Chromophobia (album)

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Chromophobia
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Studio album by
Released26 February 2007
Genre
Label Kompakt
Gui Boratto chronology
Chromophobia
(2007)
Take My Breath Away
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [1]

Chromophobia is the debut studio album by Brazilian electronic music producer Gui Boratto. It was released on 26 February 2007 on the Kompakt label. Boratto plays guitar and piano on the album, and all vocals are by Luciana Villanova. It was named the 43rd best album of the decade by Resident Advisor . [2]

Contents

Regarding the name Chromophobia, Boratto said: "The same meaning as monochromatism in architecture, which means simplicity. That's all. I don’t have a morbid fear of colors at all. But also, I was ironic. My music is really colorful." [3]

Track listing

All tracks by Gui Boratto, except where noted.

  1. "Scene 1" – 3:55
  2. "Mr. Decay" – 6:58
  3. "Terminal" – 5:57
  4. "Gate 7" – 6:41
  5. "Shebang" – 7:28
  6. "Chromophobia" – 7:12
  7. "The Blessing" – 5:40
  8. "Malá Strana" – 2:31
  9. "Acróstico" – 4:25
  10. "Xilo" – 3:55
  11. "Beautiful Life" (Boratto, Luciana Villanova) – 8:31
  12. "Hera" – 3:59
  13. "The Verdict" – 3:37

Personnel

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References

  1. Pitchfork review
  2. "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  3. Archived 14 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine