Dr. Octagonecologyst

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

Dr. Octagonecologyst is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and Ultramagnetic MCs member Kool Keith, released under the alias Dr. Octagon.[5] Originally titled Dr. Octagon, it was released on May 7, 1996, on Bulk Recordings in the United States and Mo' Wax in the United Kingdom. The album was reissued with a different track listing by DreamWorks Records in 1997 under the title Dr. Octagonecologyst. The album was produced by Dan "The Automator" Nakamura and featured the work of turntablist DJ Qbert. KutMasta Kurt provided additional production work. The artwork for Dr. Octagonecologyst was drawn by Brian "Pushead" Schroeder.

Dr. Octagonecologyst introduces the character of Dr. Octagon, a homicidal, extraterrestrial, time-traveling gynecologist and surgeon. The album's distinctive sound fuses genres such as psychedelic music, trip hop and electronic music. Thornton's lyrics are often abstract, absurd, and avant-garde, using surrealism, non-sequiturs, hallucinatory psychedelia, and horror and science-fiction imagery, as well as sexual humor, absurdist/surrealistic humor, and juvenile humor.[6]

Kool Keith's lyrics and Nakamura's production were highly praised, as was DJ Qbert's innovative scratching. Dr. Octagonecologyst has 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 like First Come, First Served (1999) and Dr. 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 Horripilation and Space Goretex. Kool Keith later stated that the album sold around 200,000 copies without any major promotion or marketing budget.

  1. ^ "50 Greatest East Coast Hip-Hop Albums of the 1990s". The Boombox. October 20, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Brian, Capitao (2019-10-01). "Deciphering Kool Keith: The Man Behind Dr. Octagon and Dr. Dooom". CentralSauce. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  3. ^ Wang, Oliver (March 29, 2018). "Kool Keith And Dan The Automator Make Rap Weird Again As Dr. Octagon". NPR.
  4. ^ Bromfield, Daniel (June 6, 2018). "Ski Mask the Slump God: Beware the Book of Eli". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  5. ^ Patrin, Nate (May 24, 2017). "Dr. Octagon: Dr. Octagonecologyst Album Review". Pitchfork Media.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Huey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).