Amnesia (Ali-Ace album)
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| Studio album by Ali As | ||||
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January 9, 2015 |
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| Label (s) | Embassy of Music / Warner Music | |||
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13/15/16/18 |
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49:36 / 56:31 / 59:31 / 68:56 |
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Amnesia ( English for amnesia ) is the second solo album by the Munich rapper Ali As . It was released on January 9, 2015 via the Embassy of Music label belonging to the Warner Music Group as a standard, deluxe and limited edition, including a bonus EP , t-shirt and autograph card.
content
The topics dealt with on the album are broad. It contains pure representative tracks such as Amnesia or Ballern as well as socially critical songs ( Wenn Heino dies , German / foreign ).
production
The songs on the album were produced by music producers ELI, David Ruoff and Max Gain, among others.
Cover design
The album cover is in black and white and shows Ali As, who looks at the viewer, wears a white hoodie and is shrouded in fog. In the foreground are the white lettering Ali As and Amnesia .
Guest Posts
In addition to Ali As, various other artists are represented on the album. The rapper Megaloh can be heard in flight mode and MoTrip has a guest appearance in the song towards the clearing . Other guest contributions come from the rappers Pretty Mo ( German / foreign ) and Muso ( guest list + 0 ). Ali As's former label boss Samy Deluxe and rapper Eko Fresh are also featured on the remix for Hoodie x Chucks . Furthermore, the singer Musiye sings the refrain of the song Binoculars on the bonus EP.
Track list
| # | title | Guest musician | length |
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| 1 | Amnesia | 2:56 | |
| 2 | Airplane mode on | Megaloh | 4:40 |
| 3 | Hoodie x Chucks | 3:38 | |
| 4th | When Heino dies | 4:06 | |
| 5 | Shooting | 3:17 | |
| 6th | German / foreigner | Pretty Mon | 3:56 |
| 7th | Guest list + 0 | Muso | 4:11 |
| 8th | Fog Palace | 3:10 | |
| 9 | Coconut Grove | 3:56 | |
| 10 | Violin cases | 3:26 | |
| 11 | Ingrid | 3:54 | |
| 12 | Towards the clearing | MoTrip | 4:23 |
| 13 | Solar machine | 4:03 |
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks:
| # | title | Guest musician | length |
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| 14th | Ripped jeans | 2:54 | |
| 15th | Hoodie X Chucks (Remix) | Eko Fresh and Samy Deluxe | 4:01 |
| 16 | The sun remains | 3:00 |
Limited Edition Bonus XP:
| # | title | Guest musician | length |
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| 1 | Am how I am | 3:07 | |
| 2 | binoculars | Musiye | 3:46 |
| 3 | Blue Lagoon | 3:37 | |
| 4th | zombie | 3:33 | |
| 5 | End time hippie | 5:17 |
Singles and Videos
The song When Heino dies was released as a single on December 12, 2014 for download. Music videos were also released for the songs Hoodie x Chucks , Sonnenmaschine , Deutscher / Ausländer and Direction Lichtung .
Chart success
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Amnesia entered the German album charts at number 17 and stayed in the top 100 for a week, which means that Ali As was charting his first position as a solo artist.
reception
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| laut.de |
 
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The website laut.de rated the album with four out of a possible five points and especially praised the rapper's sophisticated lyrics:
" At peace with herself and bursting with strength - that's exactly how" Amnesia "sounds, Ali's only second studio album. It was already clear at the beginning of November that the big hit this time around was when the world hit "Hoodie x Chucks" went online and half of the scene was concreted away in passing. […] If the term "complete Emcee" seems to be tailor-made to a rapper, then it is Ali As. What happens there between bittersweet humor and sheer seriousness redefines the concept of a wide-ranging album. The structure is held together by rhymes and puns that do not seem out of place even in melancholy moments. [...] "Amnesia" exudes a pleasantly oppressive vibe over the entire duration of the game. Part of this are the sometimes difficult productions that adapt an American sound between Rick Ross and A $ AP Rocky. Ali As is a damn stylish rapper. Only his, let's put it that way, passable singing skills seem a bit too cheesy in one place or another. "
The website rap.de rated Amnesia very positively and particularly emphasized the good production and the variety of topics on the album:
“ With the Embassy of Music and a new producer team around ELI and David Ruoff, Ali As finally seems to have found a suitable environment, and in fact,“ Amnesia ”turned out to be a pretty big hit. […] “Amnesia” […] still sounds like an album by rapnerds for rapnerds despite all the themed songs - full of punchlines and with more comparisons than lawyers specializing in labor law who currently have a lot of clients. The bottom line is that "Amnesia" remains one of the first highlights of the still young rap year 2015, precisely because of its variety of topics and its assured taste. "
MZEE.com magazine praised the album for its technical sophistication, skillful use of voices and unusual comparisons:
“ One of the quickest things to notice when listening is the impressive technical adeptness with which Ali As approaches rapping. Not only are the rhymes of such a length that they make the syllable counters mouth watering. No, the use of voices and intonation are always correct. And the comparisons that Ali puts on the beat are so crazy that you have to think outside the box until you get dizzy. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH
- ↑ Amnesia DE # 17
- ↑ Rating: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: backspin.de ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rating: rappers.in
- ↑ laut.de: Review of the sound carrier
- ↑ rap.de: Review of the sound carrier
- ↑ MZEE.com: Review of the sound carrier
