Angles (Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip album)
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Angles is the debut album by dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, released on 12 May 2008.[11] It entered and peaked at #31 on the UK album chart.[12] Most of the album was recorded in a friend of Scroobius Pip's shed in Essex and dan le sac's back bedroom.
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| Released | 12 May 2008 (UK) 2 September 2008 (USA) | |||
| Recorded | November 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, electronic | |||
| Length | 57:23 | |||
| Label | Sunday Best Recordings (UK) Strange Famous Records (USA) | |||
| Producer | dan le sac, Yila | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 1/10[1] |
| The Guardian |   [2] |
| NME | (7/10)[3] |
| Okayplayer | (88/100)[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (0.2/10)[5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
| Spin | 7/10[8] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[9] |
| The Times | [10] |
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Scroobius Pip; all music is composed by dan le sac, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Development" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Look for the Woman" | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Rapper's Battle" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Tommy C" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Fixed" (Music by dan le sac & Billy Squier) | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Angles" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Letter from God to Man" (Music by dan le sac & Colin Greenwood, Edward O'Brien, Jonathan Greenwood, Phillip Selway, Thomas Yorke) | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Magician's Assistant" | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Back from Hell" | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill" | 5:18 |
| 12. | "Waiting for the Beat to Kick In..." (also includes the hidden track "Reading My Dreams") | 11:37 |
Also released was an iTunes Bonus Video Version with a shortened version of "Waiting for the Beat to Kick In...", and the track "Reading My Dreams" was used as a separate track.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Development" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Look for the Woman" | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Rapper's Battle" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Tommy C" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Fixed" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Angles" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Letter from God to Man" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Magician's Assistant" | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Back from Hell" | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill" | 5:18 |
| 12. | "Waiting for the Beat to Kick In..." | 6:53 |
| 13. | "Reading My Dreams" | 4:30 |
| 14. | "First Time We Met Musik (Demo)" | 4:12 |
| 15. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill (Video)" | 3:18 |
| 16. | "Look for the Woman (Video)" | 4:00 |
When the album was released in the United States by Strange Famous Records, it had a different track listing.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Development" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill" | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Back from Hell" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Look for the Woman" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Fixed" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Rappers Battle" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Letter from God to Man" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "First Time We Met Musik" | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Tommy C" | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Angles" | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Magician's Assistant" | 4:39 |
| 13. | "Waiting for the Beat to Kick In..." | 14:11 |
| 14. | "Thou Shalt Always Kill (Video)" |
Production notes
edit- "Fixed" features a sample from Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp", which itself is a sample of Billy Squier's "The Big Beat".
- "Letter from God to Man" features a sample from Radiohead's song "Planet Telex", a song featured on the album The Bends. It was also made available as a free download from the band's MySpace website on Christmas Day, 2007.
References
edit- ^ Passantino, Dom (21 May 2008). "Album Review: Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Angles". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Okayplayer review Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters.com review
- ^ Kilday, Emma (23 May 2008). "Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip – Angles (Sunday Best)". The Skinny. Radge Media. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Young, Jon (14 October 2008). "Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, 'Angles' (Strange Famous)". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Knott, Adam (24 November 2008). "Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Angles (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ The Times review[dead link]
- ^ "Sunday Best Releases". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008.
- ^ "Album archive, May 24, 2008". Official Charts Company.
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