Ułamek tarcia

Ułamek tarcia
Studio album by Kaliber 44
Released February 13, 2016 (2016-02-13)
Recorded 2013-2016
Genre Hip-hop
Length 48:54
Label Mystic Production
Producer Abradab
Kaliber 44 chronology
3:44
(2000)		 Ułamek tarcia
(2016)

Ułamek tarcia (IPA pronunciation: [uˈvãmɛkˈtarʨ̑a], English: A Fraction of Friction) is the fourth studio album by Polish hip-hop group Kaliber 44, released on February 13, 2016 on Mystic Production.[1] It is the first album after a sixteen-year hiatus that the group took due to the Joka's move to United States.

It was entirely produced by Abradab and features several guest appearances by Rahim, Grubson and Gutek.[2] The album was supported by two promotional singles: "Nieodwracalne zmiany" released on January 2, 2016 and "(Why Is It) Fresh" released on February 12, 2016.[3][4] The third song "Razowy" featuring a singer Gutek was aired on February 11, 2016 on Polskie Radio Program III.[5]

The album debuted at number 1 on OLiS having sold a few thousand hand-signed copies within a week and the pre-order period,[6] and on March 23, 2016 Ułamek tarcia was certified as Gold Record by Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry having sold over 15,000 copies.[7]

Background

In 2013, DJ Feel-X posted a several pictures of him and other member of Kaliber 44 on his Facebook fanpage.[8] When fans started asking question, whether or not, the group had reunited, Abradab announced that they would give a performance during Open'er Festival 2013. A few days before the show an interview with DJ Feel-X was printed in Newsweek Polska. In the interview he said, "I have unused beats that I have been stashing away specially for Kaliber, but I do not want to release anything old. We're starting from the scratch. I am going to send Dab 50 new beats and I will ask him in three months how many lyrics he has already written to it."[9] In the same interview it was said that the album would be titled 4:44, yet it turned out to be only a working title. On July 5, 2013, the same day their performance took place, a video of a new album announcement saw the light of the day.[8]

There were no information published since the interview until February 13, 2015 when Dab posted on his Facebook fanpage a message saying that the new album "is coming very soon".[10] On January 2, 2016, the first single "Nieodwracalne zmiany" was released along with the official title "Ułamek tarcia".[3] During an interview for Akademickie Radio Kampus, Abradab said that DJ Feel-X had left the group owing to many misunderstandings.[11] In a talk with Onet.pl he elaborated on the Kaliber's breakup saying that DJ Feel-X had not wanted to be involved enough. He said, "I and Joka were working great. Most of the lyrics - over 80% - were written about August 2014. I made the beats in the first half of 2014 and in August I was ready to hit the studio. Feel-X did absolutely nothing and he denied everything. [...] After the year of working, it turned out there are 150 of my beats and only six his. [...] We had to make a decision of get rid of DJ Feel-X from the group."[12] On February 12, 2016 the second single entitled "(Why Is It) Fresh)" was released.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CGM[13]
Interia.pl[14]
Musicbuk.pl[15]
Onet.pl[16]
T-Mobile Music[17]

The album received mostly positive reviews. Most of the reviewers were glad that the group had decided to come back after the hiatus and highlighted that Abradab was the "dominant person" on this album since he had produced all the beats and appeared on every song.[13][16][17] Jacek Baliński of T-Mobile Music praised the sound on Ułamek Tarcia calling it "warm" comparing its mood to Da Beatminerz's productions.[17]

Maciej Kaczmarski of Onet.pl praised the selection of guests and pointed out that all of them perfectly fit in.[16] He criticized the lack of pun and word plays that "were on their best album W 63 minuty dookoła świata", though he recognized the lyrics from tracks "Superstary" and "Historia".[16]

Karol Stefańczyk of CGM in his review emphasized that Joka is both a good and bad side of the album. He wrote that the fact that Joka had been inactive as a rapper was heard in his rhymes which sometimes were "clichéd".[13] He praised though, that despite his "limited skills" he still had "potential worthy of a master of ceremonies".[13]

