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Through the use of emotives and redfords internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out on the corner. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The release is also the groups first concept album, retelling of the short life of of redford stephens 19741999. Download the roots mp3 songs and albums music downloads. In anticipation of the december 6th release of their firstever concept album, the roots has announced that its first single off undun will be titled make my featuring big k. The story of a gifted black youth unravels huffpost. The albums first single is make my featuring big k. Buy undun online at low prices in india amazon music store. Undun is based on the life of redford stephens, a fictional product of innercity new york who was born in the mid70s and tragically passed in 1999, the point at which the album begins with a quiet ekg flatline. Serving as the bands th overall album, the project will.

Undun is an existential concept album about the fictional character redford stevens, who is named after a sufjan stevens song. This time well be focusing on the 4 roots albums that i currently own which are. The roots undun limited edition limited edition smoky clear vinyl. On the roots new album, undun, the philadelphia octet tells the story of that character, depicting the demise of semifictional character redford stephens through a series of sparse soul melodies, thoughtful string arrangements and stomping hip hop grit. Latenight tvs most famous house band rarely goes short on practice time these days, but what gets lost between justin. A suite, entitled redford suite closes out the album in four distinct movements sans rap in alternative, classical, and jazz styles. Itd be unfair to call undun hiphop and nothing other. The roots the legendary ep 1999 01 introjusufckwithis. Undun quickly reaffirms the creativity of the outfit that are notorious for pushing the envelope. Dec 06, 2011 the roots have released their latest album, undun, today, marking a couple of firsts for the group.

Dec 06, 2011 undun is the story of a man, redford stevens, dying in reverse, rewinding from the moment he became a statistic and hitting the points in his life where hes at his most selfaware. The roots release undun, featuring mark kelley no treble. Redford stevens, told backwards from the point of his death thus avoiding both the sense of inevitability and the tragic bravado found in comparable hiphop. Billed as an existential retelling of the short life of one redford stevens 19741999, undun is also a mirror held up to present. They are entitled to say this the band, performing since 1987 till present, has won numerous awards and collaborated with a range of famous musicians, while their own music features a large number of geners too. Game theory how i got over undun and then i shoot your cousin so here it goes game theory hands down one of. In next page click regular or free download and wait certain amount of time usually around 30 seconds until download button. Recording sessions for the album took place at several recording locations in philadelphia and new york city. Dec 15, 2011 undun tells the story of redford stephens, who grows from a bright, nietzschequoting kid into a hardened criminal over the course of 14 songs. Beginning with a beeping flatline and ending with a fourpart instrumental suite, undun tells the tragedy of redford stevensaccording to. Through the use of emotives and redford s internal dialogues the album. The roots umpteenth album is titled after a guess who song mutilated by countless lounge bands since 1969.

The roots call themselves the legendary crew and describe their songs as experimental music. Nov 28, 2011 the roots new album undun is a concept album about a man named redford stephens, and as it turns out, that particular concept comes from another concept album a very celebrated one at that. Through the use of emotives and redford s internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out on the corner. Illegal activity controlsmy black symphonyorchestrated like it happened. To celebrate this feat, the roots have written and produced undun, their first concept album, one that serves as. Listen to your favorite songs from undun clean by the roots now. Undun is an existential retelling of the short life of one redford.

Its reversechronological narrative discusses his short, tragic life set in urban poverty. Their first concept album, undun tells the story of a character named redford. If file is multipart dont forget to check all parts before downloading. Oct 17, 2011 after announcing the release date for their th lp, undun, the roots crew has now unveiled the official tracklist for the piece. Hiphop always has and still seems their creative impetus say, a young somethingteenyearold. In the age of the 99cent download, undun is a concept album that almost requires beginningtoend listening.

