| The Ablist | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Rob Swift |
| Cover: | The Abilist.jpg |
| Released: | February 23, 1999 |
| Recorded: | 1998–1999 |
| Genre: | Turntablism Underground rap |
| Label: | Asphodel Records |
| Producer: | Rob Swift Dan The Automator |
| Prev Title: | Soulful Fruit |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Airwave Invasion |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
The Ablist is the second album by the turntablist Rob Swift, released in 1999 via Asphodel Records.[1] [2]
The album was produced by Rob Swift and Dan The Automator. The rapper Pharoahe Monch makes an appearance.
AllMusic wrote that the album "redefines the turntable as a musical instrument that can bring new dimensions to both structured and improvised music, and it shows that Swift is capable of some incisive music that works outside the normal confines of turntablist music." The Riverfront Times thought that "it never really breaks away from standard hip-hop and therefore never fulfills its promise as something totally new."[3] Vibe opined that "the only time the album lags is when Swift steps to the mike on 'I'm Leaving'."[4]