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<i>The Dynospectrum</i>

The Dynospectrum

1998 studio album by The Dynospectrum


The Dynospectrum is a studio album by The Dynospectrum, a collaboration between rappers Slug, I Self Devine, Sab the Artist, and Swift. They performed under the pseudonyms Sep Sev Sev Two, Pat Juba, General Woundwart, and Mr. Gene Poole, respectively. The production was handled by Ant, who assumed the name Solomon Grundy for the project. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on October 13, 1998.[1]

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In a 2008 interview with Impose, Slug said: "When we made the Dynospectrum, I was so high, I really thought we were like a legion of superheroes."[2] In 2015, he picked it as one of the label's most underrated albums.[3]

Critical reception

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Peter S. Scholtes of City Pages placed the album at number 10 on the "Top Local Records of 1998" list, describing it as "a dense, tense, ultimately rewarding journey into hip hop's dark heart."[5] Writing for City Pages in 2013, Chaz Kangas called it "one of the greatest hidden treasures of the Rhymesayers catalog".[6] In that year, Potholes in My Blog placed it at number 7 on the "12 Best Rhymesayers Albums" list.[7]

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Sep Sev Sev Two (Slug) – vocals
  • Pat Juba (I Self Devine) – vocals
  • General Woundwart (Sab the Artist) – vocals
  • Mr. Gene Poole (Swift) – vocals
  • Solomon Grundy (Ant) – production, turntables, recording, mixing
  • Dr. Moreau – recording, mixing, layout, design
  • Abuse (Aaron Horkey) – artwork, layout, design
  • Kevin Craig – photography

References

  1. "The Dynospectrum - The Dynospectrum". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. Gillespie, Blake (April 18, 2008). "Minneapolis Is Rhymesayers". Impose. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  3. Riemenschneider, Chris (December 3, 2015). "More Rhymesayers 20 lists: underrated catalog albums and a personal top 10". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  4. Scholtes, Peter S. (November 11, 1998). "Dyno-mite!". City Pages. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  5. Scholtes, Peter S. (January 13, 1999). "Symphony of a City". City Pages. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  6. Kangas, Chaz (August 30, 2013). "Five more Minnesota music reunions we'd love to see". City Pages. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  7. "The 12 Best Rhymesayers Albums (Page 3 of 5)". Potholes in My Blog. March 4, 2013. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

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