''GOB'' is the first studio album by British rapper/graphic designer
DELS
Kieren Gallear also known as DELS (pronounced "Dels") is a British art director, recording artist, rapper, graphics designer and filmmaker born in Ipswich, England, currently based in London. Gallear signed with the Ninja Tune imprint Big Dada ...
, released on 2 May 2011. The album was recorded between 2009 and 2011 in London and in Dels' studio at his mother's house in Ipswich.
[Saxelby, Ruth (4 May 2011)]
DELS's guide to Ipswich , Dummy - Features
''Dummy''. Retrieved on 2011-12-06. It was produced by Joe Goddard of
Hot Chip
Hot Chip are an English synthpop band formed in London in 1995. The group consists of multi-instrumentalists Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin. They are occasionally joined by former member Rob Smoughton for ...
, alongside
Micachu
Mica Levi (; b. 28 February 1987), also known by their stage name Micachu, is an English singer, songwriter, composer and producer. Levi is classically trained and since 2008 has released experimental pop music with their band Good Sad Happy ...
and
Kwes
Kwes (; sometimes stylised as ''kwes'', ''kwes.'', ''Kwes.'' or '' =o'' ) is a British music producer and artist from London, England. Kwes is also currently signed to Warp as a solo artist and released his debut album, ''ilp'' in October 2013.
...
.
Reception
Upon its release, 'GOB' has received good reviews from music critics. The website Metacritic
[(6 December 2011)]
Critic Reviews for Gob at Metacritic
''Metacritic
Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M ...
''. Retrieved on 2011-12-06. has given the album an aggregated score of 80/100.
Track listing
Compact Disc/Digital Album
Vinyl LP
Double album vinyl LP release.
Personnel
*Dels – Vocals
*Tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 11 - produced by Kwes.
*Tracks 3 and 7 - additional production by Kwes.
*Tracks 2, 3, 7 and 12 - produced by Joe Goddard
*Tracks 6 and 8 - produced by Micachu
*Joe Goddard - Guest vocalist
*Elan Tamara - Guest vocalist
*Roots Manuva - Guest vocalist
*Ghostpoet - Guest vocalist
*Mixed by
Bob Earland
*Mastered By Kevin Metcalfe
*Vocals recorded by Elijah Turay
*Art Direction by Us Design Studio & Dels
*A&R -
Will Ashon
Will Ashon (born 1969) is an English writer and novelist, former music journalist and founder of the Big Dada imprint of Ninja Tune records.
Ashon was educated at Countesthorpe Community College and Balliol College, Oxford. In the mid-1990s he w ...
References
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2011 debut albums
Dels albums
Big Dada albums
Ninja Tune albums
Albums produced by Kwes