The Contino Sessions

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The Contino Sessions
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Studio album by
Released13 September 1999
RecordedThe Contino Rooms, London, England
Genre Electronic, neo-psychedelia, shoegaze
Length47:59
Label Concrete
Producer Richard Fearless, Tim Holmes
Death in Vegas chronology
Dead Elvis
(1997)
The Contino Sessions
(1999)
Scorpio Rising
(2002)
Singles from The Contino Sessions
  1. "Neptune City"
    Released: 30 August 1999 (vinyl only)
  2. "Aisha"
    Released: 31 January 2000
  3. "Dirge"
    Released: 24 April 2000
  4. "One More Time"
    Released: 10 July 2000 (vinyl only)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Alternative Press 4/5 [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
NME 9/10 [7]
Pitchfork 3.9/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]

The Contino Sessions is the second album by the British electronic band Death in Vegas, released in 1999.

Contents

As of July 2013 it was certified gold by British Phonographic Industry for 100,000 sold units in UK. [12]

In 2000 the album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [13]

The track "Aisha" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2001 racing video game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec while "Dirge" was featured in the trailer for The Black Dahlia (2006) and the opening scenes of I Care a Lot (2020)

Track listing

All music is composed by Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dirge"  5:44
2."Soul Auctioneer" Bobby Gillespie  5:59
3."Death Threat"  4:50
4."Flying"  7:06
5."Aisha" Iggy Pop Steve Hellier5:54
6."Lever Street"  3:39
7."Aladdin's Story"FearlessThe Unknown [a] 4:45
8."Broken Little Sister" Jim Reid Ian Button, Mat Flint, Fearless, Holmes5:18
9."Neptune City"  4:43
Total length:47:59

Notes

Personnel

Death in Vegas

Additional musicians

Vocalists

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 72
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] 39
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 19

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Reviews for The Contino Sessions by Death in Vegas". Metacritic . Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  2. Raggett, Ned. "The Contino Sessions – Death in Vegas". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  3. "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Alternative Press (135): 91. October 1999.
  4. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (1 October 1999). "The Contino Sessions". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (17 September 1999). "Back in black". The Guardian .
  6. Crysell, Andy (October 1999). "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions (Concrete)". Muzik (53): 95.
  7. Martin, Piers (7 September 1999). "Death In Vegas – The Contino Sessions". NME . Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. Beatty & Garrett. "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 12 October 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Q (157): 117. October 1999.
  10. Walters, Barry (30 September 1999). "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Uncut (29). October 1999.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN   978-0-7893-2074-2.
  14. "Lescharts.com – Death in Vegas – The Contino Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Death in Vegas – The Contino Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  16. "Death in Vegas | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  17. "British album certifications – Death In Vegas – The Contino Sessions". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 31 March 2022.