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| Released | February 7, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2005 Sticks Studios (San Jose, California) | |||
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| Length | 46:14 | |||
| Label | Plug Label | |||
| Producer | Kero One, King Most | |||
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Windmills of the Soul is the debut album of Korean-American hip hop artist Kero One, released February 7, 2006, on Plug Label.
A Jazz hiphop album that infused dusty drums with plenty of live instrumentation.
Windmills of the Soul was produced using the Asr-10 and Mpc-2000. [1]
XLR8R magazine called it lyrically compelling. Oozing dusty drum breaks, mellow loops, and live instrumentation aplenty-Fender Rhodes, sax, and guitar are all present. [2]
All tracks written and produced by Kero One except track 5 & 9 by King Most.
| Track # | Title |
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| 1 | Windmills Intro |
| 2 | Give Thanks ft. Niamaj |
| 3 | Musical Journey |
| 4 | My Story |
| 5 | In a Dream |
| 6 | Ain't That Somethin? |
| 7 | Tempted |
| 8 | In all the Wrong Places |
| 9 | Keep it Alive! |
| 10 | The Cycle Repeats |
| 11 | Fly Fly Away |
| 12 | It's a New Day |
| 13 | Check the Blueprints |
Credits for Windmills of the Soul adapted from Discogs. [3]
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"Check The Blueprints"
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