Undun is an existential retelling of the short life of one redford stephens 19741999. And so undun introduces an everyman hustler named redford stephens, his story told in reverse, starting with a flatline beep. Set for a release on november 1, the first single, make my. Jan 01, 2011 listen free to the roots undun dun, sleep and more. Click download file button or copy undun url which shown in textarea when you clicked file title, and paste it into your browsers address bar. And so he gives in to the life, seeming to have no choice. The app is currently available as a free download for both. Dec 12, 2011 well, undun is especially interesting due to the fact that it is the roots very first concept long play. Here is the first of four videos from the roots undun, the next three to be released at 12. Juxtaposing black thoughts bittersweet bars with indie folk, the groups tenth album encompasses wordless, heartwrenching sufjan stevens samples redford for. The roots are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hiphop featuring live musical instruments and the groups work has consistently been met with critical acclaim. Jun 06, 2017 the roots the legendary ep 1999 01 introjusufckwithis. Do this well remixes and rarities 19941999 cd3 the roots do this well remixes and rarities 19941999 cd2 the roots japan, nagoya blue note 20040907 the roots.

Now, on undun, the roots push the musical boundaries of hiphop and the storytelling potential of rap rhymes to their very limits. Redford is the personification of the nietzchean abyss gazing into my generational cohorts and me. Undun is the story of a man, redford stevens, dying in reverse, rewinding from the moment he became a statistic and hitting the points in his. The roots were among several performers on the 2006 film dave chappelles block party, whose event took place on september 18, 2004 and was released on film two years later. It tells the story of redford stephens, a smalltime streetlevel drug dealer who meets the inevitable.

The search for scratch 05 the next movement live the roots the roots come alive limited edition 1999 01 live at the tconnection. Undun is the story of a man, redford stevens, dying in reverse, rewinding from the moment he became a statistic and hitting the points in his life where hes at his most selfaware. Undun is the twelfth studio album by american hip hop band the roots, released on december 2, 2011, by def jam recordings. An incredibly dark and even sometimes morbid album, it conveys redford s existence in life and death as predestined. Jan 01, 2011 undun incorporates neo soul and indie music elements. Listen to your favorite songs from undun explicit by the roots now. Dec 27, 2011 as lamenting the story of redford stephens is on undun, its also a beautiful tragedy that in turn exposes the plight of human nature. Undun is based on the life of redford stephens, a fictional product of innercity new york who was born in the mid70s and tragically passed in 1999, the point at which the album begins. Redford stevens, told backwards from the point of his death thus avoiding both the sense of inevitability and the tragic bravado found in. Undun the roots to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. It incorporates a sufjan stevens recording, mixtapestyle, for the purpose of starting a fourpart instrumental suite that closes a program lasting only 40 minutes. Through the use of emotives and redfords eternal dialogues, the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.

And what i did came back to me eventually, narrator redford stephens, transcendently. At 39 minutes, undun feels like a lifetime, because it is one. The album performed modestly on music charts and sold 112,000 copies in the united states. Through the use of emotives and redford s internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the. Undun explicit by the roots on amazon music unlimited. Despite being rap veterans at the time, the roots maintained a sense of artistic urgency, crafting this conceptual album with a loose narrative that follows undun s imaginary protagonist, redford stevens, through a journey of imbalance, selfreflection, and triumph. Dice raw and bilal, as questions of fate and free will persist. The roots currently serve as the house band on nbcs the tonight show starring jimmy fallon, having served in the same role on late night with jimmy fallon from 20092014. The roots ios app brings documentary depth to undun. The roots do a tremendous job of painting a vivid picture of an honest and flawed character, and as the narrative unfolds backward, the roots channel raw emotion without jeopardizing his relevance to the story. Listen free to the roots undun dun, sleep and more. It is an existential concept album about the short, tragic life of fictional character redford stevens, set in urban poverty, and is told through a reversechronological narrative. With undun we hoped to give voice to an imagined internal dialogue that could take place as a deceased black youth looks forward into our postmodern void. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account.

Courtesy of the artist audio for this feature is no longer available. The roots new album undun is a concept album about a man named redford stephens, and as it turns out, that particular concept comes from another concept album. Through the use of emotives and redfords internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Through the use of emotives and redford s internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as. The first conceptuallybased album from the roots featuring big kirt and sufjan steven. The roots release full album stream of undun hiphopdx. Undun is the sound of a band taking an artistic risk and coming back with something that is transcendent of anything else released in 2011, maybe since the start of their career. Feel free to post any comments about the rootsunduncdflac2011perfect, including links to downloads, samples, screenshots, information, or any other relevant information. Undun incorporates neo soul and indie music elements.