55 Stories is the first solo studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Mayonnaise. It was released on Anticon in 1999.[1]
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| Released | January 4, 1999[1] | |||
| Genre | Instrumental hip hop | |||
| Length | 55:55 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | DJ Mayonnaise | |||
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Production
editAll of the records used on the album are rock music or jazz, mostly from the late 1960s to mid 1970s.[2] In a 2008 interview, DJ Mayonnaise said: "I made 55 Stories in one shot from start to finish. I had no blueprint or pre-conceived idea. All I did was made a mixtape album on a borrowed Tascam 4-track recorder. I went back and did some small edits after I was done, but the structure and song order was a straight shot. I just made an intro and recorded it. After that I made a beat and recorded that and scratched over it. I just repeated that process until I hit somewhere around 55 minutes (hence the title)."[2]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Urban Smarts | favorable[3] |
Tadah of Urban Smarts gave the album a favorable review, writing, "Maybe we just were stuck within the hoopla that's surrounding the Anticon emcees, that we totally forgot that this gathering also has some of the illest beatsmiths amongst them."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Chris Greer
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro/Center of the Universe" | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Two Sides of the Fence" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Da Da Da Da....Da" | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Aquarius" | 2:02 |
| 5. | "Divine Disappointment Revisited" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Wizard Unrobed" | 2:31 |
| 7. | "Paper Cliche" | 4:58 |
| 8. | "DJ Signify Can't Do This" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Sinful Strut" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Diggin in Moodswing's Crates" | 1:44 |
| 11. | "A Hundred Words" | 2:45 |
| 12. | "www.miravie.com" | 2:44 |
| 13. | "Swedish Orgy" | 2:00 |
| 14. | "Words of Wisdom" | 2:53 |
| 15. | "DJs Shouldn't Talk/Ozzy Rules" | 2:44 |
| 16. | "Dr. Me" | 2:46 |
| 17. | "Fisbys Tavern" | 2:03 |
| 18. | "Inner Suzie" | 2:54 |
| 19. | "Sample Here" | 2:01 |
| 20. | "San Francisco Sing-A-Long" | 2:09 |
| 21. | "Outro" | 1:33 |
| Total length: | 55:55 | |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- DJ Mayonnaise – production
- John Wyman – mastering
- Shalem Bencivenga – cover art
- Rev. Destructo – layout, design
References
edit- ^ a b "DJ Mayonnaise - 55 Stories". Anticon. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "DJ Mayonnaise Interview". Martini & Jopparelli. July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ a b Tadah. "DJ Mayonnaise - 55 Stories". Urban Smarts. Archived from the original on November 23, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
External links
edit- 55 Stories at Discogs (list of releases)