Undun (Edit) (2011)
| Artist: Roots |
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Product Details:
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Universal Music Group
Sku: 225637829
UPC: 602527869698
UPC 14: 00602527869698
Release Date: 12/6/2011
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Dun ~ The Roots
2. Sleep - (featuring Big K.R.I.T.) ~ The Roots
3. Make My - (featuring Dice Raw/Big K.R.I.T.) ~ The Roots
4. One Time - (featuring Phonte) ~ The Roots
5. Kool On - (featuring Greg Porn/Truck North) ~ The Roots
6. Otherside, The ~ The Roots
7. Stomp - (featuring Greg Porn) ~ The Roots
8. Lighthouse ~ The Roots
9. I Remember ~ The Roots
10. Tip the Scale - (featuring Dice Raw) ~ The Roots
11. Redford Suite: Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou) ~ The Roots
12. Redford Suite: Possibility (2nd Movement) ~ The Roots
13. Redford Suite: Will To Power (3rd Movement) ~ The Roots
14. Redford Suite: Finality (4th Movement) ~ The Roots
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Tariq Trotter (vocals); Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar); Dame "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson (sousaphone); Kamal Gray, James Poyser (keyboards); Ahmir Thompson (drums); Frank "Knuckles" Walker (percussion). |
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Recording information: A House Called Quest, Philadelphia, PA; DaCrib, Philadelphia, PA; Downtown Music Studios, New York, NY; FNL Studios, Philadelphia, PA; Grind Music Studios; MSR Studios, New York, NY; The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA. |
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Just weeks after releasing their full-length collaboration with Miami soul legend Betty Wright (Betty Wright: The Movie), the Roots keep firing with Undun, their 13th studio album. While many of the group's albums have been unified sonically, Undun is cohesive from a lyrical standpoint, as it is an "existential retelling" of the life of a person named Redford Stevens, who was born in 1974 and died in 1999. |
Musical Guests | |
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Big Krit |
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Dice Raw |
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Phonte |
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Greg Porn |
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Truck North |
Compilation Appearances
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Chant Down Babylon |
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Collateral |
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Yo Gabba Gabba:Music Is Awesome |
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Okayplayer:truenotes V1 |
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Music Is Awesome Volume 4 |
Associated Artists and Works
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Angry String Orchestra |
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Ash |
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Legend, John |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 12/06/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : B 001628302 |
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Label : Def Jam (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00602527869698 |
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (p.72)
- "[T]he Roots have always been at their best expressing quiet desperation and spinning old-school tales of struggling upward." -- Grade: A-
- "[T]he Roots have always been at their best expressing quiet desperation and spinning old-school tales of struggling upward." -- Grade: A-
Alternative Press (p.104)
- "The 10-song disc documents the crime-riddled life of fictional character Redford Stephens....It's some of their best work to date."
- "The 10-song disc documents the crime-riddled life of fictional character Redford Stephens....It's some of their best work to date."
Paste (magazine)
- "UNDUN is a brilliant reminder of the power of the emcee as storyteller, the possibility of 40 minutes of music lending itself to a thoughtful character and plot."
- "UNDUN is a brilliant reminder of the power of the emcee as storyteller, the possibility of 40 minutes of music lending itself to a thoughtful character and plot."
