Missing Dragons

Missing Dragons
EP by A Grape Dope
Released	May 27, 2003 (2003-05-27)
Genre	Instrumental hip hop, post-rock
Length	26:41
Label	Galaxia
Producer	John Herndon
A Grape Dope chronology
Immediate Action (2000) Missing Dragons (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Brainwashed	favorable [1]
Dusted Magazine	favorable [2]
Exclaim!	favorable [3]
Pitchfork	4.1/10 [4]
Splendid Magazine	favorable [5]
XLR8R	favorable [6]

Missing Dragons is an EP by A Grape Dope (born John Herndon). It was released on Galaxia on May 27, 2003. ^[7]

Critical reception

Andrew Bryant of Pitchfork gave the EP a 4.1 out of 10, calling it an "unappealing release with few redeeming qualities". ^[4] Meanwhile, Andy Lee of Exclaim! said: "In less than 30 minutes, A Grape Dope demonstrates more innovation than many artists do in their entire lifetimes." ^[3]

Fritz the Cat of Vice listed it as one of the nine best records of 2003. ^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Action: Showered Us"	6:06
2.	"When You Crash and Burn"	5:21
3.	"Red Hat Attack" (featuring Doseone)	4:43
4.	"Inaction: Shadowed Us"	2:07
5.	"I'll Spread It"	4:36
6.	"Hellz Bellz"	3:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• A Grape Dope – music, mixing
• Kathryn Frazier – vocals (2)
• Sally Timms – vocals (2)
• Doseone – vocals (3)
• Human Condition – mixing
• Designer – mixing
• Damon Locks – artwork, design
• Sheila Sachs – design
• Wayne Montana – fishes illustration

References

1. Fynes, Gord (June 7, 2003). "A Grape Dope, "Missing Dragons"". Brainwashed . Retrieved July 23, 2018.
2. Eke, Darren (July 22, 2003). "A Grape Dope - Missing Dragons". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
3. Lee, Andy (May 1, 2003). "A Grape Dope - Missing Dragons". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 23, 2018.
4. Bryant, Andrew (July 2, 2003). "A Grape Dope: Missing Dragons EP". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 23, 2018.
5. Jackowiak, Jason (September 16, 2003). "A Grape Dope: Missing Dragons". Splendid Magazine. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
6. Segal, Dave (July 3, 2003). "A Grape Dope - Missing Dragons Ep". XLR8R . Retrieved July 23, 2018.
7. "A Grape Dope: Missing Dragons". Midheaven. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
8. Fritz the Cat (December 1, 2003). "Beats And Rhymes". Vice . Retrieved July 23, 2018.

External links

• Missing Dragons at AllMusic
• Missing Dragons at Discogs (list of releases)