13 & God (album)

13 & God
Studio album by 13 & God
Released	May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)
Studio	Alien Research Center
Genre	Hip hop indie rock electronica
Length	49:26
Label	Anticon Alien Transistor
13 & God chronology
13 & God (2005) Own Your Ghost (2011)
Singles from 13 & God
"Men of Station / Soft Atlas" Released: 2005

13 & God is the first studio album by 13 & God, a collaboration between American hip hop group Themselves and German rock band The Notwist. ^[1] It was released on Anticon and Alien Transistor in 2005. ^[2] "Men of Station / Soft Atlas" was released as a single from the album. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[5]
Cokemachineglow	65% [6]
Drowned in Sound	8/10 [7]
Pitchfork	8.1/10 [8]
Playlouder	[9]
PopMatters	7/10 [10]
Stylus	B− [11]
Uncut	8/10 [12]
Under the Radar	9/10 [13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[4]

Tim DiGravina of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "a decidedly dark and murky musical excursion into a realm of percolating electronics, moody jazz elements, bizarre raps, ethereal acoustic guitars, and sad pianos." ^[1] He added: "While there's a sense that both artists went a bit too heavy on dark atmosphere, given that both usually inject more whimsy into their creations, 13 & God is still a consistently intriguing, frequently beautiful experiment that offers ample rewards with each new listen." ^[1] Melissa Wheeler of Exclaim! called it "a gorgeous, pensive and gently dark album of rap-sprinkled mutated electronic indie rock". ^[14] Adrien Begrand of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, stating: "It's an album that requires patience from both hip-hop devotees and IDM enthusiasts, but once it's allowed to grow on the listener, its own distinct beauty begins to surface with each subsequent listen." ^[10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Adam Drucker, except "Men of Station", "Perfect Speed", and "If" by Drucker and Markus Acher; all music is composed by 13 & God.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Low Heaven"	4:32
2.	"Men of Station"	3:48
3.	"Ghostwork"	5:45
4.	"Perfect Speed"	3:36
5.	"Afterclap"	3:51
6.	"Soft Atlas"	3:51
7.	"Tin Strong"	6:09
8.	"If"	4:19
9.	"Superman on Ice"	7:16
10.	"Walk"	6:19
Total length:		49:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

13 & God

• Adam "Doseone" Drucker – vocals, sampler, synthesizer, melodica, field recording
• Jeff "Jel" Logan – vocals, sampler, turntables, drums
• Dax Pierson – vocals, piano, electric piano, melodica, organ, synthesizer, sampler, mouth percussion, bike party recording
• Markus Acher – vocals, guitar, banjo, keyboards, plugged piano, sampler, turntables, programming
• Micha Acher – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, trombone, programming, electronics, string arrangement, brass arrangement
• Martin Gretschmann – electronics, synthesizer, effects, processing, programming

Additional musicians

• Ulrich Wangenheim – clarinet (1, 5), flute (1, 5)
• Valerie Trebeljahr – vocals (1, 5, 6)
• Stefanie Bohm – vocals (3, 5, 6)
• Martin Messerschmid – drums (3, 10)
• Max Punktezahl – guitar (4, 10), delay (4, 10)
• Yoni Wolf – vocals (6)
• James Brandon Best – vocals (8)
• Sebastian Hess – cello (9)
• Flo Steinleitner – everything else
• God – afterclap

Technical personnel

• Martin Gretschmann – mixing
• Chris Blair – mastering

References

1. DiGravina, Tim. "13 & God - 13 & God". AllMusic . Retrieved May 1, 2011.
2. "13 & God - 13 & God - Releases". AllMusic . Retrieved June 13, 2018.
3. Braidwood, Stefan (April 28, 2005). "13 & God: Men of Station/Soft Atlas". PopMatters . Retrieved June 13, 2018.
4. "13 & God by 13 & God". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 22, 2015.
5. Exactly what you'd expect from the involved parties. [May 2005, p.138]
6. Betz, Chet (May 18, 2005). "13 & God: 13 & God". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on May 12, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
7. Diver, Mike (16 May 2005). "The Notwist - 13&God". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
8. Howe, Brian (May 5, 2005). "13 & God: 13 & God". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 1, 2011.
9. Doran, John (May 9, 2005). "13 + God". Playlouder . Archived from the original on November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
10. Begrand, Adrien (May 8, 2005). "13 & God: self-titled". PopMatters . Retrieved April 5, 2015.
11. Adams, Luke (May 4, 2005). "13&God - 13&God". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
12. Certainly worth investigation. [Jun 2005, p.102]
13. A shiny gem of a record. [#9]
14. Wheeler, Melissa (April 1, 2005). "13 & God - 13 & God". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 23, 2017.

External links

• 13 & God at Discogs (list of releases)
• 13 & God at MusicBrainz (list of releases)