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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Studio albumby
Dr. Octagon
ReleasedMay 7, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
StudioThe Glue Factory (San Francisco)
Genre
Length
  • 68:34(original issue)
  • 65:48 (reissue)
Label
Producer
Kool Keithchronology
Dr. Octagonecologyst
(1996) 		Big Time
(1996)
SinglesfromDr. Octagonecologyst
  1. "Earth People"
    Released: 1995
  2. "3000"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Blue Flowers"
    Released: 1996

Dr. Octagonecologystis the debut solo studio album by AmericanrapperandUltramagnetic MCsmemberKool Keith,released under the aliasDr. Octagon.[5]Originally titledDr. Octagon,it was released on May 7, 1996, on Bulk Recordings in the United States andMo' Waxin the United Kingdom. The album was reissued with a different track listing byDreamWorks Recordsin 1997 under the titleDr. Octagonecologyst.The album was produced byDan "The Automator" Nakamuraand featured the work ofturntablistDJ Qbert.KutMasta Kurtprovided additional production work. The artwork forDr. Octagonecologystwas drawn byBrian "Pushead" Schroeder.

Dr. Octagonecologystintroduces the character ofDr. Octagon,ahomicidal,extraterrestrial,time-travelinggynecologistandsurgeon.The album's distinctive sound fuses genres such aspsychedelic music,trip hopandelectronic music.Thornton's lyrics are oftenabstract,absurd,andavant-garde,usingsurrealism,non-sequiturs,hallucinatorypsychedelia,andhorrorandscience-fictionimagery, as well assexual humor,absurdist/surrealistic humor,andjuvenile humor.[6]

Kool Keith's lyrics and Nakamura's production were highly praised, as was DJ Qbert's innovativescratching.Dr. Octagonecologysthas since been ranked as one of the best hip hop albums of the 1990s. The character of Dr. Octagon has also appeared in Kool Keith projects likeFirst Come, First Served(1999) andDr. Dooom 2(2008), both of which contain tracks in which Octagon is murdered by Dr. Dooom,The Return of Dr. Octagon,Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day HorripilationandSpace Goretex.Kool Keith later stated that the album sold around 200,000 copies without any major promotion or marketing budget.

Music

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Production

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Ultramagnetic MCsmember Keith "Kool Keith" Thornton was seeking a new project after the release of his group's third album,The Four Horsemen,in 1993. Keith and producer KutMasta Kurt – who were working on a variety of demos together – recorded two songs called "Dr. Octagon" and "Technical Difficulties".[7]Thornton mailed the songs to radio stations as well as giving copies to severalDJsand record producerDan the Automator.This led to Nakamura's role in producing the album.[7]Dr. Octagonecologystwas recorded in Automator's studio in the basement of his parents' San Francisco home.[8]

DJ Qbertmade fundamental contributions to the album's production with his innovative scratching.

Dr. Octagonecologysthas been praised for its original sound, which has often been attributed to Nakamura.[9]However, Thornton states that he was largely involved with the production of the album.[10]Thornton is quoted as saying "Automator andKurtare probably receiving more credit than I did, but I was a big musical person behind Octagon. "[10]Nakamura has said he wantedDr. Octagonecologystto stand out from otherhip hopalbums, citing the music ofEric B. & Rakim,Mantronix,andRun-D.M.C.as influences.[11]Nakamura said, "Hip-hop was always inventive. Then the '90s hit and everyone wants to beDr. Dre;no one wants to be their own thing anymore. Everyone now wants to have the Lexus and deal pounds of drugs. We don't do that. That's not our lifestyle. You don't see us coming out with the fur coat. There's more to music than that. "[11]The album incorporates organic instrumentation and featuresMoog synthesizer,flute,andstring instruments.[11]

Dialogue excerpts frompornographic filmsappear on multiple tracks.[12]On the Bulk Recordings edition of the album, "halfsharkalligatorhalfman" is preceded by an excerpt from the comedy filmCabin Boy.[13]Lily Moayeri ofRolling Stonecalled the album a "psychedelichip-hopconcept album."[14]AllMusicreviewer Steve Huey wrote that the album "shed some light on the burgeoning turntablist revival via the scratching fireworks of DJ Q-Bert" and its "futuristic,horror-soundtrackproduction seemed to bridge the gap between hip-hop and the moreelectronic-orientedtrip-hop".[6]Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews also praised its sound, writing that "Cuts are provided with infinite skill and precision by DJ Q-Bert" and that theDJ Shadow/Automator remix of "Waiting List" is "so good that you could hardly miss the original, if indeed there was one."[15]An instrumental version of the album was released in 1996 under the titleInstrumentalyst (Octagon Beats).Kembrew McLeod of AllMusic wrote of the instrumental album, stating "If any other artist released an album such as this it would be considered throwaway trash—something for the hardcore fans. But Dan the Automator's backing tracks are so fresh and original, it's actually nice to just hear the beats minus the rhymes."[9]

Lyrical themes and storyline

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Thornton received praise for his unconventional lyrics.

