Lese Majesty
Lese Majesty is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Shabazz Palaces, released on July 29, 2014. The album features contributions from THEESatisfaction’s Catherine Harris-White, Erik Blood and Thadillac. The album was produced by Shabazz Palaces and mixed by Blood at Protect and Exalt Labs in Seattle.[10]
Background
In an interview with Hypetrak in February 2013, Palaceer Lazaro announced he and Maraire were working on a second album. Of the record’s sound, he said “I don’t know. I doubt that it will sound much like it. It will probably sound… I don’t know. We’ve left that. That [last album] is kind of far behind us now. There will be some similarities I guess, because we are who we are. Other than that, it’s not gonna sound much like it at all.”[11]
The album was first premiered at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center Laser Dome in April 2014.
Reception
Lese Majesty has received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 36 reviews.[1]
Speaking on the live premiere of the album at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center Laser Dome, The Stranger newspaper wrote "Hearing the upcoming Shabazz Palaces album, Lese Majesty, in the Pacific Science Center's Laser Dome over the weekend, we concluded upon first listen that it is the future of hiphop. There was no need for drugs, or even the dazzling light show, since the music's fathoms-deep dubscapes and strategically predatory beats equaled the angular and smoky psychedelic visuals—each track already dazzled by a universe of deep-space stars, clouds of galactic gases, and the bright trails of wandering balls of ice. You will be proud that you live in Seattle when you hear this album."[12]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Dawn in Luxor" |
3:56 |
| 2. |
"Forerunner Foray" |
3:48 |
| 3. |
"They Come in Gold" |
3:22 |
| 4. |
"Solemn Swears" |
1:32 |
| 5. |
"Harem Aria" |
1:58 |
| 6. |
"Noetic Noiromantics" |
1:35 |
| 7. |
"The Ballad of Lt. Maj. Winnings" |
1:42 |
| 8. |
"Soundview" |
0:40 |
| 9. |
"Ishmael" |
4:35 |
| 10. |
"…down 155th in the MCM Snorkel" |
2:12 |
| 11. |
"Divine of Form" |
0:39 |
| 12. |
"#CAKE" |
4:02 |
| 13. |
"Colluding Oligarchs" |
2:09 |
| 14. |
"Suspicion of a Shape" |
1:41 |
| 15. |
"MindGlitch Keytar TM Theme" |
1:22 |
| 16. |
"Motion Sickness" |
3:49 |
| 17. |
"New Black Wave" |
3:43 |
| 18. |
"Sonic MythMap for the Trip Back" |
2:08 |
| 1. |
"Palace Slide" |
4:02 |
| 2. |
"Palace Slide" (instrumental) |
4:02 |
References
- 1 2 "Reviews for Lese Majesty by Shabazz Palaces". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Jeffries, David. "Lese Majesty - Shabazz Palaces". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Salmon, Will (July 21, 2014). "Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty". Clash. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Madden, Michael (July 28, 2014). "Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Doherty, Jack (July 24, 2014). "Album Review: Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Keating, Daryl (July 25, 2014). "Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis (July 24, 2014). "Shabazz Palaces: Lese Majesty review – spectacular, way-out hip-hop". The Guardian. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Jenkins, Craig (July 28, 2014). "Shabazz Palaces: Lese Majesty". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ Hermes, Will (July 29, 2014). "Shabazz Palaces 'Lese Majesty' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Shabazz Palaces Share "They Come in Gold", Detail New Album Lese Majesty | News". Pitchfork. June 5, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "A Conversation With…Shabazz Palaces". Hypetrak. February 25, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "What's Crappening? by Here Comes the Sun, Do Do Do Do - Seattle Music - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper". Thestranger.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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