''Terradactyl'' is the second collaborative studio album by American musicians

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and

Polyphonic Polyphony ( ) is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice, monophony, or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords, h ...

. It was released on

Anticon Anticon (often styled as anticon.) is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and man ...

in 2009.

Critical reception

Marisa Brown of

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gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "an impressive, difficult, intelligent record that manages to be accessible, compelling, and nearly indecipherable all at once." She added: "Much, if not most, of this is thanks to Polyphonic, a talented producer who writes arrangements whose air of simplicity belies their complexity." Eddie Fleischer of ''

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'' said: "For those who complain that rap has gone stale, ''Terradactyl'' proves otherwise."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals * Polyphonic – music *

Renee-Louise Carafice Renee-Louise Carafice is a New Zealand-born experimental pop singer and songwriter. As of 2014, she was based in Nashville, Tennessee. Biography Carafice was born and raised in New Zealand. In 2003, due to a severe bout of clinical depression, f ...

– additional vocals (2, 11), guitar (2), harp (11) * John Pheiffer – cello (4) *

Doseone Adam Drucker (born April 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Doseone, is an American rapper, producer, poet and artist. He is a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. He has also been a member of numerous groups including ...

– additional vocals (6) *

Buck 65 Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country ...

– additional vocals (9) * Jeremy Horwitz – mandolin (10) * William Waheed Freyman – recording * Mike Wells – mastering * Mike Davis – artwork

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2009 albums Anticon albums Serengeti (rapper) albums Collaborative albums