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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = 13 & God
| name = 13 & God
| Type = Album
| type = studio
| Artist = [[13 & God]]
| artist = [[13 & God]]
| cover = 13 & God (13 & God album - cover art).jpg
| Cover =
| alt =
| Released = {{startdate|2005|05|03}}
| released = {{Start date|2005|05|03}}
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative hip hop]], [[Electronica]]
| studio = Alien Research Center<!-- adapted from liner notes. -->
| Length = {{Duration|m=49|s=26}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[indie rock]]|[[electronica]]}}
| Label = [[Anticon]], Alien Transistor
| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=26}}
| Producer =
| label = {{hlist|[[Anticon]]|Alien Transistor}}
| Last album =
| producer =
| This album = '''''13 & God'''''<br/>(2005)
| prev_title =
| Next album = ''[[Own Your Ghost]]''<br/>(2011)
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Own Your Ghost]]
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 13 & God
| type = studio
| single1 = Men of Station / Soft Atlas
| single1date = 2005
}}
}}
}}
'''''13 & God''''' is the first studio album by [[13 & God]], a collaboration between American hip hop group [[Themselves]] and German rock band [[The Notwist]].<ref name=allmusic/> It was released on [[Anticon]] and Alien Transistor in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/13-god-mw0000670612/releases|title=13 & God - 13 & God - Releases|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> "Men of Station / Soft Atlas" was released as a single from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/13andgod-menofstation-2496095340.html|title=13 & God: Men of Station/Soft Atlas|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Stefan|last=Braidwood|date=April 28, 2005|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/13-god/13-god|title=13 & God by 13 & God|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=January 22, 2015}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AMG"/>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r732531|pure_url=yes}}|title=13 & God - 13 & God|work=[[AllMusic]]|first=Tim|last=DiGravina|access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev2 = ''[[Cokemachineglow]]''
| rev2Score = (8.1/10)<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8288-13-god/|title=''13 & God''|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=May 1, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2score = 65/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/13_god2005.html|title=13 & God: 13 & God|work=[[Cokemachineglow]]|first=Chet|last=Betz|date=May 18, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512112850/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/13_god2005.html|archive-date=May 12, 2006|access-date=October 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev3score = favorable<ref name=exclaim>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/13_god-13_god|title=13 & God - 13 & God|work=[[Exclaim!]]|first=Melissa|last=Wheeler|date=April 1, 2005|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev4score = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8288-13-god/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|title=13 & God: 13 & God|first=Brian|last=Howe|date=May 5, 2005|access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Playlouder]]
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/+13god/|title=13 + God|work=[[Playlouder]]|first=John|last=Doran|date=May 9, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051116144737/http://www.playlouder.com/review/+13god/|archive-date=November 16, 2005|access-date=June 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name=popmatters>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/13andgod-st2005/|title=13 & God: self-titled|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Adrien|last=Begrand|date=May 8, 2005|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev7score = B−<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/13god/13god.htm|title=13&God - 13&God|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|first=Luke|last=Adams|date=May 4, 2005|access-date=April 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510051634/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/13god/13god.htm|archive-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
}}
At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>
'''''13 & God''''' is the first album from [[13 & God]], a collaboration between [[Themselves]] and [[The Notwist]]. It was released in 2005.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r732531|pure_url=yes}}|title=''13 & God''|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=May 1, 2011}}</ref>

Tim DiGravina of [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "a decidedly dark and murky musical excursion into a realm of percolating electronics, moody jazz elements, bizarre raps, ethereal acoustic guitars, and sad pianos."<ref name=allmusic/> He added: "While there's a sense that both artists went a bit too heavy on dark atmosphere, given that both usually inject more whimsy into their creations, ''13 & God'' is still a consistently intriguing, frequently beautiful experiment that offers ample rewards with each new listen."<ref name=allmusic/> Melissa Wheeler of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' called it "a gorgeous, pensive and gently dark album of rap-sprinkled mutated electronic indie rock".<ref name=exclaim/> Adrien Begrand of ''[[PopMatters]]'' gave the album 7 stars out of 10, stating: "It's an album that requires patience from both hip-hop devotees and IDM enthusiasts, but once it's allowed to grow on the listener, its own distinct beauty begins to surface with each subsequent listen."<ref name=popmatters/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Tracklist
| all_lyrics = [[Adam Drucker]], except "Men of Station", "Perfect Speed", and "If" by Drucker and [[Markus Acher]]
| all_music = [[13 & God]]
| title1 = Low Heaven
| title1 = Low Heaven
| length1 = 4:32
| length1 = 4:32
| title2 = Men Of Station
| title2 = Men of Station
| length2 = 3:48
| length2 = 3:48
| title3 = Ghostwork
| title3 = Ghostwork
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| title8 = If
| title8 = If
| length8 = 4:19
| length8 = 4:19
| title9 = Superman On Ice
| title9 = Superman on Ice
| length9 = 7:16
| length9 = 7:16
| title10 = Walk
| title10 = Walk
| length10 = 6:19
| length10 = 6:19
| total_length = 49:26
}}
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes.

