Madlib Medicine Show
| Madlib Medicine Shows | ||||
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The Brick box set
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| Studio album series by Madlib | ||||
| Released | February 2010 – March 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock, reggae, soul, disco, funk | |||
| Label | Madlib Invazion | |||
| Producer | Madlib | |||
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| Medicine Show #1: Before the Verdict | |
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| Studio album by Madlib | |
| Released | February 2, 2010 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 59:15 |
| Label | Madlib Invazion |
| Producer | Madlib |
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
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| Potholes In My Blog |
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| Prefix | (5.0/10) |
| XLR8R | (7.5/10) |
| Therhapsodist | (favorable) |
| Medicine Show #2: Flight to Brazil | |
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| Mixtape by Madlib | |
| Released | February 8, 2010 |
| Genre | Funk carioca, jazz, psychedelic rock, progressive rock |
| Length | 79:31 |
| Label | Madlib Invazion |
| Producer | Madlib |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
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| Rapreviews | (7.0/10) |
| Medicine Show #3: Beat Konducta in Africa | |
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| Studio album by Madlib | |
| Released | March 23, 2010 |
| Genre | Afrobeat |
| Length | 78:56 |
| Label | Madlib Invazion |
| Producer | Madlib |
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| Source | Rating |
| HipHopDX | (3.5/5) |
| Potholes In My Blog |
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| Medicine Show #4: 420 Chalice All-Stars | |
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| Studio album by Madlib | |
| Released | April 20, 2010 |
| Genre | Reggae, dub |
| Length | 79:52 |
| Label | Madlib Invazion |
| Producer | Madlib |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
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| Medicine Show #5: History of the Loop Digga, 1990–2000 | |
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| Studio album by Madlib | |
| Released | May 23, 2010 |
| Recorded | 1990–2000 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 65:14 |
| Label | Madlib Invazion |
| Producer | Madlib |
Madlib Medicine Show was a 13-album series by Madlib originally scheduled to be released monthly on his own imprint, Madlib Invazion throughout 2010 and into 2011. Odd months present releases featuring Madlib's production work while even months showcase DJ work and mixing skills.
Originally planned to be only 12 albums and mixtapes, however a secret Medicine Show titled Medicine Show #13: Black Tape was released in March 2012, to complete the Madlib Medicine Show series.
Madlib Medicine Show #1 contains original tracks as well as "OJ Simpson remixes" of tracks from Guilty Simpson's debut album Ode to the Ghetto. It is considered a prelude to Madlib and Guilty's collaboration album O.J. Simpson released in May 2010. There are two brief guest appearances; one by J Dilla, in a short, previously unreleased interlude dating back to his & Madlib's first collaboration and the other by MED, who is the sole voice on the short "The Exclusive", a theme song that first appeared on Jaylib's Champion Sound album where Percee P did "The Exclusive" interlude.
As of May 2011, this album's vinyl edition is back in print after the initial 1000 copies sold out at release.
"...is your ticket out of this hell hole and onto an 80-minute guided tour through three or four decades of Brazilian funk, psychedelic, prog-rock and jazz."
The CD's audio has been divided into 9 tracks.
37-track instrumental hip-hop album produced by Madlib, inspired by and based on African records of the early 1970s – obscure & independent vinyl gems from afro-beat, funk, psych-rock, garage-rock & soul movements from different parts of Africa are all sampled to create a unique sound. The album also works as an installment in Madlib's Beat Konducta series, a number of albums Madlib put outs featuring his instrumental work with a special theme for each LP.
"All Jamaican sounds. You're tuning to your boss D.J. Madlib. Musical disc from the flick of his wrist to make you jump and twist. Madlib control the fullest. Roots. rock. reggae. Good stuff, as I would say."
The CD's audio has been divided into 9 separate tracks.
Madlib Medicine Show #5 is a collection of previously unreleased Madlib production dating back to 1990 and stretches to 2000. Before he called himself The Beat Konducta, there was The Loop Digga, who made beats with his sampler in the basement known as Crate Digga's Palace. Beats were pulled from old beat tapes and floppy discs. The majority of the album is instrumental, but a few selections feature him rapping together with his Oxnard crew C.D.P., which also included his brother Oh No. A limited triple vinyl set was released featuring a bonus disc of 10 additional tracks from the same period.
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