Symptomatic of a Greater Ill

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Symptomatic of a Greater Ill
Studio album by
Darc Mind
ReleasedAugust 29, 2006 (2006-08-29) [1]
Recorded1995–1997
StudioIsland Digital; Such a Sound; D&D Recording Studios
Genre Underground hip hop
Length43:00
Label Anticon
Producer G.M. Web D, X-Ray, C. Escalante, Nick Wiz
Darc Mind chronology
Symptomatic of a Greater Ill
(2006)		Bipolar
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop 4/5 [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Dusted Magazinefavorable [4]
HipHopSite.ComStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
IGN 7.8/10 [6]
KEXP-FM favorable [7]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
Texturafavorable [10]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Symptomatic of a Greater Ill is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Darc Mind. It was released on Anticon on August 29, 2006. [1] It peaked at number 29 on the Dusted Top 40 Radio Chart. [12]

Darc Mind is an underground hip hop duo from Queens, New York. It consists of rapper Kev Roc and producer X-Ray.

Anticon record label

Anticon is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and manager Shaun Koplow. The original musicians signed to Anticon were once referred to as the Anticon collective.

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Release

Symptomatic of a Greater Ill was recorded between 1995 and 1997 for Loud Records. However, the closing of the label shelved the album for years. [13] In 2006, it was released on Anticon. [14]

Loud Records hip hop record label which is a subsidiary of SRC Records

Loud is a record label founded by Steve Rifkind and Rich Isaacson in 1991.

Critical reception

Bram Gieben of The Skinny gave the album 5 stars out of 5, calling it "[a] lost classic, resurfacing at just the right time." [9] Marisa Brown of AllMusic said: "It's a great record, thoughtful and aware yet still laid-back and fun, and though it took a while to be released, it's better late than never to hear this, to be reminded of everything that hip-hop can be, both in the past and hopefully, continuing on into the future." [3] Mike Schiller of PopMatters called it "one of 2006's absolutely essential hip-hop releases". [8]

The Skinny is a 72-page monthly and bi-monthly publication distributed in approximately 1,450 establishments throughout the cities of Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow in Scotland and, from 2013 to 2017, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds in the north of England. Founded in 2005, the magazine features interviews and articles on music, art, film, comedy and other aspects of culture.

AllMusic Online music database

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PopMatters is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater, visual arts, travel, and the Internet.

Track listing

All tracks written by K. Holland and R. Davis.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Visions of a Blur"G.M. Web D4:55
2."U Da One"G.M. Web D, C. Escalante4:34
3."Seize the Phenom"G.M. Web D4:19
4."Knight of the Round Table"G.M. Web D2:03
5."I'm Ill"X-Ray4:07
6."Covert Op"X-Ray3:48
7."Give Me Time"G.M. Web D4:19
8."BMOC"G.M. Web D5:09
9."Fever Pitch"G.M. Web D3:50
10."Rhyme Zone"X-Ray2:04
11."Outside Looking In"X-Ray, Nick Wiz3:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Symptomatic of a Greater Ill". Anticon . Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ Newman, Jason (August 14, 2006). "Symptomatic Of A Greater Ill". AllHipHop . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Brown, Marisa. "Symptomatic of a Greater Ill - Darc Mind". AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Jones, Mason (November 14, 2006). "Darc Mind - Symptomatic of a Greater Ill". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Newell, Aaron (January 12, 2007). "Darc Mind – Symptomatic of a Greater Ill". HipHopSite.Com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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  7. ↑ Yates, Don (August 17, 2006). "Darc Mind: Symptomatic of a Greater Ill". KEXP-FM . Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Schiller, Mike (November 29, 2006). "Darc Mind: Symptomatic of a Greater Ill". PopMatters . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Gieben, Bram (October 13, 2006). "Darc Mind - 'Symptomatic of A Greater Ill'". The Skinny . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Darc Mind: Symptomatic of a Greater Ill". Textura. November 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Darc Mind – Symptomatic of a Greater Ill (Review)". URB . August 25, 2006. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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  13. ↑ Warren, Tamara (November 1, 2006). "DARC MIND". Electronic Musician . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  14. ↑ Shimooka, Tara (September 27, 2001). "Darc Mind: Time Capsule". AllHipHop . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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