Edition 1

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Edition 1
Edition 1 by King Midas Sound and Fennesz.jpg
Studio album by
Released18 September 2015
Recorded2014-2015
Genre
Length59:25
Label Ninja Tune
Producer The Bug (Kevin Martin)
King Midas Sound and Fennesz chronology
Without You
(2011)
Edition 1
(2015)

Edition 1 is a collaborative studio album by British crossover project King Midas Sound and Christian Fennesz, released on 15 September 2015 on Ninja Tune, with the instrumental version released in conjunction on the digital and CD versions. [1]

Contents

Background

Edition 1 was, upon release, intended to be the first in the "Edition" series consisting of similar albums "with collaborators kept under wraps, each one to be a genre-stretching and boundary-pushing surprise, packaged with a conceptual continuity." [1] However, no further albums have been released by the King Midas Sound project in this series, making it a standalone.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mysteries"4:42
2."On My Mind"3:32
3."Waves"7:24
4."Loving Or Leaving"5:48
5."Melt"5:10
6."Lighthouse"5:03
7."Above Water"13:53
8."We Walk Together"5:41
9."Our Love"8:07
Total length:59:25

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References

  1. 1 2 "Edition 1 | King Midas Sound". King Midas Sound/Bandcamp . 18 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2019.