Dialogue is the third solo studio album by American hip hop musician Thavius Beck. It was released through Big Dada in Europe on October 12, 2009,[1] and through Mush Records in the rest of the world on January 26, 2010.[1] "Go! / Away" was released as a single from the album.[2]
Dialogue | ||||
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Studio album by Thavius Beck | ||||
Released | October 12, 2009 (2009-10-12)[1] | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 39:27 | |||
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Thavius Beck chronology | ||||
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Singles from Dialogue | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
BBC | favorable[3] |
Contactmusic.com | favorable[4] |
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Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, stating that "Beck's lyrics are presented in rapid-fire succession with a fairly straightforward style and delivery, like a laser-tongued Del the Funky Homosapien."[5] Bram Gieben of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Smashing boundaries within electronic music and hip-hop simultaneously, it's hard to be anything but awed by this album, though it's likely to scare less adventurous hip-hop heads and dance music fans."[6] Greg Cochrane of BBC described it as "[an] album packed with tightly-wound, chunky snares sounds, low chanting vocals and Beck's impressively deep flow drawn over the top like a darkening tarpaulin."[3] Chris Ziegler of OC Weekly commented that "Beck combines the overcranked aesthetic of the Bomb Squad with the intensity of a band like Suicide, and you can hear the pixels crack and squelch between gunshots and sirens and Beck's fearless lyrics about the personal and political."[7]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro/Cracking the Shell" | Thavius Beck | 1:41 |
2. | "Away" | Thavius Beck | 2:20 |
3. | "Go!" | Thavius Beck | 2:24 |
4. | "Money" | Thavius Beck | 2:31 |
5. | "Violence" | Thavius Beck | 2:26 |
6. | "Burn" |
| 2:54 |
7. | "And the Beat Goes On" | Thavius Beck | 2:39 |
8. | "Painful" | Thavius Beck | 2:40 |
9. | "Hardcore" | Thavius Beck | 2:38 |
10. | "IDC" | Thavius Beck | 2:07 |
11. | "Sheepish" |
| 2:32 |
12. | "Transmission" | Thavius Beck | 2:17 |
13. | "Sometimes" | Thavius Beck | 3:35 |
14. | "Pressure" | Thavius Beck | 3:07 |
15. | "4 Part 2" | Thavius Beck | 3:39 |
Total length: | 39:27 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.