Precious Falling

Precious Falling
Studio album by
Quickspace
Released31 August 1998
Recorded1997–1998
GenreNoise pop
Length70:42
LabelKitty Kitty, Domino, Hidden Agenda
ProducerTom Cullinan
Quickspace chronology
Quickspace
(1997) 		Precious Falling
(1998) 		The Death of Quickspace
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media7.8/10[2]

Precious Falling is the second album by Quickspace, released in 1998.[3][4]

Critical reception

The Independent called Precious Falling "a confidently diverse album, ranging from murkier, muted vocal early tracks like 'Take Away' to the country-flavoured, violin-weeping epic, 'Goodbye Precious Mountain'."[5] The Sunday Times determined that "tunes that Stereolab would render with academic earnestness are here given a good kicking, wobbly girl-boy vocals lending everything an air of first-take euphoria."[6]

AllMusic wrote: "Most interesting are the experimental and filmic songs like 'Hadid', 'The Mountain Waltz' and 'Goodbye Precious Mountain', where the band stretch their remixing and arranging skills."[1] Magnet thought that "where Stereolab made music for cocktail parties and designer drugs, Quickspace’s Cullinan and singer Nina Pascale were loaded for mushrooms and cheap wine."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Death + Annie" – 4:02
  2. "Take Away" – 4:17
  3. "Mouse" – 7:39
  4. "7 Like That" – 5:19
  5. "Quickspace Happy Song #2" – 6:32
  6. "Hadid" – 5:14
  7. "Melo" – 2:12
  8. "Minors" – 6:43
  9. "Coca Lola" – 5:49
  10. "Obvious" – 5:20
  11. "Walk Me Home" – 6:37
  12. "The Mountain Waltz" – 4:08
  13. "Goodbye Precious Mountain" – 6:44
Vinyl version
  1. "Death + Annie" – 4:02
  2. "Take Away" – 4:17
  3. "Mouse" – 7:39
  4. "7 Like That" – 5:19
  5. "Quickspace Happy Song #2" – 6:32
  6. "Hadid" – 5:14
  7. "Melo" – 2:12
  8. "Minors" – 6:43
  9. "Coca Lola" – 5:49
  10. "Stokey Lola"
  11. "Obvious" – 5:20
  12. "Walk Me Home" – 6:37
  13. "The Mountain Waltz" – 4:08
  14. "The Precious Mountain"
  15. "Goodbye Precious Mountain" – 6:44

References

  1. ^ a b "Precious Falling - Quickspace | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Quickspace: Precious Falling: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Quickspace Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ O'Connell, Sharon (5 September 1998). "Precious Falling". Melody Maker. 75 (36): 45.
  5. ^ Lewis, Angela (25 July 1998). "Pop: Watch this Quickspace". The Independent. Features. p. 34.
  6. ^ Lee, Stewart (30 August 1998). "On record". The Sunday Times. Features. p. 15.
  7. ^ "Lost Classics: Quickspace "Precious Falling"". Magnet. 3 March 2009.