Fry Cook on Venus

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Fry Cook on Venus
Noah23 frycook.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 29, 2011 (2011-03-29)
Genre Hip hop
Length44:30
Label Fake Four Inc.
Producer Noah23 (exec.), Ceschi (also exec.), Cars & Trains, Factor Chandelier, Gregory Pepper, Madadam, Oskar Ohlson, Rickolus, Skyrider, Zoën
Noah23 chronology
Prefuse 23
(2011)
Fry Cook on Venus
(2011)
Gimme Indie Rock
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chroniques Electroniquesfavorable [1]
Cokemachineglow 69/100 [2]
Exclaim! favorable [3]
Mezzic7.0/10 [4]
UCLA Radio7.3/10 [5]

Fry Cook on Venus is a 2011 studio album by Canadian hip hop artist Noah23, released on Fake Four Inc. [6] [7] Music videos were produced for "Bright Green Laces" [8] and "Intangible Heart Crescendo". [9]

Contents

Critical reception

Vish Khanna of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, saying: "Artful as always, Noah23's weirdest album yet finds the gifted MC singing more than ever, but any cheeriness is tempered by the gritty beats and dark soundscapes." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."What It Is"Oskar Ohlson2:25
2."Bright Green Laces"Zoën2:39
3."Murder City" (featuring Awol One and Sole) Ceschi 4:50
4."Bed Bugs" Factor Chandelier 3:07
5."Intangible Heart Crescendo"Madadam2:46
6."Fry Cook on Venus"Zoën3:14
7."Sea of the Infinite Wave" (featuring Ceschi and Myka 9) Skyrider 3:31
8."Can't Stay Mad"Ceschi2:14
9."Nuts" (featuring Liz Powell) Cars & Trains 3:11
10."Things to Do" (featuring Rickolus)Rickolus4:09
11."No Tomorrow"Madadam3:04
12."Old Dog" (featuring Ghettosocks)Zoën3:07
13."Time Again"Zoën3:32
14."When I'm Gone" (featuring Gregory Pepper) Gregory Pepper 2:41

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

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  4. Katiapiza (May 19, 2011). "Review: Noah23 - Fry Cook On Venus (2011)". Mezzic. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. Bluck (April 4, 2011). "Album Review: Noah23's Fry Cook on Venus". UCLA Radio. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
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  8. Bright Green Laces on YouTube
  9. Intagible Heart Crescendo on YouTube