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The Free Houdini

2009 mixtape by Themselves

The Free Houdini (styled as theFREEhoudini[9]) is a 2009 mixtape by American hip hop duo Themselves.

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It is a return after a six-year hiatus that saw the members, Jel and Doseone, spend the majority of their time on their other band Subtle.[10] It was made available for 90 days as a one-track MP3 for download from the Anticon website,[11] later released in a deluxe CD package.[12]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the mixtape received an average score of 74% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Jer Fairall of PopMatters gave the mixtape 8 stars out of 10, saying, "Here, Doseone is once again utilizing his skills as a performer to propel the music forward, and the result is a record that is actually thrilling and fun to listen to, rather than simply 'interesting'."[7] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork gave the mixtape a 6.6 out of 10 and called it "another step in Anticon's breathless, never-ending push forward."[6]

Track listing

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References

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    Noz, Andrew (March 25, 2009). "Themselves - theFREEhoudini Deluxe". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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    Greene, Jayson (May 29, 2009). "Themselves: theFREEhoudini". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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    Fairall, Jer (August 2, 2009). "Themselves: theFREEhoudini". PopMatters. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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    Sirota, Eric (January 26, 2010). "Themselves :: theFREEHoudini". RapReviews.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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    "theFREEhoudini deluxe". Anticon. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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    Breihan, Tom (February 20, 2009). "Themselves Return From Hiatus, Plan Free Mixtape". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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    Segal, Dave (March 16, 2009). "anticon.tent: Themselves Offer Free Album Download". The Stranger. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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    Frisicano, Andrew (April 1, 2009). "Themselves - 2009 tour dates, 2 NYC shows w/ Stabbing Eastward feat. Tunde TVoTR, a free mixtape". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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