# Jhelli Beam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jhelli_Beam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jhelli_Beam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelli_Beam > Source revision: 1313655905 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2009 studio album by Busdriver Jhelli Beam Studio album by Busdriver Released June 9, 2009 (2009-06-09) Genre Hip hop Length 50:41 Label Anti- Producer Nosaj Thing Omid Nobody Busdriver Daedelus Free the Robots Greg Saunier Busdriver chronology RoadKillOvercoat (2007) Jhelli Beam (2009) Beaus$Eros (2012) Singles from Jhelli Beam "Me-Time (With the Pulmonary Palimpsest)" Released: 2009 (2009) ***Jhelli Beam*** is the sixth studio album by American rapper [Busdriver](/source/Busdriver). It was released on [Anti-](/source/Anti-_(record_label)) in 2009.[1] ## Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 74/100[2] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [3] Robert Christgau [4] HipHopDX 3.0/5[5] NME [6] The Phoenix [7] Pitchfork 6.2/10[8] PopMatters [9] Spin [10] URB [11] XLR8R 7/10[12] At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Alan Ranta of *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)* gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying: "It is too intelligent and challenging to the status quo for the mainstream media to truly embrace, and Anti- seems to be lacking a little on the side of their hip-hop promotion department."[9] Mosi Reeves of *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))* gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, writing: "Extraordinarily irrational and willfully convoluted, *Jhelli Beam* is avant-rap as quantum physics."[10] The opening track, "Split Seconds (Between Nannies and Swamis)", was described by Thomas Quinlan of *[URB](/source/URB_(magazine))* as "Busdriver's simplest, most accessible rap jam, eschewing the bursts of rapid rap flows that usually accompany his slower style, and only occasionally bringing in a bit of sing-song."[11] He gave the album 4 stars out of 5, stating: "While there's some experimentation with new ideas here, *Jhelli Beam* is familiar enough to leave Busdriver fans more than satisfied."[11] ## Track listing No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "Split Seconds (Between Nannies and Swamis)" Nosaj Thing 4:16 2. "Me-Time (With the Pulmonary Palimpsest)" Omid 2:36 3. "Handfuls of Sky" Nobody Busdriver 5:08 4. "Scoliosis Jones" Daedelus 2:36 5. "Least Favorite Rapper" (featuring Nocando) Free the Robots 3:23 6. "Quebec and Back" Nobody 4:07 7. "Do the Wop" Daedelus 3:02 8. "World Agape" Greg Saunier 2:16 9. "Manchuria" (featuring Myka 9) Nobody 3:48 10. "Unsafe Sextet/Gilded Hearts of Booklovers" Omid 5:11 11. "Happy Insider" (featuring Nick Thorburn) Daedelus Busdriver 3:29 12. "I've Always Known" Busdriver 2:37 13. "Fishy Face" (featuring John Dieterich) Daedelus 5:09 14. "Sorry Fuckers" (bonus track) Busdriver 3:03 Total length: 50:41 ## Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. - [Busdriver](/source/Busdriver) – vocals, production (3, 11, 12, 14) - [Nosaj Thing](/source/Nosaj_Thing) – production (1) - [Omid](/source/Omid_Walizadeh) – production (2, 10) - [Nobody](/source/Nobody_(producer)) – production (3, 6, 9) - [AntiMC](/source/Antimc) – glockenspiel (3), electric guitar (4), bass guitar (8) - [Shawn Lee](/source/Shawn_Lee_(musician)) – string arrangement (3) - Everton Nelson – violin (3) - Warren Zielenski – violin (3) - John Metcalfe – viola (3) - Ian Burge – cello (3) - [Daedelus](/source/Daedelus_(musician)) – production (4, 7, 11, 13) - [Nocando](/source/Nocando) – vocals (5) - [Free the Robots](/source/Free_the_Robots) – production (5) - [Greg Saunier](/source/Deerhoof) – production (8) - [Myka 9](/source/Myka_9) – vocals (9) - Leticia – additional instrumentation (10) - Create(!) – additional instrumentation (10) - [Nick Thorburn](/source/Nicholas_Thorburn) – vocals (11) - [John Dieterich](/source/Deerhoof) – guitar (13), bass guitar (13), soundscape (13) - Trevor Hernandez – artwork, design - Bryan Sheffield – photography ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Jhelli Beam"](https://www.anti.com/releases/jhelli-beam/). *[Anti-](/source/Anti-_(record_label))*. Retrieved July 19, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-metacritic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-metacritic_2-1) ["Jhelli Beam by Busdriver"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/jhelli-beam/busdriver). