Volume One: UnIndian Songs
| Volume One: UnIndian Songs | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Pedestrian | |
| Released | January 24, 2005 |
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, indie hip hop, underground hip hop |
| Length | 41:47 |
| Label | Anticon |
| Producer | Jel, Why?, Alias, Matt Chang |
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.4/10[2] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [3] |
| Coke Machine Glow | 58%[4] |
| Urban Smarts | 59/100[5] |
| Luna Kafé | Positive[6] |
Volume One: UnIndian Songs is the first solo album by American rapper and Anticon co-founder Pedestrian. It was released on Anticon in 2005. The album features contributions from Sole, Doseone, Jel, Alias, Why?, Odd Nosdam among others.[7]
In 2004, Pedestrian released "The Toss & Turn" b/w "Arrest The President" as a single from the album.[8][9]
Reception
Bill Banks of Luna Kafé described the album as "A timeless masterpiece for anyone smart enough to still care about these people a little more than The Neptunes and Timbaland."[6]
The album reached number 17 on the Dusted Top 40 Radio Chart in 2005.[10]
Track listing
| # | Title | Time | Producer | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sermon on the Subject of Death, Part One | 0:45 | ||
| 2 | O Hosanna | 4:54 | Jel | Jel, Why?, Lucy on vocals |
| 3 | The Lifelong Liquidation Sale (1850-1950) | 0:36 | Matt Chang, Why? | Henry Davidson on guitar, Why? on keys |
| 4 | The Lifelong Liquidation Sale (1850-1950) | 3:26 | Matt Chang, Why? | Henry Davidson on guitar, Why? on keys |
| 5 | Sermon on the Subject of Death, Part Two | 1:33 | ||
| 6 | O Silent Bed | 2:58 | Alias | Doseone, Alias, Tia on vocals |
| 7 | The Dead of a Day | 3:22 | Matt Chang, Why? | Sole on vocals, Why? on vocals, guitar, keys |
| 8 | Arrest the President | 3:31 | Jel | Sole, Jel on vocals |
| 9 | The History Channel... | 1:05 | Telephone Jim Jesus on guitar | |
| 10 | Anticon. | 4:32 | Matt Chang | Doseone, Jel, Alias, Why?, Passage on vocals, Jerome Opena on guitar |
| 11 | Field Reports from the Financial District | 3:36 | Matt Chang | |
| 12 | The Toss & Turn | 4:21 | Jel | Jel on vocals |
| 13 | Jane 2: Electric Boogaloo | 2:47 | Matt Chang, Why? | Jason Chavez on vocals, Why? on vocals, guitar, keys |
| 14 | Blind Dates | 4:23 | Matt Chang | Kaaj, Shorty The Cat, Sole on vocals, Moshe on sax, Why? on bass, keys |
References
- ^ Diver, Mike (January 12, 2005). "pedestrian Volume One: unIndian Songs". Drowned in Sound.
- ^ Howe, Brian (January 23, 2005). "pedestrian: Volume One: unIndian songs". Pitchfork Media.
- ^ Chadwicked. "Pedestrian - Volume One: unIndian Songs". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ Betz, Chet (January 19, 2005). "Pedestrian: Volume One: unIndian Songs". Coke Machine Glow.
- ^ Tadah (December 12, 2004). "pedestrian: volume one: unindian songs". Urban Smarts.
- ^ a b Banks, Bill (February 24, 2005). "Pedestrian: UnIndian Songs Vol. 1". Luna Kafé.
- ^ "Pedestrian – Volume One: UnIndian Songs". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "The Toss & Turn". Thrill Jockey. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "Pedestrian: Toss & Turn". Midheaven. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "Charts - Mar. 1, 2005". Dusted Magazine. March 1, 2005.
