Passed Me By

Passed Me By
EP by Andy Stott
Released	13 May 2011 (2011-05-13)
Genre	Dub techno [1]
Length	33:29
Label	Modern Love
Andy Stott chronology
Unknown Exception (2008) Passed Me By (2011) We Stay Together (2011)

Passed Me By is an EP by British record producer Andy Stott. It was released on 13 May 2011 through Modern Love. It received universal acclaim from critics. ^[2]

Background

Andy Stott is a British record producer. ^[3] The music of Passed Me By was created in his old house and his new house. ^[4] In a 2011 interview, Stott stated, "These tracks were written towards the back end of 2010, I'd say from about September onwards." ^[4] The EP was released on 13 May 2011 through Modern Love. ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Cokemachineglow	83% [7]
Fact	[8]
No Ripcord	8/10 [9]
Pitchfork	7.6/10 [10]
Sputnikmusic	4/5 [1]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Passed Me By received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. ^[2]

Andrew Ryce of Fact wrote, "At a time when dub techno is one of the laziest and least inspiring genres in electronic music, one of the brightest people at its peripheries shows just how far into the jungle those borders extend, and it's one hell of a place to visit." ^[8] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork stated, "where Burial and Shackleton use the flickering syncopations of dubstep and garage to keep their music moving, Stott's 4/4 beats, reduced to a deathly crawl, give his music an even more hopeless cast." ^[10]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Passed Me By

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Cokemachineglow	Top 50 Albums 2011	45	[11]
Fact	The 50 Best Albums of 2011	28	[12]
Pitchfork	Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention	—	[13]
PopMatters	The Best Electronic Music of 2011	1	[14]
Resident Advisor	Top 20 Albums of 2011	11	[15]
XLR8R	Best Releases of 2011	30	[16]

Track listing

Passed Me By track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Signature"	0:37
2.	"New Ground"	6:21
3.	"North to South"	4:50
4.	"Intermittent"	3:26
5.	"Dark Details"	6:04
6.	"Execution"	5:15
7.	"Passed Me By"	6:53
Total length:		33:29

References

1. Conradtao (10 June 2011). "Andy Stott - Passed Me By (album review)". Sputnikmusic . Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
2. "Passed Me By [EP] by Andy Stott". Metacritic . Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
3. Kellman, Andy. "Andy Stott". AllMusic . Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
4. Lynch, Will (19 April 2011). "Andy Stott preps Passed Me By". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
5. "Passed Me By". Boomkat. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
6. "Passed Me By - Andy Stott". AllMusic . Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
7. Bass, George (19 July 2011). "Andy Stott: Passed Me By (Modern Love; 2011)". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
8. Ryce, Andrew (16 May 2011). "Andy Stott: Passed Me By". Fact . Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
9. Iovino, Michael (28 October 2011). "Andy Stott: Passed Me By". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
10. Sherburne, Philip (19 May 2011). "Andy Stott: Passed Me By". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
11. "Top 50 Albums 2011 (page 1)". Cokemachineglow . 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
12. "The 50 Best Albums of 2011 (page 3)". Fact . 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
13. "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention". Pitchfork . 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
14. "The Best Electronic Music of 2011". PopMatters . 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
15. "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2011". Resident Advisor . 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
16. "XLR8R's Best of 2011: Releases, Part One". XLR8R . 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2026.

External links

• Passed Me By at Discogs (list of releases)