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The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas

EMAILPRINTby Quasimoto

Quasimoto reviews
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8.7 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 23 critic reviews
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Based on 24 votes
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Album Info

Label: Stones Throw

Release Date: 03 May 2005

Discs: 1 disc

Genre(s): Rap, Indie

Summary

Madlib's somewhat bizarre alter-ego returns with a 27-track set.

What The Critics Said

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

Urb

Quasimoto is Madlib at his most creative and compelling. [May 2005, p.83]

91

Stylus Magazine

Features some of Madlib’s most difficult and most accomplished production work to date.

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90

Tiny Mix Tapes

The Further Adventures combines the absolute best aspects of well thought-out and researched studio work with the spontaneity and showmanship of live performance.

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90

The Onion (A.V. Club)

If Madlib were somehow to commandeer a time machine, kidnap Sly & The Family Stone, Prince Paul, The Firesign Theater, Melvin Van Peebles, Redd Foxx, Negativland, and The Last Poets, lock them in a studio together on Haight Ashbury during the Summer Of Love with Hunter S. Thompson's drug supply, then force them to record an album together, the result might sound a little like The Further Adventures of Lord Quas.

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90

All Music Guide

Madlib has formed a tighter frame around his productions than ever before.

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90

Playlouder

What's beyond doubt is the magical blend of the surreal and the fantastical that made 'The Unseen' so memorable is once again in the fullest effect on this showcase of fearlessly skewed production, dense organic vibes and hemp & helium-fuelled raps that make up this smoked-out saunter through the back streets of the cosmo-according-to-Lord Quas.

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86

ShakingThrough.net

Throughout, Madlib impressively manages to keep the proceedings from slipping into total chaos. Even so, there’s a frustrating sense of intentional subterfuge throughout.

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86

Filter

The entire album segues from one loopy thrill to another. [#15, p.100]

80

Mojo

An intriguing labyrinth of idiosyncrasies. [Jun 2005, p.110]

80

Lost At Sea

Further Adventures of Lord Quas is a record that can satisfy the cult fan just as it will sate anyone who has an open mind to music that creates its own barriers.

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80

Dusted Magazine

The most astounding thing about Lord Quas is not Madlib going against the grain, but that it’s basically The Unseen 2005, completely devoid of hits, and still ultimately compelling.

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80

The New York Times

It's even more disjointed and unpredictable than its predecessor. [19 May 2005]

80

Alternative Press

A grab bag of great ideas, instead of a truly great album. [Sep 2005, p.170]

78

Austin Chronicle

Heavy, like delirious laughter looped ad infinitum, Lord Quas quivers with psychedelic rhythm.

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75

Spin

Amid the hasty scribbles and marooned, half-finished concepts, there are lots of seeds and stems. [Jul 2005, p.101]

70

Neumu.net

Madlib's constant digressions, interruptions and little sonic jokes may make for an immersive listening experience, but The Further Adventures of Lord Quas demands pretty strict attention, and what it gives back in return is only sporadically satisfying.

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70

RapReviews.com

Musically the adventure is pleasant because no matter how bugged out things get the choice combinations of loops, samples, electronics and drums prove Madlib continues to be a maestro in his chosen field. The raps of his alter ego Quasimoto though can be hard to deal with.

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70

Pitchfork

There is a ton of evidence of his genius at work here.... As an album, though, The Further Adventures of Lord Quas doesn't cut it.

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70

Q Magazine

Seventy minutes of mind-bending, head-spinning hip hop is a lot to take in one sitting, but this is nevertheless hugely inventive stuff if taken in smaller doses. [Jun 2005, p.116]

70

Prefix Magazine

Brimming with the enthusiasm of a true lover of music -- jazz, in particular -- The Further Adventures of Lord Quas will appeal to listeners who don’t bring any preconceived notions of what a hip-hop record should sound like. But even for the biggest fans, the second Quasimoto record can feel uneven.

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60

Uncut

That it works at all is thanks to a dense, cartoonish production that sees dusty breaks. found sounds and snippets of conversation tossed together like the contents of an upturned toy box. [Jul 2005, p.96]

60

cokemachineglow

[The] drums generally sound weaker and lazier than anything [he's] done before, [the] songs lack strong structure and hooks, [and his] topical matter’s a bit one-tracked.

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20

New Musical Express

About as funny as pouring weedkiller on your genitals and then setting fire to them. [7 May 2005, p.66]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 24 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

T A gave it a9:
Takes a couple of listens to get into it but well worth the little effort to do so. BRILLIANT

[Anonymous] gave it a9:
This album makes The Unseen feel mainstream, to bad there arn't more jazz samples, that was what made Unseen so great, anways it definatly worth the money and a great great album

[Anonymous] gave it a9:
This album makes The Unseen feel mainstream, to bad there arn't more jazz samples, that was what made Unseen so great, anways it definatly worth the money and a great great album

Jeff L gave it a10:
I expected a weaker safer album following the unseen, but instead found a bolder more risky album that's simply fantastic.

Simon gave it a9:
Initially it seems overproduced and too layered. Reveals itself after repeated listenings. I had to go back to it a month after I initially got the album to actually enjoy it. Worth the work.

salomey gave it a10:
i love this album. perhaps it actually helps me that i have the attention span of a peanut, but this album keeps me entertained for over an hour and i already tend to dislike when an album crosses the 50 minute mark. superior production. insanely entertaining

matt a gave it an8:
You have to respect Madlib for what he did on this album. Just like some of the negative reviews say, there are some great beats that get interrupted by skits that may lead some to believe that Madlib just didn't take the time to develop his ideas. I disagree. Madlib could have made a straightforward, chart-friendly album if he'd wanted to, but that wasn't the point, and even though everything doesn't work as well as he obviously wanted it to, the end result is impressive and, overall, a fun listen.

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