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. [CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive). Retrieved November 16, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bush, John. ["Jhelli Beam - Busdriver"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/jhelli-beam-mw0000818146). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved April 29, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Christgau, Robert](/source/Robert_Christgau). ["Busdriver"](https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Busdriver). *[Christgau's Consumer Guide](/source/Christgau's_Consumer_Guide)*. Retrieved July 19, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Noz, Andrew (June 13, 2009). ["Busdriver - Jhelli Beam"](https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.1192/title.busdriver-jhelli-beam). *[HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX)*. Retrieved April 2, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Doran, John (July 9, 2009). ["Album review: Busdriver - 'Jhelli Beam'"](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-busdriver-10647). *[NME](/source/NME)*. Retrieved July 19, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Faraone, Chris (June 2, 2009). ["Busdriver - Jhelli Beam"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160414174932/http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/84238-busdriver-jhelli-beam/). *[The Phoenix](/source/The_Phoenix_(newspaper))*. Archived from [the original](http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/84238-busdriver-jhelli-beam/) on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Cohen, Ian (June 12, 2009). ["Busdriver: Jhelli Beam"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13228-jhelli-beam/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved April 2, 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-popmatters_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-popmatters_9-1) Ranta, Alan (June 7, 2009). ["Busdriver: Jhelli Beam"](https://www.popmatters.com/review/93585-busdriver-jhelli-beam/). *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*. Retrieved April 2, 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-spin_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-spin_10-1) Reeves, Mosi (June 2, 2009). ["Busdriver, 'Jhelli Beam' (Anti-)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090618060326/http://www.spin.com/reviews/busdriver-jhelli-beam-anti). *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.spin.com/reviews/busdriver-jhelli-beam-anti) on June 18, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-urb_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-urb_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-urb_11-2) Quinlan, Thomas (June 15, 2009). ["Busdriver :: Jhelli Beam"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090621225118/http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=1255). *[URB](/source/URB_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=1255) on June 21, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Maharaj, Zoneil (June 10, 2009). ["Busdriver: Jhelli Beam"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150921225350/http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/2009/06/jhelli-beam/). *[XLR8R](/source/XLR8R)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/2009/06/jhelli-beam/) on September 21, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2016. ## Further reading - Fintoni, Laurent (September 21, 2014). ["Busdriver on Busdriver: The L.A. cult hero talks us through his career album-by-album (page 8 of 10)"](https://www.factmag.com/2014/09/21/busdriver-on-busdriver-the-l-a-cult-hero-talks-us-through-his-career-album-by-album/8/). *[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))*. ## External links - *[Jhelli Beam](https://www.discogs.com/master/158674)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e Busdriver Solo albums Memoirs of the Elephant Man (1999) Temporary Forever (2002) Cosmic Cleavage (2004) Fear of a Black Tangent (2005) RoadKillOvercoat (2007) Jhelli Beam (2009) Beaus$Eros (2012) Perfect Hair (2014) Electricity Is on Our Side (2018) Collaborative albums The Weather (2003) 10 Haters (2011) Mixtapes Computer Cooties (2010) Thumbs (2015) Singles "Imaginary Places" "Avantcore" Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jhelli Beam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelli_Beam) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelli_Beam?action=history)). 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