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Father Creeper
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  • Summary: The second album from South African artist Spoek Mathambo includes hip-hop, R&B, native African, electronic, and rock elements on the debut with the Sub Pop label.
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  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Rap, Garage, Alternative/Indie Rock, Club/Dance, Alternative Rap, International, Dubstep, African Traditions
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Expert Witness (MSN Music)
    Apr 10, 2012
    100
    The music suits because it's also dissociated‑-beaty enough to keep your foot tapping and your subconscious involved, but devoid of the escapist joy that is the miracle of so much Afropop produced from equally horrendous daily struggles.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Mar 19, 2012
    80
    It's a blistering, at times thoughtful, scattergun grab-bag of magpie musical styles and broken beat rhymes that somehow hangs together with irrepressible energy and invention.
  3. Mojo
    Mar 23, 2012
    80
    [An] equally engaged, energised follow-up [to 2010's Mshini Wam].[Apr 2012, p.94]
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  4. Okayplayer
    Jul 27, 2012
    78
    The album is certainly worth a spin for any music enthusiast who wants to further expand their already-eclectic listening tastes.
  5. The New York Times
    Mar 14, 2012
    70
    A nervy urgency courses through all of the album's experimental tangents.
  6. Clash Music
    Mar 14, 2012
    70
    It's got piles of ideas, some biting M.I.A.-style hooks, and all the grimy vibrancy of a night out in Soweto.
  7. Pitchfork
    Mar 14, 2012
    57
    It is a wearying listen, overcrowded and too loud and too harsh, and to engage actively with it is to feel your knuckles whiten with effort.

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  1. onebandarmy
    Nov 20, 2013
    9
    This album represents an interesting acoustic dissociation of the works of Spoek Mathambo. Without a doubt, this presentation is a diamond inThis album represents an interesting acoustic dissociation of the works of Spoek Mathambo. Without a doubt, this presentation is a diamond in the rough. The experimental aspects of this piece are cliche, yet still unexpectedly fresh. This appears to be an artist on the rise, and I am sure that looking back on this, the album will be the stepping stone to something great.… Collapse
  2. AlexxTrusc
    Apr 3, 2012
    6
    Spoek Mathambo on the "Father Creeper" presents a combination of hip hop with electronics and I must admit that it was done right. The vocalsSpoek Mathambo on the "Father Creeper" presents a combination of hip hop with electronics and I must admit that it was done right. The vocals are not always as they should - especially when the artist tries to sing, which is known in the case of the rappers as a common mistake. The most impressive on the album is interesting backing, which greatly stands out against the competition.… Expand