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The No Music
Studio album by Themselves
Released	September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	46:02
Label	Anticon
Producer	Jel, Doseone
Themselves chronology
Them (1999) The No Music (2002) The No Music of AIFFs (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Dusted Magazine	favorable
Exclaim!	unfavorable
Mute	favorable
Pitchfork	4.5/10
RapReviews.com	5/10
SF Weekly	favorable
Stylus Magazine	B+
Tiny Mix Tapes

The No Music (stylized as The No Music.) is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2002. It peaked at number 183 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart, as well as number 13 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart. A remix version of the album, The No Music of AIFFs, was released in 2003.

Critical reception

Ed Howard of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B+, saying, "It's far from perfect, and there are still moments where the experiments fall short, but overall this represents the fulfillment of the substantial promise made by Circle and cLOUDDEAD". Daniel Thomas-Glass of Dusted Magazine called it "a masterful piece of work".

Meanwhile, Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! said, "it turns out to be another Anticon disappointment, although it's still better than the last few". Sam Chennault of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.5 out of 10, saying, "It's a horribly pointless and boring album that will only satisfy those who equate progress with soulless beats and abstract mic theatrics."

Neil Strauss of The New York Times placed the album at number 9 on his year-end list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Themselves

• Doseone – vocals, production
• Jel – vocals, production

Additional musicians

• Dax Pierson – keyboard bass (3, 11), electric piano (3), sampler (11)
• Alexander Kort – electric cello (5, 11)
• Alias – sampler (5)
• Why? – keyboard drums (6), keyboards (7), organ (7), drums (7), vocals (8)
• Alex Oropeza – final freak (7)
• Xopher D – final freak (7)
• Sole – vocals (8)
• John Herndon – drums (9, 11)
• Alexander Ito-Maitland – drums (10)

Technical personnel

• Alex Oropeza – mixing
• Xopher D – mixing, mastering
• Doseone – artwork
• Jel – artwork
• Odd Nosdam – layout, additional fingerprints

References

1. ^ "The No Music". Anticon. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
2. Spano, Charles. "The No Music - Themselves". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
3. ^ Thomas-Glass, Daniel (January 27, 2003). "Dusted Reviews: Themselves - The No Music". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
4. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (December 2002). "Themselves - The No Music". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
5. Neset, Anne Hilde (November 28, 2002). "The No Music". Mute. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
6. ^ Chennault, Sam (October 1, 2002). "Themselves: The No Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
7. Jost, Matt (October 10, 2002). "Themselves :: The No Music :: Anticon Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
8. Doherty, Greg (October 16, 2002). "Themselves: The No Music (Anticon)". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
9. ^ Howard, Ed (September 1, 2003). "Themselves - The No Music". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
10. Chadwicked (December 14, 2006). "Themselves - The No Music". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
11. "CMJ Radio 200 (Period Ending 11/5/2002)". CMJ New Music Report: 13. November 18, 2002.
12. "HIp-Hop (Period Ending 10/22/2002)". CMJ New Music Report: 29. November 4, 2002.
13. "The No Music Of Aiffs". Anticon. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
14. Strauss, Neil (January 8, 2003). "The Pop Life; Tributaries to the Musical Mainstream". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

External links

• The No Music at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2002 albums
• Themselves albums
• Anticon albums