Thornton has been praised[6][12][15]for his lyrics, which are oftenabstract,[15]surreal,[16]and filled withnon-sequitursand juvenile humor.[6]Music critic Chairman Mao wrote thatDr. Octagonecologystoccupies "...the heretofore-undefined area where hip-hop meetshallucinatorysci-fiandporn."[12]In the album's narrative,Dr. Octagonis anextraterrestrial,time-travelinggynecologistandsurgeon[6][12]originally from Jupiter.[15]Dr. Octagon's history is detailed throughout the album's songs, skits, and samples.[16]"Real Raw" describes him as having yellow eyes, green skin, and a pink-and-whiteAfrohaircut.[16]"General Hospital," "A Visit to the Gynecologist," and "Elective Surgery" detail a list of services offered by Octagon, who claims to treat chimpanzee acne and moosebumps, and relocating saliva glands.[16]Octagon is described as being incompetent, as many of his surgery patients die as he conducts his rounds.[12]Octagon also pretends to be a female gynecologist and often has sex with female patients and nurses.[6]

According to Mickey Hess, author ofIs Hip Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most-Wanted Music,"The album's beginning and ending tie together the stories of the fictional character Dr. Octagon and the rap career of Kool Keith Thornton himself: We begin with '3000' and end with '1977,' which purports to be an audio recording from an early rap performance by Kool Keith... announcing a 1977 rap show featuring... pioneersGrandmaster Flash,Kool Herc,the L Brothers, and the original scratch creatorGrand Wizzard Theodore.The message is clear: Kool Keith is a part of hip-hop history, and even as rap moves on to the future, Dr. Octagon does not replace Kool Keith. "[16]

Singles

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"Earth People," released in 1995 on Bulk Recordings, was the first single from the album.[17]The12-inch singlefeatured the songs "No Awareness (Lyrical Hydraulics)", "Bear Witness (Q-Bert Gets Biz)", and the "Interstellar Time Travel" and "Earth Planet" mixes of "Earth People".[17]"3000" and "Blue Flowers" followed as singles in 1996.[18][19]The "3000" 12-inch also featured the "Automator 1.2 Remix", "Bear Witness (Automator's Two Turntables and a Razor Blade Re-Edit)", and "Tricknology 101".[18]

The "Blue Flowers" 12-inch single release featured the original and instrumental versions of the song, the "Automator Remix", and the instrumental version of the remix.[19]The "Blue Flowers"maxi singlefeatured the original vocal and instrumental versions, the vocal and instrumental versions of the "Automator Remix", the "Flower Bed Mix *2" by DJ Crystl, the "Secondary Diagnostic Mix" byPhotek,and theDJ Hyperemix.[20]A second 12-inch single of "Blue Flowers" featured vocal and instrumental versions of the "Automator's Stop Confusing Me Remake", vocal and instrumental versions ofPrince Paul's"So Beautiful Mix", thea cappellaversion of the song, and the track "halfsharkalligatorhalfman".[21]A second maxi single of "Blue Flowers" featured, in addition to earlier mixes of the song, vocal and instrumental versions of the "Meditation Mix" by KutMasta Kurt.[22]A third 12-inch single was released featuring remixes by DJ Hype and Photek.[23]

Release and reception

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Dan Nakamura received praise for the album's production.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Alternative Press4/5[24]
Entertainment WeeklyC[25]
Mojo[26]
Muzik[27]
NME7/10[28]
Pitchfork8.7/10[29]
Rolling Stone[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[30]
Spin8/10[31]

The album was initially released by Bulk Recordings on May 7, 1996, under the shorter titleDr. Octagon.[11]Although the album sold relatively well, Nakamura has said it was under-promoted because it was released by an independent label.[11]In the United States, the album was issued by Bulk Records onvinylas adouble LP,[32]and oncompact discwithbonus tracks,.[33]Separately, it was also issued byMo' Waxin the UK as a triple LP and CD, reflecting the track listing of the Bulk Recordings compact disc.[34]"When we did this record we thought of it as anundergroundjoint ", Nakamura said.[11]None of the offers made by major record companies appealed to Nakamura and Thornton untilDreamWorks Recordsoffered to release the album nationally.[11]In 1997, the label released the full album in the US under the extended titleDr. Octagonecologyst,which featured five new songs.[11]Dr. Octagonecologystwas re-released on triple vinyl in June 2017 by Geffen/UMe/Universal via Get on Down, which included the original album, unreleased tracks from the era, and remixes.[35]

