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Fantastic Damage

El-P | Format: Audio CD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (5 July 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: ADA Global
  • ASIN: B000063VAW
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 53,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Fantastic Damage [Explicit] 3:22£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Squeegee Man Shooting [Explicit] 4:24£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Deep Space 9mm [Explicit] 3:47£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Tuned Mass Damper (Instrumental) [Explicit] 4:05£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Dead Disnee [Explicit] 3:53£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Delorean [Explicit] 5:33£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Truancy [Explicit] 5:04£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. The Nang, The Front, The Bush & The Shit [Explicit] 5:37£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Accidents Don't Happen [Explicit] 4:50£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Stepfather Factory [Explicit] 4:11£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen11. T.O.J. [Explicit] 4:32£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Dr. Hellno & The Praying Mantus [Explicit] 4:39£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Lazerfaces' Warning [Explicit] 4:36£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Innocent Leader [Explicit] 2:21£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen15. Constellation Funk [Explicit] 4:58£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen16. Blood [Explicit] 4:26£0.69  Buy MP3 

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The debut solo album from El-P, Fantastic Damage finds this rap firebrand elucidating on the confrontational themes that have characterised his career to date. As the lodestar of influential hip-hop trio Company Flow, founder of independent hip-hop label Def Jux, and producer for Cannibal Ox's outstanding apocalyptic rap work The Cold Vein, El-P has indelibly stamped his name across the landscape of leftfield hip-hop. But Fantastic Damage is quite possibly his most extreme statement yet: a sprawling magnum opus of broiling anger and dysfunctional angst, expressed through his violent production techniques and satirical rhymes.

In spirit, the music echoes the revolutionary squall of the Bomb Squad, while not actually sounding a huge amount like it: the blistering funk of "Deep Space 9 mm" boasts a far more syrupy feel than Public Enemy's tight jams, while "Dead Disnee" boasts more in common with the modern wave of laptop-wielding electronica artists than any traditional rap groove. Rhyme-wise, too, this is a bleak work: "Stepfather Factory" envisages a menacing apocayptic future where errant parents are replaced by malfunctioning cyborgs, while "Deep Space 9 mm" finds El-P waxing unprintable about his former record label, Rawkus. At 70 minutes, it's a spot long--but anyone acquainted with El-P's earlier work should lap this up. --Louis Pattison

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A blistering statement of intent 5 Mar 2004
By Mr. J. Waller
Format:Audio CD
Firstly i'll reiterate what others have said, which is that on first play you'll think good, but maybe not great, but give it some time and concentration and you may well be including this in your top 5 hip-hop albums ever. From the moment you start playing the record, you'll get the dark forboding electronic soundscapes that el-p has done so well on his previous collaborations. This time, though, the album is all el-p and he doesn't give an inch. The beats are broken twisted and mashed up and the vocals raw and less concerned with keeping in time. He builds up 2 minute intros only to kill them in mid flow, he'll meld songs together and keep a particualr sound running through several tracks. To any mere mortal this would logically lead to a mess, but such is the genius of the man he always knows exactly where he's going, managing to pull off some spectaclar moments alomng the way. 'Truancy' for example starts off almost quietly but out of no where will come cruching beats and momentus scratching. And, once you comprehend it, it all just works. With so much going on the record sounds infinitely better when blasting out of a badass stereo system.

Lyrically El-p takes a dark and aggressive look on life. Stepfather factory probably being the most impressive with it's rye take on a 21st century salesman selling people a dream or Tuned Mass Damper which is probably the signature track on the album with its post apocalyptic sound of the inner city.

Having said that, this album won't be for everyone it's probably one of the most leftfield hip hop albums i've heard, so if you're looking for 50 cent go elsewhere but for those who appreciate the innovators this album is an absolute gem.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A definitive classic 7 Jun 2002
By jo_jo_316@hotmail.com
Format:Audio CD
This album is 16 tracks of pure hip hop classics, there are no stand outs cos the whole damn thing is hot. You can't fault El-P's production, each track is memorable and his rhymes are tight as hell. There are guest spots from some of the illest emcees out there at the moment (Cage, Vast Aire of Can Ox,Aesop Rocl, Mr Lif etc.) All I can say is if you are a hip hop head then buy this album NOW. Def Jux is THE hip hop label of the moment making meaningful music, not just that bling bling gangsta bull. Unlike hip pop like Jay Z, Puffy, Dre etc. who are stuck in the late 90's, El-P and Def Jux are pushing out the hip hop musical border and with their own fresh sound.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect album 29 Jan 2012
By Mr. R. J. Sallis
Format:Audio CD
Love this album , not a bad track on it . I am all about this kind of odd moody hip hop .
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2.0 out of 5 stars r76uxr7u
I dunno man, I'm not feeling this anywhere near as much as I assumed I would. Yes, it's dark. Yes, it's heavy. But is it really that interesting? Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2008 by 77
5.0 out of 5 stars An experimental hip-hop classic
From the hi-fi crushing beats of 'Stepfather Factory' to the emotional beauty of 'T.O.J' this album has it all. One of the top-twenty albums of all-time in my opinion. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2006 by D. Payne
4.0 out of 5 stars Revisited & revised review.
So it's been three years since my first attempt at reviewing FanDam & I reckon (or hope) I've grown broader & more worldlywise musically - time to brush away the cobwebs from the... Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2005 by "vinnyboy"
5.0 out of 5 stars One to revisit
The slab of electronic noise that opens this album is the beginning of a blistering El-P manifesto that shows just why this guy has made it to the top of the game. Read more
Published on 15 May 2005 by "jaysee102"
5.0 out of 5 stars This work of genius is a grower
You know, if you get too close to a lion, it will bite your hand off. If you stand back a bit, and take a long look, you'll see how beautiful these creatures are. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2004
2.0 out of 5 stars take that drum out...and that one..and that one and that one
being a huge fan of company flow after the great "funcrusher plus" and then enjoying "the cold vein" by cannibal ox i expected el-p lp to be running in the same league, but i'm... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2003 by "michaelweldon101"
3.0 out of 5 stars Genius or madman?
They say the line between genius and madness is a thin line...after listening to this album numerous times, I'm inclined to agree. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2002 by "vinnyboy"
5.0 out of 5 stars A. Mancunian
On first listen this album sounds good, but not necessarily great. I would suggest that all of those who are thinking about reviewing this album to listen to it on several... Read more
Published on 29 July 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars A tiny bit disappointing?
After being the fulcrum of Company Flow's amazing 'Funcrusher Plus' and producing what might be the greatest album of all time, Cannibal Ox's 'The Cold Vein', I expected big things... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2002 by J. W. Bassett
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