Purple Moonlight Pages

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Purple Moonlight Pages
R.A.P. Ferreira Purple Moonlight Pages Cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2020
Length52:03
Label Ruby Yacht
Producer
R.A.P. Ferreira chronology
The Truly Ancient and Original Lefthanded Styles of the Hoodwinkers and Penny Pinchers
(2019)
Purple Moonlight Pages
(2020)
Singles from Purple Moonlight Pages
  1. "Doldrums"
    Released: January 10, 2020
  2. "Leaving Hell"
    Released: February 21, 2020

Purple Moonlight Pages is the fifth studio album by American rapper Rory Ferreira. It is the first studio album released under the moniker R.A.P. Ferreira. [1] The album was produced by longtime collaborator Kenny Segal's group The Jefferson Park Boys, which features producers/multi-instrumentalists Aaron Carmack, Mike Parvizi, and Kenny Segal. Carmack handles most of the keys, live drums, and horns, Parvizi handles the bass, and Segal handles the beats and some keys. "Purple Moonlight Pages" has features from underground rapper Mike Ladd (who R.A.P. Ferreira has noted as an influence and frequently referenced on his project So the Flies Don't Come) and frequent collaborator Open Mike Eagle.

Contents

Style and artistry

Purple Moonlight Pages is Ferreira's most consistent, focused venture into "jazz-rap." In contrast to the meandering, eclectic production and vocals of previous projects like Budding Ornithologists are Weary of Tired Analogies and So the Flies Don't Come, the album is composed largely of clean, expressive jazz instrumentals. While tracks like "CYCLES" and "OMENS AND TOTEMS" draw on Ferreira's signature abstract production, Purple Moonlight Pages as a whole represents an aesthetic commitment to jazz-rap.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [2]

Stephen Kearse of Pitchfork reviewed Purple Moonlight Pages as "his most free-spirited project yet". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Decorum"1:48
2."Greens"3:12
3."Noncipher"2:21
4."Omens & Totems"3:00
5."U.D.I.G. (United Defenders Of International Goodwill)"2:08
6."Laundry"2:43
7."Dust Up"3:08
8."Cycles"3:22
9."Absolutes"2:15
10."No Starving Artists"2:30
11."Leaving Hell"2:44
12."Doldrums"3:13
13."An Idea is a Work of Art" (featuring Mike Ladd)4:15
14."Mythical"3:12
15."Pinball" (featuring Open Mike Eagle)3:02
16."Golden Sardine"2:22
17."Ro Talk"4:10
18."Masterplan"2:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp.

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References

  1. Breihan, Tom (March 3, 2020). "Album Of The Week: R.A.P. Ferreira And The Jefferson Park Boys Purple Moonlight Pages". Stereogum. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Kearse, Stephen (March 13, 2020). "R.A.P. Ferreira: Purple Moonlight Pages Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 27, 2020.