''Angles Without Edges'' is the debut album by hip hop producer

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. Though not entirely devoid of samples, Madlib used this album to experiment with live instrumentation, recording in his studio and arranging the recordings.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Madlib.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.*

– keyboards, synthesizers, vibraphone, electric bass, kalimba, drums, percussion, electric guitar, clavinet, samples, loops, omnichord, programming* Jeff Jank – design*

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– executive producer* Dave Tompkins – liner notes* Gene Grimaldi – mastering* B+ – photography*

Song appearances

From 2004 to 2010, several songs from Angles Without Edges appeared as background music in commercial bumpers on

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, including "Sun Goddess", "Daylight", "Paladium", "Life's Angles", "Little Girl (Dakota's Song)", "Keeper of My Soul", "Rugged Tranquility", "Papa", "The One Who Knows", "Uno Esta", "Julani", "Mestizo Eyes", "Hot Water", "The Birth of YNQ", and "Kuhn's Theme".

References

2001 debut albums Madlib albums Stones Throw Records albums {{2000s-jazz-album-stub