Rituals (Fenech-Soler album)

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Rituals
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Released25 September 2013
RecordedMay – November 2012
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Length49:18
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Fenech-Soler chronology
Fenech-Soler
(2010)
Rituals
(2013)

Rituals is the second studio album by British electropop band Fenech-Soler. It was released on 25 September 2013 by Warner Bros. Records and B-Unique Records, it is the major label debut of Fenech-Soler, whose previous record was released under the London-based B-Unique Records. The album is a follow-up to the band's 2012–13 singles "All I Know", "Magnetic" and "Last Forever", all of which feature on the album.

Contents

A special edition of the album with a new track listing was released a year later on 25 August 2014 and replaced the band's first full-length US release, (which subsequently was deleted from online services). It features four tracks from their previous self-titled debut studio album.

Packaging

The artwork for Rituals features a photograph taken by South African professional photographer Andrew McGibbon. [1] The photograph, entitled Stars Bow, features a horse named Star, lit in Strobe lighting, taking a "bow" in front of the camera. The photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by McGibbon as a collection entitled All the Wild Horses, which was originally released online in April 2012. [2] The artist statement for the work states:

"For thousands of years the horse has been mankind's closest ally. The horse made travel and development possible. We tethered, weighted and reigned them. We captured, stabled and trained them.

Ever willing, the horse was the magnificent tool of man’s ingenuity. The horse is a beast of legend, taking on its own character, personality, emotion and mythology.

However, with the advent of the steam engine the horse was made obsolete, and now they are resigned to the realm of shows and races, a world of equestrian sport, a mere shadow of the beast’s former glory.

All the Wild Horses is a tribute to the beast that has made much of what we call life possible. The images are unique and have a style to them reminiscent of the portraiture of the rich and famous. The artist has attempted, and succeeded, to show a sense of personality and emotion – sadness in some cases and pride in others.

Painstakingly lit, this body of work is about the horse itself to which we all feel a connection, whether it's obvious or deep down in our collective subconscious. There is a sense of awe that this beast inspires in each and everyone of us".

"All the wild horses, tethered with tears in their eyes. May no man's touch ever tame you, may no man's reigns ever chain you. And may no man's weight ever lay freight your soul" – Ray Lamontagne. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fenech-Soler, except where noted.

Rituals
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Youth"
  • Ross Duffy
  • Ben Duffy
  • Daniel Soler
  • Andrew Lindsay
  • Joel Pott
  • Ross Duffy
  • Ben Duffy
  • Daniel Soler
  • Andrew Lindsay
4:47
2."All I Know"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Thomas Edward Butler
3:26
3."In Our Blood"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Jon Green
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Klereby
4:23
4."Ritual I" 
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
1:01
5."Last Forever"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Butler
4:53
6."Somebody"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Dow-Smith
5:29
7."Fading"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Svidden
4:10
8."Magnetic"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Emery
  • Green
  • Stefan Storm
  • Daniel Zak Watts
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Svidden
3:51
9."Maiyu" 
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Sam Watts
5:44
10."Two Cities" 
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
4:58
11."Ritual II" 
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
1:41
12."Glow"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Dow-Smith
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Dow-Smith
4:55
Total length:49:18
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."All I Know" (Live at Electric Ballroom)
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Butler
4:01
14."Last Forever" (Live at Electric Ballroom)
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Butler
4:56
15."Somebody" (White Version)
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Dow-Smith
4:46
16."Two Cities" (White Version)
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
4:13
17."Making Rituals" (video) 14:05
Total length:81:19
US Special Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Youth"
  • Ross Duffy
  • Ben Duffy
  • Daniel Soler
  • Andrew Lindsay
  • Joel Pott
  • Ross Duffy
  • Ben Duffy
  • Daniel Soler
  • Andrew Lindsay
4:47
2."Last Forever"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Thomas Edward Butler
4:54
3."Stop and Stare"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
4:07
4."In Our Blood"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Jon Green
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Klereby
4:23
5."Somebody"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Dow-Smith
5:29
6."Lies"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
3:19
7."Demons"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
3:44
8."Fading"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Svidden
4:10
9."Stonebridge"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
4:31
10."All I Know"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Butler
3:26
11."Magnetic"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Emery
  • Green
  • Stefan Storm
  • Daniel Zak Watts
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • Svidden
3:51
12."Two Cities"
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
  • R Duffy
  • B Duffy
  • Soler
  • Lindsay
4:59
Total length:51:40
Digital-exclusive bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."Lies" (Alex Metric Remix) Alex Metric (add.)6:04
14."The Cult of Romance" (Alan Braxe Remix) Alan Braxe (add.)5:10
Total length:62:54

Personnel

Adapted from Rituals liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalog no.
Japan [5] 25 September 2013 Digital download Warner Bros. none
Australia [6] 27 September 2013
Benelux [7] Warner Benelux
France [8] Warner Bros.
New Zealand [9]
United Kingdom [10] 30 September 2013
Mexico [11] 1 October 2013Warner Bros.
United Kingdom [12] [13] 7 October 2013 CD
  • Warner Bros.
  • B-Unique
5053105802920
27 November 2013 LP 5053105802913
France [14] 26 February 2014CDWarner Bros.unknown
United States [15] [16] 25 August 2014
  • So
  • Silva Screen
unknown
Digital downloadnone

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