Insomnia (album)
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| Studio album by Ali As | |||||||||||
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June 30, 2017 |
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| Label (s) | Embassy of Music / Warner Music | ||||||||||
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Title (number) |
15 + 5 |
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running time |
51:34 + 14:18 |
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Insomnia ( Latin for: insomnia ) is the fourth solo album by the Munich rapper Ali As . It was released on June 30, 2017 on the Warner Music Group label Embassy of Music as a standard and limited edition, including a bonus EP and instrumentals .
production
The album was produced by music producers ELI, David Ruoff and The Cratez , among others .
Cover design
The album cover is slightly distorted and shows Ali As looking at the viewer. In the background, a pink-lit building can be seen and in the foreground are the white lettering Ali As and Insomnia .
Guest Posts
In addition to Ali As, other artists appear on five songs on the album. The rapper Kollegah has a guest appearance in the song Asche auf Balmain , while the female hip-hop duo SXTN can be heard on Von den fernen Bergen . On Ich drift Ali As is supported by the rapper Prinz Pi and Kilimanjaro / Nachtwache is a collaboration with the musician Kolja. The Austrian rapper Joshi Mizu is also represented on Jasmina .
Track list
| # | title | Guest musician | length |
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| 1 | Royal halls | 2:52 | |
| 2 | Bow & arrow | 3:13 | |
| 3 | Send to everyone | 3:00 | |
| 4th | Cobra Kai Dojo Style | 3:26 | |
| 5 | Ashes on Balmain | Kollegah | 3:46 |
| 6th | Insomnia | 3:33 | |
| 7th | Kilimanjaro / Night Watch | Kolya | 4:46 |
| 8th | From the distant mountains | SXTN | 3:18 |
| 9 | Jasmina | Joshi Mizu | 3:21 |
| 10 | Followed by Ferraris | 3:03 | |
| 11 | I'm drifting | Prinz Pi | 4:20 |
| 12 | Love in times of war | 3:29 | |
| 13 | 111 | 3:50 | |
| 14th | Stuntman | 2:24 | |
| 15th | Mercedes | 3:13 |
Limited Edition Bonus XP:
| # | title | Guest musician | length |
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| 1 | Khal Drogo | 2:51 | |
| 2 | panoramic view | 3:05 | |
| 3 | Depth charges | 2:45 | |
| 4th | Petrichor | 2:57 | |
| 5 | Autopilot | 2:40 |
+ Instrumentals for all songs
Chart successes and singles
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Insomnia entered the German album charts at number 10 on July 7, 2017.
On March 17, 2017, the first single Mercedes was released for download . This was followed by Stuntman on April 13th and Cobra Kai Dojo Style on May 19th, 2017. The fourth single Königshallen was released on June 2nd and the fifth Asche on Balmain on June 16th, 2017. On the day the album was released, a music video was also released for Song From the distant mountains released and on September 6, 2017 a video for the title track Insomnia was released .
reception
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Robin Schmidt from laut.de rated Insomnia with four out of a possible five points. Ali As serves with the album "the haute cuisine of rapeseed". He rap with “perfectionist technique” and the lyrics are also praised. Only some beats are "kept rather slowly" and "don't always come out of their quark".
The sound carrier was also rated positively on rap.de. Insomnia is "an all-round successful and coherent album" with "glossy productions" that result in an "impressively monochrome picture". "Only in terms of highlights could one have set more accents."
Individual evidence
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Chart sources: Germany - Austria - Switzerland
- ↑ Chart tracking Insomnia on officialcharts.de
- ↑ Rating: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: rap.de
