Noah23 is a Canadian-American underground hip hop artist from Guelph, Ontario. His discography consists of twenty-eight solo albums, four collaboration albums, sixteen EPs, eleven mixtapes, five compilations, three physical singles, and many guest appearances on other artists' tracks.
Labels Noah23's first two official albums were released through his own record label Plague Language (in 2001/2). The label went on indefinite hiatus in 2004, and since then the majority of his albums have been released on Canadian sister-label Legendary Entertainment (with a Plague Language imprint), which is owned and managed by his frequent collaborator Crunk Chris. He has also released two albums and one single with German label 2nd Rec (in 2003/4), one EP and one single with short-lived Canadian label Northstar Imprint (in 2003/4), one EP with American label Vermin Street (in 2010), and one album with American label Fake Four Inc. (in 2011). Many of his albums and mixtapes in recent years have been self-released through Bandcamp, with some of these subsequently receiving physical releases via Legendary Entertainment.
Discography In the following discography, collaboration albums are defined as full-length albums (LPs) credited to multiple vocalists. Albums credited to a vocalist/producer duo (e.g. CRUNK23 releases) are treated as solo albums. EPs, mixtapes and compilations are not differentiated on the above basis.
Solo albums YearTitleNotes 1999Plague Language Released: 1999 [re-released as Cytoplasm Pixel 2006] Format: Cassette [CD 2006] Label: n/a [Plague Language 2006]14 tracks, 53 minutes. [2006 re-release] Guest appearances by Last Laugh, Symbiots and Young Astral. Production by Asterix Autoharp, Orphan and Warhol. Recorded 1999. Released on cassette in 1999 under the title Plague Language; remastered and released on CD in 2006 under the title Cytoplasm Pixel. Several tracks that appeared on the original Plague Language cassette are omitted from the 2006 re-release, including some tracks featuring raps by Orphan. 2001Neophyte Phenotype Released: April 14, 2001 Format: CD (2001) Label: Plague Language (PLB001)23 tracks, 73 minutes. Guest appearances by Baracuda (as KGB72), Fourth Sight, Modulok (as Mofo) and Treevortex. Production by 3 Guts, Asterisk Autoharp, Cloev, Evan Gordon, Naval Aviator, Orphan, Ricky Bionix, Toyeone and Noah23 (as Warhol). Recorded 2000–2001. Record label debut; first 'official' album. Outtakes released on Tau Ceti (2002). 2002Quicksand Released: May 18, 2002 Format: CD (2002), LP (2003) Label: Plague Language (PLB003)2nd Rec (2ND010)15 tracks, 55 minutes. Guest appearances by Baracuda and Distant Relatives (StapleMouth & Troubadour). Production by Lovely, Naval Aviator, Ognihs, Orphan, Sseleman, Troubadour and Warhol. Recorded 2001–2002. First release on 2nd Rec. Outtakes released on Tau Ceti (2002).Tau Ceti Released: November, 2002 Format: CD-R Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE081)15 tracks, 48 minutes. Guest appearances by Anucongo, Aries Steve, Delusional, Hangnail, Id Obelus, Livestock, Modulok and Zoobot. Production by Cloev, Jim Guthrie, Lovely, The Mole, Naval Aviator, Orphan, Rev. Left, Shit Blaster and Warhol. Recorded 2000–2002. Contains outtakes from Neophyte Phenotype (2001) and Quicksand (2002). 2004Sigma Octantis Released: July 27, 2004 Format: CD-R Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE093)18 tracks, 62 minutes. Guest appearances by DS, Fidget, Last Laugh, Livestock and Tykus. Production by Aloeight, Evan Gordon, Ghetto Pony, Jaffa Gate, Madadam, Naval Aviator, Orphan, Rev. Left, Shit Blaster, SumOne and Warhol. Recorded 1999–2004 (contains one track, "Fuzzy Logic", from Cytoplasm Pixel). Contains outtakes from Jupiter Sajitarius (2004). Released simultaneously with Mitochondrial Blues.Mitochondrial Blues Released: July 27, 2004 Format: CD-R Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE094)16 tracks, 57 minutes. Guest