A Strangely Isolated Place

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A Strangely Isolated Place
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Studio album by
Released9 June 2003 (2003-06-09)
Genre
Length61:49
Label City Centre Offices
Producer Ulrich Schnauss
Ulrich Schnauss chronology
Far Away Trains Passing By
(2001)
A Strangely Isolated Place
(2003)
Quicksand Memory EP
(2007)

A Strangely Isolated Place is the second studio album by German electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss, released on 9 June 2003 by City Centre Offices. [1] It was released in the United States on 5 October 2004 by Domino Recording Company. [2]

Contents

On 13 October 2008, a remastered edition of A Strangely Isolated Place was issued by Independiente. [3] The album was remastered again in 2019 for a new reissue, which was released on 17 April 2020 by Scripted Realities. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [7]
Stylus Magazine 7.5/10 [8]

Resident Advisor named A Strangely Isolated Place the 37th best album of the 2000s, describing it as "ambient music with enough oomph to keep the club kids happy." [9] In 2016, Pitchfork ranked the record at number 31 on its list of "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ulrich Schnauss.

No.TitleLength
1."Gone Forever"8:12
2."On My Own"6:41
3."A Letter from Home"6:57
4."Monday – Paracetamol"7:57
5."Clear Day"7:42
6."Blumenthal"6:38
7."In All the Wrong Places"6:53
8."A Strangely Isolated Place"10:49
Total length:61:49
2008 reissue and 2020 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Gone Forever" (Robin Guthrie remix)5:45
10."On My Own" (Robin Guthrie remix)6:55
Total length:74:29

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [11]

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  11. A Strangely Isolated Place (liner notes). Ulrich Schnauss. City Centre Offices. 2003. TOWERBLOCK CD 013.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)