A Badly Broken Code

A Badly Broken Code
Studio album by Dessa
Released January 19, 2010
Genre Underground hip hop
Alternative hip hop
Length 47:19
Label Doomtree
Producer Paper Tiger
MK Larada
Lazerbeak
Dessa
Cecil Otter
Big Jess
Dessa chronology

False Hopes
(2005)		 A Badly Broken Code
(2010)		 Castor, the Twin
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Robert Christgau A−[1]
The A.V. Club A−[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes [3]
Sputnikmusic [4]
HipHopDX [5]

A Badly Broken Code is the debut album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released on Doomtree in 2010.

The album title comes from a line in the poem "Nostalgia" by American poet Billy Collins.[6]

Reception

The A.V. Club named A Badly Broken Code the 20th best album of 2010.[7]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Children's Work"  MK Larada 3:12
2. "Poor Atlas"  Dessa 1:38
3. "The Crow" (feat. P.O.S on backing vocals)Lazerbeak 3:38
4. "Dixon's Girl"  MK Larada 2:43
5. "Mineshaft II" (feat. Jessy Greene on violin)Cecil Otter 3:41
6. "The Chaconne" (feat. Matthew Santos)Paper Tiger 4:42
7. "Matches to Paper Dolls"  Big Jess 3:31
8. "Go Home"  Paper Tiger 3:32
9. "Seamstress"  MK Larada 3:59
10. "Dutch"  Lazerbeak 3:20
11. "The Bullpen"  Paper Tiger 2:36
12. "Momento Mori" (sample used with permission of Minotaur Shock)MK Larada, Dessa 2:18
13. "Crew" (samples Jim O'Rourke's "Ghost Ship in a Storm")Paper Tiger 2:56
14. "Alibi"  Paper Tiger 3:03
15. "Into the Spin" (feat. Jessy Greene on cello and violin)Andrew 'Ronin' Lucas, Dessa 2:35

References

  1. ↑ "CG: Dessa". Robert Christgau. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  2. ↑ Koski, Genevieve (February 23, 2010). "Dessa: A Badly Broken Code". The A.V. Club.
  3. ↑ Dorof, Jakob. "Dessa - A Badly Broken Code". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ Toeben, Joseph (May 8, 2010). "Dessa - A Badly Broken Code". Sputnikmusic.
  5. ↑ Vasquez, Andres (February 2, 2010). "Dessa - A Badly Broken Code". HipHopDX.
  6. ↑ Walsh, Makena (March 29, 2011). "Breaking The Code: A Q&A With Indie Rap Songstress Dessa". The Creators Project.
  7. ↑ "The best music of 2010". The A.V. Club. December 8, 2010.

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