| Easy Listening 4 Armageddon | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:03 | |||
| Label | Scratchie | |||
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Easy Listening 4 Armageddon is the debut studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Scratchie Records in 1997.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Dan LeRoy of AllMusic commented that "through a series of lo-fi beats and loops that make stunning use of a few choice samples, Ladd creates an eerie soundscape that perfectly matches his muttered musings." [1] Tony Green of JazzTimes wrote, "Ignoring the all too common impulse to pile texture on top of texture, Ladd constructs 12 tracks that cajole as effectively as his richly imagistic poetry." [3]
Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune called it "one of the most accomplished hip-hop debuts in recent years." [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Libations" | 0:28 |
| 2. | "The Tragic Mulatto Is Neither" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Kissin' Kecia" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Bush League Junkie" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Padded Walls" | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Back Stroke" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Blade Runner" | 7:17 |
| 8. | "Maniac" | 2:47 |
| 9. | "I'm Building a Bodacious Bodega for the Race War" | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Off the Coast of Okrakoke" | 5:28 |
| 11. | "Easy Listening for Armageddon" | 4:48 |
| 12. | "The Post Apocalypse Arkestra" | 5:11 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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