Blood and Ashes

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Blood and Ashes
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length49:24
LabelBabygrande
Producer
OuterSpace chronology
Outerspace
(2004)
Blood and Ashes
(2004)
Blood Brothers
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX7/10[2]
laut.de[3]
RapReviews8/10[4]

Blood and Ashes is the debut full-length studio album by American hip hop duo OuterSpace. It was released on July 27, 2004, via Babygrande Records. Recording sessions took place at Old Dover Studios in Boston and at Fresh Tracks Studio in Philadelphia. Production was handled by 7L, Arythmetic, Beyonder, Celph Titled, DJ Jon Doe, DJ Sat-One, Panik, Shuko, with DJ Tinkerman serving as co-producer. It features guest appearances from Vinnie Paz, 7L & Esoteric, Celph Titled, Des Devious, Immortal Technique, King Syze, Sadat X and El Dorado.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" Shuko0:37
2."Brute Force"Beyonder2:41
3."Fire and Ice" (featuring Vinnie Paz)7L4:02
4."Chrome Depot" (Skit)  0:57
5."The Revolution" (featuring Celph Titled)
Celph Titled3:17
6."Cutthroats"
  • Collazo
  • M. Albaladejo
  • Jim Thorpe
DJ Sat-One3:31
7."Top Shelf" (featuring Sadat X)
Shuko3:43
8."Is What It Is"
  • Collazo
  • M. Albaladejo
  • Andrinopoulos
7L3:24
9."Gods and Generals" (featuring King Syze & Des Devious)
DJ Jon Doe4:11
10."Immature" (Skit)  0:23
11."Chapter of Thunder"
  • Collazo
  • M. Albaladejo
  • Bauss
  • Shuko
  • DJ Tinkerman (co.)
3:34
12."Raw Deal"
  • Collazo
  • M. Albaladejo
  • Edward Zamudio
Panik4:23
13."Blades of Glory" (featuring Vinnie Paz)
  • Collazo
  • M. Albaladejo
  • Luvineri
  • Zamudio
Panik3:13
14."Whatever It Takes" (featuring El Dorado)
Arythmetic3:47
15."Far Greater" (featuring 7L & Esoteric)
7L3:15
16."Angels of Death" (featuring Immortal Technique & Vinnie Paz)
Shuko4:26
Total length:49:24

Personnel[edit]

  • Mario "Planetary" Collazo – vocals, sleeve notes
  • Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo – vocals, sleeve notes
  • Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 16), vocals (track 13), executive producer
  • Victor "Celph Titled" Mercer – vocals & producer (track 5)
  • Derek "Sadat X" Murphy – vocals (track 7)
  • Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo – vocals (track 9)
  • David "Des Devious" Edens – vocals (track 9)
  • Lawrence Arnell MacMillan – additional vocals (track 14)
  • Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals (track 15)
  • Felipe "Immortal Technique" Coronel – vocals (track 16)
  • Christoph "Shuko" Bauss – producer (tracks: 1, 7, 11, 16)
  • Braun "Beyonder" Dugan – producer (track 2)
  • George "7L" Andrinopoulos – producer (tracks: 3, 8, 15)
  • Jim "DJ Sat-One" Thorpe – producer (track 6)
  • Jon "DJ Jon Doe" Foster – producer (track 9)
  • Edward "Panik" Zamudio – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
  • Bradley "Arythmetic" McNaughton – producer (track 14)
  • DJ Tinkerman – co-producer (track 11)
  • Scott "Supe" Stallone – engineering & mixing (tracks: 3, 6, 12-14)
  • Chris Conway – mixing (tracks: 7, 11, 16)
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Sean Clarity – design, layout
  • Dominic DiGiorgio – photography
  • Chuck Wilson – coordinator
  • Chase Jones – management
  • Jesse Stone – marketing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Glazer, Joshua. "Outerspace - Blood and Ashes Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Ryce, Jeff (September 20, 2004). "Outerspace - Blood & Ashes". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Engelen, Alexander. "Ganz die musikalischen Ziehväter". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ^ Ketchum III, William (October 12, 2004). "Outerspace :: Blood and Ashes – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

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