Nostalgialator
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| Released | July 26, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Studio !K7 | |||
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Nostalgialator is a studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Studio !K7 in 2004. It was re-released on Definitive Jux in 2007.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Dusted Magazine | mixed[3] |
| Exclaim! | unfavorable[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| The Phoenix | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[7] |
| PopMatters |   [8] |
| XLR8R | 7/10[9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing, "Perhaps Nostalgialator isn't the artist's most provocative work, but his mix of indie electronica, rock, blues, punk, hip-hop, and spoken word certainly makes it one of his most interesting and fulfilling endeavors."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dire Straits Plays Nuremberg" | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Trouble Shot" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Housewives at Play" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Black Orientalist" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Wild Out Day" | 2:55 |
| 6. | "How Electricity Really Works" | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Off to Mars?" | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Learn to Fall" | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Afrotastic" | 2:21 |
| 10. | "Nostalgialator" | 5:34 |
| 11. | "Sail Away Ladies (Traditional, After Odetta)" | 3:34 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Jeff Cordero – keyboards (1, 10), guitar (10)
- Jaleel Bunton – guitar (2, 3, 5)
- Damali Young – drums (2, 3, 5)
- Vijay Iyer – keyboards (7, 11), synthesizer (8)
- Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet (7)
- Dana Leong – trombone (7)
- Scotty Hard – guitar (11)
References
- ^ a b "Nostalgialator - Mike Ladd". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ a b Brown, Marisa. "Nostalgialator - Mike Ladd". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Yaster, Ben (January 14, 2008). "Dusted Reviews: Mike Ladd - Nostalgialator". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Mouallem, Omar (April 2008). "Mike Ladd - Nostalgialator". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (July 23, 2004). "Mike Ladd, Nostalgialator". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Graham, Andrew (January 28, 2008). "Mike Ladd - Nostalgialator - Definitive Jux". The Phoenix. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (September 14, 2004). "Mike Ladd: Nostalgialator". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Sawdey, Evan (January 24, 2008). "Mike Ladd: Nostalgialator". PopMatters. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Siwek, Daniel (January 29, 2008). "Nostaligalator". XLR8R. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
External links
- Nostalgialator at Discogs (list of releases)