A Museum of Contradiction is the debut mixtape by American singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gordon, known professionally as Mk.gee. It was released on May 22, 2020, through Iamsound and Interscope.
Composition Musically, A Museum of Contradiction has been described as a bedroom, lo-fi and psychedelic record with R&B, indie electronic, funk and dream pop elements. The mixtape has been compared to the works of Tame Impala and Thundercat.
Critical reception Rhys Buchanan of NME praised the mixtape, giving a four out of five stars rating, and wrote: "As acknowledged with the mixtape title, this release merges genres from different worlds with both maturity and ease. Mk.gee is an artist with a natural ability to pair his emotional palette with vast musicality. A release that feels like an important stepping stone – you sense stardom is looming large here."
Track listing Credits adapted from Spotify.
All tracks are written and produced by Michael Gordon, except ">;0" is written and produced by Gordon and Joseph Thornalley.
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic. Michael Gordon (bass, composer, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, vocals) Joseph Thornalley (composer, synthesizer) Andrew Sarlo (engineer, mixing) Dave Cooley (mastering)
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