Tales of the Drift is the second album from Australian hip-hop artists Hermitude. It was released on 1 August 2005.[5]
| Tales of the Drift | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 August 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Sound Heaven Studios | |||
| Genre | Australian hip hop | |||
| Label | Elefant Traks/Inertia Distribution | |||
| Producer | Elgusto, Luke Dubs | |||
| Hermitude chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Illawarra Mercury | positive[1] |
| The Cairns Post |   [2] |
| The Advertiser | [3] |
| Sunday Telegraph |  [4] |
The album features Ozi Batla and Urthboy from The Herd on the track "Fallen Giants"[6] and MC Blu on the track "Music from the Mind".[6] Artwork designed by Kaho Cheung (aka Unkle Ho - The Herd) and was released on CD and as a double vinyl album.
Tales of the Drift was recorded and mixed by Hermitude and John Stuart at Sound Heaven Studios in Wentworth Falls.[7]
The first single released was "Fallen Giants" which receiving significant airplay on Triple J,[8][9] with the song being included on Triple J's compilation album Home & Hosed - Ripe & Ready.[10]
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Hermitude.[11]
- "You Got Soul" - 1:31
- "Tapedeck Sound" - 6:05
- "Can’t Stop" - 5:37
- "Music From The Mind" - 3:15
- "Nightfall's Messenger" - 4:36
- "Plunge" - 1:50
- "Observation Deck" - 5:06
- "Zacktor" - 5:08
- "Galactic Cadillac" - 3:52
- "Fallen Giants" - 4:18
- "Dub's Theme" - 4:08
- "Madness in G Minor" - 4:22
- "Ruffwon" - 5:37
- "The Drift" - 4:31
- "Mystical Herm's" - 4:02
Release history edit
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 August 2005 | Elefant Traks | ACE019 | |
| Australia | ACE020V |
References edit
- ^ Illawarra Mercury, 18 August 2005, review by Glen Humphries
- ^ The Cairns Post, 4 August 2005, review
- ^ The Advertiser, 22 September 2005, review by Glenn Simpson
- ^ Sunday Telegraph, 31 July 2005, review by Peter Holmes
- ^ "Elefant Traks releases - Tales of the Drift". Elefant Traks. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ a b "Music New : Tales of the Drift". inthemix. 23 August 2005. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ Sound Heaven Studios
- ^ Triple J playlists
- ^ playlist | 20 October 2006 | top shelf with robbie buck
- ^ Home & Hosed - Ripe & Ready
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 7 April 2008.