Collecting the Kid

2004 compilation album by El-P

Collecting the Kid

Compilation album by

El-P

Released

October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)

Genre

Hip hop

Length

49:20

Label

Definitive Jux

Producer

El-P

El-P chronology

High Water
(2004)

Collecting the Kid
(2004)

I'll Sleep When You're Dead
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
CMJ New Music Monthly	favorable^[2]
Exclaim!	favorable^[3]
Pitchfork	5.9/10^[4]
PopMatters	^[5]
XLR8R	mixed^[6]

Collecting the Kid is a compilation album by El-P. It was released through Definitive Jux on October 19, 2004.^[5]

The album is not intended as a direct follow-up to Fantastic Damage, but instead collects together various B-sides, instrumentals, film soundtracking work, and beats El-P has previously produced for other artists.

Critical reception

David Moore of Pitchfork gave the album a 5.9 out of 10, saying, "most of Collecting the Kid shows one of underground hip-hop's most consistently rewarding producers in a frustrating holding pattern."^[4] Justin Cober-Lake of PopMatters gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying: "It largely sounds like the studio tomfoolery that much of it is, but there's enough spark in even that to keep anticipation up for El-P's next real work."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dream Theme"	2:13
2.	"Jukie Skate Rock" (featuring Central Services)	4:30
3.	"Leaving This Place"	3:48
4.	"Feel Like a Ghost"	4:08
5.	"Intrigue in the House of India"	6:27
6.	"Telemundo (Bombing Theme)"	5:32
7.	"Slow Sex"	3:52
8.	"Constellation" (featuring Stephanie Vezina)	4:49
9.	"The Dance"	4:27
10.	"The Day After Yesterday"	3:53
11.	"Oxycontin" (featuring Central Services)	5:36

References

^ Jeffries, David. "Collecting the Kid - El-P". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004). "El-P: Collecting the Kid". CMJ New Music Monthly (129): 51.
^ Dix, Noel (November 1, 2004). "El-P/Various: Collecting the Kid". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Moore, David (October 31, 2014). "El-P: High Water / Collecting the Kid". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cober-Lake, Justin (February 2, 2005). "El-P: Collecting the Kid". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ DJ Anna (September 28, 2004). "El-P - Collecting The Kid". XLR8R. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.