Angles (Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip album)
Angles | ||||
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Studio album by dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip | ||||
Released |
12 May 2008 (UK) September 2, 2008 (USA) | |||
Recorded | November 2007 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, Electronic | |||
Length | 57:23 | |||
Label |
Sunday Best Recordings (UK) Strange Famous Records (USA) | |||
Producer | dan le sac, Yila | |||
dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip chronology | ||||
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Singles from Angles | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Drowned in Sound | 1/10[1] |
The Guardian | [2] |
NME | (7/10)[3] |
Okayplayer | (88/100)[4] |
Pitchfork Media | (0.2/10)[5] |
Popmatters | [6] |
The Skinny | [7] |
Spin | 7/10[8] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[9] |
The Times | [10] |
Angles is the debut album by dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, released on 12 May 2008.[11] It entered and peaked at #31 on the UK album chart.[12] Most of the album was recorded in a friend of Scroobius Pip's shed in Essex and in dan le sac's back bedroom.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Scroobius Pip, all music composed by dan le sac, except where noted.
Angles | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" | 5:13 |
2. | "Development" | 3:57 |
3. | "Look for the Woman" | 4:04 |
4. | "Rapper's Battle" | 3:27 |
5. | "Tommy C" | 4:26 |
6. | "Fixed" (Music by dan le sac & Billy Squier) | 3:28 |
7. | "Angles" | 3:57 |
8. | "Letter from God to Man" (Music by dan le sac & Colin Greenwood, Edward O'Brien, Jonathan Greenwood, Phillip Selway, Thomas Yorke) | 3:57 |
9. | "Magician's Assistant" | 4:39 |
10. | "Back from Hell" | 3:14 |
11. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill" | 5:18 |
12. | "Waiting for the Beat to Kick In..." (also includes the hidden track "Reading My Dreams") | 11:37 |
Also released was an iTunes Bonus Video Version with a shortened version of "Waiting for the Beat to Kick In...", and the track "Reading My Dreams" was used as a separate track.
Angles (iTunes Bonus Video Version) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" | 5:13 |
2. | "Development" | 3:57 |
3. | "Look for the Woman" | 4:04 |
4. | "Rapper's Battle" | 3:27 |
5. | "Tommy C" | 4:26 |
6. | "Fixed" | 3:28 |
7. | "Angles" | 3:57 |
8. | "Letter from God to Man" | 3:57 |
9. | "Magician's Assistant" | 4:39 |
10. | "Back from Hell" | 3:14 |
11. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill" | 5:18 |
12. | "Waiting for the Beat to Kick In..." | 6:53 |
13. | "Reading My Dreams" | 4:30 |
14. | "First Time We Met Musik (Demo)" | 4:12 |
15. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill (Video)" | 3:18 |
16. | "Look for the Woman (Video)" | 4:00 |
When the album was released in the USA by Strange Famous Records, it had a different track listing.
Angles (US Version) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" | 5:14 |
2. | "Development" | 3:57 |
3. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill" | 5:18 |
4. | "Back from Hell" | 3:14 |
5. | "Look for the Woman" | 4:04 |
6. | "Fixed" | 3:28 |
7. | "Rappers Battle" | 3:37 |
8. | "Letter from God to Man" | 3:57 |
9. | "First Time We Met Musik" | 4:12 |
10. | "Tommy C" | 4:26 |
11. | "Angles" | 3:57 |
12. | "Magician's Assistant" | 4:39 |
13. | "Waiting for the Beat to Kick In..." | 14:11 |
14. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill (Video)" |
Production notes
- "Fixed" features a sample from Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp", which itself is a sample of Billy Squier's "Big Beat".
- "Letter from God to Man" features a sample from Radiohead's song "Planet Telex", a song featured on the album The Bends. It was also made available as a free download from the band's MySpace website on Christmas Day, 2007.
References
- ↑ Passantino, Dom (May 21, 2008). "Album Review: Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Angles". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ The Guardian review
- ↑ NME review
- ↑ Okayplayer review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ PopMatters.com review
- ↑ Kilday, Emma (23 May 2008). "Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip – Angles (Sunday Best)". The Skinny. Radge Media. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Young, Jon (14 October 2008). "Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, 'Angles' (Strange Famous)". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Knott, Adam (24 November 2008). "Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Angles (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ The Times review
- ↑ "Sunday Best Releases".
- ↑ "Album archive, May 24, 2008". The Official Charts Company.
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