A Heap of Broken Images

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A Heap of Broken Images
A Heap of Broken Images cover
Studio album by Blue Sky Black Death
Released June 23, 2006
Genre Instrumental Hip hop
Label Mush
Producer Blue Sky Black Death
Professional reviews
Blue Sky Black Death chronology
A Heap of Broken Images
(2006)
The Holocaust
(2006)

A Heap of Broken Images is the debut album by hip hop production duo Blue Sky Black Death, released on June 23, 2006 by Mush Records.

The album is a double-disc release, with the first disc featuring twelve instrumental tracks (with a mix of sampling and live instrumentation), and a second disc featuring one instrumental and nine of their beats matched with vocals from a number of guest rappers.

The guests include Jus Allah of Jedi Mind Tricks, Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers, Sabac Red of Non Phixion, A-Plus and Pep Love of Hieroglyphics, Chief Kamachi of Army of the Pharaohs, Guru of Gang Starr, Mike Ladd, Rob Sonic, Holocaust, Mikah 9 of Freestyle Fellowship, Virtuoso and Awol One. Later in 2006, the duo released a full-length collaboration album with Holocaust, titled Blue Sky Black Death presents: The Holocaust.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

# Title Producer(s) Notes
1 "Skies Open" Blue Sky Black Death
2 "Days Are Years" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Bass: Atiba Joshua Starr
3 "Chloroform" Blue Sky Black Death
4 "Not Here" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Guitar: Michael Matais
5 "They Came Around" Blue Sky Black Death
6 "Dream of Dying" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Bass: Atiba Joshua Starr
7 "From Sun's Angle" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Cello: Allie Van Dyke
  • Violin: Nancy Kuo
8 "Rap Creature Land" Blue Sky Black Death
9 "Heroin for God" Blue Sky Black Death
10 "Guilty Ones" Blue Sky Black Death
11 "The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Cello: Mary Taggart
  • Violin: Nancy Kuo
12 "Still Asleep" Blue Sky Black Death

[edit] Disc two

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "Engage My Words" Blue Sky Black Death
  • First verse: Jus Allah
  • Second verse: Wise Intelligent
  • Third verse: Sabac Red
2 "Street Legends" Blue Sky Black Death
  • First verse: A-Plus
  • Second verse: Pep Love
  • Third verse: Pep Love, A-Plus
3 "Floor Chalk (Best Reprise)" Blue Sky Black Death
  • First verse: Guru
  • Second verse: Chief Kamachi
  • Third verse: Guru
  • Fourth verse: Chief Kamachi
4 "Scriptures" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Performed by: Lil' Sci
5 "Long Division" Blue Sky Black Death
  • First verse: Rob Sonic
  • Second verse: Mike Ladd
6 "I Catch Fire" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Performed by: Holocaust
7 "Grimey Styles" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Performed by: Mikah 9
8 "Brain Cells" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Performed by: Virtuoso
9 "Everything" Blue Sky Black Death
  • Performed by: Awol One
10 "It Wasn't White" Blue Sky Black Death