Easy Listening 4 Armageddon Explained

Easy Listening 4 Armageddon
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mike Ladd
Cover:	Easy Listening 4 Armageddon.jpg
Released:	1997
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Scratchie
Next Title:	Welcome to the Afterfuture
Next Year:	2000

Easy Listening 4 Armageddon is the debut studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Scratchie Records in 1997.

Critical reception

Dan LeRoy of AllMusic commented that "through a series of lo-fi beats and loops that make stunning use of a few choice samples, Ladd creates an eerie soundscape that perfectly matches his muttered musings." Tony Green of JazzTimes wrote, "Ignoring the all too common impulse to pile texture on top of texture, Ladd constructs 12 tracks that cajole as effectively as his richly imagistic poetry."^[1]

Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune called it "one of the most accomplished hip-hop debuts in recent years."

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Mike Ladd – vocals, production, arrangement, programming, synthesizer (8), mixing (9), art direction, front photography
• Bruce Grant – tape loop
• Vassos – recording (1-7, 9-12), engineering (1-7, 9-12), mixing (10)
• Dawn Norfleet – flute (2)
• Dennis Kelley – synthesizer (3, 8, 10), co-production (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11), mixing (1-8, 11, 12)
• Jeff Cordero – guitar (3), recording (1-7, 9-12), engineering (1-7, 9-12), mixing (1-8, 11, 12)
• Bill Green – bass guitar (8, 10)
• John Hancock – recording (8)
• Mio – piano (10)
• Mums the Schemer – vocals (12)
• Shariff Simmons – vocals (12)
• GRFX – vocals (12)
• Natasha Latasha Diggs – vocals (12)
• High Priest – vocals (12)
• Beans – vocals (12)
• Jessica Care Moore – vocals (12)
• Chris Athens – mastering
• J. Stewart – art direction, design
• Dems – bomb logo
• Bill Harris – front photography
• Maceo Bishop – back photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mike Ladd - Easy Listening for Armageddon. JazzTimes. Tony. Green. February 1998. April 1, 2015.