Terradactyl

For other uses, see Pterodactyl (disambiguation).

Terradactyl
Studio album by Serengeti & Polyphonic
Released	June 23, 2009 (2009-06-23)[1]
Genre	Hip hop
Length	42:45
Label	Anticon
Producer	Polyphonic
Serengeti & Polyphonic chronology
Don't Give Up (2007) Terradactyl (2009)

Terradactyl is the second collaborative studio album by American musicians Serengeti and Polyphonic. It was released on Anticon in 2009.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[3]
PopMatters	9/10[4]
RapReviews	7/10[5]
Spectrum Culture	3.5/5[6]
XLR8R	5.5/10[7]

Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "an impressive, difficult, intelligent record that manages to be accessible, compelling, and nearly indecipherable all at once."^[2] She added: "Much, if not most, of this is thanks to Polyphonic, a talented producer who writes arrangements whose air of simplicity belies their complexity."^[2] Eddie Fleischer of Cleveland Scene said: "For those who complain that rap has gone stale, Terradactyl proves otherwise."^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bon Voyage"	2:57
2.	"Playing in Subway Stations"	3:19
3.	"Move!"	4:01
4.	"My Negativity"	3:11
5.	"Cleveland"	3:17
6.	"Steroids" (featuring Doseone)	4:03
7.	"Patiently"	4:29
8.	"Call the Law"	3:27
9.	"La La Lala" (featuring Buck 65)	3:06
10.	"My Patriotism"	2:58
11.	"Dawn Under the Bridge"	3:50
12.	"Calliope"	4:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Serengeti – vocals
• Polyphonic – music
• Renee-Louise Carafice – additional vocals (2, 11), guitar (2), harp (11)
• John Pheiffer – cello (4)
• Doseone – additional vocals (6)
• Buck 65 – additional vocals (9)
• Jeremy Horwitz – mandolin (10)
• William Waheed Freyman – recording
• Mike Wells – mastering
• Mike Davis – artwork

References

1. "Terradactyl". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
2. Brown, Marisa. "Terradactyl - Serengeti & Polyphonic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
3. Nicholls, Chris (2009-06-30). "Album Review: Serengeti And Polyphonic - Terradactyl". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
4. Britt, Thomas (2009-12-17). "Slipped Disc: Serengeti & Polyphonic - Terradactyl". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
5. Sirota, Eric (2010-04-06). "Serengeti and Polyphonic :: Terradactyl :: anticon". RapReviews. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
6. Gaitan, Rafael (2009-08-03). "Serengeti & Polyphonic: Terradactyl". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
7. Reynaldo, Shawn (2009-06-23). "Serengeti & Polyphonic: Terradactyl". XLR8R. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
8. Fleischer, Eddie (June 24, 2009). "Serengeti and Polyphonic: Terradactyl (Anticon)". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

External links

• Terradactyl at Discogs (list of releases)