''Exiting Arm'' (stylized as ''ExitingARM'') is the third studio album by American hip hop sextet Subtle. It was released on

Lex Records Lex Records is a British independent record label based in Camden, London, England. Style Lex has a varied musical output. Most releases are alternative hip hop, alternative rock or electronic. The label works with a small group of artists. ...

in 2008. It is "the latest chapter in the story of Hour Hero Yes, the middle-class rapper whose rise and struggles are chronicled told on 2004's ''

A New White ''A New White'' is the first studio album by American hip hop sextet Subtle. It was released on Lex Records in 2004. "F.K.O." and "The Long Vein of the Law" were released as singles from the album. The album peaked at number 55 on the CMJ Top 200 ...

'' and 2006's '' For Hero: For Fool''."

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Christopher Bahn of ''

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'' gave the album a grade of B, writing, "Musically, ''ExitingARM'' is just as layered, blenderizing beats, sampled electronic noise, and

Doseone Adam Drucker (born April 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Doseone, is an American rapping, rapper, hip hop producer, producer, poet and artist. He is a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. He has also been a member of n ...

's easygoing, flowing words into a package that's sometimes electrifying and sometimes confounding." Eric Grandy of '' The Stranger'' said, "Throughout ''ExitingARM'', frontman Doseone remains an inscrutable MC, quick-tongued and verbose, and an unassuming but surprisingly fluid singer, whispering melodies in multitracked reverb to contrast his sharper falsetto raps." ''

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'' included it on the "Overlooked Records 2008" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. Subtle *

Dax Pierson Dax Pierson (born 1970) is an American musician from Oakland, California. He has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God. Life and career Dax Pierson worked at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, California for 10 years. He has been a member of Subtle and 1 ...

– vocals, Ableton Live (synthesizer, programming) * Alexander Kort – electric cello, acoustic cello, electric bass, acoustic bass *

Jordan Dalrymple Antonionian (born Jordan Dalrymple) is a multi-instrumentalist based in California. History Jordan Dalrymple has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God. He released the debut album, '' Antonionian'', under the alias Antonionian on Anticon in 2011 ...

– drums, guitar, synthesizer, vocals, programming * Jeffrey " Jel" Logan – drum machine, drum programming * Marty Kalani Dowers – woodwinds, synthesizer * Adam "

" Drucker – words, vocals, synthesizer, programming, artwork Technical personnel * Subtle – recording * Jay Pellicci – mixing * Mike Wells – mastering

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2008 albums Subtle (band) albums Lex Records albums