Easy Listening 4 Armageddon
| Easy Listening 4 Armageddon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Mike Ladd | ||||
| Released | June 10, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:03 | |||
| Label | Scratchie Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Ladd, Dennis Kelley | |||
| Mike Ladd chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| JazzTimes | favorable[3] |
Easy Listening 4 Armageddon is the first studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Scratchie Records in 1997.
Reception
Tony Green of JazzTimes gave the album a favorable review, saying: "Ignoring the all too common impulse to pile texture on top of texture, Ladd constructs 12 tracks that cajole as effectively as his richly imagistic poetry."[3] Dan LeRoy of AllMusic commented that "through a series of lo-fi beats and loops that make stunning use of a few choice samples, Ladd creates an eerie soundscape that perfectly matches his muttered musings."[1]
Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune called it "one of the most accomplished hip-hop debuts in recent years."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Libations" | 0:28 |
| 2. | "The Tragic Mulatto Is Neither" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Kissin' Kecia" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Bush League Junkie" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Padded Walls" | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Back Stroke" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Blade Runner" | 7:17 |
| 8. | "Maniac" | 2:47 |
| 9. | "I'm Building a Bodacious Bodega for the Race War" | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Off the Coast of Okrakoke" | 5:28 |
| 11. | "Easy Listening for Armageddon" | 4:48 |
| 12. | "The Post Apocalypse Arkestra" | 5:11 |
References
- 1 2 LeRoy, Den. "Mike Ladd - Easy Listening 4 Armageddon". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- 1 2 Kot, Greg (October 31, 1997). "Mike Ladd Easy Listening for Armageddon". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- 1 2 Green, Tony (February 1998). "Mike Ladd - Easy Listening for Armageddon". JazzTimes. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
External links
- Easy Listening 4 Armageddon at Discogs (list of releases)
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