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
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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.

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.

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