'''[[13 & God]]'''
* Adam "[[Doseone]]" Drucker – vocals, sampler, synthesizer, melodica, field recording
* Jeff "[[Jel (rapper)|Jel]]" Logan – vocals, sampler, turntables, drums
* [[Dax Pierson]] – vocals, piano, electric piano, melodica, organ, synthesizer, sampler, mouth percussion, bike party recording
* Markus Acher – vocals, guitar, banjo, keyboards, plugged piano, sampler, turntables, programming
* Micha Acher – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, trombone, programming, electronics, string arrangement, brass arrangement
* [[Martin Gretschmann]] – electronics, synthesizer, effects, processing, programming

'''Additional musicians'''
* Ulrich Wangenheim – clarinet (1, 5), flute (1, 5)
* Valerie Trebeljahr – vocals (1, 5, 6)
* Stefanie Bohm – vocals (3, 5, 6)
* Martin Messerschmid – drums (3, 10)
* Max Punktezahl – guitar (4, 10), delay (4, 10)
* [[Yoni Wolf]] – vocals (6)
* [[Pedestrian (rapper)|James Brandon Best]] – vocals (8)
* Sebastian Hess – cello (9)
* Flo Steinleitner – everything else
* God – afterclap

'''Technical personnel'''
* Martin Gretschmann – mixing
* Chris Blair – mastering


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Discogs master|58880|13 & God}}
* [http://www.alientransistor.de/index.php?level=1&CatID=117&inhalt_id=113&artist=13%26God&titel=s.t. ''13 & God''] on Alien Transistor
* {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=2be4dfa0-a043-3733-9723-e4c21b6e53b1|name=13 & God}}
* [http://www.last.fm/music/13%2B%2526%2BGod/13%2B%2526%2BGod ''13 & God''] on [[Last.fm]]


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{{Jel}}
[[Category:Anticon albums]]


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Latest revision as of 21:34, 3 October 2022

13 & God
Studio album by
13 & God
ReleasedMay 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)
StudioAlien Research Center
Genre
Length49:26
Label
13 & God chronology
13 & God
(2005) 		Own Your Ghost
(2011)
Singles from 13 & God
  1. "Men of Station / Soft Atlas"
    Released: 2005

13 & God is the first studio album by 13 & God, a collaboration between American hip hop group Themselves and German rock band The Notwist.[1] It was released on Anticon and Alien Transistor in 2005.[2] "Men of Station / Soft Atlas" was released as a single from the album.[3]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cokemachineglow65/100[5]
Exclaim!favorable[6]
Pitchfork8.1/10[7]
Playlouder[8]
PopMatters[9]
Stylus MagazineB−[10]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Tim DiGravina of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "a decidedly dark and murky musical excursion into a realm of percolating electronics, moody jazz elements, bizarre raps, ethereal acoustic guitars, and sad pianos."[1] He added: "While there's a sense that both artists went a bit too heavy on dark atmosphere, given that both usually inject more whimsy into their creations, 13 & God is still a consistently intriguing, frequently beautiful experiment that offers ample rewards with each new listen."[1] Melissa Wheeler of Exclaim! called it "a gorgeous, pensive and gently dark album of rap-sprinkled mutated electronic indie rock".[6] Adrien Begrand of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, stating: "It's an album that requires patience from both hip-hop devotees and IDM enthusiasts, but once it's allowed to grow on the listener, its own distinct beauty begins to surface with each subsequent listen."[9]

Track listing

[edit]

All lyrics are written by Adam Drucker, except "Men of Station", "Perfect Speed", and "If" by Drucker and Markus Acher; all music is composed by 13 & God

No.TitleLength
1."Low Heaven"4:32
2."Men of Station"3:48
3."Ghostwork"5:45
4."Perfect Speed"3:36
5."Afterclap"3:51
6."Soft Atlas"3:51
7."Tin Strong"6:09
8."If"4:19
9."Superman on Ice"7:16
10."Walk"6:19
Total length:49:26

Personnel

[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

13 & God

  • Adam "Doseone" Drucker – vocals, sampler, synthesizer, melodica, field recording
  • Jeff "Jel" Logan – vocals, sampler, turntables, drums
  • Dax Pierson – vocals, piano, electric piano, melodica, organ, synthesizer, sampler, mouth percussion, bike party recording
  • Markus Acher – vocals, guitar, banjo, keyboards, plugged piano, sampler, turntables, programming
  • Micha Acher – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, trombone, programming, electronics, string arrangement, brass arrangement
  • Martin Gretschmann – electronics, synthesizer, effects, processing, programming

Additional musicians

  • Ulrich Wangenheim – clarinet (1, 5), flute (1, 5)
  • Valerie Trebeljahr – vocals (1, 5, 6)
  • Stefanie Bohm – vocals (3, 5, 6)
  • Martin Messerschmid – drums (3, 10)
  • Max Punktezahl – guitar (4, 10), delay (4, 10)
  • Yoni Wolf – vocals (6)
  • James Brandon Best – vocals (8)
  • Sebastian Hess – cello (9)
  • Flo Steinleitner – everything else
  • God – afterclap

Technical personnel

  • Martin Gretschmann – mixing
  • Chris Blair – mastering

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d DiGravina, Tim. "13 & God - 13 & God". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "13 & God - 13 & God - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Braidwood, Stefan (April 28, 2005). "13 & God: Men of Station/Soft Atlas". PopMatters. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "13 & God by 13 & God". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Betz, Chet (May 18, 2005). "13 & God: 13 & God". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 12, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Wheeler, Melissa (April 1, 2005). "13 & God - 13 & God". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Howe, Brian (May 5, 2005). "13 & God: 13 & God". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  8. ^ Doran, John (May 9, 2005). "13 + God". Playlouder. Archived from the original on November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Begrand, Adrien (May 8, 2005). "13 & God: self-titled". PopMatters. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  10. ^ Adams, Luke (May 4, 2005). "13&God - 13&God". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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