Santogold (album)

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Santogold
Studio album by Santigold

Publication
(s)

2008

Label (s) Lizard King Records, Downtown Music

Format (s)

CD , LP

Genre (s)

Hip-hop , electronic , rock

Title (number)

12

running time

approx. 41 minutes

Santogold is the debut album by Santigold (actually Santi White, then still active under the stage name Santogold) , released in 2008 . The musical spectrum of the album is very wide - it ranges from hip-hop to electronic to rock . In addition, the album contains elements of pop and dub .

Recording and production

Santogold was in three different studios in New York City added ; the Schoolhouse, Pitch Black and Downtown Studios. The album was recorded by the following musicians : 

The individual songs were produced by: 

Title, Authorship and Sampling

In addition to Santi White, numerous other authors were involved in the twelve songs on Santogold : 

  1. LES Artistes ( White / Hill)
  2. You'll Find a Way (White / Hill / Feinstein)
  3. Shove it (White / Hill / Juwan / Shayman)
  4. Say Aha (White / Hill)
  5. Creator (White / Taylor / McFadyen)
  6. My Superman (White / Hill / Pentz / Ballion / Clark / Severin)
  7. Lights Out (White / Hill / Feinstein)
  8. Starstruck (White / Hill)
  9. Unstoppable (White / Pentz)
  10. I'm a Lady (White / Hill / Feinstein / Andrew)
  11. Anne (White / Hill / Taylor)
  12. You'll Find a Way - Switch & Sinden Remix (White / Hill / Feinstein)

A sample from Siouxsie and the Banshees can be heard on the album .

Publications and releases

Santogold was released in 2008 by the Lizard King Records and Downtown Music labels - it was released on CD and LP .

Four songs on the album were released as singles by various labels :

  • LES Artistes
  • Say aha
  • Creator
  • Lights out

Cover and artwork

On the cover of Santogold you can see the blurred and underexposed photograph of a woman - presumably Santi White - from whose mouth a gold glittering cloud pours out. This artwork was picked up at an early pressing of the LP (LIZARD111V); it appeared as a transparent vinyl with mica inclusions.

Charts and reception

Santogold reached number 74 as the highest position on Billboard's album charts .

The reviews of Santogold were mostly positive. The music database Allmusic lists the album with four out of five possible stars. The music critic Robert Christgau awarded his third-best rating; A -. In the magazine Entertainment Weekly "The album is not flawless, but in an era of retro rock and watered-pop feel: was read Santogold rough and true to." And the music magazine New Musical Express , was that the album a " strange cobblestone path into the musical future ”.

Trivia

Santi White wrote in the liner notes of Santogold following dedication: "This record is for my dad, who once told me that the world is not yet ready for the sounds in my head. Has enough time passed now? "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Santogold: Santogold (Liner Notes)
  2. ↑ www.whosampled.com: My Superman (sample list)
  3. ↑ www.discogs.com: Santogold (release details )
  4. ↑ www.discogs.com: Santogold (discography)
  5. ↑ a b www.allmusic.com: Santogold (review)
  6. ↑ www.robertchristgau.com: Santogold (review)
  7. ↑ www.ew.com: Santogold (review)
  8. ↑ www.nme.com: Santogold (review)