Paradiso is the debut studio album by American record producer Chino Amobi. It was released on May 5, 2017, through Non Worldwide and Uno NYC. The Wire named it the release of the year.
Background Chino Amobi is an American record producer based in Virginia. Paradiso is his debut studio album. It includes contributions from Rabit, Dutch E Germ, Aurel Haize Obogbo, Haleek Maul, Embaci, Full Carnage, Jesse Hlebo, Benja SL, Rena Anakwe, Therochelle Moore, FAKA, Lee Jones, Johnny Utterback, Moro, and Elysia Crampton. The album's cover art depicts Amobi's imaginary ID card. The album was released on May 5, 2017, through Non Worldwide and Uno NYC.
Rick Farin directed an animated short film, Welcome to Paradiso (City in the Sea), in 2018.
Critical reception
Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor described Paradiso as "one of the definitive records of the recent explosion of experimental club music, even if, on the album itself, there's no club music at all." Colin Joyce of Vice wrote, "Many futurist producers attempt to meld genres, but Amobi's attempts to do so feel uniquely bleak." However, he added, "Even amid the terror, there's a sense of strange celebration, as seemingly anyone who's ever been in Amobi's musical orbit makes an appearance on the record." Jes Skolnik of Bandcamp Daily stated, "We've spoken much of the dystopian present this year as a culture, but there's no other work I can think of that captures the brittle, brutal uncertainty that is the wage of centuries of colonialism and imperialism like this vivid record."
Accolades + Year-end lists for Paradiso Publication List Rank Bandcamp Daily The Best Albums of 2017 Noisey The 36 Best Overlooked Albums of 2017 PopMatters The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2017 Tiny Mix Tapes 2017: Favorite 50 Music Releases The Wire Releases of the Year (Rewind 2017)
Track listing
Notes All track titles are stylized in all caps.
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