Staring at the Sun

P'taah
Ubiquity Records
General | Apr 2003

Reviews

Jacki-O
Reviewed 2003-05-22
P'Taah: Staring at the Sun Label: Ubiquity

Well, we almost didn't get this CD. I got in touch w/ the folks at Ubiquity, and they were kind enough to send a copy over. What a nice CD! Local producer P'Taah has been making his own unique brand of abstract broken-beat electronic dance music. The first half of the CD is very uptempo dance-y, while the second half is more downtempo. Take your pick, lots of good stuff here. Try: 2,3,4,11,12,13,14.

1. Interlude, space-y pretty tinkly sounds
2. Snappy 2-step beat, mellow synths, dope Rhodes, catchy vocal melody
3. Funky! Catchy vocals, bad-ass organ jam, killer broken-beat groove
4. Broken-beat, claps, mellow synths, vocal samples, bad-ass Rhodes
5. R&B soul track, big slow beats & male R&B vocals, on the mellow tip
6. Space-y interlude w/ tinkly effects
7. Snappy broken-beat/2-step funk, instrumental; w/ some nice organ play
8. Kinda acid-jazz-y/lounge-y w/ smooth sax improv & mellow synths
9. Cheery synth loops, fluffy beats, melodic & kinda nice
10. Ambient interlude
11. Slow & mellow downtempo jazz piece, w/ synths & distant vocals
12. Another mellow downtempo piece, meandering synths, relaxed
13. Ambient/downtempo - long lush synths, then some slow beats kick in
14. Snappy broken-beat (almost like D&B), lush synths, pretty cool

Recent airplay

The Oldest Story
Nobody Knows
Fly By NightJun 12, 2003
Nobody Knows
late nightJun 06, 2003
Become Who You Are
PoptronicaJun 04, 2003
Become Who You Are
PoptronicaMay 21, 2003
The Oldest Story, Late Night Sun, Nobody Knows, Become Who You Are
An Epiphany Of SoundMay 08, 2003

Charting

2003-04-14 — 2003-06-16 Electronic
Week EndingAirplays
Jun 15 1
Jun 8 2
May 25 1
May 11 4
May 4 2
Apr 27 3

Track listing

1. Meditation 1
2. Become Who You Are
3. Nobody Knows
4. Lte Night Sun
5. The Oldest Story
6. Meditation 2
7. Staring at the Sun
8. Beneath An Autumn Star
9. Hold You Close
10. Meditation 3
11. Path
12. Arise
13. Surrendering
14. Ether