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- Date Released: November 12, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Label: Battle Axe Records / Koch Dist.
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They Say...
This trawl through the vaults of the Vancouver-based hip-hop collective Swollen Members is unusual for a collection of B-sides and leftovers -- in that it ends up being more forward- than backward-looking. That's because the underground stalwarts -- Mad Child and Prevail, plus recent addition Moka Only -- decided to record a few new songs to fill out the disc, which ends up pointing the way to possible commercial successes previously undreamed of. "Breath," with its hook from Nelly Furtado and a juicy R&B foundation, could slot comfortably between the latest Murder Inc. and P. Diddy hits on a mix tape, while the manic "Battle Axe Exclusive" rages along in true Eminem fashion. Such moments won't necessarily be a pleasant surprise for the Members' devoted fanbase, but the remainder of Monsters in the Closet provides a generous helping of the less-conventional musical ambition that has won the group comparisons to Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, and other old-school revivalists. There's one true gem -- "Long Way Down," a sensitive love song that samples Sarah McLachlan's "Ice Cream" -- and many outtakes of better-than-average quality; though they aren't all monsters, they certainly deserve to come out of hiding.
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| 01. |  |
Intro |
0:49 |
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| 02. | |
Steppin Thru (feat. Moka Only) |
3:25 |
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| 03. | |
Breath (feat. Nelly Furtado) |
3:50 |
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| 04. | |
Fuel Injected-remix (feat. Saukrates) |
3:50 |
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| 05. | |
Battle Axe Exclusive |
2:35 |
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| 06. | |
Heavy Thinkers (feat. Buc Fifty) |
2:28 |
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| 07. | |
English Breakfast (feat. Dj Vadim) |
2:23 |
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| 08. | |
Red Dragon (feat. Moka Only) |
3:01 |
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| 09. | |
Bring It All Home (feat. Moka Only) |
3:15 |
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| 10. | |
Zenith |
2:37 |
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| 11. | |
Members Only |
2:23 |
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| 12. | |
Act On It |
3:37 |
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| 13. | |
Long Way Down (feat. Sarah Mclachlan) |
3:29 |
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| 14. | |
Temptation |
2:39 |
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| 15. | |
The Capitol |
1:52 |
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| 16. | |
Crunch |
2:22 |
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| 17. | |
Northern Lights (feat. Iriscience) |
4:04 |
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| 18. | |
Rockapella |
0:53 |
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| 19. | |
Freak Fantastic |
3:13 |
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| 20. | |
New Details (feat. Dj Babu) |
3:34 |
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20 Total Tracks, 56:19 Total Length
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Credits
- Sarah McLachlan - ? // Mark Ferris - Violin // Mark Ferris - String Arrangements // Kemo - Producer // Chin Injeti - Cello Arrangement // Finn Manniche - Cello // Mark B - Producer // DJ Babu - Cut // DJ Babu - Cut // DJ Vadim - Producer // DJ Vadim - Cut // Joe Chavez - Producer // Joe Chavez - Producer // DJ Revolution - Cut // Saukrates - Vocals // Saukrates - Producer // Swollen Members - Main Performer // Roger Swan - Producer // Roger Swan - Engineer // Roger Swan - Mixing // Evidence - Producer // J-Rocc - Cut // Nelly Furtado - Vocals // Prevail - Vocals // Prevail - Liner Notes // Mad Child - Vocals // Mad Child - Liner Notes // Mad Child - Executive Producer // Moka Only - Vocals // Moka Only - Producer // Zodak - Producer // Zodak - Cut // Paul Nice - Producer // Rob the Viking - Producer // Rob the Viking - Cut // Tony Bernal - Violin // Tony Bernal - Viola // J.P. Carter - Trumpet // DJ Science - Producer // Mark Gilbert - Photography // Chris Guy - Producer // Richard Toby Peter - Bass
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