Soundtracks from the Shaolin Temple

Artist	Wu-Tang Clan
Producer	Hi-Tek, RZA, Mathematics, Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, Scram Jones
Label Name	Wanderluxe
Song List	1: Darkness (Intro) (1:34) 2: Killa Bee Swarm (4:15) 3: Lyrical Swords (3:27) 4: More Than Gold (4:12) 5: On the Eve of War [Julio Caesar Chavez Mix] (4:02) 6: Iconoclasts (4:53) 7: My Piano (4:09) 8: Biochemical Equation (3:58) 9: Pencil (3:59) 10: Josephine (4:11) 11: The Obituary (E.B.G.G.) (4:15) 12: Chi (Interlude) (0:34) 13: Deep Space (4:28) 14: Alphabets (2:44) 15: Original Man (5:33) 16: The Bronzeman (3:52) 17: God's Creatures (Interlude) (2:00) 18: Animal (3:49) 19: Still Grimey (4:18) 20: The Ocean (3:41) 21: Street Corners [Fam Members Only RMX] (5:24)
Format	CD
Release Date	2008 10 07
Genre	Rap
Style.Categories	Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap

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Right in line with 2005 compilation Wu-Tang Meets Indie Culture -- and even sharing a couple of the same tracks -- 2008's Soundtracks from the Shaolin Temple is a sampler focusing on the Wu-Tang Clan and their ever-growing gang of affiliates. Here the multitude of solo efforts released between 2005 and 2008 are represented, along with the ever growing importance of affiliate producer/rapper Bronze Nazareth, who appears on multiple tracks. It's hardly a "soundtrack", and while hardcore fans of the group might be disappointed by the lack of exclusives or the way some recent and very necessary tracks are skipped, there is a killer bonus for the collector. Packed into the slipcase and making the accompanying CD secondary is a 90-page booklet featuring photos of main Wu man RZA on his first pilgrimage to the Shaolin Temple in the People's Republic of China. It sits in the hands prayer book-style and features beautiful sepia-toned photographs of RZA and his 34th generation Shaolin Monk guide Sifu Shi Yan Ming as they visit the Temple and join in prayer. Consider it a coffee table compilation in the style of Kruder & Dorfmeister's G Stone Book where loyal fans re-buy music to get to the bonus, which, in this case, is very attractive. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide