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Philosophy
Electronic · 1993 · 14 tracks

Philosophy

Coldcut

A foundational document of British downtempo. Dusty jazz samples, breathy vocals, and urban melancholy collide in a smoke-filled room of early 90s trip-hop.

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It's like a jazz club inside a computer that's slowly falling asleep.

A sophisticated, urban melancholy that feels both intellectually curious and emotionally tender.

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Gentle+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into gentle than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Philosophy
3:06
02
Chocolate Box
5:44
03
Pearls Before Swine
5:50
04
What We’re Living For
4:39
05
Leaving Home
4:22
06
Dreamer (Ecu mix)
6:24
07
Peace & Love
5:23
08
Kinda Natural
5:15
09
Angel Heart
5:36
10
Autumn Leaves
5:51
11
Sign
6:15
12
Fat Bloke
3:13
13
Dreamer (Crazy Swing mix)
3:54
14
Bare Leaves
4:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The iconic, mournful vocal delivery on Autumn Leaves that feels like a ghost in the machine.
The transition into the Ecu mix of Dreamer where the beat settles into a deep, hypnotic pulse.
The way the spoken word segments in the title track ground the abstract electronics in human thought.
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