Reachin (A New Refutation of Time and Space) – 25th Anniversary Edition Digable Planets SKU: MCR924LP Barcode: 826853092418 35.00 £35.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Modern Classics / Light In The Attic Released Date: 4th June 2021 Buying Format: 2LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info At a time when hip-hop was determined to snap your neck, a young, hip trio from Brooklyn (by way of Seattle, Philly, and Brazil) conspired on an uncommonly smooth new sound and freaky way of speak, a titanically chill expression of Black bohemia loaded with jazz idiom and a subversive Marxist bent—and pushed it worldwide via an undeniable crossover hit. Digable Planets’ 1993 debut, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), unexpected to all involved, produced a massive radio hit in “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”, which won the 1994 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group. Unduly lumped into an “alternative rap” subgenre they chafed at, the Dig Plans were dismissed by some as one-hit wonders, coming out of nowhere; but the Digable Planets concept, and what became Reachin’, had been in the works for close to five years, as group leader Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler wrote music and soaked up game in multiple cities, navigating the industry of hip-hop’s golden age. In the end, Butler, Mary Anne “Ladybug Mecca” Vieira, and Craig “Doodlebug” Irving came together to create a seamlessly articulated vision of urbane hiphop cool with an uncommonly literary bent that subtly pushed the hip-hop genre’s frames of reference and added breadth to rap music’s burgeoning political philosophy. Drawing on inspiration from Butler’s jazzbo father, the Black Panthers, Jose Luis-Borges, the Last Poets, and Jimi Hendrix, Reachin’ posited a theory of “universal beats”, narrated by three unearthly MC’s that had “split to Earth to resurrect the funk”, assuming curious, arthropodic aliases—a nod to the natural collective action of the insect world. In just four years the crew would record two beloved and ambitious LPs before disbanding. Out of print on wax domestically since 1993, Reachin’ captures one of the last gasps of rap music’s jazzy, upbeat adolescence in the early 90’s—those warm, blissed-out grooves every bit as slick as when they were laid way back when. Put this on, roll up with your crew and bug out again with the insect tribe. * First vinyl reissue * Expanded as a double LP for improved sound * Deep liner notes by Larry Mizell Jr. interviewing Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler * Lyrics included for the first time * 2xLP housed in a deluxe wide spine jacket with booklet and printed inner sleeves Artist Digable Planets Genre Rap / Hip Hop Label Modern Classics / Light In The Attic Buying Options 2LP Format 2LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings It's Good To Be Here Pacifics Where I'm From What Cool Breezes Do Time & Space (A New Refutation Of) Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) Last Of The Spiddyocks Jimmi Diggin Cats La Femme Fétal 10 Escapism (Gettin' Free) Appointment At The Fat Clinic Nickel Bags Swoon Units Examination Of What Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Digable Planets and more from Rap / Hip Hop View Product Quick View Digable Planets Blowout Comb Rap / Hip Hop | Modern Classics | 2LP Released 20th May 2013 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Digable Planets Blowout Comb £24.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Modern Classics SKU: MCR905 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 20th May 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Denzel Curry ZUU Rap / Hip Hop | Loma Vista | 1LP Released 9th August 2019 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Denzel Curry ZUU £19.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Loma Vista SKU: LVR00653 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cardi B Invasion of Privacy Rap / Hip Hop | Atlantic | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 4th August 2023 £42.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cardi B Invasion of Privacy £42.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Atlantic SKU: 0075678626173 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 4th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kendrick Lamar untitled unmastered Rap / Hip Hop | Interscope | 1LP Released 3rd June 2016 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kendrick Lamar untitled unmastered £18.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Interscope SKU: 4786681 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lupe Fiasco DROGAS WAVE Rap / Hip Hop | 1st and 15th Productions, Inc. | 3LP Released 11th January 2019 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lupe Fiasco DROGAS WAVE £22.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: 1st and 15th Productions, Inc. 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