Solex vs. the Hitmeister

Solex vs. the Hitmeister
Studio album by Solex
Released	10 March 1998 (1998-03-10)
Studio	Solex's home Sound Enterprise (Weesp)
Genre	Experimental pop [1] trip hop [1] [2] sound collage [2] indietronica [1] plunderphonics [1]
Length	41:54
Label	Matador
Producer	Solex Frans Hagenaars
Solex chronology
Solex vs. the Hitmeister (1998) Pick Up (1999)
Singles from Solex vs. the Hitmeister
"Solex All Licketysplit" Released: 6 April 1998 [3]

Solex vs. the Hitmeister is the debut studio album by Dutch musician Solex. It was released on 10 March 1998 by Matador Records. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [6]
The Guardian	[7]
NME	8/10 [8]
Pitchfork	7.6/10 [9]
Spin	7/10 [1]

Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "A completely unique combination of beats, samples, and voice, Solex is insular and inventive, revealing an artist with a very personal kind of creativity." ^[5] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said, "The echoey, rattling, wind-tunnel music lends an even eerier power to her tales of obsessions both romantic and physical." ^[6]

In 2015, Fact placed Solex vs. the Hitmeister at number 28 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Solex

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Louder Solex"	3:27
2.	"Solex Feels Lucky"	3:46
3.	"Solex in a Slipshod Style"	3:44
4.	"Waking Up with Solex"	3:32
5.	"Solex's Snag"	4:09
6.	"Rolex by Solex"	2:46
7.	"There's a Solex on the Run"	3:30
8.	"Solex All Licketysplit"	2:24
9.	"Solex for a While"	3:53
10.	"Some Solex"	3:35
11.	"When Solex Just Stood There"	3:24
12.	"Peppy Solex"	3:44
Total length:		41:54

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Solex Is Barely Dressed"	1:28
Total length:		43:22

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[10]

• Solex (Elisabeth Esselink) – performance, production, mixing, sleeve design
• Gerard Atema – clarinet
• Geert de Groot – guitar, piano, cello, bass guitar, melodica
• Frans Hagenaars – production, engineering, mixing
• Flip Heurckmans – engineering (assistant)
• Jeroen Kramer – saxophone, clarinet
• Robert Lagendijk – drums, vocals
• Colette Sloots – graphic editing

References

1. Manaugh, Sara (June 1998). "Solex: Solex vs. the Hitmeister". Spin . Vol. 14, no. 6. p. 138. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
2. Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
3. "Solex". Matador Records . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
4. "Solex – Solex Vs. the Hitmeister". Matador Records . Retrieved 31 October 2017.
5. Phares, Heather. "Solex vs. The Hitmeister – Solex". AllMusic . Retrieved 31 October 2017.
6. Browne, David (20 March 1998). "Solex vs. the Hitmeister". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 31 October 2017.
7. Hemingway, David (15 May 1998). "Solex: Solex vs. the Hitmeister (Matador)". The Guardian .
8. Munro, Ronan (23 May 1998). "Solex – Solex Vs The Hitmeister". NME . Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
9. Richard-San, Mark. "Solex: Solex Vs. The Hitmeister". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
10. Solex vs. the Hitmeister (liner notes). Solex. Matador Records. 1998. OLE 287-2.

External links

• Solex vs. the Hitmeister at Discogs (list of releases)