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13 & God
by 13 & God


7.9

based on 19 reviews
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MUSIC:

anticon.

13+God is a collaboration between German rocktronica outfit The Notwist and American indie-rappers Themselves. Also guesting are members of Ms. John Soda, Lali Puna, and cLOUDDEAD; basically, if they're on Morr Music or Anticon, you'll find them here.

LABEL:	Anticon
RELEASE DATE:	03 May 2005
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Indie, Rock, Rap, Electronic

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Junkmedia

A true supergroup -- a set of songs that might be superior to either group's work separately.

Filter

Manages to artfully encompass all that sucks about post-pubescent life... within an exquisite ball of heady poetry, cold composition, and the kind of warm brilliance that comes from only the most inspired of collaborations. [#15, p.96]

Under The Radar

A shiny gem of a record. [#9]

Prefix Magazine

The members of 13 & God have created a genuinely rewarding record that is better than the sum of its parts.

Pitchfork

A creeper, an album of broad gestures that reveal vivid, flickering details over time, its pleasures unfolding as what it actually is gradually erases speculative notions of what it might be.

Alternative Press

Exactly what you'd expect from the involved parties. [May 2005, p.138]

Drowned In Sound

In execution, 13&God is a surprisingly sombre album that’ll appeal to fans of forward-thinking hip-hop and beyond.

The Wire

This intriguing, relatively mild entente between elegiac melodicism and freeform lyrics has many moments of quiet innovation. [#256, p.63]

Playlouder

This is anticon at their most approachable and reflective and should be filed on your shelf somewhere near Dosh, Boards of Canada and Arcade Fire.

Lost At Sea

It wouldn’t be inconceivable to describe 13 & God as the predictable outcome of a Notwist/Themselves collaboration, but, considering the degree of originality demonstrated, this is by no means a shortcoming.

Uncut

Certainly worth investigation. [Jun 2005, p.102]

All Music Guide

While there's a sense that both artists went a bit too heavy on dark atmosphere, given that both usually inject more whimsy into their creations, 13 & God is still a consistently intriguing, frequently beautiful experiment that offers ample rewards with each new listen.

Q Magazine

A winning combination. [Jun 2005, p.120]

Almost Cool

Fans of each respective artist may scratch their head a bit when first hearing 13 & God, but it will mostly make sense after awhile. If it doesn't, it's probably not supposed to.

PopMatters

This is the kind of one-off collaboration that will have fans hoping for a follow-up, because you get the feeling these highly talented musicians have barely scratched the surface.

Stylus Magazine

13&God represents less a marriage of rock and rap than it does a meeting of weird with slightly-less-weird.

cokemachineglow

While it’s a coalition of fantastic talents, Themselves submit to the expectations of a pussy glitch-pop crowd, and the Notwist mistakenly assume that hip-hop fans don’t want songs with dynamism or structure.

Tiny Mix Tapes

It's unfortunate that 13 & God neither succeeds nor fails.

Dusted Magazine

This is an awkward pairing -- there are a number of nice moments, but many haven’t been fully developed, and seams divide them.

The average user rating for this album is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 23 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

wizza gave it a10:
Hopefully Timeless. I absoilutely LOVE this record.

Jessica B gave it a10:
This album is a thousand times better than anything The Notwist or Themselves has ever done seperately.

brandi gave it a9:
all around good music

Dav M gave it an8:
cLOUDDEAD's Vocal with beter beatz then there Self titled and "10" CDs.

Nick S gave it an8:
Great album, makes the Notwist and themselves kind of sound like Hood's Cold House, yet creepier. It's definitely a scary album to listen to but hypnotic at the same time. Some great tracks on here. Begins to repeat itself a little though, that's the only drawback. If you want a comparison, think the Notwists Shrink album twisted devilishly.

Bobby G gave it a1:
An amazing band (notwist) tainted with the sounds of the devil.

Kelly p gave it a7:
This album blew me away the first time I heard it. I would call it good "alone time" music.

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13 & God
by 13 & God