It's Not What You Think It Is !!?! by Tek 9 - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Though Dego is helped by a varied cast of collaborators -- Manifest & Cheewa, his partner, Mark Mac, even Butterfly of Digable Planets in an uncredited vocal -- this album is his and his alone. It's Not What You Think It Is!?!! mostly consists of futuristic hip-hop, with Dego winding sampled raps around occasional live contributions. When not edging into rap, the album is split between easy-listening/R&B -- on vocal tracks with divas Carol Crosby and Kinnor Eve -- and the relative underground appeal of darkstep jungle, on "Beast Within," "74' Above Sea Level," and "Spring." It's difficult to appreciate the innovative breakbeats when they're sandwiched between Muzaky sex talk, and the album mostly fails because of it. The true highlights come only on the CD edition: the bonus of a second disc containing 13 tracks of Tek 9's ragga breakbeats.
© John Bush /TiVo

5. We're Gettin' Down

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

7. Phat Like A...

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

12. Sweet Dreams & Goodnight

Featured Artist: Aksak Maboul
Véronique Vincent; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Lyricist: Veronique Vincent; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Aksak Maboul
Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music,les Editions De La Bascule; Other

2. Gettin' Down Again

Featured Artist: Cheewa
King Britt
M.anifest
Manifest; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9
King Britt; Composer
Lyricist: Cheewa
Manifest; Composer
Mixing Engineer: King Britt; Production
Producer: King Britt
M.anifest
Manifest; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

10. Old Times, New Times

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Lyricist: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

4. Whispers

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

3. The Friday Takeaway Order

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

13. Spring

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Manix; Production
Producer: Manix; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

6. The Beast Within

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Lyricist: Tek 9; Composer
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Les Editions De La Bascule,strictly Confidential; Other

1. Intro Part IV

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

11. 74 Above Sea Level

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

14. Mysteries of Music

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Lyricist: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

8. Is It On ?

Featured Artist: M.anifest
Carol Crosby
Manifest; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Lyricist: Carol Crosby; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

9. Tawa

Primary Artist: Tek 9; Main Performer
Composer: Tek 9; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tek 9; Production
Producer: Tek 9; Production
Music Publisher: Reinforced Music,westbury Music; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 5 minutes and 35 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Electronic, Dance, Jungle, Drum'n'bass, Reggae, Jazz, Bop, Drum 'n' Bass

Label

SSR

Music Distribution Service

Vital PIAS SPRL

Country

Belgium

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Mar 3, 1996

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5410377900684