Tempovision

Tempovision
Studio album by Étienne de Crécy
Released	23 October 2000 (2000-10-23)
Genre	French house
Length	59:55
Label	Disques Solid V2
Producer	Étienne de Crécy
Étienne de Crécy studio albums chronology
Super Discount (1996) Tempovision (2000) Super Discount 2 (2004)

Tempovision is the second studio album by French DJ and producer Étienne de Crécy, released on 23 October 2000 through Disques Solid and V2 Records.[1] It includes the singles "Am I Wrong", "Scratched" and "Tempovision", which had 3D computer-animated videos made for them by de Crécy's brother, Geoffroy de Crécy. "Am I Wrong" and "Scratched" charted at numbers 44 and 80 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Dean Carlson of AllMusic wrote that "Squiggling past looping divas, afternoon glares, and funkadelic body bops, De Crecy manages to manufacture a trail of songs that reach for that Anglo-French brass ring with nothing but admirable gravitas". He found "Out of My Hands" to have "bouncing squelches in the Zombie Nation-vein" and "Relax" to have "classically skewed big beat stomps", and concluded that the album is "probably a response to seeing De Crecy's own Air/Daft Punk disciples get the coiffured crossover treatment", hence its "pop diva production".[3] Blender felt that listening to the album is "all in all, time well spent".[4]

Reviewing the album for musicOMH, Michael Hubbard found that "really on the whole it is chill-out room material, full of time signature changes (When Jack Met Jill) and random relaxing rhythms (Noname)", calling "Am I Wrong" the exception as it is "full of flangey synth, a riotous beat, diva-esque backing vocals and funky bass". Hubbard concluded that the listener should "switch off the lights and let [their] mind switch off", as "it is in such an environment that Tempovision comes across best".[1]

Track listing

Tempovision track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intronection"	0:53
2.	"Relax"	3:58
3.	"Out of My Hands"	5:15
4.	"Am I Wrong"	3:51
5.	"Noname"	4:51
6.	"When Jack Met Jill"	5:35
7.	"Tempovision"	6:11
8.	"Scratched"	4:03
9.	"3 Day Week-End"	6:37
10.	"Rhythm & Beat"	4:32
11.	"Hold the Line"	14:09
Total length:		59:55

Sample credits

• Tracks 2, 6, 7 and 8 include vocals by Belita Woods.
• "Out of My Hands" contains a sample of "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" by Esther Phillips.
• "Am I Wrong" contains a sample of "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" by Millie Jackson.
• "Tempovision" and "Hold the Line" contain a sample of "From a Whisper to a Scream" by Esther Phillips.
• "Tempovision" also contains a sample of "To Lay Down Beside You" by Esther Phillips.
• "3 Day Week-End" contains a sample of "What Went Wrong Last Night" by Millie Jackson.

Charts

Chart performance for Tempovision

Chart (2000)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	57

References

1. Hubbard, Michael (23 October 2000). "Etienne de Crecy – Tempovision | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
2. "Etienne de Crecy | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
3. Carlson, Dean. "Etienne de Crécy – Tempovision Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
4. "Tempovision by Etienne de Crécy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
5. "Lescharts.com – Etienne de Crécy – Tempovision". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2023.