Land of the Giants (album)
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Land of the Giants is the second album from the Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde
. It was released through Virgin
/Hydrofunk Records in March 2003. Guest on the album included DJ Fdel and Porsah Laine.
The first single lifted from the album was "Gifted Life
", the single also featured tracks from Downsyde
's debut album Eponimous. The single preceded the album and was released in September 2002. "Gifted Life
" together with "El Questro
" received extensive airplay on Triple J
.
The album won 'Most Popular Local Original Album' at the 2003 Western Australian Music Industry Awards.
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
. It was released through Virgin
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
/Hydrofunk Records in March 2003. Guest on the album included DJ Fdel and Porsah Laine.
The first single lifted from the album was "Gifted Life
Gifted Life
"Gifted Life" is the first single from Australian hip hop group Downsyde's second album Land of the Giants. It was released on 23 September 2002 on the independent label, Hydrofunk and distributed nationally by Virgin....
", the single also featured tracks from Downsyde
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
's debut album Eponimous. The single preceded the album and was released in September 2002. "Gifted Life
Gifted Life
"Gifted Life" is the first single from Australian hip hop group Downsyde's second album Land of the Giants. It was released on 23 September 2002 on the independent label, Hydrofunk and distributed nationally by Virgin....
" together with "El Questro
El Questro
"El Questro" is a single by Downsyde from the group's second album, Land of the Giants. It was released in February 2003 on independent label, Hydrofunk, and distributed by Virgin....
" received extensive airplay on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
The album won 'Most Popular Local Original Album' at the 2003 Western Australian Music Industry Awards.
Track listing
All songs written by Damien Allia, Shahbaz Rind, D. Reutens, Scott Griffiths and Mat Cheetham, unless otherwise noted.- "Undefined" - 3:27
- "Bitter Sweet" (Damien Allia, D. Reutens, Scott Griffiths, Shahbaz Rind, Salvatore Pizzata) - 2:56
- "Gifted LifeGifted Life"Gifted Life" is the first single from Australian hip hop group Downsyde's second album Land of the Giants. It was released on 23 September 2002 on the independent label, Hydrofunk and distributed nationally by Virgin....
" (Damien Allia, D. Reutens, Scott Griffiths, Shahbaz Rind, Salvatore Pizzata, Che) - 3:38 - "El QuestroEl Questro"El Questro" is a single by Downsyde from the group's second album, Land of the Giants. It was released in February 2003 on independent label, Hydrofunk, and distributed by Virgin....
" (featuring Porsah Laine) (Damien Allia, D. Reutens, Scott Griffiths, Shahbaz Rind, Salvatore Pizzata, Che) - 4:07 - "Land Of The Giants (Pt1)" - 0:42
- "Did You Know" - 3:26
- "Robust" - 3:17
- "Hot Days, Cold Nights" - 5:10
- "Keep It Alive" - 4:00
- "Kingswood Country" (Scott Griffiths, Shahbaz Rind, Damien Allia, D. Reutens) - 4:40
- "Neva Enough" - 3:55