| Distant Drummer | ||||
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| Released | February 19, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:26 | |||
| Label | Beneath the Surface | |||
| Producer | Omid | |||
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Distant Drummer is a studio album by American hip hop producer Omid. It was released by Beneath the Surface on February 19, 2002. [1] It draws inspiration from the music of Sun Ra, as well as a science fiction book Hyperion . [2] The tracks from the album appeared on Logic 12, a Logic Skateboard Media video, in 2002. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| UCD Advocate | B+ [4] |
| UG Rap | 8.5/10 [5] |
| Urban Smarts | favorable [6] |
| XLR8R | favorable [7] |
Writing for XLR8R , DJ Anna said: "While the songs don't always achieve the depth or scope of, dare I say, a DJ Shadow piece, they do exist as lovely and moving soundscapes, and Omid proves himself to be a technically awesome electronic composer." [7]
The album reached number 3 on CMJ's "Hip-Hop" chart, [8] as well as number 21 on KUCI's "Top 30" chart. [9] Fritz the Cat of Vice included it on the "Top Nine" list in December 2003. [10]
All tracks are written by Omid Walizadeh, except "Ways of the World" by Omid Walizadeh, Nikko, and Xololanxinxo
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Sad King" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "At-One-Ment" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Musical Chairs" | 1:25 |
| 4. | "Healing Bassics" | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Island Covenant" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Ease in the Middle Piece" | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Endymion" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Blue Android" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Cluster Tech." | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Shreem" | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Ways of the World" | 3:59 |
| 12. | "Live at the Griffith Park Observatory" | 5:34 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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