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2005 studio album by Rob Swift
War Games
Studio album by Rob Swift
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
GenreTurntablism
Length41:32
LabelCoup De Grace
ProducerRob Swift
Rob Swift chronology
OuMuPo 2
(2004) 		War Games
(2005) 		Back to the Beat
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Exclaim!favorable
Pitchfork5.0/10
XLR8Rfavorable

War Games (sometimes stylized as Wargames) is a 2005 studio album by American turntablist Rob Swift. It was released on Coup De Grace.

Reception

Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "an ominous soundtrack to the DJ's perspective on the state of the contemporary world". She said, "It's complex, intelligent, and provocative, and it's certainly worth listening to."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"2:04
2."The Mad Bombers"0:38
3."A Terror Wrist" (featuring DJ Melo D)4:11
4."The President Is Speaking"1:20
5."Terrorism" (featuring DJ Quest and Bob James)3:20
6."America's Past Time"0:22
7."Another Friendly Game of Baseball...Xtra Innings" (featuring Large Professor)3:17
8."41 Bullets"0:38
9."Dream" (featuring Breez Evahflowin)4:51
10."Military Scratch" (featuring Ricci Rucker and Toadstyle)4:12
11."A Ghetto Poem" (featuring Anthony Saffery and Dave McMurray)4:49
12."Piano for Condoleezza"1:11
13."The Holy Trinity" (featuring Akinyele and Printz Haze)4:10
14."A Nation with a Mission"0:39
15."Vietnam?"3:29
16."Outro"2:21

References

  1. ^ Brown, Marisa. "War Games - Rob Swift". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. Dix, Noel (October 1, 2005). "Rob Swift - Wargames". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. Warren, Jamin (September 11, 2005). "Rob Swift: Wargames". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. Herman, Max (November 1, 2005). "Rob Swift - War Games". XLR8R. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

External links

Rob Swift
Studio albums
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