View basket “Omnium E.P.” has been added to your basket. 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 Moor Mother Black Encyclopedia Of The Air Rap / Hip Hop | Epitaph | 1LP Released 22nd October 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Moor Mother Black Encyclopedia Of The Air £23.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Epitaph SKU: 278383 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sampa The Great As Above, So Below Rap / Hip Hop | Loma Vista | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 20th January 2023 £21.00 Select options Sampa The Great As Above, So Below £21.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Loma Vista Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 20th January 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Yancey Boys Sunset Blvd Instrumentals Rap / Hip Hop | King Underground | 1LP Released 15th December 2023 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yancey Boys Sunset Blvd Instrumentals £30.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: King Underground SKU: KU2LP124 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Loyle Carner Yesterday’s Gone Rap / Hip Hop | Virgin Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 20th January 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Loyle Carner Yesterday’s Gone £18.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Virgin Records SKU: AMF7 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th January 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin Archetype Rap / Hip Hop | Aquarii | 2LP Released 23rd June 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin Archetype £24.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Aquarii SKU: AQU006LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 23rd June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Post Malone Stoney Rap / Hip Hop | Island | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th April 2018 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Post Malone Stoney £30.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Island SKU: 5726584 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View 6ix9ine Day 69: Graduation Day Rap / Hip Hop | Virgin Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 10th August 2018 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders 6ix9ine Day 69: Graduation Day £22.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Virgin Records SKU: 1210612 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 10th August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Winston Surfshirt Sponge Cake Rap / Hip Hop | BMG Rights Management | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 31st March 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Winston Surfshirt Sponge Cake £28.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538868401 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View El-P Fantastic Damage – 20th Anniversary Reissue Rap / Hip Hop | Fat Possum | 2LP Released 14th October 2022 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders El-P Fantastic Damage – 20th Anniversary Reissue £29.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Fat Possum SKU: FP17561 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 14th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Graham's picks View Product Quick View Dizzee Rascal E3 AF Rap / Hip Hop | Island | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 30th October 2020 £18.00 Select options Dizzee Rascal E3 AF £18.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Island Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 30th October 2020 Read More Select options See more in Rap / Hip Hop Start again
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