Overcast! (album)
1997 studio album by Atmosphere
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| RapReviews | (9.5/10) |
Overcast! is the debut studio album by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released on August 5, 1997, on Rhymesayers Entertainment. It is the only Atmosphere album to feature MC Spawn trading verses with Slug. Before the album's release, Spawn left the group due to conflicting motives.
01Development
The cover art is inspired by that of Judgment!, released in 1964 by jazz pianist Andrew Hill. The album contains several tracks featured on Overcast! (EP), however notably absent is "God's Bathroom Floor".
02Releases
The album was remastered and re-released in 2017 with new artwork and bonus tracks.
03Track listing
- All songs produced by Ant.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1597" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Brief Description" | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Current Status" (featuring Beyond) | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Complications" | 5:04 |
| 5. | "4:30 am" | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Adjust" (featuring Beyond) | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Clay" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "@" | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Sound Is Vibration" | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Multiples" | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Scapegoat" | 3:52 |
| 12. | "Ode to the Modern Man (Lightning Blend)" | 4:01 |
| 13. | "WND" | 3:08 |
| 14. | "Multiples (Reprise)" | 1:48 |
| 15. | "Caved In" | 3:44 |
| 16. | "Cuando Limpia El Humo" | 5:12 |
| 17. | "The Outernet" | 5:22 |
| 18. | "Untitled" | 7:16 |
2017 remaster bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Broken Rewind Button (feat. Beyond)" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Bus Benches" | 2:02 |
| 3. | "Pea King" | 3:49 |
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