The Action Packed Mentallist Brings You the Fucking Jams

The Action Packed Mentallist Brings You the Fucking Jams
Studio album by Kid 606
Released 2002
Genre Electronic, mash-up, glitch
Length 62:09
Label Violent Turd (turd02)[1]
Producer Miguel Depedro
Kid 606 chronology
GQ on the EQ++
(2001)GQ on the EQ++2001		 The Action Packed Mentallist Brings You the Fucking Jams
(2002)		 Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You
(2003)Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You2003

The Action Packed Mentallist Brings You the Fucking Jams is an album of songs by electronic music artist Kid 606, released in 2002 through Violent Turd as a compact disc and a double LP set (the latter removes the track "Sometimes I Thank God..." entirely).[2][3] It is a mash up album, made by splicing songs together which Kid606 has downloaded from P2P devices.[4] Some artists sampled include Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, Eminem, Yello, Ozzy Osbourne, Radiohead, the Bangles, the Buggles, The Prodigy, and Kylie Minogue.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Exclaim!favorable[5]
Pitchfork Media7.0/10[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes [6]

Pitchfork gave the album a seven out of ten rating, stating that the album "offers a gimmick that just can't be beat." and praised songs such as "MP3 Killed the Radio Star", "Never Underestimate the Value of a Holler (Vipee-pee mix)"[1] Pitchfork went on to mention that other songs such as "Kiddy Needs a New Pair of Laptops" "barely touches any of its source material...I suppose it's entertaining, but I doubt it took more than a few hours to throw together." and "Smack My Glitch Up" barely manipulates Kylie Minogue-- after a minute or so of DSP-garbled synthlines, there's little more than a few extra beats to distinguish it from straight-up Kylie."[1] Allmusic awarded the album four stars out of five, opining that it was "a fun album, though it seems rushed, perhaps because Kid606 wanted to stake his claim in the genre."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleSamples usedLength
1."Sometimes I Thank God I Can't Sing Because Then No One Can Blame Me for Anything" 7:33
2."MP3 Killed the CD Star"
11:25
3."Kiddy Needs a New Pair of Laptops""9:47
4."Never Underestimate the Value of a Holler"14:19
5."Rebel Girl"3:41
6."Smack My Glitch Up"6:30
7."This Is Not My Statement"4:05

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pecoraro, David M. (June 12, 2002). "The Action Packed Mentallist Brings You the Fucking Jams". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Violent Turd". Tigerbeat6. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 DiGravina, Tim. "The Action Packed Mentallist Brings You the Fucking Jams". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ Pytlik, Mike. "Kid 606, Cex & The Tigerbeat6 Label". www.soundonsound.com. Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  5. ↑ Lindsey, Cam. "Kid606 - The Action Packed Mentallist..." exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071031082352/http://tinymixtapes.com/Kid-606
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