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Waiwan ‎– Distraction

Label:
Autonomy (3) ‎– 7243 4 93168 2 9, Autonomy (3) ‎– 493 1682
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
1998
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breaks, Trip Hop, Future Jazz, Broken Beat

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 The Deep
Scratches [Scratching] – Johnny MillerVocals – VebaWritten-By, Arranged By, Producer – Waiwan
 6:21
2 Nightmare
Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Waiwan
 6:52
3 Ain't Easy
Arranged By, Producer – WaiwanProducer [Additional Production] – Lee StanleyScratches [Scratching] – Chubby GroovesWritten-By – Taj Mahal, Waiwan
 6:13
4 Yesterday
Featuring [Contains A Sample From "Yesterday I Heard The Rain" Featuring] – Salena JonesScratches [Scratching] – Chubby GroovesWritten-By, Arranged By, Producer – Waiwan
 7:43
5 Goddess
Flute – Andrew DarlisonVocals – Audrey Okyere-FosuWritten-By, Arranged By, Producer – Waiwan
 7:06
6 Blue
Scratches [Scratching] – Johnny MillerWritten-By, Arranged By, Producer – Waiwan
 5:39
7 Hindsight
Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Waiwan
 8:05
8 Filtered Funk
Arranged By, Producer – WaiwanScratches [Scratching] – Chubby GroovesWritten-By – C Martin, J. Heath, Waiwan
 6:17
9 Revenge
Scratches [Scratching] – Johnny MillerWritten-By, Arranged By, Producer – Waiwan
 8:27

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Credits

  • Sleeve, Design, Artwork – Warrenp*

Notes

Track 3 contains a sample from "Oh Mama" by Taj Mahal courtesy of Sony Music. Copyright Control / EMI Songs Ltd. / Taj Mahal.
Track 4 contains a sample from "Yesterday I Heard The Rain" featuring Salena Jones courtesy of Columbia Records. Copyright Control / BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Track 8 contains a sample of "Up Against The Wall" by Group Home under license from Polymedia, a division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.. Copyright Control / EMI Songs Ltd.

All other tracks Copyright Control.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 7 24349 31682 9
  • Barcode (Scanned): 724349316829
  • Matrix / Runout: 493168 2 . 1 :1 :5 EMI SWINDON
  • Mould SID Code: ifpi 1445
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L041
  • Price Code (F:): PM520
  • Price Code (I:): 070
  • Other (UK:): 493 1682

Other Versions (3 of 3) View All

Cat# Artist Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
7243 4 931681 2 Waiwan Distraction ‎(2xLP, Album) Autonomy (3) 7243 4 931681 2 UK 1998 Sell This Version
Promo Waiwan Distraction ‎(Cass, Album, Promo, ) Autonomy (3) Promo UK 1998 Sell This Version
dj493168 2, dj4931682 Waiwan Distraction ‎(CD, Album, Promo) Autonomy (3), Autonomy (3) dj493168 2, dj4931682 UK 1998 Sell This Version

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Risingson

Risingson

July 17, 2019

Weird that I did not leave my opinion here, as this is one of my favourite albums, and a great bridge between the trip hop era, the "future jazz" thingies around the millennia and the broken beat that was shaping up. In the broken beat vibe, Goddess and Hindsight have similar elements (glorious keyboard work, loose syncopated rhythms, and actually a trip hop melody construction), and in the trip hop, the first half of the album delivers also gloriously with the necessary scratches and vocal loops, and funny sound effects like an imitation of a TIE fighter. And among the end Filtered Funk, just after Hindsight, not letting you catch any breath, which, yes, ties the downtempo breakbeat-y chilly stuff from the 90s with the developments of the 00s. Not very well known except by people that were looking into Waiwan after compilations, came across the album in second hand stores or just were curious enough.

Why was this his only release?
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Neat_au

Neat_au

April 18, 2016

Gem of an album. A solid yet progressive reference point for the genre. Highly respected by those in the know.
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fingerz-soultrend

fingerz-soultrend

February 9, 2014
Distraction is a kind of the album that will set you for a good mood in the day cool album coming from Waiwan. The first track i have heard in this album was coming from Mixmaster Morris Presents Abst "Goddess" then i got the entire album started enjoying Filtered Funk, Hindsight and The Deep it's a must have especially for breaks and Trip hop fans
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flyjam

flyjam

December 12, 2007
Absolutely superb album, possibly the best beats album to come out of that late beat drenched 1990s, Goddess is one of my all time top ten tracks. This on the slighty faster BPM side of trip hop. Scratches by the great Tubby Grooves too, I saw a breaks set by him once too, down in ole Brixton, that was some mean brooding set. Again produced to perfection, highly recommended -flyjam records
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