Quicksand (Noah23 album)

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Quicksand
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre Alternative hip hop
Underground hip hop
Length54:06
Label Plague Language
2nd Rec
Producer Noah23 (exec.), Lovely, Naval Aviator, Ognihs, Orphan, Sseleman, Troubadour, Warhol
Noah23 chronology
Neophyte Phenotype
(2001)
''Quicksand''
(2002)
Tau Ceti
(2003)
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Quicksand is a 2002 album by Canadian-American alternative hip hop artist Noah23. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Most of the album's production was handled by Orphan, the Plague Language collective's most prolific producer at the time.

Contents

The track "Crypto Sporidian" was released as a split single with the track "Deadly Rays" from fellow Plague Language member Baracuda's debut album Tetragammoth . [7] Both tracks were produced by Orphan.

Critical reception

Allmusic gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. [8] Exclaim! wrote that the album "can rock the parties ("Digestive Enzymes"), the dance floors ("Resistance"), headphones ("Hourglass") and the art fags ("The Fall") all while maintaining a cohesive sound." [9]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Saw Palmetto" Warhol 3:04
2."Volapuk" Orphan 3:07
3."Crypto Sporidian"Orphan4:35
4."Octave"Ognihs3:01
5."Learning Curve"Orphan3:14
6."Resistance"Troubadour3:13
7."Hourglass" (featuring Distant Relatives)Orphan3:39
8."Banded Hairstreak"Orphan2:06
9."Digestive Enzymes"Lovely2:35
10."Nocturnal"Orphan3:43
11."Imhotep"Orphan4:12
12."Guelph" (featuring Baracuda)Warhol2:42
13."Zenith Dub"Sseleman2:49
14."Julia Set"Orphan3:01
15."The Fall"Naval Aviator9:05

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