Ominous

Border Crossing | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Recall
• ASIN: B000EMGJYU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #668,160 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No Go Area

2. More To life

3. Searching For Mr. Manuva

4. Original Heads

5. Dance For Your Life

6. Taxi

7. Rankins Move

8. The Return

9. Flight Path

10. The Alias

11. Future Blues

12. Late Night Skit

13. Searching For Mr. Manuva (Mr Scruff Remix)

Editorial Reviews

DJ Magazine. Septmber 1, 2005

"Ominous is the record you wish Massive Attack had made after Protection."

Product Description

"Ominous" different vocalists and MCs who each bring their unique flavor to Border Crossing. They include: Halifax born rapper Usmaan ("In Your Area"), Roots Manuva’s dynamic MC Ricky Rankin ("Dance For Your Life" "Rankin’s Move"), the dazzling female vocalist Alex Watson ("More to Life"), and finally and American rapper Rockwell, who takes us back to those late ‘80s days on "Original Heads."

The domestic release of "Ominous" also features Mr. Scruff’s Remix of "Searching For Mr. Manuva."

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From Across The Pond... {4.5 Stars}, February 22, 2007

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Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Ominous (Audio CD)

Border Crossing's striking debut, Ominous, is the kind of album that will definitely change your perception of what you think hip hop is. Heavily influenced by their varied musical upbringings, each member of the West London trio brings something different to the table. With help from fellow UK up and comers Usmaan, Ricky Rankin, Jehst, and Alex Watson, they fuse elements of the dancehall, R&B, jazz, dub, hip hop, and chill out genres to create a mellow, simmering, downtempo sound that stretches the boundaries of hip hop.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bad Ass!, April 10, 2006

By 

Andrew "Andrew" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ominous (Audio CD)

Border Crossing kicks some serious ass. Serious beats, rhymes, and instrumentation. Fans of Massive Attack, Tricky, etc...check it out.

4.0 out of 5 stars From Across The Pond... {4.5 Stars}, February 22, 2007

By 

Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Ominous (Audio CD)

Border Crossing's striking debut, Ominous, is the kind of album that will definitely change your perception of what you think hip hop is. Heavily influenced by their varied musical upbringings, each member of the West London trio brings something different to the table. With help from fellow UK up and comers Usmaan, Ricky Rankin, Jehst, and Alex Watson, they fuse elements of the dancehall, R&B, jazz, dub, hip hop, and chill out genres to create a mellow, simmering, downtempo sound that stretches the boundaries of hip hop.