Cosmic Cleavage is the third studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Big Dada in 2004. The cover depicts an action figure of the Mazinger Z robot Aphrodite A firing its breast missiles.
Critical reception
Professional ratings| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| BBC | 2 |
| The Milk Factory | 4.1/53 |
| Pitchfork | 8/104 |
| Prefix | 6.0/105 |
Chris Dahlen of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.0 out of 10, saying: "With no breaks or gasps for air between the tracks, Cosmic Cleavage is Busdriver's tightest, most consistent album."6 However, he added, "it might not be the best starting place for new listeners."7 Paul Clarke of BBC gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "'acid jazz' in a literally hallucinogenic sense".8
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pool Drowning" | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Nagging Nimbus" | 2:31 |
| 3. | "Cosmic Cleavage" (featuring Awol One) | 2:04 |
| 4. | "Stingy Lover" | 0:45 |
| 5. | "Kev's Blistering Computer Tan and Driver's "Rapper's Rapper" Moniker" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Unnecessary Thinking" (featuring Abstract Rude) | 2:08 |
| 7. | "Beauty Supply and Demand" | 2:03 |
| 8. | "She-Hulk Dehorning the Illusionist" | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Stride-Pianist Penis Envy" | 1:04 |
| 10. | "Purple Schards" | 2:00 |
| 11. | "Rap Sucks" | 1:41 |
| 12. | "Staring at the Sun" | 6:32 |
| Total length: | 29:37 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Busdriver – vocals
- Daddy Kev – production
- James Morris – bass guitar
- D-Styles – turntables
- Awol One – vocals (3)
- Abstract Rude – vocals (6)
Further reading
- Fintoni, Laurent (September 21, 2014). "Busdriver on Busdriver: The L.A. cult hero talks us through his career album-by-album (page 5 of 10)". Fact.
External links
- Cosmic Cleavage at Discogs (list of releases)
References
"Cosmic Cleavage". Big Dada. Retrieved July 18, 2018. http://bigdada.com/release/busdriver/cosmic-cleavage ↩
Clarke, Paul (April 16, 2004). "Bus Driver - Cosmic Cleavage". BBC. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved July 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20050208005503/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2524619 ↩
Stevens, John (June 2004). "Cosmic Cleavage". The Milk Factory. Archived from the original on August 25, 2005. Retrieved July 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20050825083745/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/reviews/busdriver_cleavage.htm ↩
Dahlen, Chris (July 25, 2004). "Busdriver: Cosmic Cleavage". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 18, 2018. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1032-cosmic-cleavage/ ↩
Gasteier, Matthew (March 8, 2008). "Album Review: Busdriver - Cosmic Cleavage". Prefix. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20081121210349/http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/busdriver/cosmic-cleavage/13631/ ↩
Dahlen, Chris (July 25, 2004). "Busdriver: Cosmic Cleavage". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 18, 2018. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1032-cosmic-cleavage/ ↩
Dahlen, Chris (July 25, 2004). "Busdriver: Cosmic Cleavage". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 18, 2018. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1032-cosmic-cleavage/ ↩
Clarke, Paul (April 16, 2004). "Bus Driver - Cosmic Cleavage". BBC. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved July 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20050208005503/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2524619 ↩