Undun is a Hip-Hop album by The Roots, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 19 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
Beginning with a beeping flatline and ending with a four-part instrumental suite, <i>Undun</i> tells the tragedy of Redford Stevens—according to ?uestlove, a character who’s “young, gifted, black, and unraveling”—in reverse. Juxtaposing Black Thought’s bittersweet bars with indie folk, the group’s tenth album encompasses wordless, heart-wrenching Sufjan Stevens samples (“Redford [For Yia-Yia & Pappou]”) as well as the poignant boom bap of “Make My,” where, alongside Big K.R.I.T. and Dice Raw, Black Thought raps, “If there’s a heaven, I can’t find a stairway.”
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Tracklist
- 157Dun1:17
- 158Sleep2:16
- 159Make My4:27
- 160One Time3:56
- 161Kool On3:49
- 162The OtherSide4:03
- 163Stomp2:23
- 164Lighthouse3:44
- 165I Remember3:15
- 166Tip The Scale4:18
- Redford Suite
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Jazz Rap
- lush
- melancholic
- storytelling
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Sticker on front shrinkwrap reads: "undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford's internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out 'on the corner'".
Track 157 recorded and mixed at A House Called Quest, Philadelphia, PA.
Track 158 recorded and mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC.
Track 159 recorded at Downtown Music Studios, NYC and at daCr
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ahmir '?uestlove' ThompsonDRUMS
- Daniel FelsenfeldARRANGED BY
- Frank "Knuckles" WalkerPERCUSSION
- Hiro MatsuoCELLO
- James PoyserKEYBOARDS
- Kamal GrayKEYBOARDS
- Kirk DouglassGUITAR
- Kristin LeeVIOLIN
- Mark KelleyBASS
- Phil KrampVIOLA
- Sean LeeVIOLIN
- Tariq TrotterVOCALS
- Aaron LivingstonVOCALS
- Big K.R.I.T.FEATURING
- Bilal OliverFEATURING
- D. J. Rogers
- Dice RawFEATURING
- Larry GoldCELLO, ARRANGED BY
10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 19 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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