Fishing Blues [LP]

by Atmosphere

Overview

Hip-hop duo Atmosphere were busy in 2016, having dropped the singles "Salma Hayek," "Fireflies" with Grieves, and "Trying to Fly" featuring Eric Mayson, along with the Macklemore-ish sounding "Ringo," the only one of the above to land on this 2016 LP. Like their previous album, 2014's Southsiders, Fishing Blues is a heavily Minneapolis-influenced effort where home, heritage, and youthful dreams come into play. Highlight "No Biggie" bounces about with the exuberance of "Stepped off the patio with the courage to fly" plus "I'm tryin' to cherish life, you tryin' to stare on ice," while "Everything" is a laid-back gratitude ceremony written from the perspective of an artist who's seen the world and now come back home. When guests like the Grouch ("Fishing Blues") and Aesop Rock ("Chasing New York") drop in, they are tuned to the album's overall uplift along with member/producer Ant's bright funk constructions, but it is DOOM and Kool Keith who get member/rapper Slug to bend in a dark, druggy direction on the welcome divergence dubbed "When the Lights Go Out." Strange how a little pride, nostalgia, and thankfulness make Slug and Ant sound a heck of a lot like Macklemore and Lewis, but Fishing Blues isn't so much an indie version of The Heist as it is a more satisfied and slow version of Southsiders. Check that one first, then come back here for a relaxed alternative. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	08/12/2016
Label:	Rhymesayers Entertainment
UPC:	0826257022011
Rank:	45892

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Like a Fire
2. Ringo
3. Besos
4. Pure Evil
5. Perfect
6. Seismic Waves

Disc 2

7. Next to You
8. The Shit That We've Been Through
9. When the Lights Go Out
10. No Biggie
11. Everything
12. Chasing New York

Disc 3

13. Sugar
14. Fishing Blues
15. Won't Look Back
16. Anybody That I've Known
17. Still Be Here
18. A Long Hello

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Atmosphere   Primary Artist
The Grouch   Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist
MF Doom   Featured Artist
Kool Keith   Vocals,Featured Artist
Aesop Rock   Featured Artist
Kim Manning   Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
G Koop   Vocals (Background)
Doom   Featured Artist
Sean Daley   Vocals
Plain Ole Bill   Scratching
Dem Atlas   Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist
Eric Mayson   Vocals (Background)
I.B.E   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Atmosphere   Composer
G Koop   Instrumentation
Dan Monick   Photography
Jason Cook   Project Coordinator
Sean Daley   Executive Producer
Joe LaPorta   Mastering
Anthony Davis   Producer,Executive Producer
Plain Ole Bill   Cutting Engineer
Dillon Parker   Mixing
Skye Rossi   Project Coordinator
Alex Everson   Project Coordinator
Brent Sayers   Executive Producer
Jordon Daley   Spiritual Advisor
Joshua Hardisty   Design
Kevin Beacham   Spiritual Advisor