Stalemate is the debut studio album of SMP, released in May 1995 by Re-Constriction Records.
Reception
John Bush of allmusic gave the Stalemate two and a half out of five stars and compared the music to My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. Sonic Boom credited the duo with surpassing their contemporaries in meshing music styles, saying "the number of musicians that try to create music with this radical mixing of styles are few and far between [and] SMP outshine their brethren with a practiced ease." Aiding & Abetting also wrote positively of the album, saying "it may take a couple moments to really tap into what SMP is doing, but the sonic explosion in your mind will be well worth the effort." Trubie Turner of ReGen said the album captures the band at their "raw and intense best" and called Stalemate "bristling with attitude and a unique infusion of hip-hop style with subtle punk overtones."
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the Stalemate liner notes.
SMP Jason Bazinet – lead vocals, mixing Sean Setterberg (as Sean Ivy) – mixing
Production and design A.P. Boone – production, engineering, mixing Tim Farrow – turntables, production, engineering, mixing Charles Holzer – engineering Corinna Nye – photography Eric Powell – cover art, design
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog United States 1995 Re-Constriction CD REC-014 2011 Music Ration Entertainment DL
References
External links Stalemate at iTunes