| Plastique | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 13, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 42:25 | |||
| Label | Fake Four Inc. | |||
| Producer | Bud Berning, John Wagner | |||
| Sole and the Skyrider Band chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [2] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
| Potholes in My Blog | [4] |
| RapReviews.com | 6/10 [5] |
Plastique is the second studio album by Sole and the Skyrider Band. It was released on Fake Four Inc. on October 13, 2009. [6]
Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying: "This is not your typical hip-hop, that's for sure -- but most of it is well worth the effort required to absorb it." [1] Andrew Dietzel of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying: "The structures are distinctly hip hop, but they are also carefully constructed against the grain of repetitive sampling and crunked-out keyboards, a quality becoming increasingly rare, even amongst independent artists." [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Children of Privilege" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Battlefields" (featuring Markus Acher) | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Longshots" | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Nothing Pt. 2" | 3:55 |
| 5. | "More" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Pissing in the Wind" | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Bait" | 4:59 |
| 8. | "Mr. Insurgent" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Black" | 7:31 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
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