Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Flint Written-By – Jerry Goldsmith	10:44
2	Verifiable Pedagogy (From Pedagogy And Confirmation) Written-By – Charlie Parker, Gene Lake	3:33
3	Dogon	8:22
4	Multiplicity Of Approaches (The Afrikan Way Of Knowing)	6:19
5	The Khu (Divine Will) Bongos, Talking Drum – Ronnie RocElectric Bass – Matthew GarrisonPercussion [Djun Djun] – Jalal Sharriff	8:18
6	Pad Thai	5:15
7	Jeannine's Sizzling (From Fire Revisited And Jeannine I Dream Of Lilac Time) Written-By – Shilkret*, Gilbert*	6:09
8	Patterns Of Force Tenor Saxophone – Craig HandyWritten-By – Andy Milne	12:50
9	The Mantra (Intonation Of Power)	3:33
10	Salt Peanuts Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke	3:19

Credits

• Artwork – Sean Mosher-Smith
• Bongos, Congas, Djembe, Percussion [Djun Djun] – Kwe Yao Agyapan (tracks: 1, 5)
• Djembe, Cowbell – Michael Wimberly (tracks: 1, 5)
• Drums, Percussion – Gene Lake
• Electric Bass – Reggie Washington (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10)
• Executive-Producer – Skip Miller
• Executive-Producer [Assistant] – Louis Coleman, Sophia Wong
• Mastered By – Ted Jensen
• Mixed By, Arranged By, Alto Saxophone – Steve Coleman
• Photography By – Phillip Wong
• Piano, Keyboards – Andy Milne
• Producer – Steve Coleman
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Joseph Marciano*
• Tenor Saxophone – Ravi Coltrane (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Written-By – Steve Coleman (tracks: 3 to 7, 9)

Notes

Japanese edition, comes with an additional 6 pages booklet.
Recorded June 14 through June 17, 1994 at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY.
Mixed at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY.
Mastered digitally at Sterling Sound, NYC.
All songs on this album as well as any Steve Coleman or Five Elements compositions may be available as sheet music (scores & arrangements).

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GNR9107	Steve Coleman And Five Elements	Def Trance Beat (Modalities Of Rhythm) ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Ghost Note Records	GNR9107	US	2011
01241 63181-2	Steve Coleman And Five Elements	Def Trance Beat (Modalities Of Rhythm) ‎(CD, Album)	BMG	01241 63181-2	US	1995
01241 63181-4	Steve Coleman And Five Elements	Def Trance Beat (Modalities Of Rhythm) ‎(Cass, Album)	BMG	01241 63181-4	US	1995
01241 63181-2	Steve Coleman And Five Elements	Def Trance Beat (Modalities Of Rhythm) ‎(CD, Album)	BMG, RCA, Novus	01241 63181-2	Europe	1995

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