Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)

~ Release by Digable Planets (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Original release date: 1993-09-27

Annotation last modified on 2018-02-23 15:59 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1It’s Good to Be Here
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Black Satin (studio, 1972-07-07: Columbia 112691) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter), Rain Dance by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Samba de Orpheus by Grant Green (jazz guitarist)
recording of:
It's Good to Be Here
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Gliro Music Inc. and Wide Grooves Music
5:06
2Pacifics
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Devika (Goddess) by Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes and Take the Country to New York City by Bohannon (US disco musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Pacifics
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
publisher:
Bohannon Ponteverda Music, Debede Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Gliro Music Inc. and Wide Grooves Music
54:31
3Where I’m From
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong by KC and the Sunshine Band (US funk, R&B & disco band), Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Música del ama by The TnT Boys and Tighten Up by Archie Bell & the Drells
recording of:
Where I'm From
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
54:35
4What Cool Breezes Do
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Mystique Blues by The Crusaders (US jazz group) and Superfluous by Eddie Harris (saxophone, piano, vocals)
recording of:
What Cool Breezes Do
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
43:22
5Time & Space (A New Refutation Of)
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Mambo Bounce by Sonny Rollins Quartet
recording of:
Time & Space (A New Refutation of)
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
3:33
6Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Blow Your Head by Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s, Foodstamps by 24‐Carat Black, Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond) and Stretching by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
music videos:
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) by Digable Planets
recording of:
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
3.54:21
7Last of the Spiddyocks
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
guest trumpet:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
contains samples by:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet) and Alan Goldsher
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond)
recording of:
Last of the Spiddyocks
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
44:28
8Jimmi Diggin’ Cats
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Jimmi Diggin Cats
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
3:42
9La Femme Fétal
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Jazzoetry by The Last Poets
recording of:
La Femme Fétal
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
44:36
10Escapism (Gettin’ Free)
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Black Is Chant by The Last Poets, Funky Worm by Ohio Players, Lilies of the Nile by The Crusaders (US jazz group), Mothership Connection (Star Child) by Parliament, Stretching by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
Escapism (Gettin' Free)
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
3:24
11Appointment at the Fat Clinic
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Blacknuss by Rahsaan Roland Kirk
recording of:
Appointment at the Fat Clinic
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
2:58
12Nickel Bags
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Easin’ In by Edwin Starr, Give Me Your Love by Curtis Mayfield, Movin’ in the Right Direction by Steve Parks (soul, jazz-funk) and Push Push by Herbie Mann
recording of:
Nickel Bags
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
43:19
13Swoon Units
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Black Satin Amazon/Fire Engine Cry Baby by Kain
recording of:
Swoon Units
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
4:00
14Examination of What
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Listen and You'll See by The Crusaders (US jazz group)
recording of:
Examination of What
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
4:44