One half of the always dope Run the Jewels, El-P is reissuing his impactful solo debut, Fantastic Damage. The 2002 album is now getting its streaming debut in conjunction with its 18th anniversary, to be followed by a physical edition later this year.
This is the latest release from El-P’s extensive reissue campaign of his full solo catalog via Fat Possum Records.
Stream the album below.
El-P shared some words via the press release:
This album is raw and noisy and fucked up and exactly how I felt when I made it… It’s the first time I ever tried to tackle a whole record on my own all those years ago. It was produced and recorded and mixed in my bedroom/studio in the apartment in Brooklyn I lived in at the time, right around the year 2000. It’s not where I am now but it is a moment that really meant something to me and it’s a huge part of my DNA as an artist so I’m glad to finally be able to get it back out there. Not only for those who knew it and missed its presence but for anyone who may have not known about it before now. I hope you enjoy this and thanks for all the amazing support over the years. I love doing what I do and I live to keep pushing forward. Fantastic Damage is, in a lot of ways, the start of all of it.
