5th Exotic [Import]

1. Introduction

2. 5th Exotic

3. Snakes Inthe Grass

4. Infinite Regression

5. Life In The Rain

6. Long Road Ahead

7. Common Knowledge

8. Picture Inside

9. Through These Eyes

10. Time Is The Enemy

11. Inthe Key Of Blue

12. Meaning

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Quantic, A.k.a Will Holland Made his Debut Release on Tru Thoughts with Three Quality Tunes on his 'life in the Rain' EP. With Only a Handful of Releases Behind Him and Still Only 21 Years Old - the Future Looks Bright for Mr Holland. His Sound Has Elements of Jazz and Funk Combined with Tough Beats, Highlighting his Talent as a Musician as Well as a Producer. So Good, Mr Scruff Played Out his Tracks on Cdr, Unable to Wait for the Vinyl.

Tracks:

Introduction
5th Exotic
Snakes in the Grass
Infinite Regression
Life in the Rain
Long Road Ahead
Common Knowledge
Picture Inside
Through These Eyes
Time Is the Enemy
In the Key of Blue
Meaning

Album Details

Quantic, A.k.a Will Holland Made his Debut Release on Tru Thoughts with Three Quality Tunes on his 'life in the Rain' EP. With Only a Handful of Releases Behind Him and Still Only 21 Years Old - the Future Looks Bright for Mr Holland. His Sound Has Elements of Jazz and Funk Combined with Tough Beats, Highlighting his Talent as a Musician as Well as a Producer. So Good, Mr Scruff Played Out his Tracks on Cdr, Unable to Wait for the Vinyl.

Customer Reviews:

Great .......2007-06-18

But not the best quantic this is his first so u can see where it comes from but its not his a love supreme

Great........2005-04-04

I've had this album for about 3 years now, and I felt I should put a word in here. Quantic (along with Bonobo and a few others) was one of the first acid jazz/downtemp artists that really hit me. This album is sheer awesomeness and should be in any "downtempo-phile's" music collection.

My favorite track on the album by far is Infinite Regression. The haunting beat, and the intellectual and a bit confusing (at least for me, at first) dialogue makes for an awesome track to mellow out to. I took an acting class and used this dialogue during one of our "character-building" exercises. Very hard to pull of, but for Quantic to get away with putting something like this in an acid jazz album says something about his ability as an artist.

Believe the hype of this album and pick this up immediately even IF you have to import.

Grows and grows.......2004-01-03

I've had this album for a while and have only just started listening to it seriously... DON'T WAIT I say. It really is great and if it's true that Will Holland is only 21, or anywhere in his early twenties, it's a brilliant, sophisticated achievement. I'd say it's worth it for track 10 alone, which is one of those beautiful haunting tunes that you half remember from some primordial past. No idea what genre this is - I doubt it's acid jazz, maybe nu jazz, but whatever it is I like it and I'm a progressive house/ ambient fan. It's quirky but there's some pretty emotional piano in there too. Wow.

Audio Enlightenment.......2002-12-21

During my quest to find good downtempo/acid jazz, I was directed towards Quantic's 5th Exotic album. The soothing and thoughtful beats take me on journeys beyond my wildest imagination. In track 11. "In the key of blue", I find myself in a ritual dance in a tribal rainforest. In track 4. "Infinite regression" I find myself in the mind of a mad philosopher. If you would like to open your mind and flood your senses with intellectual beats, give this album a chance.

Instant Classic, Better than Herbaliser, setting new trends.......2002-06-25

A perfect party or chill out album ... This album is perfectly organized into a fluid blend. Not many artists these days can create a lineup as perfect as this. And a one man band at that. Funky Gritty Smooth and Heavy all at once.
Sure it has a predictable acid jazz vibe to it, but there is the Live-Upright-Bass sound, and sure there are flaws here and there (mainly sample/high hat levels) but this album is still fresher than most stuff being released today in 2002.
---It's not like the Herbaliser's sound has ever been flawless anyway (half their tunes sound like they were a one-take-session with DJ scratches overdubbed)
---And if you are on the hunt for quality jams that no one has ever heard, this album has been selected by plenty of elite DJ's (Krush, Mr. Scruff, Coldcut.)
---Also, if you like the Yesterday's New Quintet grooves you should check this LP out.
So, of course you should eventually own ALL of the Herbaliser's LPs, but they will always be around. So at the present grab this Quantic CD (and 'Apricot Morning' album out soon..)because it's already hard to find and it will give you just as much listening pleasure. I'm sure you can dig it.

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The 5th Exotic

Manufacturer: Tru Thoughts
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0007KPTU4

Product Description

1 Introduction 2 The 5th Exotic 3 Snakes In The Grass 4 Infinite Regression 5 Life In The Rain 6 Long Road Ahead 7 Common Knowledge 8 The Picture Inside 9 Through These Eyes 10 Time Is The Enemy 11 In The Key Of Blue 12 Meaning

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