The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel

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The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
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Studio album by
Deep Puddle Dynamics
Released1999
Recorded1998–1999
Genre Underground hip hop
Length61:15
Label Anticon
Producer DJ Abilities, Moodswing9, Jel, Ant, DJ Mayonnaise, Alias
Deep Puddle Dynamics chronology
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
(1999)		 We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)
(2002)
Singles from The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
  1. "Rainmen (Controller 7 Remix) / I Am Hip Hop"
    Released: 1999

The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel (sometimes stylized as The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel [1] ) is the only studio album by Deep Puddle Dynamics, a collaboration between Sole, Doseone, Alias, and Slug. It was released on Anticon in 1999. The title of the album comes from a "western haiku" by Jack Kerouac. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Exclaim! favorable [4]

The album received a favorable coverage from URB , Spin , CMJ, and The Wire . [5] It is part of Cokemachineglow 's Top 60 Albums of the 2000s, appearing in the "Honorable Mentions" section. [6] Michael Endelman of CMJ New Music Monthly said, "these cerebral MCs turn their emotional hang-ups (dejection, alienation, disaffection, etc.) into their calling card." [7] Dave Segal of The Stranger called it "one of underground hiphop's most understatedly adventurous documents, both sonically and lyrically". [8]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Deep Puddle Theme Song" DJ Abilities 6:54
2."The Candle"Moodswing95:53
3."Thought vs. Action"DJ Abilities3:50
4."Where the Wild Things Are"DJ Abilities5:23
5."June 26th, 1998" Jel 6:19
6."The Scarecrow Speaks" Ant 5:56
7."I Am Hip Hop (Move the Crowd)"Jel5:59
8."Heavy Ceiling"Jel5:29
9."June 26th, 1999: A. Slight" DJ Mayonnaise 5:53
10."June 26th, 1999: B. Exist"DJ Mayonnaise3:04
11."June 26th, 1999: C. Purpose" Alias 3:26
12."June 26th, 1999: D. Mothers of Invention"Jel3:04
Total length:61:15
2002 reissue version bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."Rainmen" (Controller 7 Remix) Controller 7 5:23
Total length:66:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

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  2. ↑ Reeves, Mosi (October 13, 2009). "Collective growth - Page 2". SF Bay Guardian . Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Swihart, Stanton. "The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel - Deep Puddle Dynamics". AllMusic . Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (August 2, 2000). "Deep Puddle Dynamics - Taste Of Rain... Why Kneel?". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ Strachota, Dan (October 18, 2000). "Beat Scientist". SF Weekly . Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Top Albums of the '00s So Far". Cokemachineglow . January 5, 2008. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ Endelman, Michael (October 2000). "Deep Puddle Dynamics - The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel?". CMJ New Music Monthly . p. 46.
  8. ↑ Segal, Dave (November 19, 2012). "It Seems Like a Good Time to Remember Deep Puddle Dynamics". The Stranger . Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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