Carboot Soul

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Carboot Soul
Nightmaresonwax Carbootsoul.jpg
Studio album by
Released12 April 1999 (1999-04-12)
Genre
Length50:37
Label Warp
Nightmares on Wax chronology
Smokers Delight
(1995)
Carboot Soul
(1999)
DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax
(2000)
Singles from Carboot Soul
  1. "Les Nuits"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Finer"
    Released: 1999

Carboot Soul is the third studio album by Nightmares on Wax. [1] It was released in 1999 on Warp. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Albums Chart. [2] Early copies of the album were issued with a designer packet of Rizla cigarette papers, which featured the album's artwork. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Melody Maker Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
NME 7/10 [8]
Pitchfork 5.4/10 [9]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "one of the best arguments yet for the continuing development of trip-hop beyond mere coffee table fare." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Les Nuits"6:20
2."Morse"6:21
3."Ethnic Majority"4:31
4."Jorgé"2:29
5."Finer"3:30
6."Ease Jimi"5:33
7."Argha Noah"7:56
8."Fire in the Middle"4:17
9."Survival"4:30
10."Capumcap"5:10

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 60
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 71

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