Digable Planets - Beyond The Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles '2005

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 Digable Planets formed in the early 90s, when Ishmeal Butler, met Mary Ann
Vieira while attending college in Massachusetts. The two later hooked up with
Doodlebug and began recording. Their first single, Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like
Dat) hit the R&B Top Ten while their debut album, Reachin was a critical and
commercial success. Digable Planets returned in late 1994 with their best album.
Blowout Comb continued the groups jazz-rap fusion, but also saw them branching
out to embrace the old school sound of the street as well. After Blowout Comb,
Digable Planets gradually dissolved due to the dreaded creative differences. Ten
years later, the group has reunited, recently completing a summer tour and
assembling a collection of hits, remixes and rarities for Blue Note Records.
Beyond the Spectrum - The Creamy Spy Chronicles contains some of contemporary
musics finest gems and exclusive tracks that have spanned the decade and remain
head-boppin jams for the hip-hop generation. 2005.

Its not clear why they didnt just call this a greatest hits compilation since it
so clearly is one. That said, it does a decent job of pulling out the best songs
from the DPs two mid-90s albums (though one should ask: can a two-album group
really qualify for greatest hits status?). The seminal Rebirth of Slick is on
here, as are other slices of jazzy mellowness from Reachin, like Nickel Bags and
Dial 7. Its good to see how much material is here from the underrated Blowout
Comb, which features superior musical and lyrical material such as the
deliciously dark Dog It and the light-hearted charm of Jettin. The album also
features some exclusive material such as unreleased songs (Three Slims
Dynamite), Dedicated (which only appeared on the B-side of a single) and remixes
for both Where Im From and 9th Wonder. --Oliver Wang 
:: TRACKLIST ::

1 Intro 0:33
2 Dedicated 2:45
3 Nickel Bags 3:23
4 Jettin 4:48
5 Where Im From (Remix) 4:46
6 Three Slims Dynamite 5:04
7 Dog It 4:22
8 Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) 4:21
9 Dial 7 (Axioms Of Creamy Spies) 5:21
10 Graffiti 5:25
11 Pacifics 4:36
12 9th Wonder Blackitolism (Elaine Brown Mix) 3:59
13 Where Im From (LP Version) 4:39

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