The Cold Vein
by Cannibal Ox
- Type: Album
- Released: May聽15,聽2001
- Label: Definitive Jux, iHipHop Distribution, Def Jux
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:13:56
- Community rating: 4.53/5 from 12 ratings
Artists on this release: Vast Aire, Vordul Mega
Album Notes & Community Reviews
As the debut album on the Definitive Jux label, 'The Cold Vein' is built on producer El-P's dense, cinematic soundscapes, which fuse abrasive drums and futuristic synths to create a dystopian atmosphere. Rappers Vast Aire and Vordul Mega offer intricate, abstract rhymes that paint a bleak and vivid portrait of a poverty-stricken New York City, mixing street-level commentary with psychedelic allegory. The album is widely regarded as a landmark of early 2000s independent and underground hip-hop for its unique synthesis of avant-garde production and charismatic lyrical performances.
Genres
Descriptors: rap, underground, dystopian, sci-fi, experimental
Tracklist
- Iron Galaxy (5:57)
- Ox Out Of The cage (3:29)
- Atom (5:52)
- A B-Boys Alpha (4:28)
- Raspberry fields (4:02)
- Straight Off The D.I.C. (4:17)
- vein (4:27)
- The F-Word (5:28)
- Stress Rap (5:32)
- Battle For Asgard (4:26)
- Real Earth (3:57)
- Ridiculoid (4:47)
- Painkillers (5:59)
- Pigeon (6:10)
- Scream Phoenix (5:05)
Credits
- Vast Aire - vocals
- Vordul Mega - vocals
- Alaska - performance on "Atom"
- C-Rayz Walz - performance on "Battle for Asgard"
- Cryptic - performance on "Atom"
- DJ Cip One - scratching on "Atom", "Stress Rap" and "Real Earth"
- DJ paWL - scratching on "A B-Boy's Alpha"
- El-P - mixing, production, recording, performance on "Ox Out the Cage" and "Ridiculoid", music by
- Jay Fluid - scratching on "Iron Galaxy"
- L.I.F.E. Long - performance on "Battle for Asgard"
- Tyson Jones - illustrations
- Dan Ezra Lang - art direction, design
- Emily Lazar - mastering
- Nasa - mixing, recording
- Phil Painson - mixing
- Matt Quinn - mixing
- Vassos - mixing, recording