Butter (Hudson Mohawke album)
Butter | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
hip-hop[3] | ||||
Length | 51:05 | |||
Label | Warp | |||
Producer | Hudson Mohawke | |||
Hudson Mohawke chronology | ||||
| ||||
Hudson Mohawke studio album chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Butter | ||||
|
Butter is the debut studio album by
Background
In 2009, Hudson Mohawke signed to
Dâm-Funk, Nadsroic, and Olivier Daysoul, the latter an American singer who contributes to two tracks.[11]
Birchard described his recording setup as "very simple," explaining "I’m more interested in the equipment being usable and immediate, rather than spending loads of time tweaking things."hip-hop DJs was less positive.[10]
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Q | [6] |
Resident Advisor | 3.5/5[8] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Butter received an average score of 80, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
candyfloss and helium on a speeding rollercoaster: exhilarating and discombobulating in equal measure."[15]
In retrospect, DJ Jake Jenkins called the album "one of the most iconic releases in the LET / beat-scene paradigm. There is a peculiar technicolour to the album that was unlike the other
Clash named it among the 20 best Scottish albums of the 21st century.[18]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Shower Melody" | 1:21 |
2. | "Gluetooth" | 3:47 |
3. | "Joy Fantastic" (featuring Olivier Daysoul) | 3:59 |
4. | "3.30" | 1:35 |
5. | "Trykk" | 2:13 |
6. | "Fruit Touch" | 3:57 |
7. | "ZOo00OOm" | 2:42 |
8. | "Acoustic Lady" | 2:07 |
9. | "Rising 5" | 3:12 |
10. | "Twistclip Loop" | 1:23 |
11. | "Just Decided" (featuring Olivier Daysoul) | 3:50 |
12. | "No One Could Ever" | 2:19 |
13. | "Velvet Peel" | 2:16 |
14. | "Tell Me What You Want from Me" (featuring Dâm-Funk ) | 2:58 |
15. | "Fuse" | 3:10 |
16. | "Star Crackout" | 4:55 |
17. | "Allhot" (featuring Nadsroic) | 2:43 |
18. | "Black n Red" | 2:44 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[19]
- Hudson Mohawke – production, writing
- Olivier Daysoul – vocals, writing (tracks 3, 11)
- Dâm-Funk– vocals, writing (track 14)
- Nadsroic – vocals, writing (track 14)
- Naweed – mastering
- Sun Rab – effects
- Wednesday Nite – mbira (track 9)
- Sir Anthony Chopkins – samples
- Tweeter Cushing – tambourine
- Queefer Sutherland – trombone (track 6)
- Konx-Om-Pax – design
- Brian Sweeney – photography
References
- ^ McFadyen, Alex (30 November 2020). "The 20 Best Scottish Albums Of The 21st Century". Clash. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Sisson, Patrick (12 October 2009). "Hudson Mohawke: Butter". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Sisson, Patrick (12 October 2009). "Hudson Mohawke: Butter". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Ramirez, AJ (27 October 2009). "Hudson Mohawke: Butter". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b Gardner, Noel (28 October 2009). "Hudson Mohawke - Butter". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Hudson Mohawke Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ a b Marlow, Oli (4 November 2009). "Hudson Mohawke - Butter". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Gieben, Bran. "Warp Week: Hudson Mohawke Melts Genres Like Butter!". The Skinny. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Welsh, April Clare (13 March 2019). "Joy Fantastic: An Oral History of Hudson Mohawke's Butter". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Bamberger, Seas. "Hudson Mohawke: "I was never really a fan of hammering shit in people's faces all the time"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Butter - Hudson Mohawke". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (2009). "Hudson Mohawke - Butter - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Murray, Robin (26 October 2009). "Hudson Mohawke - Butter". Clash. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b MacInnes, Paul (22 October 2009). "Hudson Mohawke: Butter". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Richards, Sam (9 October 2009). "Album review: Hudson Mohawke - 'Butter'". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Sisson, Patrick (12 October 2009). "Hudson Mohawke: Butter". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ McFadyen, Alex (30 November 2020). "The 20 Best Scottish Albums Of The 21st Century". Clash. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Hudson Mohawke (2009). Butter (booklet). Warp. WARPCD188.
Further reading
- Jama, Zainab (1 December 2009). "XLR8R's Favorites of 2009: Hudson Mohawke". XLR8R.
- Martin, Felicity (14 July 2015). "Spotlight Special: Hudson Mohawke - Butter". Clash.