# The Dynospectrum > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Dynospectrum > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Dynospectrum.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dynospectrum > Source revision: 1294033984 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = The Dynospectrum | type = studio | artist = The Dynospectrum | cover = Dynospectrum.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1998|10|13}} | recorded = March 1997 | studio = RSE Studios, [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota), U.S. | genre = [Hip hop](/source/hip_hop_music) | length = {{Duration|m=72|s=23}} | label = [Rhymesayers Entertainment](/source/Rhymesayers_Entertainment) | producer = [Solomon Grundy](/source/Ant_(producer)) | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} '''''The Dynospectrum''''' is a studio album by The Dynospectrum, a collaboration between rappers [Slug](/source/Slug_(rapper)), [I Self Devine](/source/I_Self_Devine), [Sab the Artist](/source/Sab_the_Artist), and Swift. They performed under the pseudonyms Sep Se7en, Pat Juba, General Woundwart, and Mr. Gene Poole, respectively. The production was handled by [Ant](/source/Ant_(producer)), who assumed the name Solomon Grundy for the project. It was released on [Rhymesayers Entertainment](/source/Rhymesayers_Entertainment) on October 13, 1998.{{cite web|url=http://rhymesayers.com/releases/the-dynospectrum|title=The Dynospectrum - The Dynospectrum|work=Rhymesayers Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426222045/http://rhymesayers.com/releases/the-dynospectrum|archive-date=April 26, 2018|access-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}} In a 2008 interview with ''[Impose](/source/Impose_(magazine))'', Slug said: "When we made the ''Dynospectrum'', I was so high, I really thought we were like a legion of superheroes."{{cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/features/minneapolis-is-rhymesayers|title=Minneapolis Is Rhymesayers|work=Impose|first=Blake|last=Gillespie|date=April 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206033651/http://www.imposemagazine.com/features/minneapolis-is-rhymesayers|archive-date=December 6, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}} In 2015, he picked it as one of the label's most underrated albums.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/more-rhymesayers-20-lists-underrated-catalog-albums-and-a-personal-top-10/360451701/|title=More Rhymesayers 20 lists: underrated catalog albums and a personal top 10|work=Star Tribune|first=Chris|last=Riemenschneider|date=December 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206030726/http://www.startribune.com/more-rhymesayers-20-lists-underrated-catalog-albums-and-a-personal-top-10/360451701/|archive-date=December 6, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}} ==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)'' | rev1score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/dyno-mite-6712241|title=Dyno-mite!|work=City Pages|first=Peter S.|last=Scholtes|date=November 11, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206033123/http://www.citypages.com/music/dyno-mite-6712241|archive-date=December 6, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}} }} Peter S. Scholtes of ''[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)'' placed the album at number 10 on the "Top Local Records of 1998" list, describing it as "a dense, tense, ultimately rewarding journey into hip hop's dark heart."{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/arts/symphony-of-a-city-6711575|title=Symphony of a City|work=City Pages|first=Peter S.|last=Scholtes|date=January 13, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206033859/http://www.citypages.com/arts/symphony-of-a-city-6711575|archive-date=December 6, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}} Writing for ''City Pages'' in 2013, Chaz Kangas called it "one of the greatest hidden treasures of the Rhymesayers catalog".{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/five-more-minnesota-music-reunions-wed-love-to-see-6645085|title=Five more Minnesota music reunions we'd love to see|work=City Pages|first=Chaz|last=Kangas|date=August 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208105035/http://www.citypages.com/music/five-more-minnesota-music-reunions-wed-love-to-see-6645085|archive-date=December 8, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}} In that year, ''Potholes in My Blog'' placed it at number 7 on the "12 Best Rhymesayers Albums" list.{{cite web|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/our-12-favorite-rhymesayers-albums/3/|title=The 12 Best Rhymesayers Albums (Page 3 of 5)|work=Potholes in My Blog|date=March 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307045422/http://potholesinmyblog.com/our-12-favorite-rhymesayers-albums/3/|archive-date=March 7, 2013|access-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}} ==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = You Can Lose Your Mind | length1 = 4:59 | title2 = Introspectrum | length2 = 2:05 | title3 = Headphone Static | length3 = 3:56 | title4 = Permanent on Surfaces | length4 = 4:51 | title5 = Breath of Fresh | length5 = 4:44 | title6 = The Winter Moon | length6 = 5:30 | title7 = Brief Interlude | length7 = 0:42 | title8 = Appearing Live | length8 = 5:32 | title9 = Southside Myth | length9 = 4:48 | title10 = Traction | length10 = 4:06 | title11 = Decompression Chamber | length11 = 4:43 | title12 = Evidence of Things Not Seen | length12 = 4:24 | title13 = Superior Friends | length13 = 3:52 | title14 = I Wouldn't Want You to Die Uninformed | length14 = 3:05 | title15 = Tenfold | length15 = 3:34 | title16 = Anything Is Everything | length16 = 4:53 | title17 = Armor | length17 = 6:46 | total_length = 72:23 }} {{Track listing | headline = 20th anniversary vinyl edition (2018) bonus tracks | title18 = Mass Exodus | length18 = 4:54 | title19 = He Who Dies with the Most Toys | length19 = 3:53 | title20 = Obstacles | length20 = 5:27 | total_length = }} ==Personnel== Credits adapted from liner notes. * Sep Se7en ([Slug](/source/Slug_(rapper))) – vocals * Pat Juba ([I Self Devine](/source/I_Self_Devine)) – vocals * General Woundwart ([Sab the Artist](/source/Sab_the_Artist)) – vocals * Mr. Gene Poole (Swift) – vocals * Solomon Grundy ([Ant](/source/Ant_(producer))) – production, turntables, recording, mixing * Dr. Moreau – recording, mixing, layout, design * Abuse ([Aaron Horkey](/source/Aaron_Horkey)) – artwork, layout, design * Kevin Craig – photography ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Discogs master|282108|The Dynospectrum}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dynospectrum, The}} Category:1998 albums Category:Rhymesayers Entertainment albums Category:Hip-hop albums by American artists Category:Albums produced by Ant (producer) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Dynospectrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dynospectrum) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dynospectrum?action=history)). 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