Supreme Beings of Leisure (album)

Supreme Beings of Leisure
Studio album by Supreme Beings of Leisure
Released	February 22, 2000 (2000-02-22)
Recorded	2000
Genre	Nu jazz trip hop pop
Length	44:48
Label	Palm Pictures [1] Festival Mushroom
Supreme Beings of Leisure chronology
Supreme Beings of Leisure (2000) Divine Operating System (2003)

Supreme Beings of Leisure is the debut studio album by electronic/trip hop group Supreme Beings of Leisure, released in 2000. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The album peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
PopMatters	8/10 [7]
Rolling Stone	[8]

Variety called the album "ambitious and frequently captivating." ^[9] PopMatters called it "a largely successful, if derivative, melange of cultural and musical styles as diverse as the group's ethnic heritage." ^[7] Exclaim! wrote that the album "is a pleasant enough American take on the trip-hop 'genre,' but it certainly doesn't advance the music or take risks with the sound." ^[10]

Track listing

1. "Never the Same" – 4:03
2. "Golddigger" – 4:11
3. "Last Girl on Earth" – 4:15
4. "Strangelove Addiction" – 5:04
5. "Ain't Got Nothin'" – 3:31
6. "Truth From Fiction" – 4:07
7. "You're Always the Sun" – 3:56
8. "Sublime" – 3:40
9. "Nothin' Like Tomorrow" – 4:43
10. "What's the Deal" – 3:48
11. "Under the Gun" – 3:30
12. "Naughty Boy" – 3:55 (Australia and New Zealand bonus track)
13. "Strangelove Addiction" (Q-Burns Abstract Message Remix) – 7:01 (Australia and New Zealand bonus track)

Charts

Chart performance for Supreme Beings of Leisure

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11]	82
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) [12]	18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13]	38

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 858.
2. "Supreme Beings of Leisure". EW.com.
3. "Supreme Beings of Leisure | Biography & History". AllMusic.
4. "Freeks and Geeks". SF Weekly. March 1, 2000.
5. "Supreme Beings of Leisure". Billboard.
6. AllMusic review
7. "Supreme Beings Of Leisure: self-titled - PopMatters Music Review". July 23, 2001. Archived from the original on July 23, 2001.
8. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 8, 2009.
9. Augusto, Troy J. (April 20, 2000). "Supreme Beings of Leisure". Variety.
10. "Supreme Beings of Leisure Supreme Beings of Leisure". exclaim.ca.
11. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 272.
12. "ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 29th January 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (570): 15. January 29, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2023– via National Library of Australia.
13. "Charts.nz – Supreme Beings of Leisure – Supreme Beings of Leisure". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2022.