Echo Party is a mixtape by American hip hop musician Edan. It was released via Five Day Weekend on November 23, 2009.[1] It peaked at number 98 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2]
| Echo Party | ||||
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| Mixtape by | ||||
| Released | November 23, 2009 | |||
| Studio | 5L Studios, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 28:59 | |||
| Label | Five Day Weekend | |||
| Producer | Edan | |||
| Edan chronology | ||||
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| Vinyl edition | ||||
 Example of the vinyl cover | ||||
Production edit
Edan was given access to the Traffic Entertainment Group vault of old school hip hop to create the album, resulting in a single 29-minute track two years later.[3] It was recorded using tape echo, guitar, and kazoo, among other instruments.[4]
Release edit
Echo Party was released on CD and vinyl.[5] The vinyl release comes in a white sleeve, each with unique stencil and stamp artwork handmade by Edan, and is limited to 1000 copies.[5]
Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[8] |
| BBC | favorable[1] |
| The Phoenix |  [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10[3] |
| PopMatters |   [10] |
| Spin | 5/10[11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Echo Party received an average score of 71, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Rick Anderson of AllMusic said, "you'll hear vintage hip-hop basslines, 808 beats, and exuberant '80s-style rapping interspersed with weirdness like chopped-up Latin rhythms and shout-outs to New York boroughs and zodiac signs."[7] Adam Kennedy of BBC called it "a production album over mere mixtape, one for the breakdancers, as well as appreciators of both forward-thinking and back-in-the-day craft."[1] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork commented that "if you've ever wanted to hear classic cuts from the dawn of hip hop turned into hallucinogenic setpieces that knock and clang like glitched-up King Tubby, Echo Party should justify whatever the hell it is Edan's been doing with his time over the past four years."[3]
Dave Segal of The Stranger included it on the "2009's Top Overlooked Releases" list.[12]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Echo Party" | 28:59 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Edan – recording, mixing, concept, art direction, design
- Mark Donahue – mastering
- Trevor "Karma" Gendron – layout
- Matt Welch – executive production
Charts edit
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 98 |
References edit
- ^ a b c Kennedy, Adam (2009). "Edan - Echo Party - Review". BBC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of December 5, 2009". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c Patrin, Nate (December 1, 2009). "Edan: Echo Party". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Tardio, Andres (October 27, 2009). "Edan's Album Features Hand Drawn Covers To LP Version". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Hughes, Josiah (October 28, 2009). "Edan Returns with New Limited LP". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "Echo Party by Edan". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Echo Party - Edan". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (December 1, 2009). "Edan: Echo Party". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Faraone, Chris (November 10, 2009). "Edan | Echo Party". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (January 14, 2010). "Edan: Echo Party". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (November 17, 2009). "Review: Edan, 'Echo Party'". Spin. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Dave (December 24, 2009). "Data Breaker - 2009's Top Overlooked Releases". The Stranger. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
External links edit
- Echo Party at Discogs (list of releases)