Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's
2001 compilation album by Atmosphere
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Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's is a compilation album by the Minneapolis hip-hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2001. The album collects the previously released EPs, Ford One, Ford Two, and The Lucy EP.
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| Released | February 1, 2001[1] | |||
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| Length | 69:46 | |||
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Recording
Some of the sessions were produced at the home studio of Jason Heinrichs, also known as Anomaly. In an obituary for Heinrichs in 2022, Slug described the recordings: "It was the first time we’d seen anyone use a computer and grid to record and sequence music. He supplied the sound effect of the squealing pig on one of our songs ("Nothing But Sunshine") and we laughed for a long time."[2]
Reception
Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that "its stronger moments are among the most forward-thinking hip-hop ever made."[3] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote, "The beer-soaked ennui of the hip-hop depressive hasn't been captured this evocatively since before Basehead found Jesus".[9]
In 2015, it was ranked at number 14 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Between the Lines" | Ant | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Like Today" | Ant | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Tears for the Sheep" | Ant | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Guns and Cigarettes" | Ant | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Don't Ever Fucking Question That" | Ant | 4:17 |
| 6. | "It Goes" | Ant | 4:27 |
| 7. | "If I Was Santa Claus" | Ant | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Aspiring Sociopath" | Ant | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Free or Dead" | Jel | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Party for the Fight to Write" | Ant | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Mama Had a Baby and His Head Popped Off" | Ant | 4:24 |
| 12. | "They're All Gonna Laugh @ You" | Jel | 2:04 |
| 13. | "Lost and Found" | Jel | 4:39 |
| 14. | "The Woman with the Tattooed Hands" | Ant | 3:30 |
| 15. | "Nothing but Sunshine" | Moodswing9 | 5:10 |
| 16. | "Homecoming" (hidden track; featuring El-P) | El-P | 4:38 |