| El Producto | ||||
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| Released | January 16, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | April–May 1995 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, math rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 38:39 | |||
| Label | Atlantic [1] | |||
| Producer | John Agnello, Walt Mink [2] | |||
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El Producto is the third album by the American alternative rock band Walt Mink, released in 1996. [3] [4] On release, it received a 10/10 rating from Pitchfork Media . [5]
The band promoted the album by touring with Fig Dish. [6] [7]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | 10.0/10 [9] |
Trouser Press wrote: "Still one of the most imaginative extreme-guitar activists in pop, Kimbrough has likewise expanded his vocal repertoire, adding Beatlesque stylings and a middle register to tether the higher reaches of his eccentric stop-start-hold-rush phrasing." [10] Spin determined that the album's "melodic guitar swirls, sharp syncopation, and helium-sucking vocals keep you guessing what's next." [11] The Indianapolis Star concluded: "Switching fluidly between gentle and roaring tempos—sometimes in the same song—this trio reaches levels of melody-writing, energy and performance that are consistently, remarkably high." [12]
Prior to the review's deletion from Pitchfork's archives, El Producto was the first album to be given a perfect 10 score from the publication. Founder Ryan Schreiber described the album as "guitar, strings, and John Kimbrough's boyish voice blend[ing] together in what sounds like a serious case of good music." [9]
All songs written by John Kimbrough.