In promotion of the album, Thornton planned to perform under the Dr. Octagon name. These performances were supposed to feature a full live band, an on-stage breakdancer, and appearances byInvisibl Skratch Piklz.[11]It's unclear why they did not play these shows, but Thornton, Nakamura, and DJ Q-Bert played for the first time together on March 6, 2017, in San Francisco.[36]Nakamura has referred to Dr. Octagon as a three-person group rather than an alias of Thornton,[37]and these claims were reported by the press.[38]

Dr. Octagonecologystreceived largely positive reviews. Although it did notchart,[39]Nakamura said the album sold well, even during its initial underground release. "We didn't have records in every store. We'd have 10 copies inTowerand the next day they'd be sold out, and then we wouldn't get another copy in for another month. "[11]Robert Christgaugave the album an honorable mention, citing the album's introduction and the songs "Earth People" and "Wild and Crazy" as highlights, and writing simply "the shock horror! the shock horror! the perhaps authentically crazy! [sic] "[40]NMEdescribed the album as "nineteen strong doses of pure, undiluted hip-hop."[28]Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews wrote that "If you aren't laughing, you should be bugging. Kool Keith obviously doesn't care. You should, though, because like every other record Keith has ever been on, it will be hailed ten years from now as a classic."[15]Chairman Mao ofRolling Stoneremarked that "Kool Keith leads and oversees the chaos with aZappa-esque commitment to decadence. "[12]

Alternative Presspraised the album's "deep, dubby bass lines, spooky melodic riffs and consistently heavy beats",[24]whileThe New York Timescalled it "one of the mostprogressive rapprojects to be released in the past year. "[41]JazzTimeslauded Thornton's lyrics, writing that his "...oddball excursions reach near-cinematic levels."[42]Melody Makercalled it "bloody essential" and stated, "While commercial American hip hop is slithering into an insipid mire of soulless, identikit swingbeat, Dr. Octagon has made an album swathed in character [...] Get yer prescription fixed."[43]The SourceawardedDr. Octagonecologyst3.5 out of 5 mics, calling it a "quality album with the proper ingredients".[44]In a more critical review,Entertainment WeeklywriterDavid Brownepraised the album's production but disliked Thornton's "inane, often gruesome" lyrics, instead recommending the album's instrumental counterpartInstrumentalystto listeners.[25]

Following initial reactions to the album,Dr. Octagonecologystcontinued to earn praise from contemporary writers and music critics. In theVirgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music,the album received a rating of four out of five stars.[45]InThe New Rolling Stone Album Guide,Peter Relic described it as a "slab of mondo bizzaro brilliance... totally unlike anything else and totally right".[30]PopMatterscolumnist Michael Frauenhofer called it "a landmark album of dope beats and mind-bending experimental flows."[46]Steve Huey ofAllMusicwrote that the album "remains as startling and original as the day it was released."[6]In 2017,Pitchforkreviewer Nate Patrin wrote that "Dr. Octagonecologyststill feels as much out of its time as it does out of its mind. "[29]Thornton, however, has since dismissed the album, saying that it unfairly overshadows his later work, and that the only new audience it attracted was white.[6]

Influence

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Allmusic reviewer Steve Huey wrote thatDr. Octagonecologyst"...attracted more attention than any non-mainstream rap album in quite a while, thanks to its inventive production and Keith's bizarre, free-associative rhymes." Huey also states thatDr. Octagonecologystrepresented "...the first truly new, genuine alternative to commercial hip-hop since theNative Tongues' heyday. It appealed strongly to alternative audiences who'd grown up with rap music, but simply hadn't related to it since the rise of gangsta ".[6]Thornton expressed some frustration with the Dr. Octagon nickname, saying, "I just made a record. I was an artist on a project, and I think people misconcepted [sic] that I was an artist on a project. Octagon wasn't my life...I've done a lot of things that were totally around different things other than Octagon. Are some people just afraid to venture off into my life and see that I do other things which are great? I think people stuck me with something. "[7]

In 1999, Thornton introduced the character of Dr. Dooom on the albumFirst Come, First Served(1999). The album featured a track in which the character murdered Dr. Octagon.[47]In 2002, Thornton announcedThe Resurrection of Dr. Octagon,a proposed sequel toDr. Octagonecologystthat would reintroduce the character.[10]The resulting album,The Return of Dr. Octagonreleased in 2006, was largely produced without Thornton's involvement, based upon three completed vocal tracks and reconstructed outtakes.[48]Thornton later producedDr. Dooom 2in response toThe Return of Dr. Octagon.[7]Later, Thornton revived the character for the albumsMoosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day HorripilationandSpace Goretex.

