The No Music
| The No Music | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 16, 2002[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 46:02 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Jel, Doseone | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Dusted Magazine | favorable[3] |
| Exclaim! | unfavorable[4] |
| Mute | favorable[5] |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10[6] |
| RapReviews.com | 5/10[7] |
| SF Weekly | favorable[8] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [10] |
The No Music (stylized as The No Music.) is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2002.[1] It peaked at number 183 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart,[11] as well as number 13 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart.[12] A remix version of the album, The No Music of AIFFs, was released in 2003.[13]
Critical reception
[edit]Ed Howard of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B+, saying, "It's far from perfect, and there are still moments where the experiments fall short, but overall this represents the fulfillment of the substantial promise made by Circle and cLOUDDEAD".[9] Daniel Thomas-Glass of Dusted Magazine called it "a masterful piece of work".[3]
Meanwhile, Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! said, "it turns out to be another Anticon disappointment, although it's still better than the last few".[4] Sam Chennault of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.5 out of 10, saying, "It's a horribly pointless and boring album that will only satisfy those who equate progress with soulless beats and abstract mic theatrics."[6]
Neil Strauss of The New York Times placed the album at number 9 on his year-end list.[14]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Home Work" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Mouthful" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Good People Check" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Poison Pit" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Live Trap" | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Only Child Explosion" | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Paging Dr. Moon or Gun" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Dark Sky Demo" | 3:56 |
| 9. | "You Devil You" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Out in the Open" | 5:23 |
| 11. | "Hat in the Wind" | 5:11 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
Themselves
Additional musicians
- Dax Pierson – keyboard bass (3, 11), electric piano (3), sampler (11)
- Alexander Kort – electric cello (5, 11)
- Alias – sampler (5)
- Why? – keyboard drums (6), keyboards (7), organ (7), drums (7), vocals (8)
- Alex Oropeza – final freak (7)
- Xopher D – final freak (7)
- Sole – vocals (8)
- John Herndon – drums (9, 11)
- Alexander Ito-Maitland – drums (10)
Technical personnel
- Alex Oropeza – mixing
- Xopher D – mixing, mastering
- Doseone – artwork
- Jel – artwork
- Odd Nosdam – layout, additional fingerprints
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The No Music". Anticon. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Spano, Charles. "The No Music - Themselves". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Thomas-Glass, Daniel (January 27, 2003). "Dusted Reviews: Themselves - The No Music". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Quinlan, Thomas (December 2002). "Themselves - The No Music". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Neset, Anne Hilde (November 28, 2002). "The No Music". Mute. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Chennault, Sam (October 1, 2002). "Themselves: The No Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Jost, Matt (October 10, 2002). "Themselves :: The No Music :: Anticon Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Doherty, Greg (October 16, 2002). "Themselves: The No Music (Anticon)". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Howard, Ed (September 1, 2003). "Themselves - The No Music". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Chadwicked (December 14, 2006). "Themselves - The No Music". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "CMJ Radio 200 (Period Ending 11/5/2002)". CMJ New Music Report: 13. November 18, 2002.
- ^ "HIp-Hop (Period Ending 10/22/2002)". CMJ New Music Report: 29. November 4, 2002.
- ^ "The No Music Of Aiffs". Anticon. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Strauss, Neil (January 8, 2003). "The Pop Life; Tributaries to the Musical Mainstream". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
External links
[edit]- The No Music at Discogs (list of releases)