Lovetune for Vacuum

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Lovetune for Vacuum
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Studio album by
Released13 April 2009
Genre
Length41:39
Label
Producer Anja Plaschg
Soap&Skin chronology
Untitled
(2008)
Lovetune for Vacuum
(2009)
Marche Funèbre
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (Favourable) [1]
Clash (Positive) [2]
NME (8/10) [3]
Pitchfork (7.3/10) [4]
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SoundsXP (Positive) [7]

Lovetune for Vacuum is the debut album by Austrian musical project Soap&Skin, released in 2009 on PIAS Recordings. It is listed as #38 on musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2009. [8]

Contents

In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, [9] which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.

Track listing

  1. "Sleep" – 2:44
  2. "Cry Wolf" – 3:48
  3. "Thanatos" – 2:34
  4. "Im Dorfe" – 3:42 †
  5. "Extinguish Me" – 2:38
  6. "Turbine Womb" – 3:46
  7. "Cynthia" – 2:57
  8. "Fall Foliage" – 2:44
  9. "Spiracle" – 2:50
  10. "Mr. Gaunt Pt 1000" – 2:27
  11. "Marche Funèbre" – 2:59
  12. "The Sun" – 3:14
  13. "Fleischwolf" – 2:15 †
  14. "DDMMYYYY" – 3:38
  15. "Brother of Sleep" – 5:25

† indicates a track exclusive to the American edition of the album.

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Clash review
  3. NME review
  4. Pitchfork review
  5. Sputnikmusic review
  6. State review
  7. SoundsXP review
  8. musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2009
  9. "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09.