Terradactyl

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Terradactyl
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2009 (2009-06-23)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length42:45
LabelAnticon
ProducerPolyphonic
Serengeti & Polyphonic chronology
Don't Give Up
(2007)
Terradactyl
(2009)

Terradactyl is the second collaborative studio album by American musicians Serengeti and Polyphonic. It was released on Anticon in 2009.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound6/10[3]
PopMatters9/10[4]
RapReviews7/10[5]
Spectrum Culture3.5/5[6]
XLR8R5.5/10[7]

Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "an impressive, difficult, intelligent record that manages to be accessible, compelling, and nearly indecipherable all at once."[2] She added: "Much, if not most, of this is thanks to Polyphonic, a talented producer who writes arrangements whose air of simplicity belies their complexity."[2] Eddie Fleischer of Cleveland Scene said: "For those who complain that rap has gone stale, Terradactyl proves otherwise."[8]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Bon Voyage"2:57
2."Playing in Subway Stations"3:19
3."Move!"4:01
4."My Negativity"3:11
5."Cleveland"3:17
6."Steroids" (featuring Doseone)4:03
7."Patiently"4:29
8."Call the Law"3:27
9."La La Lala" (featuring Buck 65)3:06
10."My Patriotism"2:58
11."Dawn Under the Bridge"3:50
12."Calliope"4:12

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Serengeti – vocals
  • Polyphonic – music
  • Renee-Louise Carafice – additional vocals (2, 11), guitar (2), harp (11)
  • John Pheiffer – cello (4)
  • Doseone – additional vocals (6)
  • Buck 65 – additional vocals (9)
  • Jeremy Horwitz – mandolin (10)
  • William Waheed Freyman – recording
  • Mike Wells – mastering
  • Mike Davis – artwork

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Terradactyl". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Brown, Marisa. "Terradactyl - Serengeti & Polyphonic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  3. ^ Nicholls, Chris (2009-06-30). "Album Review: Serengeti And Polyphonic - Terradactyl". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  4. ^ Britt, Thomas (2009-12-17). "Slipped Disc: Serengeti & Polyphonic - Terradactyl". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  5. ^ Sirota, Eric (2010-04-06). "Serengeti and Polyphonic :: Terradactyl :: anticon". RapReviews. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  6. ^ Gaitan, Rafael (2009-08-03). "Serengeti & Polyphonic: Terradactyl". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  7. ^ Reynaldo, Shawn (2009-06-23). "Serengeti & Polyphonic: Terradactyl". XLR8R. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  8. ^ Fleischer, Eddie (June 24, 2009). "Serengeti and Polyphonic: Terradactyl (Anticon)". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

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