''Ten'' is the second and final album by American hip hop trio

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. It was released on March 8, 2004 on

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in the United Kingdom and on March 16, 2004 on

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in the United States. "Dead Dogs Two" was released as a single from the album. The album peaked at number 17 on the

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, as well as number 16 on the

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Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Ten'' received an average score of 74, based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Molloy Woodcraft of ''

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'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5, writing, "A mish-mash of odd found sounds, woozy synths and hip hop beats form a bed for a collective scattershot collage of musings on love, life and mortality". Ed Howard of ''

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'' said, "Having allowed hip-hop to fall pretty much entirely by the wayside, the trio has instead embraced the full strength of their abstract poetry and glitchy, junky, rock-informed musical landscapes." Chris Dahlen of ''

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'' gave the album a 7.8 out of 10, stating that "the strongest moments on ''Ten'' involve a sustain: sustained organ tones, long throbbing noises, stretches where the words trail off." In February 2004, ''The Observer'' listed "Dead Dogs Two" as the "Song of the Month".

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placed ''Ten'' at number 10 on the "Top 20 Albums of 2004" list. In 2015, ''

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'' placed it at number 71 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

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(Why?) – vocals, production * Adam Drucker (

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 ...

) – vocals, production * David Madson (

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) – production * Jel – additional contribution *

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. ...

– additional contribution *

Josiah Wolf Josiah Wolf is a drummer and vocalist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known as the drummer, percussionist, and backing vocalist of the indie rock band Why?, of which his brother Yoni is the lead vocalist. History Josiah Wolf has been a member ...

– additional contribution * Robert Curcio – additional contribution

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2004 albums Clouddead albums Big Dada albums Mush Records albums Albums produced by Odd Nosdam