Maid of Gold
Studio album by
Villain Accelerate
ReleasedAugust 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)
StudioMexican Vampire Studios, Montreal, Canada
GenreInstrumental hip hop
Length53:24
LabelMush Records
Producer

Maid of Gold is the only studio album by Villain Accelerate, a Canadian hip hop production duo consisting of Sixtoo and Stigg of the Dump. It was released on Mush Records on August 12, 2003.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!mixed[3]
HipHopDX6/10[4]
The Milk Factory4.7/5[5]
Splendid Magazinemixed[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes[7]

Jason MacNeil of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, writing, "This album is a bizarre and challenging blend of effects, styles, and eerie feel that seeps into the listener early on."[2] J-23 of HipHopDX gave the album a 6 out of 10, stating that "Maid of Gold is pretty straight forward, plenty of hard-hitting, rigid drums surrounded by various dark and moody samples."[4] He added, "Most of the tracks don't vary much as they play and the murky atmosphere remains consistent."[4] Noel Dix of Exclaim! wrote, "Using quiet drum sequences and a lot of piano and live instrumentation, Maid of Gold is a very low-key affair and sometimes fails to grab your attention as it can be easy to nod off and let yourself become distracted as the beats could be drowned out by a whisper."[3] Chadwicked of Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Atmospheric noises lead into songs, prior to layers of bass, guitar, piano, and other random instruments which gracefully get placed into the mix."[7] He added, "Sixtoo and Stigg exhibit cohesive sample layering, done so well that it rivals that of Mr. Josh Davis."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sixtoo and Stigg of the Dump

No.TitleLength
1."Table of Context"4:48
2."Maid of Gold"4:56
3."Things Told"5:24
4."Paper, Boxcutter, Rock"3:41
5."Postcards"5:01
6."Duppies"2:15
7."Cracktivity"4:04
8."Revisit"2:07
9."Herd Whispers"2:39
10."Rookie Card"2:12
11."Worried.Look"2:42
12."Laurels Canyon"3:24
13."Pitch.Control"2:11
14."Surgery"3:35
15."Verify"1:55
16."When I Was Your Age"2:20
Total length:53:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Sixtoo – production, recording, compiling, mixing
  • Stigg of the Dump – production, recording, compiling, mixing
  • P-Love – turntables (1, 4, 9, 11, 12), Rhodes piano (3, 9, 11, 14, 16)
  • Matt Kelly – guitar (2, 3, 9), bass guitar (9)
  • Shane Ward – bass guitar (2)
  • Warren Spicer – bass guitar (5), Rhodes piano (5)
  • Other – illustration

References

  1. ↑ "MH-219 Villain Accelerate - Maid Of Gold". Mush Records. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 MacNeil, Jason. "Maid of Gold - Villain Accelerate". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Dix, Noel (September 1, 2003). "Villain Accelerate - Maid of Gold". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 J-23 (January 1, 2004). "Villain Accelerate - Maid of Gold". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "VILAIN ACCELERATE - Maid Of Gold". The Milk Factory. October 2003. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  6. ↑ Jackowiak, Jason (November 29, 2003). "Villain Accelerate: Maid of Gold". Splendid Magazine. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 Chadwicked. "Villain Accelerate - Maid of Gold". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
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