Alpaca (album)

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alpaca
Studio album by 257ers

Publication
(s)

3rd May 2019

Label (s) Self-made records

Format (s)

CD , download

Genre (s)

German hip-hop

Title (number)

13 (+ 7)

running time

36:32 (+ 25:10)

production

Location (s)

257ers Studios, Essen

chronology
Microcosm
(2016) 		alpaca Abracadabra
(2019)
Single releases
October 26, 2018 Yes Sichael
November 30, 2018 Baggamuffin
18th January 2019 Akk & Feel It
April 26, 2019 Gravitacion

Alpaka is the sixth studio album by the German hip-hop group 257ers . It is their second album that they released as a duo and was released on May 3, 2019 on the Düsseldorf label Selfmade Records as a standard and deluxe edition, including the bonus EP Gnu .

production

The music producer Alexis Troy acted as executive producer on the album and produced ten of the 13 songs of the standard edition, whereby he was assisted on two songs by Tai Jason and on one track by Udo Niebergall . The remaining three tracks were produced by Voddi 257 and Tilia, who also produced the beats for the bonus EP Gnu .

Guest Posts

In addition to the 257ers, other artists appear on only two songs on the regular album. The song Akk & Feel It is a collaboration with the Eurodance band Captain Jack , while the Hamburg band Le Fly can be heard on Regenbogenland . The rap duo Mehnersmoos is featured on the bonus EP on the song Nie mehr , and the former 257ers member Keule has a guest appearance on the hidden track Wie’s hier ist .

Cover design

The album cover shows a brightly colored, cartoon-like picture of an orange alpaca , which opens its mouth wide and is apparently drugged. At the top right of the picture is the orange lettering 257ers and at the bottom left the title Alpaka in yellow and pink letters.

Track list

# title Guest Posts producer length
1 Allo Voddi 257, Tilia 1:46
2 Akk & Feel It Captain Jack Alexis Troy , Udo Niebergall 2:56
3 Gravitacion Alexis Troy 3:21
4th Stone Is My Pillow Alexis Troy 2:49
5 Yuck Tilia 2:38
6th Hold my beer Alexis Troy 2:57
7th Delorean Alexis Troy 3:15
8th Stable side position Alexis Troy 2:50
9 Baggamuffin Alexis Troy 2:34
10 Yes Sichael Alexis Troy, Tai Jason 3:23
11 Truck drivers Alexis Troy 2:42
12 Rainbow land Le Fly Voddi 257 2:14
13 Until someone cries Alexis Troy, Tai Jason 3:07

Gnu EP (part of the deluxe edition)

# title Guest Posts producer length
1 gnu Voddi 257 3:10
2 No more Mehnersmoos Voddi 257 4:21
3 Guara Guara Voddi 257 3:03
4th 14 biceps Voddi 257 2:51
5 Last time Tilia 2:42
6th Wacko Wacko Voddi 257 2:08
7th Somehow everyone has to be +
How it's here ( Hidden Track )
Club 257		 Voddi 257 6:55

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
alpaca
  DE 16 05/10/2019 (2 weeks)
  AT 61 05/17/2019 (1 week)

Alpaka entered the German album charts at number 16 on May 10, 2019 and ranked 91st the following week before leaving the top 100. In Austria the album reached position 61, while it missed the Swiss charts. This meant that Alpaka could not build on the commercial success of its predecessor, Mikrokosmos .

On October 26th 2018 the first single of the album was released with Ja Sichael , before the second release Baggamuffin followed on November 30th . On January 18, 2019, Akk & Feel It was released as the third single. In addition, the fourth release Gravitacion was released a week before the album . Music videos were also made for all singles, but they could not be placed in the charts.

reception

Professional reviews
Reviews
source rating
laut.de

Dominik Lippe from laut.de rated alpaca with three out of a possible five points. The album does not deliver the “really big hits à la Holland and Holz ” like its predecessor Mikrokosmos , but the 257ers would still stand out from the German rap scene with their “humorous, over-the-top approach”. By mixing "Eurodance, reggae vibes and synth beats with lively round dance, vocoder hooks and Captain Jack", Alpaka "above all is unlimited freedom."

Michael Collins of MZEE wrote that the album was “full of absurd to Dadaist lyrics, some of which are damn funny, as well as electronic beats with influences from other musical genres.” It was “not an album that will be groundbreaking for German rap. However, it is ideally suited to accompany one or the other funny evening. "

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ album cover
  2. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH
  3. ↑ Chart tracking Alpaca on officialcharts.de
  4. ↑ Rating: laut.de
  5. ↑ Michael Collins: 257ers - Alpaca - Review. Retrieved July 18, 2019 .