DX (album) explained

DX
Type:studio
Artist:Friendzone
Cover:DX (album).jpg
Genre:Instrumental hip hop
Label:self-released
Producer:Friendzone
Next Title:While U Wait[1]
Next Year:2015

DX is the only studio album by American hip hop record production duo Friendzone.[2] It was released on October 9, 2013.[3] A music video was created for "Poly".[4] [5]

In an interview with Fact, James Laurence said, "DX is an album 100%, this is our heart and soul."[6] Dylan Reznick said, "I wanted to make an album that would make people's heads spin, make them rethink their ideas about music a little."[6]

Critical reception

Fact placed the album at number 47 on the "50 Best Albums of 2013" list.[7] Writing for Fact, John Twells described it as "the most distilled example of their sound – a sunny, hopeful fusion of 16-bit melodies, anime joy, IDM fuzz and Atlanta beats."[8] Cokemachineglow placed the album at number 3 on the "Top 30 Albums 2013" list.[9] Brent Ables of Cokemachineglow wrote, "it marks their progression from top-notch producers to genuine composers in their own right."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Friendzone 'While U Wait' (EP stream). Exclaim!. Gregory. Adams. May 27, 2015. September 16, 2017.
  2. Web site: James Laurence, one half of trailblazing cloud rap producers Friendzone, has died. Fact. April Clare. Welsh. January 30, 2017. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Download Friendzone's DX Mix. The Fader. Duncan. Cooper. October 4, 2013. May 31, 2015.
  4. Web site: Watch the Video for Friendzone's "Poly" and Don't Get Lost in a Trance. Noisey. October 9, 2013. June 16, 2018.
  5. Web site: Friendzone share new album DX as name-your-price release. Fact. October 9, 2013. June 16, 2018.
  6. Web site: "It's a beautiful time to be alive and making music": Friendzone on their debut album and confounding expectations (page 2 of 2). Fact. Chris. Kelly. September 3, 2013. May 31, 2015.
  7. Web site: The 50 Best Albums of 2013 (page 5 of 52). Fact. December 9, 2013. May 31, 2015.
  8. Web site: Perfect Skies: How James Laurence and Friendzone helped shape cloud rap. Fact. John. Twells. February 2, 2017. September 16, 2017.
  9. Web site: Top 30 Albums 2013 + Staff Lists (page 3 of 4). Cokemachineglow. December 22, 2013. June 16, 2018.

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