Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee

Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee is a mashup album by United Kingdom-based record producer Bullion,[1] released for free online download in 2007.[2] It is a tribute to American rapper/producer J Dilla and the Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds.[3] According to hip hop producer Questlove, Dilla had been a fan of the Pet Sounds album.[4]

Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee
An edited version of The Beach Boys's Pet Sounds album cover. The Beach Boys are at the zoo, feeding apples to goats, while J Dilla stands behind them. The header reads "Bullion Presents... The Beach Boys vs J Dilla" and "Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee".
Remix album by
Released2007 (2007)
GenreMashup, instrumental hip hop
Length24:44
LabelSelf-released
ProducerBullion
Bullion chronology
Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee
(2007)
You Drive Me To Plastic
(2011)

Reception

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Gorilla vs. Bear described it as a "more adventurous version of The Grey Album, but with J Dilla and the Beach Boys standing in for Jay-Z and the Beatles".[5] Pitchfork called it "a surprisingly deft, quasi-mash-up record",[6] while The Guardian wrote that the album "highlighted the beauty of the music by chopping it up into byte-size chunks and putting it back together in fabulous new shapes".[7] In 2013, Fact magazine placed Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee in its list of the essential instrumental hip hop albums of the last 15 years.[2]

Track listing

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References

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  1. ^ Gillespie, Blake (September 25, 2008). "Mixtape: Bullion, Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee". Impose.
  2. ^ a b Morpurgo, Joseph (4 September 2013). "Some of my best friends are beat tapes: Essential instrumental hip-hop from the last 15 years". Fact. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. ^ Lindsay, Cam (July 4, 2007). "Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee". Exclaim!.
  4. ^ Ross, Danny (November 1, 2018). "Questlove Talks Beach Boys, Podcasting And His 19 Jobs". Forbes. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Chris (November 13, 2007). "J Dilla vs. The Beach Boys". Gorilla vs. Bear.
  6. ^ Kelly, Zach (10 October 2011). "Bullion: You Drive Me to Plastic Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ^ Lester, Paul (11 December 2009). "New band of the day – No 688: Bullion". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2018.