Purple Moonlight Pages is the fifth studio album by American rapper Rory Ferreira. It is the first studio album released under the moniker R.A.P. Ferreira. The album was produced by longtime collaborator Kenny Segal's group The Jefferson Park Boys, which features producers/multi-instrumentalists Aaron Carmack, Mike Parvizi, and Kenny Segal. Carmack handles most of the keys, live drums, and horns, Parvizi handles the bass, and Segal handles the beats and some keys. "Purple Moonlight Pages" has features from underground rapper Mike Ladd (who R.A.P. Ferreira has noted as an influence and frequently referenced on his project So the Flies Don't Come) and frequent collaborator Open Mike Eagle.
Style and artistry
Purple Moonlight Pages is Ferreira's most consistent, focused venture into "jazz-rap." In contrast to the meandering, eclectic production and vocals of previous projects like Budding Ornithologists are Weary of Tired Analogies and So the Flies Don't Come, the album is composed largely of clean, expressive jazz instrumentals. While tracks like "CYCLES" and "OMENS AND TOTEMS" draw on Ferreira's signature abstract production, Purple Moonlight Pages as a whole represents an aesthetic commitment to jazz-rap.
Critical reception
Stephen Kearse of Pitchfork reviewed Purple Moonlight Pages as "his most free-spirited project yet".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from Bandcamp.
Rob Araujo – piano
Aaron Carmack – Moog Opus 3 , live drums , keys , Rhodes , horns , programming
Daddy Kev – mastering
Miles Doulas – Rhodes
The Jefferson Park Boys – production
Alexander Kollman – artwork
Mike Ladd – vocals
Open Mike Eagle – vocals
DJ Prolifix – scratches
Mike Parvizi – bass , Casio CZ101 , guitar
R.A.P. Ferreira – executive producer, vocals
Kenny Segal – executive producer, mixing, programming , additional production , Omnichord , MicroGranny 2 , Rhodes , drums , arrangement Aaron Shaw – saxophone , flute Thomas Tsuruda – programming Jason Wool – Rhodes