Northern Star (Groove Armada album)

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Northern Star
Groove Armada - Northern Star.jpg
Studio album by
Released9 March 1998
Recorded1996–1997
Genre
Length66:43
Label Tummy Touch
Groove Armada chronology
Northern Star
(1998)
Vertigo
(1999)

Northern Star is the debut album by English electronic music duo Groove Armada. [2] [3] It was released in March 1998 by record label Tummy Touch.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 6/10 [7]

Critical response to the album has been mixed. Stephen Dalton of NME called it "an oddly schizoid mix of trendy beats and old-skool snoozerama". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dr Eiff"5:49
2."Capt. Sensual (Remix)"5:21
3."Entrance to Zanzibar"5:59
4."At the River" (replaced on the re-issue by "Fireside Favourite" – 4:26)6:33
5."Dirty Listening"5:24
6."M 2 Many"6:14
7."Dan Solo" (album edit)7:33
8."Pressure Breakdown"6:12
9."What Have We Become?"5:51
10."Jeanneret's Groove"6:59
11."Pillar 13"4:49
12."Bonus Stitch 1 & 2" (not on re-issue)2:08
2007 re-issue iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Black Sheep"5:05
14."Wholemeal"5:22

References

  1. 1 2 Harcourt, Nic (2005). "Two Turntables and a Microphone: Essential Electronica". Music Lust. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. p. 233. ISBN   1570614377.
  2. Comer, M. Tye (June 2000). "Overpowered by Funk". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 82. p. 13.
  3. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 454.
  4. Carlson, Dean. "Northern Star – Groove Armada". AllMusic . Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. "The Daily Telegraph archive by newspapers.com - Northern Star - Groove Armada - review".
  6. Kershaw, Matthew (27 February 1998). "Music: This week's pop CD releases". The Guardian .
  7. 1 2 Dalton, Stephen. "NME.com – Rungroove Armada – Northern Star – 21/3/1998". NME . Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2015.