Fear of a Black Tangent

Fear of a Black Tangent
Studio album by
Busdriver
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)[1]
GenreProgressive rap[2]
Length48:24
LabelMush Records
Producer
Busdriver chronology
Cosmic Cleavage
(2004) 		Fear of a Black Tangent
(2005) 		RoadKillOvercoat
(2007)
Singles from Fear of a Black Tangent
  1. "Avantcore"
    Released: January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18)[3]

Fear of a Black Tangent is the fourth studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was originally released on Mush Records in 2005.[1] In Europe, it was released on Big Dada.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. Clubfavorable[6]
BBCfavorable[7]
Robert ChristgauA−[8]
Cokemachineglow82/100[9]
Exclaim!favorable[10]
MusicOMHfavorable[11]
Pitchfork7.9/10[12]
PopMatters[13]
Stylus MagazineB[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Rollie Pemberton of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B, saying: "The album is one of the few anti-industry freakouts that have appealed to me on both a conceptual and musical level, so whether or not you are familiar with Busdriver's skittering flow or innovative song structure, it's worth the time to see why he's so damn mad after all."[14]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Yawning Zeitgeist Intro" (freestyle)Daedelus1:30
2."Reheated Pop!"Omid3:00
3."Unemployed Black Astronaut"Paris Zax4:00
4."Happiness('s Unit of Measurement)"Thavius Beck4:37
5."Avantcore"Paris Zax2:24
6."Wormholes"Daedelus4:26
7."Map Your Psyche" (featuring Abstract Rude and Ellay Khule)Paris Zax4:15
8."Cool Band Buzz"Danger Mouse3:28
9."Note Boom"Paris Zax3:43
10."Low Flying Winged Books"Thavius Beck4:56
11."Befriend the Friendless Friendster"Daedelus3:38
12."Sphinx's Coonery" (featuring Myka 9 and 2Mex)Paris Zax4:43
13."Lefty's Lament"Daedelus3:41
Total length:48:24
Expanded edition bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."Silence" (unlisted) 1:04
15."Avantcore (D-Styles Remix)"D-Styles2:33
16."Happiness('s Unit of Measurement) (Prefuse 73 Remix)"Prefuse 734:16
17."Unemployed Black Astronaut (Nobody Remix)"Nobody4:39
Total length:61:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. ^ a b c "MH-235 Busdriver - Fear Of A Black Tangent". Mush Records. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Pierre (May 11, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent". PopMatters. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "MH-028 Busdriver - Avantcore". Mush Records. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Fear Of A Black Tangent by Busdriver". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  5. ^ Bush, John. "Fear of a Black Tangent - Busdriver". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Rabin, Nathan (March 8, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear Of A Black Tangent". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Webb, Adam (2005). "Busdriver - Fear Of A Black Tangent - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Busdriver". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  9. ^ Newell, Aaron (February 16, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  10. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (February 28, 2005). "Busdriver - Fear of a Black Tangent". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  11. ^ Hands, Steve (February 28, 2005). "Busdriver – Fear Of A Black Tangent". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  12. ^ Macdonald, Cameron (March 8, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  13. ^ Hamilton, Pierre (May 11, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent". PopMatters. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  14. ^ a b Pemberton, Rollie (March 8, 2005). "Busdriver - Fear Of A Black Tangent". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 4, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

Further reading