Close to Critical planet's air is a little less than the density of liquid water will the raindrops descend slowly; otherwise, they would come down like meteors and make life on Tenebra impossible. But life is possible on Tenebra. Although Clement doesn't say so explicitly, Tenebra's plants do not use photosynthesis. The optical depth of the atmosphere is too great for enough of Altair's light to reach the ground. Instead, Tenebra's plants use chemosynthesis based on the transformation of sulphur oxides. The process is much like that used by plants growing around the hydrothermal vents known as black smokers on the bottom of
Ghetto Day/What I Need Picnic'." This sampling was also praised by Fred DeUar of "High Fidelity News and Record Review", who stated it was done "in the cause of better-class '90s pop." "Billboard" called the track "a languid, liquid sketch of a lazy city afternoon" and stated "it gets the nod as [the album's] likeliest knockout contender." Ron Wynn from AllMusic declared "What I Need" one of the album's best. "Billboard" Larry Flick labelled it a "floor-filler" and an "upbeat rouser." Another reviewer from the same publication thought "What I Need" was one of the hits to be had from "Storyteller". "Vibe" magazine stated