Kubrick (album)

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Kubrick
Soulsavers Kubrick.jpg
Studio album by
Soulsavers
Released11 December 2015
StudioVarious
Length32:19
Label San Quentin
Producer Soulsavers
Soulsavers chronology
Angels & Ghosts
(2015)		Kubrick
(2015)		 Imposter
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.1/10 [1]
Metacritic 64/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mixmag 7/10 [6]
The Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Renowned for Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Kubrick is the sixth full-length studio album by electronica production duo Soulsavers released by San Quentin Recordings label. [11] The album consists of eight instrumental compositions and is dedicated to the works of Stanley Kubrick.

Contents

Background

The album is self-produced and was recorded at a number of studios around the world. It is the duo's first solo album since 2009's Broken . [12] The release consists of completely instrumental compositions without vocal parts—for the first time in the band's discography. The disc has been released both on vinyl and on a CD.[ citation needed ]

After several successful mini-tours with Dave Gahan in support of the previous album Angels & Ghosts in the USA and Europe, the duo decided to write new material for the release, but this time they did not invite other musicians or vocalists to join, as it was usual before. Stylistically continuing in many ways the previous albums, the musicians decided to focus on more orchestral arrangements. In a number of compositions, the guitars and drums are dramatically minimized, giving priority to the strings. The musicians did not give any performances to support of the album, and there were no singles released from the album. The album took 173rd place in the Belgian chart (Flanders).

Critical reception

At Metacritic, that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on seven reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". At AnyDecentMusic?, that collates critical reviews from more than 50 media sources, the album scored 6.1 points out of 10.

Sam Shepherd of musicOMH wrote "As an entirely instrumental album, Kubrick is to some degree new ground for the pair and, whilst they are certainly no strangers to the form, this is the first time they’ve produced an entire album with no vocals whatsoever. This time around, the focus is on the duo’s compositional acumen; no longer hidden by their fine choices of collaborators, they seize the opportunity, and positively soar.... Kubrick is an ambitious project, but one that works just perfectly as a showcase for the wonderful songwriting and compositional skills of Machin and Glover. It proves, as if it were ever in doubt, that their strength lies not in the skills of their collaborators, but in their music and ideas". [8]

Paul Mardles of The Guardian stated "The sixth album by production team Rich Machin and Ian Glover aspires to emulate his movies’ atmosphere, its eight tracks named after Kubrick characters. Entirely instrumental, all woodwinds and strings, it is a sumptuous, often soothing set but too one-paced to be transportive". [4]

Track listing

All music is composed by Soulsavers.

No.TitleLength
1."DeLarge"5:22
2."Clay"2:30
3."Torrance"4:01
4."Dax"4:59
5."Joker"3:49
6."Hal"4:37
7."Mandrake"4:33
8."Ziegler"2:31
Total length:32:19

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Imposter
Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 173

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