appearances by Anucongo, Baracuda, B-One, Ceschi, Erosadis, Feelix, Hangnail, Homesick, Orko the Sykotik Alien, StapleMouth, Troubadour and Vex Bliss. Production by Andrew H, DMS, Jaffa Gate, King Champion, Krinjah, Naught, Orphan, Sseleman and Warhol. Recorded 2002–2004. Contains outtakes from Jupiter Sajitarius (2004). Released simultaneously with Sigma Octantis.Jupiter Sajitarius Released: November 2, 2004 Format: CD, LP Label: 2nd Rec (2ND021)16 tracks, 60 minutes. Guest appearances by Ceschi, Livestock and Modulok. Production by Bishop Orange, King Champion, Madadam, Naval Aviator, Orphan, Paul Fava and Varick Pyr. Recorded 2003–2004. Second and final release on 2nd Rec. Originally intended as a double album. Outtakes released on Mitochondrial Blues (2004) and Sigma Octantis (2004). 2006Clout Released: June 13, 2006 Format: CD Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE122)10 tracks, 31 minutes. Guest appearances by Livestock, Lord Kufu and The Main. Production by DJ Scientist, Lord Kufu, Naval Aviator, Ricky Bionix and Unconventional Science. Recorded 2006.Technoshamanism (with Crunk Chris, as CRUNK23) Released: November 27, 2006 Format: CD Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE124)13 tracks, 34 minutes. Guest appearances by Livestock and Lord Kufu. Entirely produced by Crunk Chris. Recorded 2006.2007Cameo Therapy Released: November 12, 2007 Format: CD Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE142)12 tracks, 47 minutes. Selected Noah23 guest appearances and collaborations (mostly previously unreleased). Features appearances by Astronautalis, Bleubird, Brad Hamers, Ceschi, Conflikt, Exponent, Kate Schutt, Kozak, Livestock, Lord Kufu, Losaka, The Main, Optikz, Selfhelp, StapleMouth, Tykus and Vert. Production by Evil Eye Scream, Exponent, Kate & Andrew, Losaka, Madadam, Omid, Orphan, Sapience, Scott da Ros, Selfhelp, Vert and an unspecified other (producer of track #10 "One Love"). 2008Dirty Bling (with Crunk Chris, as CRUNK23) Released: March 25, 2008 Format: CD, download Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE165)12 tracks, 35 minutes. Guest appearances by Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Moka Only. Entirely produced by Crunk Chris. Recorded 2007. Outtakes released on Spare Ribs for the Eve of Destruction (2009). Released simultaneously with Bourgeois Cyborgs and The Big Crunch.Rock Paper Scissors Released: September 23, 2008 Format: CD, LP, download Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE169)23 tracks, 71 minutes. Guest appearances by Athena, Baracuda, Bleubird, Cadence Weapon, Ceschi, Delectable, Demune, Epic, Fidget, Gregory Pepper, Hangnail, Homesick, Jim Guthrie, Josh Martinez, K-the-I???, Livestock, The Main, Modulok, Sankofa, Sole, StapleMouth, Tykus, Wordburglar and Wormhole. Production by Anucongo, Ceschi, Debmaster, Eclekt, Factor Chandelier, Fresh Kils, Gregory Pepper, Jim Guthrie, Lord Kufu, Madadam, Mr Soch, Naval Aviator, Playpad Circus, Riff Raff, The Sad Clowns, Small Is Beautiful, Subtitle, Thur Deephrey and Zoën. Recorded 2007–2008. Outtakes released on Upside Down Bluejay (2008).Upside Down Bluejay Released: November 23, 2008 Format: Download (2008), CDr (2009) Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE194)23 tracks, 69 minutes. Guest appearances by Bleubird, Gregory Pepper, Livestock, Lord Kufu, The Main, Optikz, Sharky and T-Dot. Production by Chukchee, Classified, DJ Moves, Dreamcode, En2ak, Gregory Pepper, K-the-I???, Leon Murphy, Lmnz, Lord Kufu, Madadam, Playpad Circus, Mr Soch, Savilion, Smear, Subtitle and Unconventional Science. Recorded 2004–2008. Contains outtakes from Rock Paper Scissors (2008). 