Purple Moonlight Pages

by R.A.P. Ferreira

Purple Moonlight Pages cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 March 2020
  • Label: Ruby Yacht
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:02
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 19 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As the inaugural album under the R.A.P. Ferreira moniker, 'Purple Moonlight Pages' merges a spoken-word, slam poetry-adjacent flow with the live, organic production of The Jefferson Park Boys. Ferreira's abstract, philosophical lyricism explores themes of artistic creation, fatherhood, and self-worth over a backdrop of free-form jazz and intricate rhyme schemes that feel both improvisational and meticulously crafted. This synergy between the heavily jazz-inspired instrumentation and Ferreira's singular, wordsmith-focused delivery solidifies the album as a significant work of modern art rap.

Genres

Descriptors: male vocalist, rhythmic, sampling, conscious, atmospheric, rap, lo-fi, storytelling, experimental

Tracklist

  1. DECORUM (01:48)
  2. GREENS (03:11)
  3. NONCIPHER (02:21)
  4. OMENS & TOTEMS (03:00)
  5. U.D.I.G. (UNITED DEFENDERS OF INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL) (02:08)
  6. LAUNDRY (02:43)
  7. DUST UP (03:08)
  8. CYCLES (03:22)
  9. ABSOLUTES (02:14)
  10. NO STARVING ARTISTS (02:30)
  11. LEAVING HELL (02:44)
  12. DOLDRUMS (03:13)
  13. AN IDEA IS A WORK OF ART (04:15)
  14. MYTHICAL (03:12)
  15. PINBALL (03:02)
  16. GOLDEN SARDINE (02:22)
  17. RO TALK (04:10)
  18. MASTERPLAN (02:39)

Credits

  • R.A.P. Ferreira - executive producer, vocals
  • Rob Araujo - piano, production
  • Aaron Carmack - moog opus 3, live drums, keys, rhodes, horns, programming, production
  • The Jefferson Park Boys - production
  • Mike Ladd - vocals
  • Open Mike Eagle - vocals
  • DJ Prolifix - scratches
  • Mike Parvizi - bass, casio cz101, guitar, production
  • Miles Doulas - rhodes
  • Kenny Segal - executive producer, mixed by, production
  • Daddy Kev - mastering
  • Alexander Kollman - artwork

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