Northern Star (Groove Armada album)

Northern Star
Studio album by Groove Armada
Released	9 March 1998
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	Ambient house [1] funk [1]
Length	66:43
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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Daily Telegraph	[5]
The Guardian	[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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
13.	"Black Sheep"	5:05
14.	"Wholemeal"	5:22

References

1. 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. Dalton, Stephen. "NME.com – Rungroove Armada – Northern Star – 21/3/1998". NME . Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

External links

• Northern Star at Discogs (list of releases)