Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madvillainy is the First album by Madvillain, a group consisting of MF DOOM and Madlib. It was released on March 24, 2004 on Stones Throw Records to overwhelmingly positive reviews.
Madvillainy was praised for its unique and innovative approach to hip hop: short tracks, recondite lyrics, few choruses and a sound which was generally unfriendly to commercial radio. The album achieved moderate commercial success, peaking at #179 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and attracted much attention from media outlets not usually covering hip hop music, including The New Yorker.
Release Date:
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March 24, 2004
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Length:
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46:10
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Label:
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Stones Throw Records
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Tracklist:
(Bonus Tracks, Producer(s))
1. The Illest Villains (1:55) (Madlib, MF DOOM)
2. Accordion (1:59) (Madlib)
3. Meat Grinder (2:12) (Madlib)
4. Bistro (1:08) (Madlib)
5. Raid (2:31) (Madlib)
6. America's Most Blunted (3:54) (Madlib)
7. Sickfit (Instrumental) (1:22) (Madlib)
8. Rainbows (2:52) (Madlib)
9. Curls (1:36) (Madlib)
10. Do Not Fire! (Instrumental) (0:53) (Madlib)
11. Money Folder (3:03) (Madlib)
12. Shadows of Tomorrow (2:36) (Madlib)
13. Operation Lifesaver AKA Mint Test (1:30) (Madlib)
14. Figaro (2:26) (Madlib)
15. Hardcore Hustle (1:22) (Madlib)
16. Strange Ways (1:52) (Madlib)
17. Fancy Clown (1:56) (Madlib)
18. Eye (1:58) (Madlib)
19. Supervillain Theme (Instrumental) (0:53) (Madlib)
20. ALL CAPS (2:10) (Madlib)
21. Great Day (2:17) (Madlib)
22. Rhinestone Cowboy (4:02) (Madlib)
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Trivia: Three videos were made for the album: "All Caps" (directed by James Reitano), "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Accordion" (both directed by Andrew Gura). "All Caps" and "Rhinestone Cowboy" appear on the DVD "Stones Throw 101" along with a fan-made video for "Shadows Of Tomorrow" as a hidden feature. An impromptu video for "Accordion" was filmed in 2004 but not released until 2008's In Living the True Gods DVD.
Trivia: At least two tracks on Madvillainy ("Rhinestone Cowboy", "Strange Ways") were produced using a portable turntable, a cassette deck and a Boss SP303 sampler[2] by Madlib in Brazil. The first music to be publicly debuted from Madvillainy was the song "America's Most Blunted" which was played by Madlib at the Red Bull Music Academy in Brazil, November 2002.
Trivia: An instrumental version of the album was released only in vinyl format and Digitally through various online stores, with the tracks "The Illest Villains", "Bistro", "Sickfit", "Do Not Fire!", and "Supervillain Theme" being omitted. Two remix EPs of Madvillainy were released on Stones Throw. The remixes were done by Four Tet and Koushik.
Trivia: The album's cover, designed by Jeff Jank, is an homage to Madonna's first album.
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