Solaris (Photek album)

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Solaris
Solaris (Photek album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Released19 September 2000
Genre Acid house, minimal techno, drum and bass, ambient
Length55:09
Label Astralwerks
Producer Rupert Parkes
Photek chronology
Form & Function
(1998)
Solaris
(2000)
Form & Function Vol. 2
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 2.0/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin 8/10 [5]

Solaris is an album by the British drum and bass artist Photek, released in 2000. [6] [7] It was released on 19 September 2000 on the Virgin Records sublabel Science in Europe and on Astralwerks in the US.

Contents

Production

Rupert Parkes produced Solaris, trading in the drum and bass sound of the previous album in favor of techno and house influences. [8]

Reception

According to Metacritic. the album received a MetaScore of 70, meaning generally favorable reviews, based on 10 professional reviews. Metacritic ranked Solaris the 95th Best Album of 2000. [9]

Track listing

  1. "Terminus" – 5:26
  2. "Junk" – 5:27
  3. "Glamourama" – 5:30
  4. "Mine to Give" – 6:41
  5. "Can't Come Down" – 6:59
    • featuring Robert Owens (vocals)
  6. "Infinity" – 8:31
  7. "Solaris" – 5:12
  8. "Aura" – 0:47
  9. "Halogen" – 4:38
  10. "Lost Blue Heaven" – 3:13
  11. "Under the Palms" – 2:37

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