?
Steige "Tall Man" Turner was going through a not-so-brief faze of
"dream-waking". A condition in which the sufferer absolutely cannot tell the
difference between being awake and being asleep, usually brought on by stress or
lack of sex. The now-well-received "Tall Man LP", which had already been pressed
in Turner's dream state, was just a vision yet to be constructed in the real
reality known as now. During one of Turner's earlier dreams he envisioned
himself in a land much like the Disney rendition of Robin Hood: a land of
walking, talking, interacting animals of all sorts living just like humans, with
humans. Though not necessarily a strict devotee of the Science religion, Turner
did believe in the theory of evolution, and the fact that humans and animals
alike are exactly that: animals. The concept was born.
The touring that followed the actual release of the Tall Man LP brought on even
more stress for Turner, which, in turn, led to worse and worse episodes of
dream-waking. The plus side of the paranormal dreaming was that Steige seemed to
have gained a sense of awakening and seemed to be able to almost tell what was
to come. (He actually estimated the exact amount of CDs sold on the æTall ManÆ
tour five months before recording had even started on this album!) This was why
it was no surprise to him when he first met Mike ôArmadillo Slimö Armitage on
tour.
Another band had just finished a set, and Steige, who thought the act was
ôabsolutely out of this worldö, couldnÆt help overhearing somebody ranting to
anybody and everybody that ôthat was the worst piece of shit IÆve ever heard! I
could make better music with my eyes closed, underwater!ö Steige couldnÆt help
but confront the gentleman and ask the man why he thought that. The two
exchanged words for nearly four hours. Steige eventually asked him if he had
actually tried making music before. As if on cue, Slim pulled out a CD and a
thick black marker and wrote across the cover: ôGet Bentö, along with his phone
number. Even before having a listen Steige knew that Armadillo Slim was to be
the other half of Animal Nationà I mean, heÆs a frickenÆ armadillo for PeteÆs
sake!
Eight months, seventeen tracks, three producers, two emcees, multiple guests,
and countless nights of insomnia riddled 4am jam sessions later, Animal Nation
is proud to present ôSelfless Mind Indulgenceö. The groupÆs highly anticipated
debut album lays it on thick with lyrical content covering everything from life,
love, loss, lies, hopeism, sex, drugs, and rock and rollà ôàand some other shit
too.ö Dabbling in everything from classical to rock to the ôSound of Musicö and
right back to hip hop without skipping a beat, ôSelflessö will have you hitting
the repeat button over and over again... even though you would, like, only need
to hit it onceà and stuff.