Alternately Deep | ||||
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Released | 13 March 2006 | |||
Genre | Hip-hop | |||
Label | Big Dada | |||
Producer | Roots Manuva (Hylton Smythe), Steve Dub, The Easy Access Orchestra, Jammer, Wayne Bennett, Colossus | |||
Roots Manuva chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
musicOMH | [2] |
NME | 7/10 [3] |
Okayplayer | [4] |
Alternately Deep is the fifth studio album of original material by Roots Manuva. It was released on 13 March 2006 on the Big Dada label. [5]
The album contains twelve tracks recorded during the sessions for his last studio album, Awfully Deep , including a remix of "Colossal Insight" and the track "Double Drat", which was previously only available via Roots Manuva's website. It features guest production from Colossus (King Kooba's Charlie Tate; Grown Man being an alternate version of Colossus' own released track You A Grown Man Now), Easy Access Orchestra, Lotek and Ricky Rankin. The song "No Love" is featured in two videogames: Need for Speed: Carbon and Test Drive Unlimited.
The album received generally positive reviews. Allmusic's John Bush praised the "digital distortion and bizarre, ringing tones" of the album's production, saying it "could well be a more satisfying listen" than Awfully Deep owing to its more relaxed and uncomplicated atmosphere. [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Love" | Rodney Smith | Steve Dub | 3:53 |
2. | "Seat Yourself (Miami mix)" | R. McKenzie, Smith | Steve Dub | 4:00 |
3. | "Double Drat" | Smith | Steve Dub | 3:40 |
4. | "Nobody's Dancing" | Lamb, Ross, Smith | The Easy Access Orchestra | 3:58 |
5. | "Things We Do" | Lamb, Ross, Smith | Steve Dub | 3:17 |
6. | "Check It" | Smith | Steve Dub | 4:15 |
7. | "Get U High" | Smith | Steve Dub | 3:24 |
8. | "Colossal Insight (Jammer Remix & Revox)" | Smith | Jammer | 3:08 |
9. | "Mean Street" | Smith | Steve Dub | 5:07 |
10. | "Pep My Game" | Smith | Hylton Smythe | 2:52 |
11. | "This World Is Mine (Plan B Studio Version)" | Bennett, Smith | Lotek | 4:15 |
12. | "Grown Man" | Smith, Tate | Colossus | 4:01 |
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