Tracklist
| 1 | Acid Rain Robot Repair | 4:06 | X | |
| 2 | Bleed | 7:28 | X | |
| 3 | Runnin' Circle | 4:11 | ||
| 4 | Space Gangsta | 3:55 | X | |
| 5 | Nervous Inaction | 2:51 | X | |
| 6 | Upgrade | 5:31 | X | |
| 7 | Scream It Out | 4:43 | X | |
| 8 | The Middle | 8:26 | X | |
| 9 | Generic Genes (Spare Parts) | 4:54 | X | |
| 10 | Upgrade (Grace Period Mix) | 6:53 | X | |
| Remix - Grace Period, The | ||||
| Video | Space Gangsta | 4:19 | ||
Credits
Notes
Contains video of Space Gangsta in Quicktime format.
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Reviews & Discussion
This seems like an odd combination: Styrofoam (known for his more abstract compositions on Morr Music) and Fat Jon (known for his soul-oriented recordings on Mush and Exceptional. When they bump heads on _The Same Channel_, the blend of Styrofoam's melancholy music (as on "Generic Genes") with Fat Jon's agile but gruff rapping and matches uneasily. I suppose, overall, the lyrics are the most problematic aspect of the album: both Fat Jon and Styrofoam sound similar on "Bleed" and "Runnin' Circles" -- tracks that are too alike to warrant being next to each other. There's a bit more romance to Jon's voice on "Nervous Inaction," however, and some sunniness in both of their voices on "Upgrade." Jon's beatcrafting, however, proves a good complement to Styrofoam's delicate melodies, the foot-tapping fun of "Space Gangsta." And as upbeat as "Upgrade" is, the reprise at the end of the album is all moodiness. The results is intereting, if not entirely successful.