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Free download alien hack cs go youtube videos. Mike Ladd is an American hip hop musician from Boston, Massachusetts.^[2] He is based in Paris, France.^[3]The Guardian described him as 'the king of the hip-hop concept.'^[4]

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Early life[edit]

Mike Ladd was born in Boston, Massachusetts.^[5] As a child, he lived in India and Zimbabwe for a while.^[6] He graduated from Hampshire College.^[7]

Career[edit]

Mike Ladd's debut studio album, Easy Listening 4 Armageddon, was released in 1997.^[8] He released Welcome to the Afterfuture in 2000.^[9]Nostalgialator was released in 2004.^[10] In 2005, he released Negrophilia: The Album, which was inspired by Petrine Archer-Straw's book of the same name.^[11] In that year, he also released Father Divine on ROIR.^[12] He has also released several collaborative albums with jazz pianist Vijay Iyer.^[13]

Style and influences[edit]

Mike Ladd's influences range from Funkadelic to King Tubby, Minor Threat, and Charles Stepney.^[14]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

• Easy Listening 4 Armageddon (1997)
• Welcome to the Afterfuture (2000)
• Gun Hill Road (2000) (as The Infesticons)
• Beauty Party (2003) (as The Majesticons)
• Nostalgialator (2004)
• In What Language? (2004) (with Vijay Iyer)
• Negrophilia: The Album (2005)
• Father Divine (2005)
• Still Life with Commentator (2007) (with Vijay Iyer)
• Maison Hantée (2008) (with Alexandre Pierrepont)
• Anarchist Republic of Bzzz (2009) (as Anarchist Republic of Bzzz)
• Bedford Park (2010) (as The Infesticons)
• Why Waste Time (2012) (as Sleeping in Vilna)
• Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project (2013) (with Vijay Iyer)
• Gain (2016) (with Jeff Parker, High Priest, and Tyshawn Sorey, as Illtet)
• Epiphany (2017) (with Mankwe Ndosi, Sylvain Kassap, and Dana Hall)
• La chose commune (2017) (with Emmanuel Bex, David Lescot, Elise Caron, Géraldine Laurent, and Simon Goubert)
• Visions of Selam (2018) (with Arat Kilo and Mamani Keita)

Live albums[edit]

• Live from Paris (2000)

EPs[edit]

• Vernacular Homicide (2001)
• Kids and Animals (2011)

Singles[edit]

• 'Blah Blah' (1998)
• '5000 Miles' b/w 'Planet 10' (2000)
• 'Activator Cowboy' (2001)
• 'Wild Out Day' b/w 'Jet Pack' (2003)
• 'Housewives at Play' (2004)
• 'Shake It' (2004)

Guest appearances[edit]

• Youngblood Brass Band - 'Peace' from Unlearn (2000)
• Mr. Flash - 'Basementized Soul' from Le Voyage Fantastique (2001)
• Thawfor - 'Where Thawght Is Worshipped 2.2' from Where Thawght Is Worshiped (2001)
• The Opus - 'Where Thawght Is Worshipped 3.0' from 0.0.0. (2002)
• Terranova - 'Sublime' and 'Heroes' from Hitchhiking Non-Stop with No Particular Destination (2002)
• Emmanuel Santarromana - 'Les Halles' from Métropolitain (2003)
• Huge Voodoo - 'NYPD Blues' from Affordable Magic (2003)
• Sonic Sum - 'Films' from Films (2004)
• Jackson and His Computerband - 'TV Dogs (Cathodica's Letter)' from Smash (2005)
• Daedelus - 'Welcome Home' from Exquisite Corpse (2005)
• Stacs of Stamina - 'Baghdad Boogie' from Tivoli (2005)
• Blue Sky Black Death - 'Long Division' from A Heap of Broken Images (2006)
• Coldcut - 'Everything Is Under Control' from Sound Mirrors (2006)
• Soylent Green - 'Eating People' from Software and Hardwar (2006)
• dDamage - 'Alphabet & Burners' from Shimmy Shimmy Blade (2006)
• Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - 'Machiavelli vs. Lao Tseu' and 'Machiavelli vs. Lao Tseu (Remix)' from Mo' Dougly Weird Stories (2007)
• Apollo Heights - 'Missed Again' from Disco Lights (2007)
• Grand Pianoramax - 'Showdown' from The Biggest Piano in Town (2008)
• Arsenal - 'Turn Me Loose' from Lotuk (2008)
• Solex vs. Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer - 'R Is for Ring-A-Ding' and 'Action' from Amsterdam Throwdown King Street Showdown! (2009)
• Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer with Jessica Fitoussi - 'Dirty Finders' from Modonut (2009)
• DJ Spooky - 'Known Unknowns' from The Secret Song (2009)
• U-God - 'Lipton' from Dopium (2009)
• Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - 'Norman Bates' from Remi Domost (2010)
• Walker Barnard - 'Ooty on Wax' and 'Ooty on Wax (Iron Curtis Remix)' from Alacazam (2011)
• Grand Pianoramax - 'Domestic Bliss' from Smooth Danger (2011)
• Birdapres - 'Not the Only Man' from Catch an L (2011)
• Busdriver - 'Electric Blue' from Beaus$Eros (2012)
• Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - 'Life at the 9th' from Modonut 2 (2012)
• Roberto Fonseca - 'Mi Negra Ave Maria' from Yo (2012)
• Ben Muller - 'The Last One to Preach' (2013)
• Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - 'Wild Gun Mike' from Modonut Invasion (2013)
• Dr. John - 'Mack the Knife' from Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch (2014)
• Nevche - 'Rendez-Nous L'Argent' from Rétroviseur (2014)
• Uncommon Nasa - 'Black Hole' from Written at Night (2017)

