Hallucinogen (EP)

Hallucinogen
EP by Kelela
Released	October 9, 2015
Length	23:46
Label	Warp Cherry Coffee Music
Producer	Arca Ariel Rechtshaid Kingdom Nugget Girl Unit Obey City DJ Dahi MA Nguzu NA Nguzu Gifted & Blessed Daniel Aged
Kelela chronology
Cut 4 Me (2015)Cut 4 Me2015 Hallucinogen (EP) (2015)
Singles from Hallucinogen
"A Message" Released: March 3, 2015 "Rewind" Released: September 2, 2015

Hallucinogen is an EP by Kelela, released on October 9, 2015 on Warp and Cherry Coffee Music.

Hallucinogen covers the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	B-
Pitchfork	8.3/10
Rolling Stone
Spin	8/10

Hallucinogen received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Anupa Mistry of Pitchfork Media praised the EP, stating, "If you consider that Kelela’s roots are in soul and R&B, the emotional side of her music makes sense. The mechanics of dance music might inspire feelings in listeners, but within the genre, overrun with the egos and opinions of "bro-teurs," her emotions are revolutionary. She is a transparent creator, unafraid of tainting the canvases of her mostly male collaborators with the imperfect, vulnerable contents of her brain and heart."

Max Mertens of Rolling Stone gave the EP a favorable review, stating, "More than simply a stopgap to tide fans over until her debut LP comes out, Hallucinogen is a fully-realized vision from an artist who's poised for a long and fruitful career." Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound gave the EP a positive review, stating, "Hallucinogen shows Kelela’s remarkable confidence and strength through a fragility and willingness to admit faults and weaknesses."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"A Message"	Kelela Mizanekristos Alejandro Ghersi Jordan Asher Dominic Salole	Arca	3:51
2.	"Gomenasai"	Mizanekristos Asma Maroof Daniel Pineda Sam Dew	MA Nguzu NA Nguzu Ariel Rechtshaid	3:28
3.	"Rewind"	Mizanekristos Ezra Rubin Philip Gamble Samuel Obey Rechtshaid Jeremiah Raisen	Kingdom Nugget Girl Unit Obey City	3:58
4.	"All the Way Down"	Mizanekristos Dacoury Natche Jeremiah Raisen Jess Glynne Talay Riley Tinashe Kachingwe	DJ Dahi	4:28
5.	"Hallucinogen"	Mizanekristos Ghersi	Arca	2:20
6.	"The High"	Mizanekristos Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker Rubin Daniel Aged	Gifted & Blessed Kingdom Aged	5:41
Total length:				23:46

Personnel

Main personnel

• Kelela – writing
• Boots – writing (1)
• Mocky – writing (1)
• Sam Dew – writing (2)
• Arca – writing (1, 5)
• Ariel Rechtshaid – writing (2, 3)
• MA Nguzu – writing (2)
• NA Nguzu – writing (2)
• Daniel Aged – writing (6)
• Jeremiah Raisen – writing (3, 4)

• Kingdom – writing (3, 6)
• Gifted & Blessed – writing (6)
• Obey City – writing (3)
• Tommy King – keyboards (3)
• Girl Unit – writing (3)
• DJ Dahi – writing (4)
• Jess Glynne – writing (4)
• Talay Riley – writing (4)
• Tinashe – writing (4)

Additional personnel

• Arca – recording (1), mixing (1, 5), production (1, 5)
• Ariel Rechtshaid – additional production (2), recording (2-4)
• Gifted & Blessed – production (6)
• Nugget – production (3)
• Aaron Ahmad – recording (3)
• James Musshorn – recording (4)
• Daniel Sannwald – photography
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Tim Saccenti – inner sleeve photography
• Golgotha – graphic design, logo design
• Chris Tabron – recording (1), mixing (2-4, 6)
• Girl Unit – additional production (3)
• Dominic Rippel – recording (1)

• Patrick Wimberly – recording (1)
• Chris Kasych – recording (2, 3), additional engineering (4, 6)
• MA Nguzu – production (2)
• NA Nguzu – additional production (2)
• Laura Sisk – recording (2, 6), additional engineering (5, 6)
• Daniel Aged – additional production (6)
• Jeremiah Raisen – recording (3)
• Kingdom – production (3), additional production (6)
• Geoff Gibbs – recording (6)
• Obey City – additional production (3)
• Nick Rowe – additional engineering (4)
• DJ Dahi – production (4)