Sole and the Skyrider Band (album) explained

Sole and the Skyrider Band
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sole and the Skyrider Band
Cover:	Sole_and_the_skyrider_band.jpg
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Anticon
Producer:	Bud Berning
Next Title:	Plastique
Next Year:	2009

Sole and the Skyrider Band is the first studio album by Sole and the Skyrider Band. It was released on Anticon on October 23, 2007.^[1]

Critical reception

Johnny Langlands of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that "this particular collaboration may be the proverbial slow burner, but trust that the rewards start unfurling by the third listen." Anthony Tognazzini of AllMusic wrote, "Muscular and textural, the Skyrider band supplanted Sole's previously digital soundscapes with an organic sound, lending the perfect backdrop to his complex flows and nimble wordplay." Grayson Haver Currin of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, calling it Sole's "most consistently engaging album to date."

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Sole and the Skyrider Band

• Tim Holland – vocals, lyrics
• Bud Berning – guitar, bass guitar, double bass, synthesizer, sampler, drum programming, production, arrangement, mixing
• William Ryan Fritch – guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, violin, cello, saxophone, clarinet, flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, keyboards, synthesizer
• John Wagner – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

• Alias – mixing
• Doug Krebs – mastering
• Ravi Zupa – artwork, logo
• Sam Flax Keener – layout

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sole Preps New Album. XLR8R. Cameron. Octigan. July 26, 2007. June 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061430/https://www.xlr8r.com/news/sole-preps-new-album. June 23, 2018. live.