Back on the Planet
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (70/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | (6/10)[3] |
| Exclaim! | (6/10)[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10)[5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
| XLR8R | (6/10)[8] |
Back on the Planet is a studio album by American hip hop producer Ras G.[9] It was released on Brainfeeder in 2013.[9]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, Back on the Planet received an average score of 70 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Bram E. Gieben of The Skinny called the album "a perfect, psychedelic hybrid of dusty LA beat-scene boom-bap and the cosmic jazz excursions of the Sun Ra Arkestra."[7] Daryl Keating of Exclaim! said: "Paradoxically fusing ancient, grinding rhythms and ultra-modern, plush beats, Back on the Planet skips between two distant eras while actively laughing at everything in the middle."[4]
Meanwhile, Gary Suarez of PopMatters said: "A glorified beat tape, for better or worse, it plays out like a pirate radio transmission from some collapsing Afro-Caribbean wormhole, broadcasting the sort of intemperate tinkering one might tolerate from a Wolf Eyes side project."[6] Lainna Fader of XLR8R felt that "[Back on the Planet] is merely a collection of somewhat compelling, hip-hop-leaning beats that largely go nowhere; it's more like a dressed-up beat tape, and not a particularly exciting one at that."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Back on the Planet" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "All Is Well..." | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Cosmic Lounge Kisses" | 2:17 |
| 4. | "Along the Way" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "_G Spot Connection" | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Ommmmm..." | 2:53 |
| 7. | "One for Kutmah" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Culture Riddim" | 1:35 |
| 9. | "Been Cosmic" | 2:04 |
| 10. | "Injera, Lentils, and Kale" | 2:21 |
| 11. | "Asteroid Storm..." | 2:50 |
| 12. | "Find Ya Self (Anu Wrld)" | 2:07 |
| 13. | "Natural Melanin Being..." | 3:29 |
| 14. | "Ancestral Data Bank" | 3:01 |
| 15. | "Children of the Hapi" | 3:22 |
| 16. | "Jus There..." (featuring Brotha There) | 2:05 |
References
- ^ a b "Back on the Planet - Ras G". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Back on the Planet - Ras G". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Moore, Marcus J. (August 8, 2013). "Ras G - Back on the Planet". Drowned in Sound.
- ^ a b Keating, Daryl (August 9, 2013). "Ras G: Back on the Planet". Exclaim!.
- ^ Raymer, Miles (August 12, 2013). "Ras G: Back on the Planet". Pitchfork Media.
- ^ a b Suarez, Gary (August 13, 2013). "Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program: Back on the Planet". PopMatters.
- ^ a b Gieben, Bram E. (July 31, 2013). "Ras_G – Back on the Planet". The Skinny.
- ^ a b Fader, Lainna (August 27, 2013). "Ras G: Back on the Planet". XLR8R.
- ^ a b Kangas, Chaz (August 6, 2013). "Ras G Tells Us About Timelessness". LA Weekly.
External links
- Back on the Planet at Discogs (list of releases)