Spirit in the System

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Spirit in the System
The qemists spirit in the system.jpg
Studio album by
The Qemists
Released7 July 2010
Recorded12A Studios, Brighton, 2009 – May 2010
Genre Big beat, drum and bass, electronica, electronic rock
Length43:51
Label Ninja Tune
Producer The Qemists
The Qemists chronology
Join the Q
(2009)		Spirit in the System
(2010)		 Warrior Sound
(2016)
Singles from Spirit in the System
  1. "Your Revolution"
    Released: 3 May 2010 [1]
  2. "Hurt Less"
    Released: 19 July 2010 [2]
  3. "Renegade"
    Released: 30 August 2010 [3]
  4. "Take It Back"
    Released: 4 April 2011 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Artrocker Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
BBC Music mixed [7]
Clash 7/10 [8]
Data Transmission 8/10 [9]
Future Entertainment 8/10 [10]
Rock Sound 7/10 [11]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Spirit in the System is the second studio album from British band The Qemists. The album was released on 7 July 2010 under record label Ninja Tune. [13] [14] On 26 May 2010, the band announced the album was complete. [15] The album artwork was created by Glenn Fabry. [15]

The Qemists electronic music group from Brighton, United Kingdom

The Qemists are an English electronic music group, hailing from Brighton, United Kingdom. They are signed to Amazing Record Co., an indie record label based in the UK. The band have a separate deal with Beat Records for distribution in Japan, and announced in February 2016 that they had signed a North American deal with Detroit-based label, FiXT Music.

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists, and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and be both promoted and heard on music streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists, who assist performers in gaining positive media coverage, and arrange for their merchandise to be available via stores and other media outlets.

Ninja Tune British independent record label based in London

Ninja Tune is an English independent record label based in London. It has a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke and others.

Contents

On 14 June 2012, the band announced they had completed the music video for the single "Hurt Less" featuring Jenna G. [16] The video was directed by Keith McCarthy. [16]

Track list

No.TitleLength
1."Take It Back" (featuring Enter Shikari)4:20
2."Hurt Less" (featuring Jenna G)5:12
3."Dirty Words" (featuring Matt Rose & Bruno Balanta)3:38
4."Renegade" (featuring Maxsta & MC I.D.)3:41
5."Fading Halo" (featuring Chantal Brown)4:53
6."The Only Love Song" (featuring MC I.D.)4:54
7."Life's Too Short" (featuring Chantal Brown)3:33
8."Apocalypse" (featuring Robin Hawkins)4:28
9."Bones" (featuring Kellermensch)4:12
10."Your Revolution" (featuring Matt Rose)5:00
Total length:43:51

Personnel

The Qemists

The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the 1960s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music.

Drum kit collection of drums and other percussion instruments

A drum kit — also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums — is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments, typically cymbals, which are set up on stands to be played by a single player, with drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum. A drum kit consists of a mix of drums and idiophones – most significantly cymbals, but can also include the woodblock and cowbell. In the 2000s, some kits also include electronic instruments. Also, both hybrid and entirely electronic kits are used.

Electric guitar electrified guitar; fretted stringed instrument with a neck and body that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals. The vibration occurs when a guitar player strums, plucks, fingerpicks, slaps or taps the strings. The pickup generally uses electromagnetic induction to create this signal, which being relatively weak is fed into a guitar amplifier before being sent to the speaker(s), which converts it into audible sound.

Additional musicians

Enter Shikari British post-hardcore band

Enter Shikari is an English rock band formed in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England in 1999 under the name Hybryd by bassist Chris Batten, lead vocalist and keyboardist Roughton "Rou" Reynolds, and drummer Rob Rolfe. In 2003, guitarist Liam "Rory" Clewlow joined the band to complete its current lineup, and it adopted its current name. In 2006, they performed to a growing fanbase at Download Festival as well as a sold-out concert at the London Astoria. Their debut studio album, Take to the Skies, was released in 2007 and reached number 4 in the Official UK Album Chart, and has since been certified gold in the UK. Their second, Common Dreads, was released in 2009 and debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 16; while their third, A Flash Flood of Colour, was released in 2012 and debuted on the chart at number 4. Both have since been certified silver in the UK. The band spent a considerable amount of time supporting the latter release through the A Flash Flood of Colour World Tour, before beginning work on a fourth studio album, The Mindsweep, which was released in 2015. Their fifth studio album The Spark was released in 2017.

Robin Hawkins British musician

Robin Hawkins, commonly known as Rob is the primary vocalist and bassist for Welsh band The Automatic.

Kellermensch is a Danish band. The band was formed in Esbjerg in 2006, they started out under the name Brudevalsen, and took their name from the German translation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella Notes from Underground.

Technical personnel
Record producer Individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Glenn Fabry artist

Glenn Fabry is a British comics artist known for his detailed, realistic work in both ink and painted colour.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Japan 7 July 2010Ninja Tune CD BRC-265
Europe 16 August 2010Ninja TuneCDZENCD159
3× LP ZEN159
Digital MP3 ZENDNL159
Digital WAV ZENDNL159W
North America 24 August 2010Ninja TuneCDZENCD159
3× LPZEN159
Digital MP3ZENDNL159
Digital WAVZENDNL159W

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References

  1. ↑ "The Qemists — Your Revolution". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Qemists feat. Jenna G – Hurt Less". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Qemists — Renegade". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Qemists — Take It Back". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Bush, John. "Spirit in the System - The Qemists". Allmusic . Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Suzuki, Cindy. "The Qemists/ Spirit In The System". Artrocker . Retrieved 25 December 2012.
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  8. ↑ Oliver, Matt (16 August 2010). "The Qemists - Spirit In The System". Clash . Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  9. ↑ Kendrick, Harriet (16 August 2010). "The Qemists - Spirit in the System". Data Transmission . Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "The Qemists :: Spirit in the System". Future Entertainment. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
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  13. ↑ "The Qemists - 'Spirit In The System' Album Mini-mix". SoundCloud. 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "The Qemists — Spirit In The System". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  15. 1 2 "Spirit In The System - The Qemists 2nd album". The Qemists. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  16. 1 2 "New Single - Hurt Less feat Jenna G". The Qemists. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
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