War Games (Rob Swift album)

War Games (sometimes stylized as Wargames) is a 2005 studio album by American turntablist Rob Swift. It was released on Coup De Grace.

War Games
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
GenreTurntablism
Length41:32
LabelCoup De Grace
ProducerRob Swift
Rob Swift chronology
OuMuPo 2
(2004)
War Games
(2005)
Back to the Beat
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!favorable[2]
Pitchfork5.0/10[3]
XLR8Rfavorable[4]

Reception

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Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "an ominous soundtrack to the DJ's perspective on the state of the contemporary world".[1] She said, "It's complex, intelligent, and provocative, and it's certainly worth listening to."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Intro"2:04
2."The Mad Bombers"0:38
3."A Terror Wrist" (featuring DJ Melo D)4:11
4."The President Is Speaking"1:20
5."Terrorism" (featuring DJ Quest and Bob James)3:20
6."America's Past Time"0:22
7."Another Friendly Game of Baseball...Xtra Innings" (featuring Large Professor)3:17
8."41 Bullets"0:38
9."Dream" (featuring Breez Evahflowin)4:51
10."Military Scratch" (featuring Ricci Rucker and Toadstyle)4:12
11."A Ghetto Poem" (featuring Anthony Saffery and Dave McMurray)4:49
12."Piano for Condoleezza"1:11
13."The Holy Trinity" (featuring Akinyele and Printz Haze)4:10
14."A Nation with a Mission"0:39
15."Vietnam?"3:29
16."Outro"2:21

References

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  1. ^ a b c Brown, Marisa. "War Games - Rob Swift". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Dix, Noel (October 1, 2005). "Rob Swift - Wargames". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Warren, Jamin (September 11, 2005). "Rob Swift: Wargames". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Herman, Max (November 1, 2005). "Rob Swift - War Games". XLR8R. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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