Movies (Holger Czukay album)

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Movies
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Studio album by
Released1979
StudioInner Space Studio, Cologne, Germany
Genre
Length39:40 (vinyl edition)
44:41 (CD edition)
Label Electrola
Producer Holger Czukay
Holger Czukay chronology
Canaxis 5
(1969)
Movies
(1979)
On the Way to the Peak of Normal
(1981)

Movies is the second album by Holger Czukay, released in 1979 through Electrola.

Contents

Czukay's first solo album since leaving Can, the album combines electronic textures and tape loops influenced by the musique concrète work of avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, and is an early experiment in sampling, "utilizing media samples accumulated over months of channel surfing and random radio listening" (the Iranian singer on "Persian Love", for instance, was found by chance on radio). [2] Otherwise, the album combines bass and whispered vocal parts with layered synths and lilting African rhythms, the latter courtesy of percussionist Kwaku Baah, and the overall flow of the record is achieved by different segments being pieced into a unified whole. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media 8.0/10 [4]
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The Independent labeled the album a "cult classic," writing that "Czukay paved the way for later projects, such as David Byrne and Brian Eno's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts ." [7]

Accolades

YearPublicationCountryAccoladeRank
1980 NME United Kingdom"Albums of the Year"5 [8]
1985 Sounds United Kingdom"All Time Top 100 Albums"98 [9]
2005Robert DimeryUnited States"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"* [1]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Holger Czukay

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Cool in the Pool"4:48
2."Oh Lord, Give Us More Money"13:18
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Persian Love"6:20
2."Hollywood Symphony"15:14
2006 CD reissue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
5."Cool in the Pool" (Instrumental)4:57

Personnel

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References

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