Supreme Beings Of LeisureSupreme Beings of Leisure
- Label
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Palm Pictures (Audio
- Release date
- 22 Feb 2000
- Running length
- 11 tracks
- Running time
- 44:37
Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 |
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Never the same | 4:02 | 89,145 | ||
| 2 |
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Golddigger | 4:10 | 52,353 | ||
| 3 |
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Last Girl on Earth | 4:14 | 56,438 | ||
| 4 |
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Strangelove Addiction | 5:03 | 46,601 | ||
| 5 |
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Ain't Got Nothin' | 3:30 | 52,521 | ||
| 6 |
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Truth From Fiction | 4:06 | 59,409 | ||
| 7 |
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You're Always the Sun | 3:55 | 32,099 | ||
| 8 |
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Sublime | 3:39 | 50,064 | ||
| 9 |
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Nothin' Like Tomorrow | 4:42 | 36,857 | ||
| 10 |
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What's the Deal | 3:47 | 47,195 | ||
| 11 |
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Under the Gun | 3:29 | 103,933 |
About this album
The self-titled debut album from Supreme Beings of Leisure fuses sounds from the group’s diverse heritage — which includes Japan, Puerto Rico, Ireland, India, Iran, and the Dominican Republic — with deft programming and accessible songwriting. The result is a very smooth collection of trip-hop-based pop songs with global touches, not unlike a multi-culti Morcheeba album.
Swooning strings and sitars weave their way through most of the album’s 11 songs, including “Golddigger,” which recalls ’60s spy-movie themes, and “Never the Same” (heard on the TV commercial for the Johnnie Walker Black Label whiskey) and “Last Girl on Earth,” which showcase Geri Soriano-Lightwood’s versatile, seductive vocals. The breakbeat-driven “Ain’t Got Nothin’” and “Sublime” pick up the pace with a nod to drum’n’bass, while “Strangelove Addiction“‘s club-friendly rhythm and lilting, Eastern-inspired melody make it the most accessible track on the album. Though many of the styles on Supreme Beings of Leisure have been done before, the group does a good job of updating the basic trip-hop sound enough to keep it fresh and enjoyable.
Swooning strings and sitars weave their way through most of the album’s 11 songs, including “Golddigger,” which recalls ’60s spy-movie themes, and “Never the Same” (heard on the TV commercial for the Johnnie Walker Black Label whiskey) and “Last Girl on Earth,” which showcase Geri Soriano-Lightwood’s versatile, seductive vocals. The breakbeat-driven “Ain’t Got Nothin’” and “Sublime” pick up the pace with a nod to drum’n’bass, while “Strangelove Addiction“‘s club-friendly rhythm and lilting, Eastern-inspired melody make it the most accessible track on the album. Though many of the styles on Supreme Beings of Leisure have been done before, the group does a good job of updating the basic trip-hop sound enough to keep it fresh and enjoyable.
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Karensmatik
My ultimate raining day album. Besides that, one of my favorite albums ever. Greatness.
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Hotkitty70
What an awesome sound!
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SlavaGirl
Dig the organ trant plant.
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brudberg
Fantastic album
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alexandra1987
this album is a masterpiece.
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