Homo caeruleus cerinus

by Shing02

Homo caeruleus cerinus cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 October 1999
  • Label: Next Level Recordings
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 1:34:25
  • Community rating: 3.49/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Homo caeruleus cerinus' is an early solo album by Japanese rapper and producer Shing02, who later gained wider recognition for his work with Nujabes. Its experimental hip hop production combines turntablism, dense sampling and aggressive delivery in Japanese and English.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, rhythmic, experimental, distorted, complex

Tracklist

  1. Intro (3:11)
  2. Pinnacle (5:00)
  3. Yentown (6:31)
  4. Nobody Knows (5:19)
  5. Newsflash (5:02)
  6. Shonen Knife (3:52)
  7. No.13 (3:51)
  8. Lady 7 Interlude (2:40)
  9. Game Of Life (intro) (1:43)
  10. Game Of Life (4:43)
  11. The Little Prince (11:15)
  12. Ikarus (6:39)
  13. One (5:22)
  14. Do You Copy? (7:33)
  15. The Waltz Song (4:36)
  16. Outro (Retro_Spect) (5:41)
  17. To Whom It May Concern (5:59)
  18. No.13 (reprise) (5:28)

Credits

  • Louie Tse / DPI - artwork by [printed by]
  • Mr. Buckner - electric bass, double bass [upright]
  • Capital - guitar [xitar / classical]
  • The Fifth Voice - instruments
  • Doc Maxwell - arranged by [keyboards]
  • Yim Xie - erhu [er-hu]
  • DJ Kensei - arranged by [live arrangement]

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