Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
User Score
Based on 93 ratings
2013 Ratings: #106
March 25, 2013 / Release Date
Mixtape / Format
James FerraroProducer
James FerraroWriter
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72
Pitchfork
James Ferraro's lastest stylistic turn finds him taking on beguiling electronic body music that is heavily informed by commercial R&B and hip-hop but that somehow remains in his own bizarre soundworld.
nino888
88

Cold feels like a more nihilistic take on what he's done with Sushi, with sampling and more autotune vocals. I think James Ferraro is sure precursor of many genres that got more popular in the 2010s, like his influence on Hypnagogic Pop or even some influence on Cloud Rap. This tape probably contains some of Ferraro's most catchy and polished rap beats he produced. This tape is hypnotic and even at times a psychedelic experience that can still be hard to understand, especially with ... read more

fartmonger
95

cold feels like the culmination of everything he was trying to do with bebetune$, bodyguard, and sushi, but executed better. it truly is a cold album, with its metallic sounding instrumentals and his heavily auto-tuned crooning. this feels like something made to be experienced at night, a mixtape that shouldnt see the light of day. also i couldve sworn like 3 or 4 of these songs were also on suki girlz but maybe im imagining that

fav tracks: fade, blood flow, e178 th, light skinned, dove, ... read more

AmericaanSpirit
81

While hitting the notes that gave him his well respected title, he plays it safe too many times for this to be as interesting.

BEST TRACKS: Blood Flow, Light Skinned, Gargoyles, Dove, Slave to Rain

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Track List

1Intro
0:37
83
2Fade
3:54
85
3Blood Flow
3:50
91
4E178 TH
3:57
83
5Light Skinned
3:45
91
6Dove
3:46
85
7Sentinel
3:22
84
8Slave to Rain
4:01
84
9Coda (Let Me Burn)
2:06
81
10Gargoyles
1:45
81
11Plated
4:09
77
12Tinted Windows
3:41
83
13Rata
3:05
87
14C Lord
0:52
78
15Turned Opp
3:56
84
16Vapor Weight
3:52
89
17Outro
2:16
76
Total Length: 52 minutes
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