Flashmob (album)

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Flashmob
Flashmob-by-vitalic.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 September 2009
Genre Electro house, electroclash
Label Different Records/PIAS Recordings
Producer Vitalic (Pascal Arbez-Nicolas)
Vitalic chronology
OK Cowboy
(2005)
Flashmob
(2009)
Rave Age
(2012)
Singles from Flashmob
  1. "Disco Terminateur"
    Released: 17 August 2009
  2. "Poison Lips"
    Released: 10 November 2009
  3. "Second Lives"
    Released: 16 March 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [3]
The Fly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 6/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
XLR8R 6.5/10 [11]

Flashmob is the second studio album by French Electronic music artist Vitalic. The album was released on 25 September 2009 through PIAS Recordings. In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."See The Sea (Red)"4:05
2."Poison Lips"3:54
3."Flashmob"4:28
4."One Above One"3:41
5."Still"5:24
6."Terminateur Benelux"3:51
7."Second Lives"4:25
8."Allan Dellon"3:11
9."See The Sea (Blue)"4:05
10."Chicken Lady"3:27
11."Your Disco Song"3:38
12."Station Mir 2099"4:29
13."Chez Septime"0:31
14."Bluesy Tuesday" (Japan bonus track)4:35
15."Nobody Listens to Techno" (Japan bonus track)4:47

References

  1. "Reviews for Flashmob by Vitalic". Metacritic . Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. Phares, Heather. "Review: Flashmob". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. Sean Thomas (1 October 2009). "Drowned in Sound review". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. Laura Davies (24 September 2009). "The Fly review". The Fly . Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. Hogwood, Ben (28 September 2009). "Vitalic – Flashmob". musicOMH . Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. Allen, Kate (2 October 2009). "Album review: Vitalic - 'Flashmob'". NME . Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. Jess Harvell (13 November 2009). "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  8. His synapse-fusing take on acid-house, however, first showcased on 2005's OK Cowboy, remains an underground phenomenon--this sequel won't alter that. [Nov 2009, p.114]
  9. Pete Paphides (26 September 2009). "The Times review". The Times . Retrieved 11 May 2011.[ dead link ]
  10. Audacious cybernetic pirouettes such as "Poison Lips" and "Flashmob" bear the hallmarks of a musician enjoying a purple patch, who is able to caress from his machines a spectrum of emotion that leaves the listener purring with pleasure. [Oct 2009, p.119]
  11. Fallon, Patric (1 December 2009). "Boys Noize/Vitalic Power/Flashmob". XLR8R . Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  12. "Aktuelles VUT: VUT – Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V."