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| Released | 7 July 1997 | |||
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| Label | Mo' Wax | |||
| Producer | Luke Vibert | |||
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Big Soup is a studio album by English electronic musician Luke Vibert. His first non-collaborative studio album under his own name, it was released on 7 July 1997 by Mo' Wax.
Fact characterised Luke Vibert's production style on Big Soup as "sitting somewhere in between the sample-rich collages of DJ Shadow and the tight, precise constructions of DJ Krush and Major Force." [1] Andy Kellman of AllMusic described Big Soup as an album of instrumental hip hop music. [2]
Big Soup was released on 7 July 1997 by Mo' Wax. [3] The sleeve artwork for the album was designed by Ben Drury. [4]
In the United States, Big Soup was issued by Mo' Wax and FFRR Records. [5] It garnered airplay on American college radio, entering the CMJ Top 200 chart. [6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Muzik | 8/10 [8] |
| NME | 8/10 [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
| Spin | 5/10 [11] |
In 2015, Fact ranked Big Soup at number five on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time. [1]
All tracks are written by Luke Vibert.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro – Welcome" | 1:34 |
| 2. | "Rank Rink Ring" | 6:39 |
| 3. | "Voyage into the Unknown" | 7:04 |
| 4. | "Fused into Music" | 6:05 |
| 5. | "No Turn Unstoned" | 8:27 |
| 6. | "Reality Check" | 6:03 |
| 7. | "M.A.R.S." | 6:42 |
| 8. | "Stern Facials" | 7:47 |
| 9. | "Am I Still Dreaming?" | 5:32 |
| 10. | "2001 Beats" | 6:03 |
| 11. | "Music Called Jazz" | 5:22 |
| 12. | "Space Race" | 7:20 |
| 13. | "So Long – Outro" | 1:37 |
| Total length: | 76:15 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro – Welcome" | 1:34 |
| 2. | "Rank Rink Ring" | 6:39 |
| 3. | "Voyage into the Unknown" | 7:04 |
| 4. | "Fused into Music" | 6:05 |
| 5. | "No Turn Unstoned" | 8:27 |
| 6. | "Reality Check" | 6:03 |
| 7. | "M.A.R.S." | 6:42 |
| 8. | "C.O.R.N." | 1:52 |
| 9. | "Fresh" | 1:25 |
| 10. | "Stern Facials" | 7:47 |
| 11. | "Am I Still Dreaming?" | 5:32 |
| 12. | "2001 Beats" | 6:03 |
| 13. | "Original Soundmaster" | 6:08 |
| 14. | "Music Called Jazz" | 5:22 |
| 15. | "Space Race" | 7:20 |
| 16. | "So Long – Outro" | 1:37 |
| Total length: | 85:40 | |
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [12] | 119 |
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