Length 47:25 Release date 17 September 2012 Label Brainfeeder | Artist The Gaslamp Killer Producer The Gaslamp Killer Genre Alternative hip hop | |
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Released September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17) Breakthrough
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Breakthrough is the first studio album by American alternative-hip hop producer The Gaslamp Killer. It was released on Brainfeeder on September 17, 2012. The album features guest appearances from Gonjasufi, Daedelus, and Samiyam, among others.
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Background and recording
While The Gaslamp Killer's earlier work was characterized by a heavy use of samples, on Breakthrough he chose to work with musicians to recreate the "vibe" of particular tracks. Comparing his method to the way that Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones used blues music, he said, "I'm just trying to get ideas from world music, different rock 'n' roll records, library records, psychedelic shit, jazz – getting ideas from other records and trying to recreate them with musicians."
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Breakthrough received an average score of 66% based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Songs
1Breakthrough2:36
2VeinsGonjasufi1:45
3Holy Mt WashingtonComputer Jay2:27