Name: Digable Planets by Straight No Filter in Digable Planets
Duration: 22 min 23 s
Description: Remember Digable Planets? Their classic 1993 album Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) earned them a Grammy, but their journey didn't end there. We'll catch up on the group's solo and group efforts since then. With a special shoutout to Philly at the end.

Digable Planets

Digable Planets - Built To Last Mix

1. It's Good to Be Here 0:00
2. Pacifics 5:06
3. Where I'm From 9:37
4. What Cool Breezes Do 14:12
5. Time & Space (A New Refutation Of) 17:34
6. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) 21:07
7. Last of the Spiddyocks 25:29
8. Jimmi Diggin' Cats 29:56
9. La Femme Fetal 33:38
10. Escapism (Gettin' Free) 38:14
11. Appointment at the Fat Clinic 41:38
12. Nickel Bags 44:37
13. Swoon Units 47:56
14. Examination of What 51:56

Digable Planets x Reachin 1993

Digable Planets x Blowout Comb

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Digable Planets' 1993 debut LP 'Reachin'' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)', our friend Chris Read has crafted a fine tribute mix. Enjoy!

Artwork: Leon Nockolds

Track list:

1. Digable Planets - Where I'm From (Aural G Ride Instrumental)
2. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Lonnie Liston Smith - Devika (Goddess) (Sampled in Pacifics (NY is Red Hot))
4. Digable Planets on Rap City 1993 [Extract]
5. The Headhunters - God Make Me Funky [Loop] (Sampled in Pacifics (NY is Red Hot))
6. Hamilton Bohannon - Take the Country to N.Y City [Extract] (Sampled in Pacifics (NY is Red Hot)
7. Digable Planets - Pacifics (NY is Red Hot)
8. The Crusaders - Listen and You'll See (Sampled in Examination of What)
9. Digable Planets - Examination of What
10. Eddie Harris - Superfluous (Sampled in What Cool Breezes Do)
11. Digable Planets - What Cool Breezes Do
12. The Crusaders - Mystique Blues (Sampled in What Cool Breezes Do)
13. Edwin Starr - Easin In [Loop] (Sampled in Nickel Bags)
14. Herbie Mann - Push Push (Sampled in Nickel Bags)
15. Digable Planets - Nickel Bags
16. Steve Parks - Movin In The Right Direction (Sampled in Nickel Bags)
17. The Honey Drippers - Impeach the President [Loop] (Sampled in Last of the Spiddyocks)
18. Digable Planets - Last of the Spiddyocks
19. Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness (Sampled in Jimmi Diggin Cats)
20. Digable Planets - Jimmi Diggin Cats
21. The Crusaders - Lillies of the Nile [Loop] (Sampled in Escapism (Gettin Free)
22. Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man (Sampled in Escapism (Gettin Free)
23. Digable Planets - Escapism (Gettin Free)
24. James Brown - Funky Drummer [Loop] (Sampled in Swoon Units)
25. Digable Planets - Swoon Units
26. Sonny Rollins & The Modern Jazz Quartet - Mambo Bounce (Sampled in Time & Space (A New Refutation Of))
27. Digable Planets - Time & Space (A New Refutation Of)
28. KC & Sunshine Band - Ain't Nothin Wrong (Sampled in Where I'm From)
29. Digable Planets - Where I'm From
30. The Honey Drippers - Impeach the President [Loop] (Sampled in Rebirth os Slick (Cool Like Dat))
31. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Stretching (Sampled in Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat))
32. Digable Planets Grammys Acceptance Speech 1994
33. Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
34. Tom Scott - Sneakin In The Back [Loop] (Sampled in Appointment at the Fat Clinic)
35. Digable Planets - Appointment at the Fat Clinic
36. Lightnin' Rod feat Kool & The Gang - Sport [Loop] (Sampled in Femme Fatale)
37. Digable Planets - Femme Fatale
38. The Headhunters - God Make Me Funky [Loop] (Sampled in It's Good to Be Here)
39. Digable Planets - It's Good to Be Here
40. Grant Green - Samba De Orpheus (Sampled in It's Good to Be Here)

Digable Planets 'Reachin'' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Digable Planet's mixtape mixed by DJ Alex J - entitled "Sounds of the 7th Dimension"  to promote Digable Planet's new tour. The mixtape includes exclusive rare remixes of classic Digable Planets songs and will also include new unreleased songs from Butterfly and Doodlebug.

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    Track Listing:
    Digable Planets presents “Sounds from the 7th Dimension"
    MIXED BY DJ ALEX J

    1.Digable Planets-Rebirth of Slick (King Britt Rmx)
    2.Digable Planets-Rebirth of Slick instr (DoodlebugftDOR Outtaspacefunkadelic acc)
    3.Doodlebug feat D.O.R.-Outtaspacefunkadelic 
    4.King Britt-Instrumental #18
    5. DJ Shadow Feat Blackilicious-Swan lake
    6.Ghostface killa feat MF Doom-Angels
    7.D.O.C.-Its Funky enough
    8.Kai Chi-Got Green
    9. DJ Alex J-tribal drums (Doodlebug vox)
    10.Butterfly and Doodlebug-Fresh Out
    11.J.Period and K’naan -Relationships Lay (Bob Dylan Tribute) 
    12.Butterfly (Shabazz Palaces)-Sparkles
    13.MF Doom-Dead Bent
    14.Digable Planets-Brooklyn Sky
    15.Young Buck-Bang Bang instr
    16.Cee knowledge feat CFO Allstars-These Eyes
    17.Black Moon-Buck ‘em Down-Beatminerz instru
    (Doodlebug feat D.O.R.-Back in da Daze Accap)
    18. DJ Premier-Its All Real instru
    19.Chali 2na Feat Talib Kweli-Lock shit down
    20.Pete Rock &amp; C.L. Smooth-T.R.O.Y.-They Reminisce Over You instr
    21.Talib Kwela &amp; Hi-Tek-Back Again
    22.Buster Rhymes-Put ya hands where my eyes can see instr
    23.Camp Lo Feat Butterfly-Swing
    24.Butterfly (Shabazz Palaces)
    25.Sonny Bonoho-Judge Brown
    26.J Walk-Soul Vibration
    27.Digable Planets-Where I’m From RMX
    28. DJ Honda Feat De la Soul-Trouble in the water instru
    29.Digable Planets-The May 4th Movement
    30.9th wonder-Nightriders instru
    Bonus track
    31.Doodlebug Feat D.O.R. JBizness,The Tones-Sweet Music

Digable Planets Presents "Sounds from the 7th Dimension" mixed by DJ Alex J.

Remember Digable Planets? Their classic 1993 album Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) earned them a Grammy, but their journey didn't end there. We'll catch up on the group's solo and group efforts since then. With a special shoutout to Philly at the end.

Host Eric Angevine explores music that deserves a deep dive. Drop me a line at eangevine@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, or suggestions for a future episode.

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