Ten is the second and final album by American hip hop trio Clouddead.[2] It was released on March 8, 2004 on Big Dada in the United Kingdom[1] and on March 16, 2004 on Mush Records in the United States.[3] "Dead Dogs Two" was released as a single from the album.[4] The album peaked at number 17 on the UK Independent Albums Chart,[5] as well as number 16 on the UK R&B Albums Chart.[6]
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable[9] |
| CMJ New Music Report | favorable[10] |
| The Guardian | [11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[13] |
| PopMatters | mixed[14] |
| Stylus Magazine | C+[15] |
| The Telegraph | favorable[16] |
| The Village Voice | unfavorable[17] |
At Metacritic, 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".[7]
Molloy Woodcraft of The Observer 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".[12] Ed Howard of Stylus Magazine 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."[15] Chris Dahlen of Pitchfork 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."[13]
In February 2004, The Observer listed "Dead Dogs Two" as the "Song of the Month".[18]
CMJ placed Ten at number 10 on the "Top 20 Albums of 2004" list.[19] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 71 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[20]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pop Song" | 5:47 |
| 2. | "The Keen Teen Skip" | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Rhymer's Only Room" | 2:23 |
| 4. | "The Velvet Ant" | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Son of a Gun" | 5:48 |
| 6. | "Rifle Eyes" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Dead Dogs Two" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "3 Twenty" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Physics of a Unicycle" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Our Name" | 19:40 |
| Total length: | 56:58 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dead Dogs Two" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Mulholland Instrumental" | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Dead Dogs Two" (Boards of Canada Remix) | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 12:05 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[21]
- Yoni Wolf (Why?) – vocals, production
- Adam Drucker (Doseone) – vocals, production
- David Madson (Odd Nosdam) – production
- Jel – additional contribution
- Jordan Dalrymple – additional contribution
- Josiah Wolf – additional contribution
- Robert Curcio – additional contribution
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[5] | 17 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[6] | 16 |
References
- ^ a b "Ten - cLOUDDEAD". Big Dada. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ Wheeler, Melissa (January 1, 2006). "CLOUDDEAD - Ten". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ "MH-230: cLOUDDEAD - Ten". Mush Records. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "MH-026: cLOUDDEAD - Dead Dogs Two". Mush Records. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 14 March 2004 - 20 March 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ a b "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40: 14 March 2004 - 20 March 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ a b "Ten by cLOUDDEAD". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Bush, John. "Ten - cLOUDDEAD". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Battaglia, Andy (March 23, 2004). "cLOUDDEAD: Ten". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (March 1, 2004). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report: 4.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (March 5, 2004). "cLOUDDEAD, Ten". The Guardian. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Woodcraft, Molloy (February 22, 2004). "cLOUDDEAD: ten". The Observer. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Dahlen, Chris (February 12, 2004). "cLOUDDEAD: Ten". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Morris, David (March 25, 2004). "cLOUDDEAD: Ten". PopMatters. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Howard, Ed (March 5, 2004). "cLOUDDEAD - Ten". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Thompson, Ben (March 8, 2004). "CD reviews: Squarepusher, Harry Connick Jr, Lionel Richie and more". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Harvell, Jess (February 10, 2004). "Billy-Goat-Gruff - Dada-rapper fails to keep trap shut". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Mulholland, Garry (February 1, 2004). "'Dead Dogs Two' by cLOUDDEAD". The Observer. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ "The CMJ Top 20 Albums of 2004". BrooklynVegan. December 21, 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time: 71. cLOUDDEAD - Ten (Mush, 2003)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Clouddead (2004). Ten (booklet). Big Dada. BDCD065.
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