The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam explained

The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
Type:	ep
Artist:	Thundercat
Cover:	The Beyond - Where the Giants Roam (Front Cover).png
Genre:	Jazz-funk^[1] ^[2] funk R&B soul
Label:	Brainfeeder
Producer:	Flying Lotus (exec.) Mono/Poly Thundercat (exec.)
Prev Title:	Apocalypse
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Drunk
Next Year:	2017

The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam is an EP by American musician Thundercat. It was released on June 22, 2015 via Brainfeeder.^[3]

Background

In an interview with Billboard, Thundercat stated that the EP had been conceived while making Flying Lotus' You're Dead!, Kamasi Washington's The Epic, and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly, stating that the four had shared creative ideas for each of their projects.^[4] The EP was revealed to be a prelude to Bruner's followup album, Drunk.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 81% based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

It ranked at number 24 on Pitchforks "50 Best Albums of 2015" list.^[5]

Personnel

• Thundercat – vocals, bass, production
• Charles Dickerson (Mono/Poly) – production, keyboards, programming
• Steven Ellison (Flying Lotus) – production, keyboards, programming
• Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings on 2 and 4
• Dennis Hamm – keyboards on 3 and 6
• Kamasi Washington – saxophone on 3
• Herbie Hancock – keyboards on 4
• Taylor Graves – drum programing on 6
• Daddy Kev – mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums^[6]	9
US Independent Albums^[7]	23
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[8]	21

See also

• Lone Wolf and Cub

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thundercat: The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam Exclaim!. exclaim.ca. en. November 15, 2020.
2. Web site: 8 Great Albums That May Have Passed By This Week NME. nme.com. 27 July 2015 . en. November 15, 2020.
3. Web site: Thundercat 'The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam' (EP stream). Exclaim!. Alex. Hudson. June 22, 2015. February 22, 2017.
4. Thundercat Talks Surprise Album, Playing Jazz For Kendrick & Why Drake Is the Best. Billboard. Weiner. Natalie. June 22, 2015. March 3, 2016.
5. Web site: The 50 Best Albums of 2015 (3/5). Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. February 22, 2017.
6. Thundercat - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. February 22, 2017.
7. Thundercat - Chart history - Independent Albums. Billboard. February 22, 2017.
8. Thundercat - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. February 22, 2017.