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duo

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. It was released on 10 September 2001 on the

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record label. The title of the album was meant to differentiate it from the band's previous album, ''

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'', as being more upbeat and less

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. The album features several guest vocalists, including

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in "Suntoucher", MC M.A.D. in "Superstylin'",

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in "Drifted", "Tuning In" and "Join Hands",

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in "Little by Little" and "Healing",

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in "My Friend", and Kriminul in "Raisin' the Stakes". The

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appears in "Edge Hill". The chorus from " Bam Bam" by

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is sampled in "Fogma". The track "Likwid" is a bonus track available only in the enhanced edition. A limited edition of the album was released with a bonus CD titled ''Socks, Cigarettes and Shipwrecks''.

Track listing

Charts

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Year-end charts

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