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Slanguage (album)

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Slanguage
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)[1]
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length59:06
LabelMush Records
ProducerDaddy Kev
Awol One and Daddy Kev chronology
Number 3 on the Phone
(2002)
Slanguage
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Brainwashedfavorable[3]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[4]
Exclaim!favorable[5]
Pitchfork5.5/10[6]
PopMattersfavorable[7]
XLR8Rmixed[8]

Slanguage is the third collaborative studio album by Awol One and Daddy Kev. It was released on Mush Records on March 18, 2003. It features contributions from D-Styles.

Critical reception

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Rob Theakston of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "it's probably the closest fusion of free improv jazz and hip-hop that's ever been committed to disc."[2] He called it "a record that requires intense concentration and immediate attention in order for everything to make sense."[2] Dave Heaton of PopMatters said, "Slanguage finds Awol One and Daddy Kev taking a schizophrenic approach to MCing and DJing, switching everything up constantly, while creating a continuous mood that makes the album feel more like one piece of music than a collection of songs."[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Ear Drums for Beer Runs at AA"0:41
2."Start Your Road Trip Now"1:23
3."My Father Is Time, My Mother Is Nature"1:21
4."Six Black Roses Are Sent to Your House"2:58
5."Audio Bibles Are Written on Stone Tablet Tables"1:05
6."Finger Paint with Bloodlike War Paint"2:31
7."That One Song That You Play When You're Faded"2:10
8."Mechanical Angel in Purgatory"1:47
9."Reflections for Scratching Your Face Off"2:31
10."Grey Skys in Psycho-Delic RGB"1:27
11."Idiot Savant Autistic Delivery"5:34
12."Bootleg Monster Movies"5:13
13."Montgomery Burns' Quest for Power"3:22
14."Bladder Sweat A.K.A. Colon Soup Rockin' the Mic"4:16
15."My Favorite Weapon Selection"1:07
16."High School Love Story Drop Out Song"4:42
17."Psychos vs. Suckers Are the Branch Davidians"0:45
18."Buyin' Friends on Ebay"3:41
19."Slowly Means God Is My Witness"3:02
20."A Trainwreck in the Netherworlds"3:37
21."The Rules of the Week"5:03
22."Turn Your Lights Off Conspiracy"0:50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "MH-214: AWOL One & Daddy Kev - Slanguage". Mush Records. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Theakston, Rob. "Slanguage - AWOL One". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Fynes, Gord (August 23, 2003). "Awol One and Daddy Kev, "Slanguage"". Brainwashed. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Thomas-Glass, Daniel (April 25, 2003). "Awol One and Daddy Kev / Fat Jack - Slanguage / Propaganda". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (April 2003). "Awol One & Daddy Kev - Slanguage". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  6. ^ Shepherd, Julianne (March 27, 2003). "Awol One / Daddy Kev: Slanguage". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Heaton, Dave (June 1, 2003). "Awol One and Daddy Kev: Slanguage". PopMatters. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  8. ^ DJ Anna (May 30, 2003). "Awol One and Daddy Kev: Slanguage". XLR8R. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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