The original Rugged Tranquility handed us the comb with which to style afro-textured sensibility. “Slapboxin’ Wit Ya Momma” has all the bounce of a club-focused beat, with a face-twisting phased guitar / keyline combo that swirls and churns psychedelically atop a crate digger's buffet of two-step drumming.
A partner to his first digital beat tape, RT2 further articulates the funky emotion conveyed in that seminal work. ‘Bliv raises his knuckles straight away in the ring, starting with the hook shot that is “Da 1neWay”; Hot and buttery low end with a satin-lined groove, jumping out of the speakers with a kick drum that rattles bone. Beautifully haunting melodies on “Thinkin of U” take one back to past loves and past mistakes, echoing with the progressive rock sentiment he so often imbues.
| Rugged Tranquility Volume 1 |
| A1 | Rugged Tranquility |
| A2 | 94 Bubble Jacket With The Goretex |
| A3 | Tonight(All Nite Rockin) |
| A4 | More2Love |
| A5 | Slapboxin' Wit Ya Mama |
| A6 | Pennye For Your Thoughts |
| A7 | Sharing The Indo |
| A8 | My Heart Can't Take |
| A9 | Talk To Ya Dog Like The Son Of Sam |
| B10 | Jungle Bunnies |
| B11 | And The Truth Shall Set You Free |
| B12 | Black Brigade |
| B13 | In Your Dreams |
| B14 | Freddie Jackson Suit Wearing... |
| B15 | Send It On Down |
| B16 | It Will Set You Free |
| B17 | Third Times A Charm |
| Rugged Tranquility Volume 2 |
| C18 | Stayroolude (Intro) |
| C19 | Da 1neWay |
| C20 | Much 2x |
| C21 | Improve My Love |
| C22 | Thinkin Of U |
| C23 | Bone Apple Tea |
| C24 | You Know The Gawd |
| C25 | The Good Times |
| D26 | Essential Qualities |
| D27 | Inner Work Pt. 777 |
| D28 | Lucky Day |
| D29 | Minutes Of Life |
| D30 | Krewz |
| D31 | My Heart Can Take |
| D32 | Home (Come On) |
| D33 | High Depth |
