2004 studio album by Vast Aire
Look Mom... No Hands Vast Aire , one half of the duo Cannibal Ox .[ 1] Chocolate Industries on April 27, 2004.[ 2] MF Doom , RJD2 , Madlib , Aesop Rock , and Sadat X .[ 2] Billboard Independent Albums chart.[ 3]
Critical reception
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, stating, "Vast's chillingly detached raps and delivery were a large part of Cannibal Ox's success, and there's much more in the same vein here."[ 4] The A.V. Club [ 5] CMJ New Music Monthly [ 6]
Meanwhile, David Drake of Stylus Magazine The Cold Vein [ 8] Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork [ 1]
Track listing
Title Producer(s) 1. "Intro: His Majesty's Laughter" Jest One 2:10 2. "KRS-Lightly" (featuring S.A. Smash ) Camu Tao 4:03 3. "Pegasus" T One 3:19 4. "Candid Cam / Live Wetlands 1996" Nasa 5:02 5. "Viewtiful Flow" Jake One 4:59 6. "Zenith" (featuring Blueprint ) Blueprint 4:33 7. "Why'sdaskyblue?" Cryptic One 4:33 8. "Da Supafriendz" (featuring MF Doom ) MF Doom 3:00 9. "Poverty Lane 16128 / Karaoke" T One 4:44 10. "Elixir" (featuring Sadat X and Sinclair) Ayatollah 4:03 11. "Look Mom... No Hands / A.S.C.F.D." Madlib 6:22 12. "9 Lashes (When Michael Smacks Lucifer)" RJD2 3:53 13. "Posse Slash" (featuring Karniege, Breez Evahflowin', Poison Pen, and Aesop Rock ) Da Beatminerz 3:41 14. "Could You Be?" Madlib 3:57 15. "Outro: 12 Noon" Blueprint 4:22 16. "Life's Ill Pt. II (The Empire Striketh)" (featuring Breezly Brewin and Vordul Mega ) Madlib 5:08 17. "My First Sony (Pegasus Remix)" Vast Aire 4:08 Total length: 71:57
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Vast Aire – vocals, production (17), photographyJest One – production (1), recording (1)
Bo Boddie – mixing (1–7, 9–12, 14–17)
S.A. Smash – vocals (2)DJ Cip One – turntables (2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 17)
Camu Tao – production (2)Nasa – recording (2), production (4)
T One – production (3, 9)
Nonezio – recording (3–5, 8–12, 14, 16, 17)
Karniege – vocals (4, 13), graffiti art
Nathaniel Roberts – vocals (5, 14), recording (11)
Jake One – production (5)Blueprint – vocals (6), production (6, 15), recording (6, 15)Metro – vocals (7)
Cryptic One – production (7), recording (7)
MF Doom – vocals (8), production (8), mixing (8)Sadat X – vocals (10)Sinclair – vocals (10), keyboards (14)
Ayatollah – production (10), turntables (10)Madlib – production (11, 14, 16)RJD2 – production (12)Breez Evahflowin' – vocals (13)
Poison Pen – vocals (13)
Aesop Rock – vocals (13)Da Beatminerz – production (13)Evil D – recording (13), mixing (13)
Mr. Walt – recording (13), mixing (13)
Butta L – engineering assistance (13)
Simone Harrison – vocals (14)
Breezly Brewin – vocals (16)Vordul Mega – vocals (16)Chris Gehringer – mastering
Brent Rollins – art direction, design
Jon Breiner – cover illustration
Luke Barber Smith – photography
Sumkid – photography
Taku – photography
Kenshin Ichikawa – Vast Aire logo
Charts
References
^ a b c Pemberton, Rollie (May 4, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom... No Hands" . Pitchfork . Retrieved January 8, 2015 . ^ a b c Stelloh, Tim (May 26, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom... No Hands" . PopMatters . Retrieved January 8, 2015 . ^ a b "Independent Albums (The Week of May 15, 2004)" . Billboard the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2022 .^ a b Bush, John. "Look Mom... No Hands — Vast Aire" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 8, 2015 . ^ a b Rabin, Nathan (May 24, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom No Hands" . The A.V. Club Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015 . ^ a b Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004). "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly ^ Quinlan, Thomas (May 1, 2004). "Vast Aire — Look Mom... No Hands" . Exclaim! . Retrieved January 8, 2015 . ^ a b Drake, David (May 6, 2004). "Vast Aire — Look Mom ... No Hands" . Stylus Magazine the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
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