Omar-Best By Far-Promo-CD-FLAC-2000-THEVOiD

                              DRIFT INTO THE VOID
 Info   
     Artist  | Omar
     Title   | Best By Far
     Genre   | R&B                                  Format  | Album
     Source  | CD                                   Time    | 20:56
     Label   | Oyster Music                         Store   | 2000
     Catalog | PROM03                               Rip     | 2020
     Bitrate | 868 kbps                             Size    | 136.38 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. Something Real                                              3:56
     02. Be Thankful (Duet With Erykah Badu)                         4:13
     03. I Guess                                                     3:53
     04. Essensual                                                   3:49
     05. Come On (Duet With Kele Le Roc)                             5:05
 Notes  
     Designated by many as the father of British neo-soul (though his
     impact extends over to US shores as well),
     singer/songwriter/producer Omar began as one of the UK's most
     promising R&B hopefuls with his early-90s international hit "There's
     Nothing Like This". However, unintentionally avoiding pop stardom,
     he chose never to compromise his artistic credibility, and because
     of that, people like India.Arie, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Gilles
     Peterson, and his biggest idol, Stevie Wonder, have all endorsed him
     as personal fans (with the prior three naming him as an influence).
     Although he gets thrown into the R&B category, Omar has no real
     definitive boundaries. In interesting new ways with each album, he
     has molded soul and urban music to fit his wide variety of
     influences, including ragga, hip-hop, funk, jazz-pop, rock, and
     Latin/Caribbean dance. Despite the lack of chart success, his
     original techniques have garnered him a strong legion of followers
     in the UK and a devoted fan base in diverse regions across the
     world.
     "Best By Far", Omar's fifth album, trailed "This Is Not A Love Song"
     by four years and duly pleased the majority of his fan base by
     merely existing. It's another eclectic set that dips into a number
     of styles of the time - flashes of garage, broken beat,
     club-oriented soul-pop, and easy listening are present, but it's an
     Omar album through and though, just as much as any of its
     predecessors. There are a few moments when the album falters in its
     lack of focus, as if Omar is trying to make up for lost time by
     throwing everything into the pot, but at least 30 minutes here stand
     up well next to his previous best work.

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27M	01-omar-something_real-thevoid.flac
25M	02-omar-be_thankful_(duet_with_erykah_badu)-thevoid.flac
26M	03-omar-i_guess-thevoid.flac
24M	04-omar-essensual-thevoid.flac
31M	05-omar-come_on_(duet_with_kele_le_roc)-thevoid.flac
131M	total