Production (album)

This article is about the Mirwais album. For music production, see Record producer.
Production
Black-and-white photo of Mirwais Ahmadzaï wearing an unzipped leather jacket with his face painted on the left side.
Studio album by
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Released20 April 2000
Recorded1999–2000
StudioSarm West (London)
The Exchange (London)
Studio 2+B (Paris)
Studio 2 (Courbevoie)
Genre
Length43:04
Label
ProducerMirwais Ahmadzaï
Mirwais Ahmadzaï chronology
Mirwais
(1990) 		Production
(2000) 		Retrofuture
(2021)
Singles from Production
  1. "Disco Science"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Naïve Song"
    Released: 2000
  3. "I Can't Wait"
    Released: 2001
  4. "Miss You"
    Released: 2002

Production is the second studio album by French record producer and songwriter Mirwais, released on 20 April 2000 through Naïve in Europe.

Background

Mastering was done at The Exchange, London, by Simon Davey, except "Disco Science", mastered by Nilesh Patel.[1]

Release and Promotion

Music video

Several music videos were released for Production. "Disco Science" was directed by French photographer/artist Stéphane Sednaoui in 1999 and released the same year.[citation needed]

The second video, for "Naïve Song", was directed by the photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino during 2000.[2]

Stéphane Sednaoui directed another video for "I Can't Wait", which was released as the third single.[citation needed]

Mirwais Remixed

In 2008, Naive Records released Mirwais Remixed, a remix album which came included the original album, with all singles remixed by different artists. Remixers include Giorgio Moroder, Joey Negro, Dave Clark, Shakedown, Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales and Olav Basovsky.

The song "Disco Science" was used during a hare coursing scene in the film Snatch.[3]

Critical reception

According to Metacritic, the album received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 73/100, based on 11 reviews.[4] NME reviewed the album positively, calling it "the sound of an old punk playing catch-up with dance music."[5] Rob Sheffield, writing for Rolling Stone, concluded "Cerebral, meticulous and frivolous, Production is a disco-science celebration of pop trash that most electronica gurus would be too spiritually elevated to deliver. Mirwais' knack for song puts him in another league altogether."[6] The A.V. Club was not as positive, stating "What could have been a huge breakthrough instead sounds staid, as if he were so used to rocking the house that he didn't want to risk rocking the boat."[7]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Production.[8]

Production — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Disco Science"
3:34
2."Naïve Song"Ahmadzaï4:23
3."V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)"
6:51
4."I Can't Wait"Ahmadzaï3:15
5."Junkie's Prayer"Ahmadzaï3:50
6."Definitive Beat"Ahmadzaï3:30
7."Paradise (Not for Me)"
6:27
8."Never Young Again"Ahmadzaï5:37
9."Involution"Ahmadzaï5:37
Total length:43:04
Production — 2-LP Vinyl
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder's Blueprint Mix)"
  • Ahmadzaï
  • Deal
6:57
Total length:50:01
Production — 2-CD deluxe edition / CD+DVD limited edition / Digital reissue / Deluxe version (digital)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Miss You"
3:35
Total length:46:39
Production — 2-CD deluxe edition (disc 1)
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
11."Disco Science (video)"Stéphane Sednaoui3:33
Total length:50:12
Production — 2-CD deluxe edition (disc 2: Mirwais Remixed) / Deluxe version (digital)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Wait (Shakedown Remix)"Ahmadzaï6:33
2."Naïve Song (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)"Ahmadzaï5:49
3."Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder Blue Print Remix)"
  • Ahmadzaï
  • Deal
6:57
4."Miss You (Thin White Duke Mix)"
  • Ahmadzaï
  • Jagger
  • Richards
4:07
5."Naïve Song (Dave Clarke Remix)"Ahmadzaï5:44
6."I Can't Wait (Mirwais Original Mix)"Ahmadzaï4:18
7."Disco Science (Joey Negro Club Mix)"
  • Ahmadzaï
  • Deal
7:13
8."Disco Science (Mirwais Electrobreak Remix)"
  • Ahmadzaï
  • Deal
8:20
9."Naïve Song (Olav Basoski Remix)"Ahmadzaï7:04
10."Miss You (Micronauts Remix)"
  • Ahmadzaï
  • Jagger
  • Richards
6:34
Total length:1:02:39
Production — CD+DVD limited edition (bonus DVD)
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Disco Science"Stéphane Sednaoui3:33
2."Naïve Song"Jean-Baptiste Mondino3:30
3."I Can't Wait"Sednaoui3:20
4."Junkie's Prayer (explicit images)"Aurore Lagache3:53
5."Miss You"Christophe Navarre3:39
Total length:17:55

Notes

  • "Disco Science" contains a sample of "Cannonball" by The Breeders, written by Kim Deal.
  • "V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" is an adaptation and a sample of "Cargo Culte" written, composed, and performed by Serge Gainsbourg. Adapted by Mirwais Ahmadzaï.
  • "Junkie's Prayer" contains samples from an original soundtrack of the short film Louange (1995) by Jean-Paul Allègre.
  • "Miss You" is a cover originally by The Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song also contains a sample of Mirwais' "Disco Science".
  • "Paradise (Not for Me)" contains uncredited feature from Madonna. The song later appears on Madonna's eighth studio album Music (2001).
  • "Miss You" contains uncredited vocal feature from Craig Wedren.

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the liner notes of Production.[8]

  • Mirwais Ahmadzaï – writer, composer, production, programming, mixing, keyboards, guitars, bass, vocals
  • Madonna – production, lead vocals (track 7: "Paradise (Not for Me)")
  • Craig Wedren – production, lead vocals (track 10: "Miss You")
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – vocal recording, mixing (Sarm West Studio, London) (track 7)
  • Ian Robertson – recording assistance, mixing assistance (track 7) (Sarm West Studio, London)
  • Bruno Mercère – recording strings (track 7) (Sarm West Studio, London)
  • Bertrand Joncoux – mixing assistance (tracks 2, 5, 8: "Naïve Song", "Junkie's Prayer", "Never Young Again") (Studio 2, Courbevoie)
  • Cyril Morin – strings arrangement, conductor (tracks 7, 8)
  • Doubleté – scratches (tracks 6, 8: "Definitive Beat")
  • Nilesh Patel – mastering (track 1: "Disco Science")
  • Simon Davey – mastering (The Exchange, London)
  • Stéphane Sednaoui – photography
  • Martin Verdet – artwork
  • Philippe Lakits – artwork

References

  1. ^ "Nilesh Patel Discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  2. ^ "Mirwais Naive song – YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  3. ^ Mirwais. Mirwais – Disco Science (Snatch OST) [AUDIO] – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Production by Mirwais – Metacritic". metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  5. ^ "NME Reviews - Production | NME.COM". nme.com. 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  6. ^ Rob Sheffield. "Mirwais – Production". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  7. ^ "Mirwais – Production (Epic)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2002-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  8. ^ a b Production [liner notes] (CD). Mirwais Ahmadzaï. Naïve. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)