''The Ablist'' is the second album by the turntablist

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, released in 1999 via

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Production

The album was produced by Rob Swift and

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. The rapper Pharoahe Monch makes an appearance.

Critical reception

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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." '' Vibe'' opined that "the only time the album lags is when Swift steps to the mike on 'I'm Leaving'."

Track listing

#"Day One" - 0:30 #"Dope On Plastic" - 2:09 #"What Would You Do?" - 2:12 #"Night Time" - 2:40 #"Modern Day Music" - 3:53 #"Two Turntables And A Keyboard" - 0:15 #"Fusion Beats" - 3:47 #"Alma's Message" - 0:14 #"Turntablist Anthem" feat. Pharoahe Monch - 4:01 #"Let's Talk Relationships" - 0:13 #"I'm Leaving" - 2:33 #"Brainstorming" - 1:09 #"All That Scratching Is Making Me Rich!" - 5:15 #"Ben Fee The MC" - 0:08 #"Musica Negra/Black Music (Remix) - 5:00 #"Gangis Kahn" - 3:49 #"This Is Our Day" feat.

- 3:57 #"The Will To Do Something Different" - 0:11 #"Something Different" - 3:58 #"Gangis Kahn Returns" - 0:11 #"The Ablist" - 2:13

References

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