Length 46:21 Release date 7 September 2004 Label Definitive Jux | Artist Rob Sonic Producer Rob Sonic Genre Hip hop music | |
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Released September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07) Telicatessen
(2004) Sabotage Gigante
(2007) Similar Rob Sonic albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
Telicatessen is the debut solo album by American hip hop artist and former Sonic Sum member Rob Sonic, released by the Definitive Jux label on September 7, 2004. An instrumental version of the album was released the following year, also by Definitive Jux. The album's title is a portmanteau word combining the terms "television" and "delicatessen".
Contents
Music
All production, lyrics and vocals were by Rob Sonic, with the exception of the verses on "Sniper Picnic" by fellow New York MC Creature and Alaska and Windnbreeze from Definitive Jux labelmates Hangar 18 and backing vocals by M. Sayyid of the group Antipop Consortium. Scratches were performed by Fred Ones from Sonic's former group the Sonic Sum, and by DJ Big Wiz.
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Telicatessen received an average score of 74% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Popular Media
The track "Sniper Picnic" was featured on the soundtrack of Activision game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.
Equipment
The following equipment was used in the making of Telicatessen:
Credits
Songs
1Strange Hammer4:07
2Death Vendor3:08
3New Car Smell2:29