| Seed to Sun | ||||
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| Released | September 16, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 61:40 | |||
| Label | Lex Records | |||
| Producer | Boom Bip | |||
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| Singles from Seed to Sun | ||||
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Seed to Sun is the first solo studio album by Boom Bip. It was released through Lex Records on September 16, 2002. [1] "Mannequin Hand Trapdoor I Reminder" was released as a single from the album. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| BBC | favorable [1] |
| CMJ New Music Report | favorable [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [5] |
| Stylus Magazine | C [6] |
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "It's experimental hip-hop being done on a level reached by few producers out there." [3] Olli Siebelt of BBC called it "an album that is as experimental and cutting edge as anything in Warp's back catalogue." [1] Sam Chennault of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, commenting that "Seed to Sun works best when it's either quirkily repetitive or resigning itself to funky experimentation." [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roads Must Roll" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Third Stream" | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Closed Shoulders" | 4:50 |
| 4. | "The Unthinkable" (featuring Buck65) | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Newly Weds" | 1:00 |
| 6. | "U R Here" | 5:41 |
| 7. | "Pulse All Over" | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Popsicle" (featuring Nacky Koma) | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Awaiting an Accident" | 5:21 |
| 10. | "Mannequin Hand Trapdoor I Reminder" (featuring Dose One) | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Me: The New You" | 1:27 |
| 12. | "The Use of Unacceptable Colors in Nature" | 5:36 |
| 13. | "Last Walk Around Mirror Lake" | 12:03 |
| Total length: | 61:40 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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