Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp is the debut studio album by American hip hop musician SpaceGhostPurrp.[1] It was released by 4AD on June 12, 2012.[1]
| Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 57:55 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | SpaceGhostPurrp | |||
| SpaceGhostPurrp chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| BBC | mixed[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | C−[5] |
| HipHopDX | [6] |
| NME | 7/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[8] |
| PopMatters |   [9] |
| Spin | 5/10[10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69% based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Ian Cohen of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.0 out of 10, saying, "even if these tracks aren't familiar to you from previous mixtapes, each asserts itself largely with same qualities that have defined 4AD's roster since the beginning: mesmerizing use of reverb and negative space, hooks derived from the phonetic and rhythmic qualities of words rather than their meaning, constructions of alternate realities."[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mystikal Maze" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Bringing the Phonk" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Osiris of the East" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Suck a Dick 2012" | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Get Yah Head Bust" | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Been Fweago" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Grind on Me" | 2:17 |
| 8. | "The Black God" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "No Evidence" | 7:04 |
| 10. | "Paranoid" | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Danger" | 5:19 |
| 12. | "Elevate" | 4:07 |
| 13. | "Don't Give a Damn" | 2:56 |
| 14. | "Raider Prayer" | 4:39 |
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] | 38 |
References
edit- ^ a b Hyman, Dan (June 6, 2012). "Album Premiere: SpaceGhostPurrp, 'Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of Spaceghostpurrp by SpaceGhostPurrp". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "SpaceGhostPurrp - Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp". AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Loucaides, Darren (2012). "SpaceGhostPurrp - Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp - Review". BBC. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Kivel, Adam (June 21, 2012). "SpaceGhostPurrp – Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Mlynar, Phillip (June 11, 2012). "SpaceGhostPurrp - Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles Of SpaceGhostPurrp". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Howard, Tom (June 12, 2012). "SpaceGhostPurrp - 'Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles Of SpaceGhostPurrp'". NME. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Cohen, Ian (June 13, 2012). "Spaceghostpurrp: Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Amidon, David (July 19, 2012). "SpaceGhostPurrp: Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of Spaceghostpurrp". PopMatters. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Soderberg, Brandon (June 19, 2012). "SpaceGhostPurrp, 'Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp' (4AD)". Spin. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "SpaceGhostPurrp - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
External links
edit- Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp at Discogs (list of releases)