| Echo Party | ||||
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| Mixtape by | ||||
| Released | November 23, 2009 | |||
| Studio | 5L Studios, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 28:59 | |||
| Label | Five Day Weekend | |||
| Producer | Edan | |||
| Edan chronology | ||||
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| Vinyl edition | ||||
 Example of the vinyl cover | ||||
Echo Party is a mixtape by American hip hop musician Edan. It was released via Five Day Weekend on November 23, 2009. [1] It peaked at number 98 on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [2]
Edan was given access to the Traffic Entertainment Group vault of old school hip hop to create the album, resulting in a single 29-minute track two years later. [3] It was recorded using tape echo, guitar, and kazoo, among other instruments. [4]
Echo Party was released on CD and vinyl. [5] The vinyl release comes in a white sleeve, each with unique stencil and stamp artwork handmade by Edan, and is limited to 1000 copies. [5]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [8] |
| BBC | favorable [1] |
| The Phoenix |  [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 [3] |
| PopMatters |   [10] |
| Spin | 5/10 [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Echo Party received an average score of 71, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]
Rick Anderson of AllMusic said, "you'll hear vintage hip-hop basslines, 808 beats, and exuberant '80s-style rapping interspersed with weirdness like chopped-up Latin rhythms and shout-outs to New York boroughs and zodiac signs." [7] Adam Kennedy of BBC called it "a production album over mere mixtape, one for the breakdancers, as well as appreciators of both forward-thinking and back-in-the-day craft." [1] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork commented that "if you've ever wanted to hear classic cuts from the dawn of hip hop turned into hallucinogenic setpieces that knock and clang like glitched-up King Tubby, Echo Party should justify whatever the hell it is Edan's been doing with his time over the past four years." [3]
Dave Segal of The Stranger included it on the "2009's Top Overlooked Releases" list. [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Echo Party" | 28:59 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [2] | 98 |
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