''Terradactyl'' is the second collaborative studio album by American musicians

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and Polyphonic. It was released on

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in 2009.

Critical reception

Marisa Brown of

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gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "an impressive, difficult, intelligent record that manages to be accessible, compelling, and nearly indecipherable all at once." She added: "Much, if not most, of this is thanks to Polyphonic, a talented producer who writes arrangements whose air of simplicity belies their complexity." Eddie Fleischer of '' Cleveland Scene'' said: "For those who complain that rap has gone stale, ''Terradactyl'' proves otherwise."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals * Polyphonic – music * Renee-Louise Carafice – additional vocals (2, 11), guitar (2), harp (11) * John Pheiffer – cello (4) *

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– additional vocals (6) *

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– additional vocals (9) * Jeremy Horwitz – mandolin (10) * William Waheed Freyman – recording * Mike Wells – mastering * Mike Davis – artwork

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2009 albums Anticon albums Serengeti (rapper) albums Collaborative albums