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Deep Puddle Dynamics - The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel (1999) [full album]
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel (sometimes stylized as The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel[5]) is the only studio album by Deep Puddle Dynamics, a collaboration between Sole, Doseone, Alias, and Slug. It was released on Anticon in 1999. The title of the album comes from a "western haiku" by Jack Kerouac.[6]
Critical reception
The album received a favorable coverage from URB, Spin, CMJ, and The Wire.[7] It is part of Cokemachineglow's Top 60 Albums of the 2000s, appearing in the "Honorable Mentions" section.[8] Michael Endelman of CMJ New Music Monthly said, "these cerebral MCs turn their emotional hang-ups (dejection, alienation, disaffection, etc.) into their calling card."[2] Dave Segal of The Stranger called it "one of underground hiphop's most understatedly adventurous documents, both sonically and lyrically".[9]
A 2006 review for Sputnikmusic called it "the best hip-hop album of all time, and unfortunately one that will never make it very far out of the underground."[10]
Track listing
No. Title Producer(s) 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
Total length: 61:15
2002 reissue version bonus track
No. Title Producer(s) Length
13. "Rainmen" (Controller 7 Remix) Controller 7 5:23
Total length: 66:38
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