The No Music

The No Music
Studio album by
Themselves
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)
Recorded2001–2002
GenreAlternative hip-hop
Length46:02
LabelAnticon
ProducersJel, Doseone
Themselves chronology
Them
(1999)		 The No Music
(2002)		 The No Music of AIFFs
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star
Dusted Magazinefavorable
Exclaim!unfavorable
Mutefavorable
Pitchfork4.5/10
RapReviews.com5/10
SF Weeklyfavorable
Stylus MagazineB+
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStarStar

The No Music (stylized as The No Music.) is the second studio album by American hip-hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2002. It peaked at number 183 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart, as well as number 13 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart. A remix version of the album, The No Music of AIFFs, was released in 2003.

Critical reception

Ed Howard of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B+, saying, "It's far from perfect, and there are still moments where the experiments fall short, but overall this represents the fulfillment of the substantial promise made by Circle and cLOUDDEAD". Daniel Thomas-Glass of Dusted Magazine called it "a masterful piece of work".

Meanwhile, Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! said, "it turns out to be another Anticon disappointment, although it's still better than the last few". Sam Chennault of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.5 out of 10, saying, "It's a horribly pointless and boring album that will only satisfy those who equate progress with soulless beats and abstract mic theatrics."

Neil Strauss of The New York Times placed the album at number 9 on his year-end list.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Home Work"2:38
2."Mouthful"4:07
3."Good People Check"3:51
4."Poison Pit"4:02
5."Live Trap"3:31
6."Only Child Explosion"2:30
7."Paging Dr. Moon or Gun"3:42
8."Dark Sky Demo"3:56
9."You Devil You"4:05
10."Out in the Open"5:23
11."Hat in the Wind"5:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Themselves

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "The No Music". Anticon. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ Spano, Charles. "The No Music - Themselves". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Thomas-Glass, Daniel (January 27, 2003). "Dusted Reviews: Themselves - The No Music". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Quinlan, Thomas (December 2002). "Themselves - The No Music". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Neset, Anne Hilde (November 28, 2002). "The No Music". Mute. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Chennault, Sam (October 1, 2002). "Themselves: The No Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ Jost, Matt (October 10, 2002). "Themselves :: The No Music :: Anticon Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ Doherty, Greg (October 16, 2002). "Themselves: The No Music (Anticon)". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Howard, Ed (September 1, 2003). "Themselves - The No Music". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ Chadwicked (December 14, 2006). "Themselves - The No Music". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ "CMJ Radio 200 (Period Ending 11/5/2002)". CMJ New Music Report: 13. November 18, 2002.
  12. ↑ "HIp-Hop (Period Ending 10/22/2002)". CMJ New Music Report: 29. November 4, 2002.
  13. ↑ "The No Music Of Aiffs". Anticon. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  14. ↑ Strauss, Neil (January 8, 2003). "The Pop Life; Tributaries to the Musical Mainstream". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2018.