''Outmind'' is the first studio album by
Matthewdavid
Matthew David McQueen (born May 20, 1984), better known by his stage name Matthewdavid, is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. He is a co-founder of Leaving Records. He has collaborated with Sun Araw, Dog Bite, and ...
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[ It was released on Brainfeeder on April 19, 2011.]
Production
It took four years for Matthewdavid to create the album.[ In a 2011 interview with '']Los Angeles Times
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'', he said, "I think it's far-out enough to raise some questions from the listener, but it basically tells the story of my Los Angeles experience."[ The album includes guest appearances from Dogbite, ]Flying Lotus
Steven Ellison (born October 7, 1983), known by his stage name Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker and rapper from Los Angeles. He is also the founder of the record label Brainfeeder.
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, and Niki Randa.
Critical reception
Keith Pishnery of '' Fact'' wrote, "In many ways, ''Outmind'' is one long, broken jam, but Matthewdavid succeeds in keeping the cacophony of disparate sound sources cohesive while maintaining a loose overall rhythm, just like the life and nature from which these sounds originate."[ Andrew Martin of ''Prefix'' commented that "The album features Matthewdavid's blending of dubstep, hip-hop, and electronic music with plenty of deconstructed samples and lo-fi ambient sounds thrown into the mix."]Consequence of Sound
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'' described it as "a disorienting, never straightforward, and always inventive record whose every second is, for better or worse, unlike anything you'll hear all year."[
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Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* Matthewdavid
Matthew David McQueen (born May 20, 1984), better known by his stage name Matthewdavid, is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. He is a co-founder of Leaving Records. He has collaborated with Sun Araw, Dog Bite, and ...
– music
* Dogbite – guest appearance (4)
* Flying Lotus
Steven Ellison (born October 7, 1983), known by his stage name Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker and rapper from Los Angeles. He is also the founder of the record label Brainfeeder.
Flying Lotus ha ...
– guest appearance (5)
* Niki Randa – guest appearance (8)
* Miko Revereza – artwork
* Jesselisa – design
References
External links
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2011 debut albums
Brainfeeder albums