Quicksand is a 2002 album by hip-hop artist Noah23

Noah23

Noah Raymond Brickley, better known by his stage name Noah23, is an alternative hip hop artist and founder of the Plague Language collective.- Biography :...

. Most of the album's production was handled by Orphan

Blue Sky Black Death

Blue Sky Black Death is a production duo based in Seattle, Washington. The duo consists of Kingston and Young God . They are known principally for their hip hop and instrumental music, made with a mix of live instrumentation and sampling...

, the Plague Language

Noah23

Noah Raymond Brickley, better known by his stage name Noah23, is an alternative hip hop artist and founder of the Plague Language collective.- Biography :...

 collective's most prolific producer at the time.

The track "Crypto Sporidian", featuring Plague Language affiliate Baracuda

Baracuda (rapper)

Baracuda is a rapper and hip-hop artist from Guelph, Ontario. He is an original member of the Plague Language collective founded by Noah23, with whom he collaborates under the name Bourgeois Cyborgs. The duo have released one album together...

, was released as a split single with the track "Deadly Rays" from Baracuda's debut album Tetragammoth

Tetragammoth

Tetragammoth is the 2002 debut album by hip-hop artist Baracuda . Most of the album's production was handled by Orphan, the Plague Language collective's most prolific producer at the time....

. Both tracks were produced by Orphan.

Critical reception

Allmusic gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Exclaim!

Exclaim!

Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...

wrote that the album "can rock the parties ("Digestive Enzymes"), the dance floors ("Resistance"), headphones ("Hourglass") and the art fags ("The Fall") all while maintaining a cohesive sound."

Track listing

1. "Saw Palmetto"
2. "Volapuk"
3. "Crypto Sporidian"
4. "Octave"
5. "Learning Curve"
6. "Resistance"
7. "Hourglass" (ft. Distant Relatives)
8. "Banded Hairstreak"
9. "Digestive Enzymes"
10. "Nocturnal"
11. "Imhotep"
12. "Guelph" (ft. Baracuda
    Baracuda (rapper)
    Baracuda is a rapper and hip-hop artist from Guelph, Ontario. He is an original member of the Plague Language collective founded by Noah23, with whom he collaborates under the name Bourgeois Cyborgs. The duo have released one album together...
    
    )
13. "Zenith Dub"
14. "Julia Set"
15. "The Fall"

Production credits

• Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 & 14 produced by Orphan
  Blue Sky Black Death
  Blue Sky Black Death is a production duo based in Seattle, Washington. The duo consists of Kingston and Young God . They are known principally for their hip hop and instrumental music, made with a mix of live instrumentation and sampling...
  
  
• Tracks 1 & 12 produced by Noah23
  Noah23
  Noah Raymond Brickley, better known by his stage name Noah23, is an alternative hip hop artist and founder of the Plague Language collective.- Biography :...
  
  (as Warhol)
• Track 4 produced by Ognihs
• Track 6 produced by Troubadour
• Track 9 produced by Lovely
• Track 13 produced by Sseleman
• Track 15 produced by Naval Aviator