Krzysztof Nowak of Interia.pl gave the album 8 out of 10 stars praising Abradab's production style and he emphasized its inspiration of New York sound. He also appreciated the naturalness of the lyrics pointing out that it is a thing that is increasingly less common in young emcees' rap.[14]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Abradab.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Intro / Wdech"    0:37
2. "(Why Is It) Fresh"  
 3:12
3. "Rok podniesionych w górę rąk" (backing vocals Justyna Motylska)
  • Marcin Marten
  • Michał Marten
 3:24
4. "Piosenka Skit"    0:23
5. "Towarzystwo" (featuring Grubson)
  • Marcin Marten
  • Tomasz Iwanca
 4:16
6. "Pewniak"  
  • Marcin Marten
 3:03
7. "Boogie Skit"    0:23
8. "Razowy" (featuring Gutek)
  • Marcin Marten
  • Michał Marten
  • Piotr Gutkowski
 4:06
9. "Kung Fu" (featuring Rahim)
  • Marcin Marten
  • Sebastian Salbert
 3:48
10. "Nieodwracalne zmiany"  
  • Marcin Marten
  • Michał Marten
 4:13
11. "Miłość Skit"  Marcin Marten 1:24
12. "Historia" (backing vocals Justyna Motylska & Gutek)
  • Marcin Marten
  • Michał Marten
 3:00
13. "Superstary"  
  • Marcin Marten
 2:53
14. "Goń"  
  • Marcin Marten
  • Michał Marten
 3:57
15. "Bounce Skit"    0:24
16. "Bogusław Linda"  
  • Marcin Marten
  • Michał Marten
 4:06
17. "CzerKaptur"  
  • Marcin Marten
 5:41
18. "Outro / Wydech"    0:04
Total length:
 48:54
Samples:[18]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[19]

  • Abradab - arranger, composer, lyrics, primary artist, producer, rap, recording engineer
  • Tomasz Czulak - management
  • Michał Dziekan / www.michaldziekan.com / - design, illustrations
  • Maciej Dziekan / www.meandean.pl / - graphic design
  • DJ Jaroz - arranger, composer, other instruments, scratching
  • Grubson - featured artist
  • Gutek - backing vocal, featured artist, guitar
  • Joka - lyrics, primary artist, rap
  • Tomasz Kubiak - guitar, recording engineer
  • Justyna Motylska - backing vocals
  • Mateusz Pawluś - composer, keyboards
  • Rahim - featured artist
  • Sebastian Witkowski - mastering, mixing
  • Michał Tokaj - arranger

Charts

Album

Year Album Chart
positions
OLiS[6]
2016 Ułamek tarcia 1

Singles

Year Song Chart
positions
LP3[20] UWM
FM[21]
2016 "Nieodwracalne zmiany" 7 2
"(Why Is It) Fresh" 37 —

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Poland (ZPAV) Gold 15,000[7]

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Kaliber 44 powraca z nowym albumem "Ułamek tarcia" - Muzyka". Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kaliber 44 "Ułamek Tarcia" - tracklista". Popkiller. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kaliber 44 "Nieodwracalne zmiany" - pierwszy klip z nowego albumu, data premiery!". Popkiller. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kaliber 44 "Ułamek Tarcia" - premiera, nowy teledysk". Popkiller. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kaliber 44 powraca. "Czuliśmy presję"". Polskie Radio Program III. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS- Official Retail Sales Chart (25.02.2016)". Związek Producentów Audio-Video. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD". ZPAV. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Kaliber 44 "4:44" - czwarty album nadchodzi!". Popkiller. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Łupak, Sebastian. "Kaliber 44: Zakon bez Marii". Newsweek Polska. Retrieved 16 February 2016. Mam niewykorzystane podkłady, które przez lata trzymałem specjalnie dla Kalibra. Ale nie chcę odgrzewać starych kotletów. Zaczynamy od zera. Wyślę Dabowi 50 nowych beatów i zapytam za trzy miesiące, ile do tego napisał tekstów
  10. ↑ "Kaliber 44: "Miejcie oczy i uszy otwarte, bo wkrótce nadchodzimy"". Popkiller. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kaliber 44 w Hip-Hop Kampusie!". Radio Kampus. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Kaliber 44: ta płyta to tribute dla artystów, na których się wychowałem [WYWIAD]". Onet.pl. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Stefańczyk, Karol. "Kaliber 44 – "Ułamek tarcia"". CGM. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  14. 1 2 Nowak, Krzysztof. "Recenzja Kaliber 44 "Ułamek tarcia": Wróćmy do czasów...". Interia.pl. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  15. ↑ Cichońsk, Marcin. "Kaliber 44 – "Ułamek tarcia" 8/10". musicbuk.pl. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Kaczmarski, Maciej. "KALIBER 44 - "Ułamek tarcia" [RECENZJA]". Onet.pl. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 Baliński, Jacek. "Recenzja Kaliber 44 "Ułamek tarcia"". T-Mobile Music. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Kaliber 44 - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  19. ↑ Ułamek tarcia (CD liner). Kaliber 44, Mystic Production. 2016. MYSTCD295
  20. ↑ "Archiwum Listy Przebojów Programu Trzeciego". Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Lista przebojów UWUEMKA - Radio UWM 95,9fm". Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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