2009Crab Nebula (with Madadam) Released: March 25, 2009 Format: Download Label: Plague Language / 2nd Rec (unreleased)14 tracks, 37 minutes. Entirely produced by Madadam. Recorded 2006. The album was recorded in 2006 and scheduled to be released in 2007 on 2nd Rec. It was to be Noah23's third release on the label after the 2003 re-release of Quicksand and 2004's Jupiter Sajitarius. However, the record label went on "indefinite hiatus" in 2007 and the album was not released until 2009, when it was offered as a free download (though it had leaked sometime prior to this).Spare Ribs for the Eve of Destruction (with Crunk Chris, as CRUNK23) Released: September 22, 2009 Format: CD, download Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE210)13 tracks, 35 minutes. Guest appearance by The Main. Entirely produced by Crunk Chris. Recorded 2007. Recorded "after Technoshamanism and right before and during the creation of Dirty Bling." Contains outtakes from Dirty Bling (2008). Released simultaneously with Feature Presentation. 2011Fry Cook on Venus Released: March 29, 2011 Format: CD, LP, download Label: Fake Four Inc. (FFINC024)14 tracks, 45 minutes. Guest appearances by Awol One, Ceschi, Ghettosocks, Gregory Pepper, Liz Powell, Myka 9, Rickolus and Sole. Production by Cars & Trains, Ceschi, Factor Chandelier, Gregory Pepper, Madadam, Oskar Ohlson, Rickolus, Skyrider and Zoën. Recorded 2010. Outtakes released on Vision and Voice (2011).Super Yukes 5000 (as Yukon Dawn) Released: May 17, 2011 Format: Download Label: Plague Language30 tracks, 71 minutes. Post-folk album released under the Yukon Dawn moniker. Contains material dating back to the 1990s and through the 2000s.Vision and Voice Released: June 23, 2011 Format: CD, download Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE259)17 tracks, 43 minutes. Guest appearances by Cadalack Ron, StapleMouth and Wormhole. Production by Ardamus, Brandon Logic, DJ Snatchatec, Dreamcode, Elaquent, Erco, Falside, Kid-80, Krinjah, Lord Kufu, Mr Soch, Oskar Ohlson, Playpad Circus, Taco Neck, Unknown Local and Zoën. Recorded 2006–2010. Contains outtakes from Fry Cook on Venus (2011).Illegal Ideas Inc. (with Crunk Chris, as CRUNK23) Released: November 11, 2011 Format: CD, download Label: Legendary Entertainment (Plague Language) (LE249)14 tracks, 38 minutes. Guest appearance by Conspiracy. Entirely produced by Crunk Chris. Recorded 2011. 2012Wingfoot Released: December 21, 2012 Format: CD, download Label: Plague Language17 tracks, 53 minutes. Production by B.illing, DS, Froze, Greencarpetedstairs, K-the-I???, Kydd, Motëm, Nem270, Stratosbeats, Party Trash, Sicksteen and Sir Pressure. Recorded 2012. First release of original material following 2012 hiatus. 2013Lotus Deities Released: May 23, 2013 Format: CD, download Label: Plague Language13 tracks, 38 minutes. Guest appearances by Blam Lord, Dot Cult, Left Leberra, Pepperboy, Shady Blaze, Spz Chaote, Yung Yadi and Zach G. Production by Blown, Dreamcode, Dynamo414, Fingersnap Dee, Greencarpetedstairs, HunkE, Micron Diamond, Motëm, Party Trash, SHMX & Do$age, Toy Trains, Yawning Boy and Zach G. Recorded 2013.Occult Trill III: Blast Master Therion Released: August 20, 2013 Format: CD, download Label: Plague Language16 tracks, 61 minutes. Production by Bids & SHMX, Blvckhxvrt, Chukchee, Dreamcode, Eyes & Teeth, Froze, Horse Head, King Champion, Motëm, Party Trash, Severus Sin, Spz Chaote, Strange Powers and Yawning Boy. Recorded 2013. Third entry in the Occult Trill series. While the first two entries in the series are considered mixtapes, this release is considered an "official album". Track 16, "Bone Yard", features a two-minute Noah23 verse over the beginning of the song "The Donor" by 1970s folk rock artist Judee Sill (the remainder of the nearly eight-minute song plays unaltered). 2014Light Years (with David Klopek) Released: July 23, 2014 Format: Download Label: Plague Language15 tracks, 39 minutes. Entirely produced by David Klopek. Recorded 2013–2014.Street Astrology Released: August 23, 2014 Format: Download Label: Plague Language23 tracks, 65 minutes. Guest appearances by Deli Mane, DS, Lil Shark, Shady Blaze, Skweeezy C, Sortahuman, Spz Chaote, Swag Toof, Trippy tha Kid and Zachg.