Echo Party

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Echo Party
Edan-echo-party-cd.jpg
Mixtape by
Edan
ReleasedNovember 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)
Studio5L Studios, Brooklyn, New York
GenreHip hop
Length28:59
LabelFive Day Weekend
ProducerEdan
Edan chronology
Beauty and the Beat
(2005) 		Echo Party
(2009) 		Humble Pi
(2018)
Vinyl edition
Example of the vinyl cover
Example of the vinyl cover

Echo Party is a mixtape by American hip hop musician Edan. It was released via Five Day Weekend on November 23, 2009.[1] It peaked at number 98 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2]

Production[]

Edan was given access to the Traffic Entertainment Group vault of old school hip hop to create the album, resulting in a single 29-minute track two years later.[3] It was recorded using tape echo, guitar, and kazoo, among other instruments.[4]

Release[]

Echo Party was released on CD and vinyl.[5] The vinyl release comes in a white sleeve, each with unique stencil and stamp artwork handmade by Edan, and is limited to 1000 copies.[5]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[7]
The A.V. ClubB+[8]
BBCfavorable[1]
The Phoenix3.5/4 stars[9]
Pitchfork6.8/10[3]
PopMatters6/10 stars[10]
Spin5/10[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Echo Party received an average score of 71, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "you'll hear vintage hip-hop basslines, 808 beats, and exuberant '80s-style rapping interspersed with weirdness like chopped-up Latin rhythms and shout-outs to New York boroughs and zodiac signs."[7] Adam Kennedy of BBC called it "a production album over mere mixtape, one for the breakdancers, as well as appreciators of both forward-thinking and back-in-the-day craft."[1] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, saying, "if you've ever wanted to hear classic cuts from the dawn of hip hop turned into hallucinogenic setpieces that knock and clang like glitched-up King Tubby, Echo Party should justify whatever the hell it is Edan's been doing with his time over the past four years."[3]

Dave Segal of The Stranger included it on the "2009's Top Overlooked Releases" list.[12]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Echo Party"28:59

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Edan – recording, mixing, concept, art direction, design
  • Mark Donahue – mastering
  • Trevor "Karma" Gendron – layout
  • Matt Welch – executive production

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 98

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kennedy, Adam (2009). "Edan - Echo Party - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Edan Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Patrin, Nate (December 1, 2009). "Edan: Echo Party". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Tardio, Andres (October 27, 2009). "Edan's Album Features Hand Drawn Covers To LP Version". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Hughes, Josiah (October 28, 2009). "Edan Returns with New Limited LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Echo Party by Edan". Metacritic. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Anderson, Rick. "Echo Party - Edan". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  8. ^ Rabin, Nathan (December 1, 2009). "Edan: Echo Party". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  9. ^ Faraone, Chris (November 10, 2009). "Edan | Echo Party". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Martin, Andrew (January 14, 2010). "Edan: Echo Party". PopMatters. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  11. ^ Reeves, Mosi (November 17, 2009). "Review: Edan, 'Echo Party'". Spin. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  12. ^ Segal, Dave (December 24, 2009). "Data Breaker - 2009's Top Overlooked Releases". The Stranger. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

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