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'''''Trash Island''''' is a collaborative studio album by Swedish collective [[Drain Gang]], released on 12 September 2019 through [[Year0001]]. It is sung by [[Bladee]], [[Ecco2K]] and [[Thaiboy Digital]], and all songs were produced by Whitearmor, with "Acid Rain" and "You Lose" also being produced by Mechatok and Lusi, respectively. The song "1:1" features [[Yung Lean]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingvaldsen |first=Torsten |date=2019-09-12 |title=Drain Gang Relishes in Trance Pad-Heavy Cloud rap on 'Trash Island' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/9/drain-gang-thaiboy-digital-bladee-ecco2k-whitearmor-trash-island-album-stream |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> It was recorded in a visit to [[Bangkok]], Thailand, as Thaiboy Digital was deported from Stockholm in 2015 due to visa complications. The artwork was done by Ecco2K.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Drain is officially a genre: here are five Drain Gang albums to stream now |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/57505/1/drain-is-officially-a-genre-here-are-five-drain-gang-albums-to-stream-now |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Dazed |language=en}}</ref> According to Bladee, "The world is a trash island. You have the power to create your own reality."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Angell |first=Jack |date=2019-09-17 |title=Being Bladee, a rare interview with the Drain Gang CEO |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/17/bladee-interview-drain-gang-trash-island |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=The Fader |language=en}}</ref>
'''''Trash Island''''' is a collaborative studio album by Swedish collective [[Drain Gang]], released on 12 September 2019 through [[Year0001]]. It is performed by [[Bladee]], [[Ecco2K]] and [[Thaiboy Digital]], and produced by [[Whitearmor]], with "Acid Rain" and "You Lose" being co-produced by Mechatok and Lusi, respectively. The song "1:1" features [[Yung Lean]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingvaldsen |first=Torsten |date=2019-09-12 |title=Drain Gang Relishes in Trance Pad-Heavy Cloud rap on 'Trash Island' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/9/drain-gang-thaiboy-digital-bladee-ecco2k-whitearmor-trash-island-album-stream |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref>
It was recorded in a visit to [[Bangkok]], Thailand, as Thaiboy Digital was deported from Stockholm in 2015 due to visa complications. The artwork was designed by Ecco2K.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Drain is officially a genre: here are five Drain Gang albums to stream now |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/57505/1/drain-is-officially-a-genre-here-are-five-drain-gang-albums-to-stream-now |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Dazed |language=en}}</ref> According to Bladee, "The world is a trash island. You have the power to create your own reality."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Angell |first=Jack |date=2019-09-17 |title=Being Bladee, a rare interview with the Drain Gang CEO |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/17/bladee-interview-drain-gang-trash-island |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=The Fader |language=en}}</ref>


Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews gave a score of 6.5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=2023-10-23 |title=Thaiboy Digital, Bladee & Ecco2k :: Trash Island |website=RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2023/06/thaiboy-digital-bladee-ecco2k-trash-island/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was described as "iconic" by Sophie L Walker of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'', which also described track "Victim" as a "classic".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Sophie L |date=2022-02-28 |title=Drain Gang are not in the business of meeting your expectations {{!}} Live Review |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/drain-gang-are-not-in-the-business-of-meeting-your-expectations |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> Keegan Brady of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described "Western Union" as a "widely beloved track".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brady |first=Keegan |date=2022-04-19 |title=Inside the Cathartic Bliss of Drain Gang, Gen Z's Emo Torchbearers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ecco2k-bladee-drain-gang-interview-new-album-1339713/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews gave a score of 6.5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=2023-10-23 |title=Thaiboy Digital, Bladee & Ecco2k :: Trash Island |website=RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2023/06/thaiboy-digital-bladee-ecco2k-trash-island/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was described as "iconic" by Sophie L Walker of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'', which also described track "Victim" as a "classic".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Sophie L |date=2022-02-28 |title=Drain Gang are not in the business of meeting your expectations {{!}} Live Review |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/drain-gang-are-not-in-the-business-of-meeting-your-expectations |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> Keegan Brady of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described "Western Union" as a "widely beloved track".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brady |first=Keegan |date=2022-04-19 |title=Inside the Cathartic Bliss of Drain Gang, Gen Z's Emo Torchbearers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ecco2k-bladee-drain-gang-interview-new-album-1339713/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
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| title1 = 1:1
| title1 = 1:1
| note1 = feat. [[Yung Lean]]
| note1 = featuring [[Yung Lean]]
| extra1 = [[Ecco2K]], [[Thaiboy Digital]], Yung Lean
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[Ecco2K]]|[[Thaiboy Digital]]}}
| length1 = 3:16
| length1 = 3:16


