DX (album)

DX is the only studio album by American hip hop record production duo Friendzone.[5] It was released on October 9, 2013.[6] A music video was created for "Poly".[7][8]

DX
Studio album by
Friendzone
ReleasedOctober 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)
GenreInstrumental hip hop
Length94:02
Labelself-released
ProducerFriendzone
Friendzone chronology
DX
(2013)		 While U Wait[1]
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chicago Readerfavorable[2]
Cokemachineglowfavorable[3]
Cookie Scenefavorable[4]

In an interview with Fact, James Laurence said, "DX is an album 100%, this is our heart and soul."[9] Dylan Reznick said, "I wanted to make an album that would make people's heads spin, make them rethink their ideas about music a little."[9]

Critical reception

Fact placed the album at number 47 on the "50 Best Albums of 2013" list.[10] Writing for Fact, John Twells described it as "the most distilled example of their sound – a sunny, hopeful fusion of 16-bit melodies, anime joy, IDM fuzz and Atlanta beats."[11] Cokemachineglow placed the album at number 3 on the "Top 30 Albums 2013" list.[12] Brent Ables of Cokemachineglow wrote, "it marks their progression from top-notch producers to genuine composers in their own right."[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Taswell"5:25
2."Retailxtal"4:20
3."Passion Breathing"4:12
4."Rest Pt. 2"4:48
5."All My Life+"4:18
6."Hislo" (featuring Finally Boys)5:56
7."Amore"3:30
8."Poly"5:57
9."Luv You More than Anything"4:26
10."8AM"3:53
11."Another Jam for the Ages~!"3:42
12."Yr Touch Yr Bliss"5:20
13."4 Yia Yia" (bonus track)3:32
14."If U Knew" (bonus track)3:22
15."Truth" (bonus track; featuring Jeffro)3:53
16."Rest" (bonus track)3:21
17."First Love XOXO" (bonus track)3:41
18."Always" (bonus track)3:53
19."Customer I + II" (bonus track)4:18
20."L.R.C." (bonus track)7:01
21."Shut the World Out" (bonus track)5:05

References
  1. Adams, Gregory (May 27, 2015). "Friendzone 'While U Wait' (EP stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. Raymer, Miles (August 9, 2013). "In Rotation: Jeanine O'Toole of Bare Mutants on how to commemorate Jerry Garcia's deathiversary". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  3. Ables, Brent (September 25, 2013). "Friendzone: DX". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. Kondo, Masaya (October 10, 2013). "Friendzone - DX". Cookie Scene (in Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  5. Welsh, April Clare (January 30, 2017). "James Laurence, one half of trailblazing cloud rap producers Friendzone, has died". Fact. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  6. Cooper, Duncan (October 4, 2013). "Download Friendzone's DX Mix". The Fader. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  7. "Watch the Video for Friendzone's "Poly" and Don't Get Lost in a Trance". Noisey. October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  8. "Friendzone share new album DX as name-your-price release". Fact. October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  9. Kelly, Chris (September 3, 2013). ""It's a beautiful time to be alive and making music": Friendzone on their debut album and confounding expectations (page 2 of 2)". Fact. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  10. "The 50 Best Albums of 2013 (page 5 of 52)". Fact. December 9, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  11. Twells, John (February 2, 2017). "Perfect Skies: How James Laurence and Friendzone helped shape cloud rap". Fact. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  12. "Top 30 Albums 2013 + Staff Lists (page 3 of 4)". Cokemachineglow. December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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