2002 album by X-Press 2
Muzikizum Released 22 April 2002 (2002-04-22 ) Genre Length 61 :33 Label Skint Records Producer X-Press 2
"AC/DC" Released: 2000
"Muzikizum" Released: 2001
"Smoke Machine" Released: 2001
"Lazy " Released: 2002
"I Want You Back" Released: 2002
Muzikizum is the debut studio album by X-Press 2 . It was released on Skint Records in 2002.[ 1] It features vocal contributions from David Byrne , Dieter Meier , and Steve Edwards .[ 2] It peaked at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart .[ 3]
Critical reception
At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 4]
John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "Muzikizum is informed by a slim, spare aesthetic that sounds more 1992 than 2002, evoking simply produced, imperial-sounding tracks from Spooky and Leftfield ; in other words, the glory days of progressive house ."[ 5] Gary Mulholland of The Guardian commented that "Brighton club veterans Rocky, Diesel and Ashley Beedle seamlessly blend slick-but-tough pop with your full-on Ibiza-friendly house instrumental."[ 8]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Muzikizum" X-Press 2 6:43 2. "Supasong" X-Press 2 5:05 3. "Lazy " (featuring David Byrne ) 6:58 4. "Angel" X-Press 2 Ralf Hertwig Tommi Eckart 6:24 5. "Palenque" X-Press 2 3:55 6. "Smoke Machine" X-Press 2 7:56 7. "I Want You Back" (featuring Dieter Meier ) 6:14 8. "Call That Love" (featuring Steve Edwards ) 6:03 9. "AC/DC" X-Press 2 6:39 10. "The Ending" 5:34 Total length: 61:33
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[ 15]
X-Press 2 – arrangement, production, art direction, design
David Byrne – vocals (on "Lazy")
Dieter Meier – vocals (on "I Want You Back")
Steve Edwards – vocals (on "Call That Love")
Pete Z – keyboards (on "Lazy", "Call That Love", and "The Ending")
James Brown – engineering, mixing
Adam Wren – mixing (except "AC/DC" and "The Ending")
Simon Thornton – editing (on "Supasong")
Tom Hingston – art direction, design
Hamish Brown – photography
Jason Evans – photography
Charts
References
^ Thomas, Chucky (6 April 2002). "After 10 Years, X-Press 2's First Full-Length Debuts On Skint". Billboard . p. 43.
^ Osborn, Michael (19 April 2002). "X-Press 2's winning formula" . BBC News . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 13 January 2018.
^ a b "Muzikizum by X-Press 2" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 13 May 2016 .
^ a b Bush, John. "Muzikizum - X-Press 2" . AllMusic . Retrieved 13 May 2016 .
^ Alternately pounding and pining, it's "faceless techno" at its very best. [Sep 2002, p.96]
^ "dotmusic - Album Review" . Dotmusic . Archived from the original on 18 June 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2016 .
^ a b Mulholland, Gary (26 April 2002). "Sweet and sour" . The Guardian . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ This is a raging leviathan of a set, each track a powerful, swaggering anthem. [May 2002, p.97]
^ Needham, Alex (12 September 2005). "X-PRESS 2 : Muzikizum" . NME . Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016 .
^ "PLAYLOUDER | review - Muzikizum by X-Press 2" . Playlouder . 1 May 2002. Archived from the original on 1 May 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2016 .
^ Mature rather than groundbreaking. [May 2002, p.122]
^ "X-Press 2 - Muzikizum" . Rolling Stone . 2 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 August 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ This album will appeal equally to hard house and handbag crowds alike. [May 2002, p.113]
^ Muzikizum (CD liner notes). X-Press 2 . Skint Records . 2002.{{cite AV media notes }}
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