| Extractions | ||||
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| Released | 1 July 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 6–20 April 1985 | |||
| Studio | Palladium Studios, Edinburgh | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Robin Guthrie | |||
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Extractions is the third studio album by English band Dif Juz, released in 1985 by record label 4AD.
It was released on 1 July 1985. [1]
Extractions was recorded from 6–20 April 1985 at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins as producer and Keith Mitchell as engineer. [2]
Extractions was less ambient than the band's previous works while retaining the same "moody" tone. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Trouser Press | mixed [5] |
AllMusic called it "a gripping, involving instrumental masterpiece". [4] Trouser Press , on the other hand, wrote: "[Dif Juz] get by on Extractions, but just barely." [5]
All tracks written by Dif Juz
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