E (Ecco2K album)
E is the debut solo studio album by Swedish-British singer Ecco2K, released on 27 November 2019 through YEAR0001.[1] A surprise album, it was recorded in Stockholm, Berlin, Los Angeles, London, Falun, and Bangkok.[2] To record it, Ecco2K left his day job as a designer and photo retoucher at Eytys: "I'd been doing music for a few years by then, but I didn't feel like I knew what to say and how to say it until that point".[3][4]
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| Released | 27 November 2019 | |||
| Genre | Cloud rap, Alternative hip hop, Art pop | |||
| Length | 30:23 | |||
| Label | YEAR0001 | |||
| Producer | Gud, Whitearmor, Shanti, Mechatok | |||
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Reviewing the album for Pitchfork, Nadine Smith gave a rating of 7.4/10 and stated that E "trades hip-hop for an expressive—and surprisingly pretty—take on contemporary pop," and that "[n]o longer just a below-the-line collaborator or background associate, on E [Ecco2K] finally steps into the spotlight".[5] Nöjesguiden writer Levi Hielle-Bergstrom said that "E is brilliant in its idiosyncrasy."[6] Zac Cazes wrote to The Quietus that E "does little to dispel the artist's sense of mystery".[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Carl Mikael Berlander, Ludwig Rosenburg and Zak Arogundade, with addititonal writer segments added to include smaller collaborations.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "AAA Powerline" | Sean Bowie · Arogundade | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Peroxide" | 3:34 | |
| 3. | "Fragile" | 2:53 | |
| 4. | "Bliss Fields" | 0:22 | |
| 5. | "Fruit Bleed Juice" | Bowie · Arogundade | 1:12 |
| 6. | "Cc" | 2:34 | |
| 7. | "Calcium" | 3:44 | |
| 8. | "Sugar & Diesel" | 3:19 | |
| 9. | "Don't Ask" | 2:20 | |
| 10. | "Security!" | Berlander · Timur Tokdemir · Arogundade | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Time" | 2:01 | |
| 12. | "Blue Eyes" | 1:33 | |
| Total length: | 30:23 | ||
References
- Darville, Jordan "Listen to Ecco2k's debut album E", The Fader, 27 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- Borrelli-Person, Laird (27 November 2019). "Swedish Musician Ecco2K Drops a Surprise Solo Album (and an Extreme New Look)". Vogue. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- Sobolik, Thomas (2 December 2019). "Ecco2K's second coming of age". The Face. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (2 June 2020). "Zak Arogundade, a Musician and Designer From Stockholm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- Smith, Nathan "Ecco2k: E Album Review", Pitchfork, 6 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- Hielle-Bergstrom, Levi "Ecco2k: E", Nöjesguiden, 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- Cazes, Zac "Reviews: Ecco2k: E" The Quietus, 13 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.