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Released
  
31 October 2005

Signs of a Struggle (2005)
  
Rhythm & Hymns (2007)

Release date
  
31 October 2005

Length
  
61:13

Artist
  
Mattafix

Label
  
EMI International

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Producer
  
Mattafix with additional production and mixing by Jim Abyss, Craig Silvy, Steve Dubb and Seggs

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Reggae, Pop music, Alternative hip hop

Similar
  
Rhythm & Hymns, Matter Fixed, Electric Soul, Monkey Business

Mattafix gangster blues


Signs of a Struggle is the debut album by English recording duo Mattafix, released on 31 October 2005 throughout Europe. The duo stated that the album is a reflection of the experiences and hardships they have gone through.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic writer Alexey Eremenko gave the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the originality and variety of styles by saying: "The debut album by Mattafix is a pleasantly tantalizing experience of guessing the sound and never being quite there -- because Mattafix has taken the old elements and made them into something new, or at least untried before."

However, Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian gave the album two stars out of five, criticising the lyrical themes which blamed different people, saying: "The bellyflop performed by Ms Dynamite's second album suggests that the British public have scant tolerance for the sound of fingers being wagged in their faces. This is bad news for London-based duo Mattafix, whose debut consists of little else."

Track listings

  1. "Gangster Blues" (Marlon Roudette) - 4:19
  2. "Big City Life" (Marlon Roudette/Preetesh Hirji) - 4:00
  3. "Passer By" (Marlon Roudette/Ross Godfrey/Chris Harrison) - 3:33
  4. "To & Fro" (Marlon Roudette/Preetesh Hirji) - 4:04
  5. "Everyone Around You" (Marlon Roudette/Preetesh Hirji) - 4:58
  6. "Clear and Present Danger" (Marlon Roudette/Preetesh Hirji) - 4:20
  7. "Older" (Marlon Roudette) - 2:49
  8. "I to You" (Marlon Roudette/Phil Thornally) - 4:21
  9. "Impartial" (Marlon Roudette/Preetesh Hirji) - 3:55
  10. "The Means" (Marlon Roudette/Preetesh Hirji) - 4:09
  11. "11:30" (Marlon Roudette/Oshik Levy/Neil Pearson) - 3:28
  12. "The Forgotten" (Marlon Roudette/Ross Godfrey/Chris Harrison) - 3:52
  13. "555" (Marlon Roudette/Preetesh Hirji) - 6:33
  14. "Cool Down the Pace" (Gregory Isaacs/Sylvester Weise) - 7:02

Songs

1Gangster Blues4:19
2Big City Life3:57
3Passer By3:33

References

Signs of a Struggle Wikipedia
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