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Kill the Vultures
Studio album by Kill the Vultures
Released	April 19, 2005
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	31:45
Label	Jib Door
Kill the Vultures chronology
Kill the Vultures (2005) The Careless Flame (2006)

Kill the Vultures is the debut album by Minnesota alternative hip hop group Kill the Vultures. It was released in 2005 by Jib Door.

Kill the Vultures was a spinoff of hip-hop quintet Oddjobs, consisting of four of its five members who had moved home to Minnesota from California after Oddjobs' breakup. Taking a new artistic direction from Oddjobs' more mainstream rap sound, Kill the Vultures pursued riskier material influenced by film noir and jazz.

Reception

Christopher Weingarten of CMJ New Music Monthly compared the album favorably to Tom Waits' Real Gone, calling it a "dark, brooding mess that clatters with the clanking toys stolen from the Bone Machine." Music website Oddboll called the album "hip hop for John Cage and free jazz fans."

The A.V. Club named Kill The Vultures one of the best Minnesota-made albums of 2005, praising its "raw, experimental hip-hop" and the performances of the three MCs, especially the "intense, wild, biting delivery" of Crescent Moon.

The album received positive critical attention in Europe, leading to a string of concerts across the continent and a steady European following. French website Fake For Real wrote positively about Kill the Vultures, calling it "urgent and accusatory hardcore rap" that serves as "a denunciation of our industrial and mechanical society. ... a series of devastating sax volleys, dismembered pianos and relentless percussion, and punk is never far away."

In its hometown, Kill the Vultures was named 2005's Best Hip-Hop Artist in Minneapolis alt-weekly City Pages' annual music poll. The group also placed third in City Pages annual "Picked To Click" band poll the same year.

Track listing

Credits

• Lyrics by Advizer, Crescent Moon, Nomi
• Mastered by Dave Gardner
• Mixed by Mike Whitney
• Producer: DJ Anatomy

References

1. Miller, Diane (October 23, 2015). "Six years in the making, new LP Carnelian sees Kill the Vultures soar". City Pages. Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
2. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004). "Reviews: Kill the Vultures, Kill the Vultures". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 134. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 43. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
3. ^ Bertot, Sylvain (June 10, 2006). "KILL THE VULTURES - Kill the Vultures". Fake For Real. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
4. "Kill The Vultures, "Kill The Vultures" (2005)". Oddboll. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
5. Snively, Jessica (December 16, 2005). "2005: The Year In Music (Loon State Edition)". A.V. Club. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
6. Hewitt, Gabe (February 9, 2015). "Alexei Casselle of Kill the Vultures back in class for a greater purpose". City College News: Minneapolis Community & Technical College. Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
7. "Best Hip-Hop Artist (2005): Kill the Vultures". City Pages. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
8. Terhark, Chuck (September 28, 2005). "You Slay Me: Former Oddjobbers turn dark days into avant-rap as Kill the Vultures". City Pages. Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Archived from the original on 2006-06-29.
9. "Kill The Vultures - Kill The Vultures". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-29.

External links

• Kill the Vultures at Discogs

• 2005 debut albums
• Kill the Vultures albums