Exit Strategy (album) explained

Exit Strategy
Type:	Album
Artist:	Astronomy Class
Cover:	Astronomy Class.jpg
Released:	30 September 2006
Recorded:	Tardis Studios
Genre:	Australian hip hop
Label:	Elefant Traks

Exit Strategy is the debut album from Astronomy Class and was released on 30 September 2006.^[1] It also features collaborations from several prominent Australian MCs and musicians.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Shannon Kennedy, Shane Roberts, Chris Hamer-Smith and Maddox unless otherwise noted.^[3]

1. "Midnight at the Observatory" - 3:18
2. "Rolling Thunder" - 4:06
3. "Vibe Won't Stop" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Burre) - 3:37
4. "Rewind the Tape" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Harrison) - 4:07
5. "Nuthin' Nice" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Williams) - 3:30
6. "Heatseeker" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Bennett) - 4:04
7. "After the Carnival" - 3:55
8. "Brink of War Part III" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Messinger) - 3:50
9. "Fight Club" - 3:33
10. "Done the Sums" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Levin) - 4:12
11. "A Bright Tomorrow" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Crowf) - 4:11
12. "No Drop to Drink" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Tyrrell) - 3:46
13. "School Daze" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Mitchell) - 4:10
14. "Exit Strategy" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Tyrrell) - 4:24
15. "Ignition Dub" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Burnham) - 3:41
16. "Heatseeking Dub" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Burnham) - 4:01
17. "Lovers Dub" (Kennedy, Roberts, Hamer-Smith, Maddox, Burnham) - 3:47

Guest artists

Guest artists on the album include:

• Gina Mitchell (Fbi's Basslines) on "Vibe Won't Stop"
• Lotek (Big Dada) on "Rewind The Tape" and "Heatseeker"
• BVA (Mnemonic Ascent) on "Rewind The Tape"
• Ben Ezra (ESL) and DJ Skoob (NSW DMC Champ) on "Brink of War Part III"
• Hau (Koolism) and Urthboy on "Done the Sums"
• Jane Tyrrell from The Herd on "No Drop To Drink" and "Exit Strategy"

Reviews

• 'In The Mix' album review - Exit Strategy
• Mediasearch Astronomy Class - Exit Strategy (album review)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elefant Traks releases = Exit Strategy . . 2008-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080219212319/http://www.elefanttraks.com/chooser.cfm?view=releases&releaseId=45 . 19 February 2008 . dead.
2. Web site: Astronomy Class - Exit Strategy . Inertia Distribution . 2008-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501084820/http://www.inertia-music.com/catalogue/41699/Astronomy_Class/Exit_Strategy/ . 1 May 2008 . dead .
3. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association . . 2007-11-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080505235657/http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch&switchDet=Y . 5 May 2008.