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Edan - Beauty and the Beat "Lp"


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This record is no joke. Having established himself as a ruthless wit and tireless scholar of rap, Edan makes the leap to "serious artist" on Beauty and the Beat, exhibiting an auteurism that places him level with his predecessors instead of prostrate before them.

On lead single "I See Colours", Edan declares, "Prince Paul already used this loop/ But I'ma keep it movin'/ And put you up on the scoop." The lyric is a synopsis of Edan's new outlook. Yes, it's been done before, but not like this. The song is his epiphany over a 60s jangle and mushrooming Moog effects. Like a master mathematician who suddenly sees the pattern in the formula, Edan commences his solution.

One more time before he blows your mind, Edan pays respects to the "true scientists". "Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme" is a timeline of the forgotten founders. True, many of the names he drops are familiar, but-- as many of the mentioned could tell you-- respect is the only restitution to them. Over a runaway break, Edan pays dues to the Fatback Band on up, providing a syllabus for future pupils.

 
Tracklisting

A1   Polite Meeting (Intro) Producer – Edan    
A2   Funky Voltron Featuring, Lyrics By – Insight (2) Synthesizer [Minimoog], Lyrics By, Producer – Edan    
A3   I See Colours Lyrics By, Synthesizer, Producer – Edan    
A4   Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme Lyrics By, Producer – Edan    
A5   Murder Mystery Lyrics By, Producer – Edan    
A6   Torture Chamber Featuring, Lyrics By – Percee -P* Lyrics By, Producer – Edan Recorded By [Percee-p's Vocals] – Dubb    
B1    Making Planets Featuring, Lyrics By – Mr. Lif Lyrics By, Producer – Edan    
B2   Time Outt (Segue) Performer [Expectable Wooshing Sounds By], Producer – Edan    
B3   Rock And Roll Featuring, Lyrics By – Dagha Lyrics By, Producer – Edan    
B4   Beauty Lyrics By, Producer – Edan    
B5   The Science Of Two Featuring, Lyrics By – Insight (2) Lyrics By, Producer – Edan    
B6   Smile Lyrics By, Producer [Sort-of Produced By] – Edan    
B7   Promised Land Lyrics By, Producer [More Or Less Produced By] – Edan    

Credits

  • Executive Producer – Mike Lewis
  • Mastered By – Mark Donahue
  • Mixed By [All Sound Manipulated By], Synthesizer [Minimoog & Synth], Performer [Beats], Lyrics By [Rhymes], Effects [Over-use Of Echoplex], Turntables [Other People's Records], Recorded By – Edan

Notes

Re-issue edition pressed in 2010, although the year 2005 is still pressed on the sleeve. 
Same picture sleeve as the original. 
Excellent pressing 
The inner sleeve is just the normal paper sleeve and does not contain the original black & white insert 
Recorded at Studio 54 Boston, MA. 
Mastered at Sound Mirror Jamaica Plain, MA. 
Percee-P's vocals recorded at Defcon Studios LA, CA.

'Beauty and the BEAT' was completed on July 8, 2004.