Breakthrough (The Gaslamp Killer album)

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Breakthrough
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Studio album by The Gaslamp Killer
Released September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17)
Genre Alternative hip hop, electronic
Length 47:25
Label Brainfeeder
Producer The Gaslamp Killer
The Gaslamp Killer chronology
Breakthrough
(2012)		 The Gaslamp Killer Experience: Live in Los Angeles
(2015)The Gaslamp Killer Experience: Live in Los Angeles2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 66/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[2]
BBC favorable[3]
Consequence of Sound C+[4]
Drowned in Sound 7/10[5]
Fact 4/5[6]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[7]
NME 6/10[8]
Pitchfork Media 7.7/10[9]
PopMatters 7/10 stars[10]

Breakthrough is the first studio album by American hip hop DJ The Gaslamp Killer. It was released on Brainfeeder on September 17, 2012.[11] The album features guest appearances from Gonjasufi, Daedelus, and Samiyam, among others.[12]

Background and recording

While The Gaslamp Killer's earlier work was characterized by a heavy use of samples, on Breakthrough he chose to work with musicians to recreate the "vibe" of particular tracks.[13] Comparing his method to the way that Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones used blues music, he said, "I'm just trying to get ideas from world music, different rock 'n' roll records, library records, psychedelic shit, jazz – getting ideas from other records and trying to recreate them with musicians."[13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Breakthrough received an average score of 66% based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Breakthrough"   2:15
2. "Veins" (featuring Gonjasufi) 1:45
3. "Holy Mt. Washington" (featuring Computer Jay) 2:27
4. "Father"   1:13
5. "Critic" (featuring Mophono) 2:20
6. "Dead Vets" (featuring Adrian Younge) 2:25
7. "Flange Face" (featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) 3:39
8. "Fuck"   1:11
9. "Apparitions" (featuring Gonjasufi) 2:51
10. "Impulse" (featuring Daedelus) 3:33
11. "Peasants, Cripples & Retards" (featuring Samiyam) 2:15
12. "Meat Guilt" (featuring R.S.I) 1:50
13. "Mother"   2:59
14. "Nissim" (featuring Amir Yaghmai) 4:31
15. "Keep It Simple Stupid" (featuring Shigeto) 1:46
16. "Seven Years of Bad Luck for Fun" (featuring Dimlite) 3:52
17. "In the Dark..."   6:23

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Top Dance/Electronic Albums[14] 23

References

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External links

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