Collecting the Kid is a compilation album by El-P. It was released through Definitive Jux on October 19, 2004.[5]

Collecting the Kid
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
GenreHip hop
Length49:20
LabelDefinitive Jux
ProducerEl-P
El-P chronology
High Water
(2004)
Collecting the Kid
(2004)
I'll Sleep When You're Dead
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
CMJ New Music Monthlyfavorable[2]
Exclaim!favorable[3]
Pitchfork5.9/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
XLR8Rmixed[6]

The album is not intended as a direct follow-up to Fantastic Damage, but instead collects together various B-sides, instrumentals, film soundtracking work, and beats El-P has previously produced for other artists.

Critical reception

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David Moore of Pitchfork gave the album a 5.9 out of 10, saying, "most of Collecting the Kid shows one of underground hip-hop's most consistently rewarding producers in a frustrating holding pattern."[4] Justin Cober-Lake of PopMatters gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying: "It largely sounds like the studio tomfoolery that much of it is, but there's enough spark in even that to keep anticipation up for El-P's next real work."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Dream Theme"2:13
2."Jukie Skate Rock" (featuring Central Services)4:30
3."Leaving This Place"3:48
4."Feel Like a Ghost"4:08
5."Intrigue in the House of India"6:27
6."Telemundo (Bombing Theme)"5:32
7."Slow Sex"3:52
8."Constellation" (featuring Stephanie Vezina)4:49
9."The Dance"4:27
10."The Day After Yesterday"3:53
11."Oxycontin" (featuring Central Services)5:36

References

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  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Collecting the Kid - El-P". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004). "El-P: Collecting the Kid". CMJ New Music Monthly (129): 51.
  3. ^ Dix, Noel (November 1, 2004). "El-P/Various: Collecting the Kid". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Moore, David (October 31, 2014). "El-P: High Water / Collecting the Kid". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Cober-Lake, Justin (February 2, 2005). "El-P: Collecting the Kid". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  6. ^ DJ Anna (September 28, 2004). "El-P - Collecting The Kid". XLR8R. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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