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A Sufi And A Killer

Gonjasufi

A Sufi And A Killer

Debut album from LA-based post-hip hop rapper, singer and yoga teacher Sumach Ecks, working with producer Gaslamp Killer

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Warp
UK Release date
08/03/2010
  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It could just be that this remarkably confusing but expertly conceived record will be right up there come December as one of the year’s best. It is utterly spell-binding
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  2. 9.0 |   No Ripcord

    Go listen to it on repeat for three days. Absorb it. Listen to what he has to say, relate to it in your own way. Enjoy one of the best albums of what’s looking to be a pretty great year
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  3. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    Distinguishes itself as an album of rare ambition and scope
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  4. 8.4 |   Pitchfork

    One of the most fascinating slabs of hallucinogenic head-nod music to arise from Southern California's post-hip hop vanguard
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  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    It's all over the place, but thrillingly so
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  6. 8.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Gonjasufi raps, mutters, exclaims and croons, a 21st-century mystic in the wilderness. Compelling
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  8. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    ...some tracks are awash with a distorted psychedelia that harks back to The Doors, Tom Waits and a smidgen of Lee 'Scratch' Perry
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  9. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Although the album’s sample-heavy analogue fuzz sounds more appealing than most contemporary hip hop, what’s really distinctive is Gonjasufi’s voice
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  10. 8.0 |   NME

    Print edition only

  11. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    It will suck you in, this truly out-there, unique, psychedelic slice of Mojave desert blues
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  12. 8.0 |   State

    This is quality stuff spanning an array of genres and going by this album Gonjasufi is guaranteed to pop up all over the place in the near future
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  13. 7.0 |   Clash

    His drawled, out of focus mumblings drawing you in unavoidably to the patchwork sonics, and though the album can be a little overwhelming on first listen, repeated plays reveal an irresistible talent
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  14. 7.0 |   Blurt

    Hard but rewarding work – the more you put in, the more you get out
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  15. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  16. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    He brings a diversity of arrangements and ideas that make A Sufi and a Killer a unique brand, one that bears the trademarks of the artists involved, normally for the better
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  18. 4.5 |   Beats Per Minute

    Instead of an exciting collection of experiments from a talented singer, the finished product comes off like an often unconsidered melding of various elements
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