Fandam Plus: Remixes & Instrumentals [Enhanced]

El-P (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Definitive Jux
• ASIN: B00006JJ4J
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,059 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Fantastic Damage

2. Squeegee Man Shooting

3. Deep Space 9mm

4. Tuned Mass Damper

5. Dead Disnee

6. DeLorean

7. Truancy

8. The Nang, the Front, the Bush and the Shit

9. Accidents Don't Happen Stepfather Factory

10. T.O.J.

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Squeegee Man Shooting (original)

2. Lazerfaces' Warning (RJD2 Remix)

3. Dead Weathermen (feat. Cage, Camu Tao, Copywrite, Vast Aire)

4. Deep Space 9mm Video

5. El-P Live at SOB's 2/28/02

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Please, Sir, May I Have Some More?, October 16, 2002

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Brent Figiel (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fandam Plus: Remixes & Instrumentals (Audio CD)

"Fantastic Damage" was, in my eyes, a pretty good hip hop album that was as prodigious as it was impenetrable. The lyrics were mostly thoughtful, intelligent and clever and the beats were strangely beautiful in it's shattered, stutter-stepping, Blade Runner-esque manner. It's not the kind of experience the average hip hop fan weaned on P-Funk samples and bling-blinging can get into, but those who spend the time on it are justly rewarded.

"Fan Dam Plus" serves as a nice PS to "Fan Dam," but not neccessarily a Must Have. For your money, you get instrumentals of every song, the original version of "Squeegee Man Shooting," RJD2's remix of "Lazerfaces' Warning," and the unreleased "Dead Weathermen." You also get the "controversial" video to "Deep Space 9mm" (decent for a low budget video, but the only people who'd find it "controversial" are people who wouldn't normally be listening to El-P), a live performance and lyrics to the entire "Fan Dam" album.

The music on "Fan Dam" had a bad habit of outshining El-P's flow, so both the lyrics and the instrumentals are nice to have seperately to get the full picture. The live performance was decent, but not awe inspiring. The extra songs didn't knock me on my backside, but acquitted themselves well. El-P completists and rabid Def Jux fans will want a copy of this, but unless you loved "Fan Dam" you could probably live without.

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I bought it!, February 2, 2008

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Kenneth Harden (Reno, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fandam Plus: Remixes & Instrumentals (Audio CD)

Bought this CD on an impulse while wiping out a old Amazon gift certificate. Never heard of the artist, listened to a few samples and liked them, and just went ahead and added it to my basket.

Glad I did.

I gave it 5 stars because its something different, and the music is very restrained. A lot of artists just make a lot of NOISE and call or experimental or creative - this is just good music by someone who knows what they are doing. Listened to the first CD 3 times all the way through (over 70 minutes - and that is not counting the bonus CD!) and not once was I tempted to skip a track.

The sound samples Amazon provides gives a good indication as to what you should expect (for better or worse).

If you are into electronic music or hip-hop, this is a great addition to your collection.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, July 25, 2003

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Aesop_Rock (bay area, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fandam Plus: Remixes & Instrumentals (Audio CD)

El-p is an awesome producer and rapper too.I know this is an instrumental album most the whole thing is but the fact is theres extras on it, and if you like the beats, and just can listen to nice beats without the lyrics for whatever reason, to rhyme over it, or just to relax and kick back, you can do either one.Check out Aesop Rock's new cd Bazooka Tooth.El-p is on there.