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Released 20 years ago

Taking Up Your Precious Time

Pretty Lights · 2006

73 min · 15 tracks · electronic

A vibrant fusion of glitchy beats and soulful samples that redefine electronic music's emotional landscape.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • atmospheric background focus
  • gradual builds and payoffs

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in January 2006, 'Taking Up Your Precious Time' marked Pretty Lights' debut album and set the stage for his rise in the electronic music scene. At this point, Derek Vincent Smith was transitioning from local performances to gaining national attention, establishing himself as a pioneer in the blending of hip-hop and electronic genres.
Stylistic neighbors
Gramatik· Odesza· Bassnectar

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Short Line 2:59
  • 2 Until Tomorrow 4:36
  • 3 Wrong Platform 6:13
  • 4 Finally Moving 4:38
  • 5 Stay 5:07
  • 6 Summer's Thirst 4:22
  • 7 An Empty Station 5:42
  • 8 Switch Up 3:49
  • 9 Waiting for Her 3:00
  • 10 Samso 4:22
  • 11 Down the Line 5:11
  • 12 Happiness (Troubled Faces) 4:44
  • 13 Almost Familiar 4:13
  • 14 The Last Passenger 4:42
  • 15 Try to Remember 9:32

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