Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's
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| Released | February 1, 2001[1] | |||
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| Length | 69:46 | |||
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Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's is a compilation album by the Minneapolis hip-hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2001. The album collects the previously released EPs, Ford One, Ford Two, and The Lucy EP.
Recording
[edit]Some of the sessions were produced at the home studio of Jason Heinrichs, also known as Anomaly. In an obituary for Heinrichs in 2022, Slug described the recordings: "It was the first time we’d seen anyone use a computer and grid to record and sequence music. He supplied the sound effect of the squealing pig on one of our songs ("Nothing But Sunshine") and we laughed for a long time."[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[4] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [6] |
| Spin | 7/10[7] |
| The Village Voice | A−[8] |
Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that "its stronger moments are among the most forward-thinking hip-hop ever made."[3] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote, "The beer-soaked ennui of the hip-hop depressive hasn't been captured this evocatively since before Basehead found Jesus".[9]
In 2015, it was ranked at number 14 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[10]
Track listing
[edit]All songs produced by Ant, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Between the Lines" | 5:19 | |
| 2. | "Like Today" | 4:02 | |
| 3. | "Tears for the Sheep" | 2:51 | |
| 4. | "Guns and Cigarettes" | 4:21 | |
| 5. | "Don't Ever Fucking Question That" | 4:17 | |
| 6. | "It Goes" | 4:27 | |
| 7. | "If I Was Santa Claus" | 3:50 | |
| 8. | "Aspiring Sociopath" | 5:24 | |
| 9. | "Free or Dead" | Jel | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Party for the Fight to Write" | 3:53 | |
| 11. | "Mama Had a Baby and His Head Popped Off" | 4:24 | |
| 12. | "They're All Gonna Laugh @ You" | Jel | 2:04 |
| 13. | "Lost and Found" | Jel | 4:39 |
| 14. | "The Woman with the Tattooed Hands" | 3:30 | |
| 15. | "Nothing but Sunshine" | Moodswing9 | 5:10 |
| 16. | "Homecoming" (hidden track; featuring El-P) | El-P | 4:38 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Atmosphere - Lucy Ford". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ Elabaddy, Ali (February 11, 2022). "RIP, foundational Twin Cities hip-hop producer Anomaly". KCMP. St. Paul, Minnesota. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- 1 2 Swihart, Stanton. "Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs – Atmosphere". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ Adickes, Kevin (October 29, 2001). "Atmosphere: Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Atmosphere :: Lucy Ford – RapReviews".
- ↑ Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Atmosphere". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Rubin, Mike (July 2001). "Arty for Your Right to Fight". Spin. 17 (7): 132. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (May 1, 2001). "Consumer Guide: Haikus and Atmospheres". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan (March 29, 2002). "Atmosphere: Lucy Ford". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time: 14. Atmosphere - Lucy Ford EPs". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
