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]

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

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Japan7 July 2010Ninja TuneCDBRC-265
Europe16 August 2010Ninja TuneCDZENCD159
3× LP ZEN159
Digital MP3 ZENDNL159
Digital WAV ZENDNL159W
North America24 August 2010Ninja TuneCDZENCD159
3× LPZEN159
Digital MP3ZENDNL159
Digital WAVZENDNL159W

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.
  7. ↑ Clarke, Paul (10 August 2010). "Review of The Qemists – Spirit in the System". BBC Online . BBC Music . Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  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.
  11. ↑ Moorhouse, Giles (23 August 2010). "The Qemists – Spirit In The System". Rock Sound . Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Holland, Mark (28 July 2010). "The Qemists – Spirit in the System". The Skinny . Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  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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