Third Party (album)

Third Party is a collaborative studio album by American hip hop production duo Blue Sky Black Death and singer Alexander Chen. It was released by Fake Four Inc. in 2010.

Third Party
Studio album by Blue Sky Black Death & Alexander Chen
Released	September 7, 2010
Genre	Hip hop
Length	44:09
Label	Fake Four Inc.
Producer	Blue Sky Black Death
Blue Sky Black Death chronology
Slow Burning Lights (2008) Third Party (2010) Noir (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	[2]
Potholes in My Blog	[3]
Spectrum Culture	2.5/5[4]
URB	[5]

Critical reception

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "The songs are desultory but strangely attractive; the singing is cold and lackluster, but oddly comforting."[1] He added: "The overall sound is something like '80s synth pop with the turntable set at too low a speed, and it's weird and dreamy and pretty and just slightly annoying all at the same time."[1] Trav Glave of URB said, "the vocals do a nice job of painting more sound and layering it all together."[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Carl Sagan"	4:54
2.	"Absentee"	3:58
3.	"Call to Arms"	5:21
4.	"Set Fire"	2:37
5.	"Institution"	5:57
6.	"Cynic's Cough"	4:45
7.	"Slow Years"	2:26
8.	"Rerun"	4:35
9.	"Threads of Gold"	3:29
10.	"Scandal"	6:05

References

1. Anderson, Rick. "Third Party - Blue Sky Black Death". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2. Gary, Kevin S. (September 4, 2010). "Blue Sky Black Death - Third Party". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
3. Cole, Zach (September 25, 2010). "Album Review: Blue Sky Black Death – Third Party". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
4. Kangas, Chaz (September 16, 2010). "Blue Sky Black Death: Third Party". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
5. Glave, Trav (October 15, 2012). "Blue Sky Black Death – Third Party". URB. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

External links

• Third Party at Discogs (list of releases)