Duality (Captain Murphy album)

Duality
Mixtape by Captain Murphy
Released November 28, 2012
Genre Alternative hip hop, psychedelic hip hop, experimental hip hop
Length 36:39
Label Brainfeeder
Producer

Alejandro Jodorowsky, Flying Lotus, Jeremiah Jae, Just Blaze, Madlib, Samiyam, Teebs, TNGHT

Instrumentals
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Consequence of Sound [1]
Free City Sounds B [2]
Pitchfork Media (8.0/10)[3]

Duality (stylized as Du∆lity), is the debut mixtape from Captain Murphy, the animated rapper alter-ego of experimental musician Flying Lotus. Initially released as a 34-minute short film featuring songs performed by Murphy as well as archived cult footage (including footage involving Heaven's Gate co-founder Marshall Applewhite), pornography, cartoons and 1980s films. A deluxe edition was released for download on November 28, 2012 with tracks separated, as well as bonus tracks and instrumentals.

Background

Captain Murphy first appeared over the summer of 2012 on the Flying Lotus-produced track "Between Friends" for the 2012 Adult Swim Singles Program. The track also featured Odd Future's Earl Sweatshirt trading verses with Murphy.[4] Speculation began to arise that Murphy was either Tyler, The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Flying Lotus, or a combination of the three due to the frequent pitch shifts in vocals.[5] Between July and September 2012, Murphy released several music videos on YouTube that featured animation by lilfuchs. Over the months, Captain Murphy began hinting towards his debut project Duality, which was scheduled to be released in November 2012.

Release

On November 15, 2012, Captain Murphy started a website and posted a 34-minute video titled "Duality" that featured his music as well as archived cult footage and lilfuchs-produced animation. He then began hinting at a deluxe version with separated tracks, bonus tracks and instrumentals. On November 28, Murphy released the deluxe version for download, along with the launch of a merch line. The mixtape was released with separate artwork for each track, created by lilfuchs.

On the night of the deluxe version release, Murphy played his first show at the Low End Theory in Los Angeles, California. He performed his set in a cloak to conceal his identity, but towards the end of the show, he revealed himself to be Flying Lotus.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Disciples"    0:43
2. "El Topo"  Alejandro Jodorowsky 1:10
3. "Mighty Morphin' Foreskin"  Flying Lotus 3:32
4. "The Ritual"  Just Blaze, Jeremiah Jae 3:09
5. "Between Friends" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt)Flying Lotus 3:40
6. "Children of the Atom"  Madlib, Flying Lotus 1:45
7. "Jalapeños"  Jeremiah Jae 1:19
8. "Gloe"  Jeremiah Jae 1:24
9. "The Killing Joke"  Flying Lotus 2:02
10. "Hovercrafts and Cows"  Flying Lotus 2:01
11. "Gone Fishing" (featuring Jeremiah Jae)Flying Lotus 3:37
12. "Drive Thru"  Samiyam 2:08
13. "Immaculation" (featuring Azizi Gibson & Jeremiah Jae)  3:05
14. "The Prisoner"  Teebs 1:56
15. "BONUS Shake Weight"  TNGHT 2:30

References

  1. ↑ Mejia, Paula (13 December 2012). "Album Review: Captain Murphy – Duality". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Gu, Marshall (April 7, 2015). "Captain Murphy - Duality". Free City Sounds. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Cohen, Ian (7 December 2012). "Captain Murphy Duality Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Snapeson, Laura (3 December 2012). "Watch Captain Murphy (aka Flying Lotus) Perform With Earl Sweatshirt". Pitchfork Media.
  5. ↑ Young, Alex (15 November 2012). "Stream: Captain Murphy – Duality Mixtape". Consequence of Sound.
  6. ↑ Phillipson, Amy (29 November 2012). "Flying Lotus Reveals That He Is Captain Murphy". Pitchfork Media.

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