Breakthrough (The Gaslamp Killer album)

Breakthrough is the first studio album by American alternative-hip hop producer The Gaslamp Killer. It was released on Brainfeeder on September 17, 2012.[11] The album features guest appearances from Gonjasufi, Daedelus, and Samiyam, among others.[12]

Breakthrough
Studio album by The Gaslamp Killer
Released	September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17)
Genre	Alternative hip hop, electronic
Length	47:25
Label	Brainfeeder
Producer	The Gaslamp Killer
The Gaslamp Killer chronology
Breakthrough (2012) The Gaslamp Killer Experience: Live in Los Angeles (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
BBC	favorable[3]
Consequence of Sound	C+[4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[5]
Fact	4/5[6]
The Guardian	[7]
NME	6/10[8]
Pitchfork Media	7.7/10[9]
PopMatters	[10]

Background and recording

While The Gaslamp Killer's earlier work was characterized by a heavy use of samples, on Breakthrough he chose to work with musicians to recreate the "vibe" of particular tracks.[13] Comparing his method to the way that Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones used blues music, he said, "I'm just trying to get ideas from world music, different rock 'n' roll records, library records, psychedelic shit, jazz – getting ideas from other records and trying to recreate them with musicians."[13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Breakthrough received an average score of 66% based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breakthrough"	2:15
2.	"Veins" (featuring Gonjasufi)	1:45
3.	"Holy Mt. Washington" (featuring Computer Jay)	2:27
4.	"Father"	1:13
5.	"Critic" (featuring Mophono)	2:20
6.	"Dead Vets" (featuring Adrian Younge)	2:25
7.	"Flange Face" (featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)	3:39
8.	"Fuck"	1:11
9.	"Apparitions" (featuring Gonjasufi)	2:51
10.	"Impulse" (featuring Daedelus)	3:33
11.	"Peasants, Cripples & Retards" (featuring Samiyam)	2:15
12.	"Meat Guilt" (featuring R.S.I)	1:50
13.	"Mother"	2:59
14.	"Nissim" (featuring Amir Yaghmai)	4:31
15.	"Keep It Simple Stupid" (featuring Shigeto)	1:46
16.	"Seven Years of Bad Luck for Fun" (featuring Dimlite)	3:52
17.	"In the Dark..."	6:23

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Top Dance/Electronic Albums[14]	23

References

1. "Breakthrough by The Gaslamp Killer". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
2. Kellman, Andy. "The Gaslamp Killer - Breakthrough". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
3. Roullier, Ian (2012). "The Gaslamp Killer - Breakthrough - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
4. Staples, Derek (September 12, 2012). "The Gaslamp Killer – Breakthrough". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
5. Moore, Marcus J. (September 11, 2012). "The Gaslamp Killer - Breakthrough". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
6. Calvert, John (October 9, 2012). "Breakthrough". Fact. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
7. MacInnes, Paul (September 13, 2012). "The Gaslamp Killer: Breakthrough – review". The Guardian. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
8. Cardew, Ben (September 14, 2012). "The Gaslamp Killer - 'Breakthrough'". NME. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
9. Patrin, Nate (September 19, 2012). "The Gaslamp Killer: Breakthrough". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
10. Miller, Eric (September 25, 2012). "The Gaslamp Killer: Breakthrough". PopMatters. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
11. Diver, Mike (October 4, 2012). "The Best Albums of September 2012". BBC. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
12. Lanier, April (September 10, 2012). "Okayfuture Audio: Gaslamp Killer's Breakthrough Debut". Okayplayer. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
13. Hadfield, James. "The Gaslamp Killer: the interview". Time Out Tokyo. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
14. "The Gaslamp Killer - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

External links

• Breakthrough at Discogs (list of releases)