Plastique is the second studio album by Sole and the Skyrider Band. It was released on Fake Four Inc. on October 13, 2009.[1]

Plastique
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)
GenreHip hop
Length42:25
LabelFake Four Inc.
Producer
  • Bud Berning
  • John Wagner
Sole and the Skyrider Band chronology
Sole and the Skyrider Band
(2007)
Plastique
(2009)
Hello Cruel World
(2011)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Exclaim!favorable[3]
PopMatters          [4]
Potholes in My Blog     [5]
RapReviews.com6/10[6]

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, writing, "This is not your typical hip-hop, that's for sure -- but most of it is well worth the effort required to absorb it."[2] Andrew Dietzel of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, stating that "The structures are distinctly hip hop, but they are also carefully constructed against the grain of repetitive sampling and crunked-out keyboards, a quality becoming increasingly rare, even amongst independent artists."[4] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! commented that Sole's "dense, sarcastic, stream-of-consciousness poetry offers more than enough opportunity for those looking for a challenge."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Children of Privilege"3:31
2."Battlefields" (featuring Markus Acher)4:33
3."Longshots"5:14
4."Nothing Pt. 2"3:55
5."More"4:25
6."Pissing in the Wind"4:27
7."Bait"4:59
8."Mr. Insurgent"3:55
9."Black"7:31
Total length:42:25

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

Sole and the Skyrider Band

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

  • Doc Harrill – mixing, mastering

References

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  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 9, 2009). "News in Brief: Moby, Viva Radio, Sole and the Skyrider Band, Nouvelle Vague". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Plastique - Sole, Sole and the Skyrider Band". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Quinlan, Thomas (November 23, 2009). "Sole and the Skyrider Band - Plastique". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Dietzel, Andrew (November 23, 2009). "Sole & The Skyrider Band: Plastique". PopMatters. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Elabbady, Ali (October 10, 2009). "Album Review: Sole & The Skyrider Band – Plastique (2009)". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Juon, Steve (September 29, 2009). "Sole and the Skyrider Band :: Plastique :: Fake Four Inc". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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