You Can Be Special Too
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You Can Be Special Too is the debut album of Evil Nine
Evil Nine
Evil Nine is a DJ duo comprising members Tom Beaufoy and Pat Pardy. Their musical style is primarily classified as breakbeat, although it additionally encompasses other influences.- Biography :The pair first came together in 1998 after meeting in Brighton...

. It was released on 2 August 2004 on the Marine Parade Records
Marine Parade Records
Marine Parade is an independent record label set up and owned by the breakbeat DJ and producer Adam Freeland in 1998. The name of the label originates from the street on which Freeland used to live in his hometown of Brighton, England....

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The album includes four skits that are short tracks containing lots of samples
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...

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Tracks 12 and 13 are mislabeled on the album. The song "Restless" actually plays during track 13 and "Even the Smells" plays on track 12. It is unknown what order the tracks were meant to appear on the album. The correct times are listed below according to the track name, not number.

Track listing

  1. "Crooked" (Featuring Aesop Rock
    Aesop Rock
    Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...

    ) – 5:46
  2. "Devil Stuff" – 4:52
  3. "Earth" – 4:56
  4. "You Can Be Special (Skit)" – 0:36
  5. "We Have the Energy" – 5:16
  6. "Snack Bar Lounge" – 2:55
  7. "Help (Skit)" – 0:22
  8. "Pearl Shot" (Featuring Juice Aleem
    Juice Aleem
    -Biography:After putting years of energy into the Birmingham Hip Hop scene, Juice's "Ghetto Grammer" Freestyle rap sessions started featuring such other future stars as Ty, Skinnyman and MPHO. In 1996 Will Ashon starts up his new Ninja Tune backed label Big Dada and plans a roster of performers...

    ) – 5:19
  9. "You Are Not Through" – 4:48
  10. "Richard & Jane (Skit)" – 0:30
  11. "For Lovers Not Fighters" – 4:11
  12. "Even the Smells" – 2:03
  13. "Restless" (Featuring Toastie Taylor) – 4:54
  14. "You Can Be Special 2 (Skit)" – 0:31
  15. "Hired Goons" – 5:45

Samples

The dialogue at the start of track 4 is from the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick first published in 1968. The main plot follows Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter of androids, while the secondary plot follows John Isidore, a man of sub-normal intelligence who befriends some of the...

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