Transverse (album)

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Transverse
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Live album / studio album by
Carter Tutti Void
Released26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)
Length49:18
Label Mute
Carter Tutti Void chronology
Transverse
(2012)		f(x)
(2015)

Transverse is the debut album by Carter Tutti Void, a collaborative project between Chris Carter, Cosey Fanni Tutti, and Nik Colk Void. [1] It was released on 26 March 2012 through Mute Records. [2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [3]

Contents

Background

Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti were members of the group Throbbing Gristle, while Nik Colk Void is a member of the group Factory Floor. [1] The material on Transverse was created in a studio. [4] The album contains live recording and studio recording: Tracks 1 to 4 were recorded live at the Roundhouse, London, on 13 May 2011; track 5 is a studio recording. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Fact Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [11]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Resident Advisor 4/5 [13]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Spin 8/10 [15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Transverse received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 from 14 critic scores. [3]

Steve Shaw of Fact commented that "Transverse is a deep, memorable experience, the pulses in particular guiding the music's more familiar freeform guitar timbres into areas that are less predictable." [7] He added, "While it would also be interesting to hear this material as a studio project, treated, controlled and edited with a clinical precision, Transverse is an exceptionally immersive, expertly captured documentation of a tumultuous performance that has already earned a place in recent history." [7] Philip Sherburne of Spin stated, "A magic carpet of woven steel, Transverse soars up and out, borne aloft on ghostly vocals and sheets of guitar noise." [15] John Doran of The Quietus called it "one of the most exciting live albums to be released in many, many years." [16]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Transverse
PublicationListRankRef.
BBC Music BBC Music's Top 25 Albums of 2012
12
Crack The Top 100 Albums of 2012
62
Fact The 50 Best Albums of 2012
43
MusicOMH musicOMH's Top 100 Albums of 2012
9
The Quietus The Quietus Albums of the Year 2012
3
Uncut Uncut's Top 75 New Albums of 2012
75
The Wire Top 50: Albums of the Year 2012
9

Track listing

Transverse track listing
No.TitleLength
1."V1"10:04
2."V2"10:05
3."V3"9:05
4."V4"10:07
5."V4 Studio (Slap 1)"9:53
Total length:49:18
Bandcamp edition additional track [24]
No.TitleLength
6."V4 Studio (Slap 2)"5:41
Total length:54:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Turner, Luke (2012). "Carter Tutti Void Transverse Review". BBC . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Battan, Carrie (23 February 2012). "Listen: Throbbing Gristle and Factory Floor Team Up". Pitchfork . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Transverse by Carter Tutti Void". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Murray, Robin (29 March 2012). "Transverse: Carter Tutti Void". Clash . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 Carter Tutti Void (2012). Transverse (CD booklet). Mute Records.
  6. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Transverse - Carter Tutti Void". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Shaw, Steve (27 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void: Transverse". Fact . Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Gill, Andy (23 March 2012). "Album: Carter Tutti Void, Transverse (Mute)". The Independent . Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Lee, Tim (26 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void – Transverse". MusicOMH . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Snapes, Laura (23 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void – 'Transverse'". NME . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Neyland, Nick (28 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void: Transverse". Pitchfork . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Needs, Kris (22 May 2012). "Transverse | Carter Tutti Void". Record Collector . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Maleney, Ian (26 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void - Transverse". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  14. ↑ McQuillian, Timothy (29 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void – Transverse". The Skinny . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  15. 1 2 Sherburne, Philip (30 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void, 'Transverse'". Spin . Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Doran, John (23 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void — Transverse". The Quietus . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "BBC Music's Top 25 Albums of 2012". BBC . 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "The Top 100 Albums of 2012: 74-50". Crack . 6 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "The 50 best albums of 2012 (page 9 of 51)". Fact . 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "musicOMH's Top 100 Albums Of 2012: 50-6". MusicOMH . 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  21. ↑ "Apollo's Bounteous Harvest: The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2012". The Quietus . 30 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Uncut's Top 75 new albums of 2012". Uncut . 19 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "Top 50: Albums of the year 2012". The Wire . December 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  24. ↑ "Carter Tutti Void: Transverse". Bandcamp . Retrieved 14 June 2025.

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