Santogold (Album)

Santogold is the debut album by Santigold published in 2008 (actually, Santi White, at that time still active under the stage name Santogold ). The musical range of the album is very far - it ranges from hip- hop to Electronic to add skirt. In addition, the album contains elements of pop and dub.

Title

On Santogold following songs are heard:

Recording and publication

Santogold was recorded in three different studios in New York City; the School House, the Pitch Black and the Downtown Studios. On the recordings, among others, the following musicians were involved:

  • Santogold - vocals, guitar, keyboards, songwriting, production
  • John Hill - guitar, keyboards, bass, songwriting, production
  • Chris Feinstein - guitar, songwriting
  • Diplo - songwriting, production
  • Chuck Treece - drums

Santogold was released in 2008, inter alia, the label Lizard King Records and Downtown Music - it appeared on CD and LP.

Singles

Four songs from Santogold were released as singles:

  • L.E.S. Artistes
  • Say Aha
  • Creator
  • Lights Out

Cover and Artwork

On the cover of Santogold is the blurred and underexposed photograph of a woman - possibly Santi White - to see, from whose mouth flows a goldglitzernde cloud. This artwork was taken up at an early pressing of the LP ( LIZARD111V ); she appeared as a transparent vinyl with mica inclusions.

Reception

Santogold reached in the album charts by Billboard as the highest position of 74th place

The reviews of Santogold were predominantly positive. The music database Allmusic leads the album with four out of five stars. Music critic Robert Christgau awarded his third best rating "A-". In the magazine Entertainment Weekly was to read: "The album is not perfect, but in a time of retro rock and watered- Pop to Santogold feels rough and true to. " And the music magazine New Musical Express was that the album a " strange paved path in the musical future " aufzeige.

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. Is now enough time has passed? "

Record label Genre Hip hop music Remix Singing Cover art Billboard 200
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