Teoria równoległych wszechświatów

Teoria równoległych wszechświatów (pol. The Theory of Parallel Universes) is a debut album by Polish rapper Medium (currently known as Tau) released on 21 November 2011 by Asfalt Records.[1] The album was entirely rapped, produced and arranged by Medium except three remixes exclusively released on an LP edition which were produced by Qciek, O.S.T.R. and Emade respectively.[2]

Teoria równoległych wszechświatów
Studio album by
Released21 November 2011 (2011-11-21)
RecordedApril–May 2011
GenreHip-hop
Length56:01
LabelAsfalt Records
Producer
Medium chronology
Alternatywne źródło energii
(2010)
Teoria równoległych wszechświatów
(2011)
Graal
(2012)

The album received positive opinions both from listeners and reviewers who praised Medium's way of using various samples and ability to build "wide sound".[3]

Despite a little advertising campaign Teoria równoległych wszechświatów has sold eight thousand copies and Polish hip-hop portal conferred Medium the title of "revelation of the year".[4]

Track listing

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All songs were produced and arranged by Medium.

# Title Translation Sample / notes[5] Time
1 "Geneza" "Genesis" 1:18
2 "Nieznane" "Unknown"
4:31
3 "Winda sumienia" "Elevator of Conscience"
3:02
4 "Spokój Ducha" "Peace of Mind"
  • James Royal - "Call My Name"
3:02
5 "Teoria równoległych wszechświatów" "The Theory of Parallel Universes"
  • The Backyard Heavies - "Expo '83"
3:00
6 "Zmartwychwstanie" "Resurrection"
  • Common - "Resurrection '95"
  • Hi-Tek - "The Sun God"
  • Keyboard: Radosław Kupis
3:32
7 "Aromantycznie" "Aromantically"[6]
4:06
8 "Gwiazda wieczoru" "The Star of the Evening" 3:03
9 "Pralnia myśli" "Laundry of Thoughts"
2:46
10 "Niewidzialna część" "Invisible Part"
  • The Backyard Heavies - "Expo '83"
3:22
11 "Karuzela" "Carousel" 3:37
12 "Dzielnica uNYsłu" "Neighborhood of Mind"[7]
3:59
13 "Przyjacielu" "Friend"
  • Osjan - "Ossian"
  • Halina Frąckowiak & Grupa ABC - "Zabiorę Cię Ze Sobą"
2:33
14 "Obiekt pożądania" "The Object of Desire"
3:06
15 "Żeglarzu" "Sailor"
  • Grupa Skifflowa No To Co & Piotr Janczerski - "Świeci Się Warszawa"
  • Osjan - "Księga Deszczu VI"
  • Medium - "Spodziewam się końca świata"
  • Bass guitar: Tomasz Murawski
4:43
16 "Promień" "Ray"
4:37
17 "Redial" "Redial" 1:19
Bonus LP tracks
18 "Dzielnica uNYsłu" (Qciek Remix) "Neighborhood of Mind" (Qciek Remix)
  • Margie Joseph - "Punish Me"
4:56
19 "Nieznane" (O.S.T.R. Remix) "Unknown" (O.S.T.R. Remix) 4:04
20 "Winda sumienia" (Emade Remix) "Elevator of Conscience" (Emade Remix) 2:56

References

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  1. ^ "Medium – Teoria Równoległych Wszechświatów". Discogs. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Medium – Teoria Równoległych Wszechświatów (LP Edition)". Discogs. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ^ "MEDIUM - "Teoria równoległych wszechświatów"". Onet.pl. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ "POPKILLERY 2011 - wyniki". Popkiller. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Medium - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  6. ^ It's a combination on Polish words "aromatycznie" (aromatically) and "romantycznie" (romantically).
  7. ^ The word "uNYsłu" is a wordplay on a word "umysł" (mind) and the acronym NY, which means New York.
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