Remixes[edit]

• Enrico Macias - 'Le Vent Du Sud (Mike Ladd Remix)' from Enrico Experience (2000)
• Yo La Tengo - 'Nuclear War (Version 4)' (2002)
• Antipop Consortium - 'Ghostlawns (Mike Ladd Mix)' (2002)
• Yameen - 'Spirit Walker (Mike Ladd Remix)' from Never Knows More (2009)

References[edit]

1. ^Khan, Imran (October 23, 2018). 'Sci-Fi Goes Hi-Fi: 10 Artists' Foray into Hip-Hop Futurism'. PopMatters. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
2. ^Fortune, Drew (April 25, 2008). 'Mike Ladd: Sci-Fi Hip Hop Futurist'. Alarm. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
3. ^Siwek, Daniel (January 29, 2008). 'Mike Ladd Nostalgialator'. XLR8R. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
4. ^Simpson, Dave (July 23, 2004). 'Mike Ladd, Nostalgialator'. The Guardian. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
5. ^Rutledge, Bryant (November 30, 2007). 'Mike Ladd 'Trouble Shot''. XLR8R. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
6. ^Khan, Imran (February 16, 2018). 'There's a Good Ladd: An Interview with Rapper and Musician Mike Ladd'. PopMatters. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
7. ^'A Sampling of Alumni Careers in Writing and Related Fields'. Hampshire College. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
8. ^LeRoy, Dan. 'Mike Ladd - Easy Listening 4 Armageddon'. AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
9. ^P., Ethan (March 7, 2000). 'Mike Ladd: Welcome to the Afterfuture'. Pitchfork. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
10. ^Sawdey, Evan (January 24, 2008). 'Mike Ladd: Nostalgialator'. PopMatters. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
11. ^Kellman, Andy. 'Mike Ladd - Negrophilia: The Album'. AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
12. ^Tangari, Joe (November 13, 2005). 'Mike Ladd: Father Divine'. Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
13. ^Barton, Chris (September 10, 2013). 'Review: 'Holding It Down' awakens us to veterans' dreams'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
14. ^Bush, John. 'Mike Ladd - Biography'. AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

External links[edit]

• Mike Ladd at AllMusic
• Mike Ladd discography at Discogs

Welcome to the Afterfuture is a studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Ozone Music in 2000.

Critical reception[edit]

Brian Whitener of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, 'Welcome to the Afterfuture is a blender of sounds and styles and epitomizes the search that is leading cutting-edge hip-hop further into avant-garde and non-Western musical traditions.'^[1] Jon Caramanica of CMJ New Music Monthly commented that 'Ladd's futurism is merely a mask for his very tangible discontent with the present.'^[2] He added, 'References to the police state permeate the album, arguing that the new world order and newspeak are more than just things weeded street-corner bards philosophize on; they're integral to maintaining the power status quo.'^[2]

Legacy[edit]

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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• Mike Ladd – vocals, bass guitar (8), synthesizer, sampler, production, programming, mixing, executive production
• Bruce Grant – tape loop
• Fred Ones – turntables (1-4, 6-13), production (4), recording (1-4, 6, 8-13), mixing (1-4, 6, 8-13)
• Jun – vocal recording (1, 4)
• El-P – vocals (5)
• Bigg Jus – vocals (5)
• Mr. Len – turntables (5)
• Vassos – recording (5), mixing (5)
• Charles Calello – keyboards (7)
• Matt Stein – recording (7), mixing (7)
• Jeff Cordero – guitar (8)
• Eric M.O. – bass guitar (10)
• Ken Heitmuller – mastering
• Prashant – art direction, design, photography
• Mark Feggins – layout assistance
• Tony Duval – photography
• Amaechi Uzoigwe – executive production

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abWhitener, Brian. 'Welcome to the Afterfuture - Mike Ladd'. AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
2. ^ ^abcCaramanica, Jon (June 2000). 'Best New Music'. CMJ New Music Monthly (82): 26.
3. ^P., Ethan (March 7, 2000). 'Mike Ladd: Welcome to the Afterfuture'. Pitchfork. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
4. ^Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN978-0-7893-2074-2.

External links[edit]

• Welcome to the Afterfuture at Discogs (list of releases)