In 2006,Dr. Octagonecologystwas ranked among the1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Dieby Robert Dimery.[49]

In 2011,DIS magazinereleased a 32-minute mixtape, "Octagonecologyst (Sandra Bernhard Remix)" by Feminine Itch, which married instrumentals from the album withSandra Bernhard's stand-up comedy.

Track listing

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‡ Removed from final release
Dr. Octagon(Bulk Recordings/Mo' Wax Edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"NakamuraDan the Automator1:16
2."3000"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:20
3."I Got to Tell You"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator0:48
4."Earth People"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator4:46
5."No Awareness" (featuring Sir Menelik)Thornton, Nakamura, CollingtonDan the Automator4:55
6."Technical Difficulties ‡"Thornton, MatlinKutMasta Kurt2:54
7."General Hospital"NakamuraDan the Automator0:26
8."Blue Flowers"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:17
9."A Visit to the Gynecologyst"NakamuraDan the Automator2:20
10."Bear Witness"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:00
11."Dr. Octagon" (featuring Sir Menelik)Thornton, Matlin, CollingtonKutMasta Kurt4:37
12."Girl Let Me Touch You"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:40
13."I'm Destructive"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:25
14."Wild and Crazy"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator4:27
15."Elective Surgery"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator0:52
16."On Production ‡" (featuring Sir Menelik)Thornton, Nakamura, CollingtonDan the Automator2:43
17."Biology 101 ‡" (featuring Sir Menelik)Thornton, Nakamura, CollingtonDan the Automator4:57
18."Earth People (Earth Planet Mix) ‡"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator4:42
19."Waiting List" (DJ Shadow/Automator Mix)
(Contains the hidden track "halfsharkalligatorhalfman" )		Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator11:35
† Not featured on original release
Dr. Octagonecologyst(DreamWorks Records edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"NakamuraDan the Automator1:16
2."3000"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:20
3."I Got to Tell You"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator0:48
4."Earth People"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator4:58
5."No Awareness" (featuring Sir Menelik)Thornton, Nakamura, CollingtonDan the Automator4:25
6."Real Raw †"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator5:35
7."General Hospital"NakamuraDan the Automator0:26
8."Blue Flowers"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:17
9."Technical Difficulties (Remix) †"Thornton, MatlinKutMasta Kurt2:57
10."A Visit to the Gynecologyst"NakamuraDan the Automator2:20
11."Bear Witness"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:00
12."Dr. Octagon" (featuring Sir Menelik)Thornton, Matlin, CollingtonKutMasta Kurt4:37
13."Girl Let Me Touch You"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:40
14."I'm Destructive"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator3:25
15."Wild and Crazy"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator4:27
16."Elective Surgery"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator0:52
17."halfsharkalligatorhalfman"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator4:29
18."Blue Flowers Revisited †"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator4:15
19."Waiting List" (DJ Shadow/Automator Mix)Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator5:09
20."1977 †"Thornton, NakamuraDan the Automator2:24
Total length:65:48

Accolades

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Accolades forDr. Octagonecologyst
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Blow Up Italy 600 Essential Albums[citation needed] 2005 —
Ego Trip USA Hip Hop's Greatest Albums by Year 1980–1998[50] 1999 12
Pitchfork Media USA Top 100 Albums of the 1990s[51] 2003 71
Robert Dimery USA 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[52] 2005 —
Spin USA The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s[53] 1999 86
Hip Hop Connection UK The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995–2005[54] 2006 90

Personnel

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Information taken from liner notes.

Musicians

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  • Kool Keith– vocals, bass guitar (tracks 8, 13, 14 and 17)
  • Dan the Automator– violin, keyboards
  • Andy Boy – banjo, guitar (track 13)
  • Phil Bright – guitar (track 4), bass guitar (track 12)
  • Curt Kobane – clarinet, flute
  • Gordon Chumway – drums
  • Burt King Kong – organ, piano
  • DJ Q-Bert– turntables, harp
  • Kelly Wootan – tambourine

Additional personnel

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  • Dan the Automator– producer, mixing, mastering
  • Gordon Chumway – second engineer
  • Pushead– illustrations
  • Mark Senasac – mastering
  • Phillip Collington (Chewbacca Uncircumcised) – composition

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