I still always press "stop" when this track starts at the end of Maxwell's "Embrya" album - which is kind of strange because that's exactly the kind of music I mostly listen to anyway. It's not that different to, say Ab Ovo, Lexaunculpt or some of the Pan Sonic derivatives. Not as good, but not terrible experimental electronic music by any means. Ambient, minimal, a bit noisy even.

Maybe it's because I was younger when the album came out, and while I was able to appreciate the guy putting a piece like that on a very anticipated mainstream R&B (let's face it) release, the album always sort of ended with "Eachhour..." to me. I used to love that song so much I always had to play it several times in a row.

So has anybody else been jammin' to "Embrya", the song, lately?

'Embrya' isn't really a 'song' now is it? It's a type of entering the womb Maxwell-type statment in him ending the album. I always saw this album as his 'birth-to-birth' album - he's born during track 0 (Gestation) and then lives through his songs until 'Embrya' where he is reborn.

Regardless the opening track 'EVERWANTING:TO WANT YOU TO WANT' is one of THE finest love-making songs out there...period!
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I like it. I've had the album since the day of it's release and only
found out last year that the album has a "hidden" track!

Just start the disc to play "Everwanting: To Want You To Want" and
then press fast rewind, it then goes back further than the first
song, revealing track "0: Gestation" which is just as weird if not
even weirder than "Embrya".

Try it, it rocks!

IstenSzek said:

This is a highly underappreciated album and I love the chances he took with tracks like Gestation and Embrya.

I love this album too. I usually skip "Embrya", the song because there's no vocals anyway.

I also found out recently about the hidden track which is track 00, because it is before track "01" if that makes sense. Again, no Maxwell vocals on this one either.

IstenSzek said:

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I Have had this album since 1998 and just found out Gestation is hidden before track 1. Thank You! WOW!! That's crazy!

I wish Gestation would play on all cd players.. thats a brilliant intro to a cd... especially this one..cause it flowed perfectly with the pre intro playin


Fuckin great album

Sdldawn said:

It is. I'm feeling it. I'm glad I was finally told about it. Although I feel kinda dumb, then again it's like finiding a cool treat.

derek said:

The English language doesn't have a great overall word for covering both instrumental pieces of music and pieces of sung music. The title of this thread would have looked silly if it would have read "Embrya - the track".

musicman said:

no need to feel dumb, it's a hidden track anyway

I only found out about it cuz SdlDawn mentioned it

on one of his threads last year

Some cd players automatically play It.. I think thats how I found out about it.. not sure.. I did something to it and it played it.. Its been so long since thats been released.. I cant recall..


but it is a nice treat to find