Own Your Ghost
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| Released | May 12, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 38:31 | |||
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Own Your Ghost is the second studio album by 13 & God, a collaboration between American hip hop group Themselves and German rock band The Notwist.[1] It was released on Anticon and Alien Transistor in 2011.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| CMJ | favorable[4] |
| Cokemachineglow | 83/100[5] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[6] |
| Filter | 81%[7] |
| Impose | unfavorable[8] |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10[9] |
| PopMatters |   [10] |
| The Skinny |   [11] |
| Spin | 7/10[12] |
| URB |  [13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.0 out of 10, saying: "It's still a neat project with many moments of interest, but it's disappointing that the second album doesn't cohere overall any better than the first."[9] Eric Hill of Exclaim! commented that "Own Your Ghost wins with a rare combination of velocity and depth to track and tackle these troubled times."[6] Mary Kosearas of Filter gave the album a rating of 81%, stating: "Ten tracks mixed with complex beats and sharp vocals gradually mature into a harmony of both fresh and electronically manipulated sounds."[7]
Cokemachineglow named it the 42nd best album of 2011.[14]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Adam Drucker and Markus Acher; all music is composed by 13 & God
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Its Own Sun" | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Death Major" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Armored Scarves" | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Janu Are" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Oldage" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Et Tu" | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Death Minor" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Sure as Debt" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Beat on Us" | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Unyoung" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 38:31 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Adam "Doseone" Drucker
- Jeffrey "Jel" Logan
- Dax Pierson
- Jordan Dalrymple
- Markus Acher
- Micha Acher
- Martin Gretschmann
Additional musicians
- Jorg Widmoser – violin
- Andreas Horicht – viola
- Mathias Gotz – trombone
- Ivica Vucelic – Saba FBW3
- Stefan Schreiber – saxophone, bass clarinet
Technical personnel
- Olli Zulch – recording, mixing, additional production
- Jay Pellicci – recording
- Adam "Doseone" Drucker – artwork
- Stefan Garanin – cover skeleton
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 96 |
References
[edit]- ^ Mehan, Brendan (March 29, 2011). "Video Premiere/Q&A: 13 And God". CMJ. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Own Your Ghost - 13 & God - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "Own Your Ghost by 13 & God". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Mehan, Brendan (May 17, 2011). "13 And God - Own Your Ghost". CMJ. Archived from the original on November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Betz, Chet (May 5, 2011). "13&God - Own Your Ghost". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Hill, Eric (May 17, 2011). "13 & God - Own Your Ghost". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ a b Kosearas, Mary (May 20, 2011). "13 & God: Own Your Ghost - Anticon". Filter. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ Happel, Anthony Mark (April 27, 2011). "13 & God, Own Your Ghost". Impose. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Howe, Brian (May 17, 2011). "13 & God: Own Your Ghost". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Fairall, Jer (June 12, 2011). "13 & God: Own Your Ghost". PopMatters. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Carle, Darren (April 26, 2011). "13 & God – Own Your Ghost". The Skinny. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Young, Jon (May 17, 2011). "13 & God, 'Own Your Ghost' (Anticon)". Spin. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Uddenberg, Brett (May 24, 2011). "13 & God – Own Your Ghost (Review)". URB. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums 2011 (Page 1 of 5)". Cokemachineglow. December 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – 13 & God – Own Your Ghost" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- "Stream 13 & God's 'Own Your Ghost' LP and Read Doseone's Commentary". Self-Titled. May 17, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Own Your Ghost at Discogs (list of releases)
- Own Your Ghost at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