| title2 = 30th Floor
| title2 = 30th Floor
| extra2 = Thaiboy Digital, [[Bladee]]
| extra2 = {{hlist|Thaiboy Digital|[[Bladee]]}}
| length2 = 2:09
| length2 = 2:09


| title3 = Waterfall
| title3 = Waterfall
| extra3 = Thaiboy Digital, Bladee, Ecco2K
| extra3 = {{hlist|Thaiboy Digital|Bladee|Ecco2K}}
| length3 = 3:34
| length3 = 3:34


| title4 = Victim
| title4 = Victim
| extra4 = Bladee, Thaiboy Digital, Ecco2K
| extra4 = {{hlist|Bladee|Thaiboy Digital|Ecco2K}}
| length4 = 2:33
| length4 = 2:33


| title5 = Western Union
| title5 = Western Union
| extra5 = Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, Bladee
| extra5 = {{hlist|Ecco2K|Thaiboy Digital|Bladee}}
| length5 = 2:00
| length5 = 2:00


| title6 = The Void
| title6 = The Void
| extra6 = Bladee, Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital
| extra6 = {{hlist|Bladee|Ecco2K|Thaiboy Digital}}
| length6 = 3:31
| length6 = 3:31


| title7 = Acid Rain
| title7 = Acid Rain
| extra7 = Bladee, Ecco2K
| extra7 = {{hlist|Bladee|Ecco2K}}
| length7 = 2:24
| length7 = 2:24


| title8 = You Lose
| title8 = You Lose
| extra8 = Ecco2K, Bladee, Thaiboy Digital
| extra8 = {{hlist|Ecco2K|Bladee|Thaiboy Digital}}
| length8 = 2:37
| length8 = 2:37
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Revision as of 04:37, 5 May 2024

Trash Island
Studio album by
Drain Gang
Released12 September 2019 (2019-09-12)
Length22:04
LabelYear0001
Producer
Bladee chronology
Icedancer
(2018) 		Trash Island
(2019) 		Exeter
(2020)
Ecco2K chronology
D&G
(2017) 		Trash Island
(2019) 		E
(2019)
Thaiboy Digital chronology
D&G
(2017) 		Trash Island
(2019) 		Legendary Member
(2019)

Trash Island is a collaborative studio album by Swedish collective Drain Gang, released on 12 September 2019 through Year0001. It is performed by Bladee, Ecco2K and Thaiboy Digital, and produced by Whitearmor, with "Acid Rain" and "You Lose" being co-produced by Mechatok and Lusi, respectively. The song "1:1" features Yung Lean.[1]

It was recorded in a visit to Bangkok, Thailand, as Thaiboy Digital was deported from Stockholm in 2015 due to visa complications. The artwork was designed by Ecco2K.[2] According to Bladee, "The world is a trash island. You have the power to create your own reality."[3]

Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews gave a score of 6.5.[4] It was described as "iconic" by Sophie L Walker of The Line of Best Fit, which also described track "Victim" as a "classic".[5] Keegan Brady of Rolling Stone described "Western Union" as a "widely beloved track".[6]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."1:1" (featuring Yung Lean)
3:16
2."30th Floor"
2:09
3."Waterfall"
  • Thaiboy Digital
  • Bladee
  • Ecco2K
3:34
4."Victim"
  • Bladee
  • Thaiboy Digital
  • Ecco2K
2:33
5."Western Union"
  • Ecco2K
  • Thaiboy Digital
  • Bladee
2:00
6."The Void"
  • Bladee
  • Ecco2K
  • Thaiboy Digital
3:31
7."Acid Rain"
  • Bladee
  • Ecco2K
2:24
8."You Lose"
  • Ecco2K
  • Bladee
  • Thaiboy Digital
2:37
Total length:22:04

References

  1. ^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (12 September 2019). "Drain Gang Relishes in Trance Pad-Heavy Cloud rap on 'Trash Island'". Hypebeast. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Drain is officially a genre: here are five Drain Gang albums to stream now". Dazed. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Angell, Jack (17 September 2019). "Being Bladee, a rare interview with the Drain Gang CEO". The Fader. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (23 October 2023). "Thaiboy Digital, Bladee & Ecco2k :: Trash Island". RapReviews. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ Walker, Sophie L (28 February 2022). "Drain Gang are not in the business of meeting your expectations | Live Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ Brady, Keegan (19 April 2022). "Inside the Cathartic Bliss of Drain Gang, Gen Z's Emo Torchbearers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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