U.S.S.R. The Art of Listening

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U.S.S.R. The Art of Listening
Studio album by DJ Vadim
Released 23 September 2002 (2002-09-23)
Genre Hip hop, electronic
Length65:49
Label Ninja Tune
Producer DJ Vadim
DJ Vadim chronology
U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side
(1999)		U.S.S.R. The Art of Listening
(2002)		 The Soundcatcher
(2007)
Singles from U.S.S.R. The Art of Listening
  1. "Till Suns in Your Eye"
    Released: 2002
  2. "It's On"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Combustible"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Edie Brikell"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Music favorable [1]
Dusted Magazinemixed [2]
Exclaim! favorable [3]
IGN 8.5/10 [4] [5]

U.S.S.R. The Art of Listening is a 2002 studio album by DJ Vadim, released on Ninja Tune. [6]

DJ Vadim Russian DJ

Vadim Peare, known professionally as DJ Vadim, is a prolific DJ and producer born in Saint Petersburg, Russia and raised in London. He's also a promoter, record collector, radio presenter, occasional painter and writer, whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica. He previously ran Jazz Fudge.

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

Critical reception

Noel Dix of Exclaim! said, "With varied MCs taking the mic, Vadim is allowed to switch up his beats to accommodate their flows and the end result is quite stunning at times." [3]

<i>Exclaim!</i> Canadian music magazine

Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists. Content is based on the monthly print publication, which publishes 9 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers. Their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month.

Will Sansom of BBC Music described it as "a composition of the world's more diverse and eclectic sounds, resulting in a musical canvas that stretches the imagination." [1] Noah Zimmerman of Dusted Magazine said, "It sounds like a combination between another Ninja Tune compilation and your buddy's mixtape, with much better production value." [2]

BBC Music

BBC Music is an umbrella title used by the BBC to collect together its music output. Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio operational division and is directly responsible to Helen Boaden ; however, its remit also includes music used in television and online services. It was established in its current form in 2014; however, the BBC had already been using the BBC Music brand to refer to its online music content and some live events beforehand, including a now defunct record label. The current director of music is Bob Shennan, who is also the controller of BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music and the BBC Asian Network.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Till Suns in Your Eye" (featuring Motion Man)4:35
2."It's On" (featuring Vakill)3:48
3."She Who Is Tested" (featuring Yarah Bravo)3:34
4."Combustible" (featuring Gift of Gab)3:15
5."Ghetto Rebels" (featuring Phi Life Cypher)5:36
6."Revelations Well Expounded" (featuring Kela and Ulzula Dudziak)4:43
7."The Harp Song Part 2"3:12
8."The Pacifist" (featuring Yarah Bravo)4:48
9."In Control Vol. 3" (featuring DJ Plus One)1:52
10."Taa Fun Aiye" (featuring Ade Soma and G Ruff)6:03
11."Who Me" (featuring Demolition Man)4:20
12."Something to Feel?" (featuring Task Force and Mr Thing)4:45
13."L'Art D'Ecouter" (featuring TTC)5:00
14."That Which Is Coming" (featuring Revd Clevie Brown)6:25
15."Edie Brikell" (featuring Slug)3:35

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References

  1. 1 2 Sansom, Will (2002). "DJ Vadim - USSR... The Art of Listening - Review". BBC Music . Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 Zimmerman, Noah (30 October 2002). "DJ Vadim - USSR: The Art of Listening". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 Dix, Noel (1 January 2006). "DJ Vadim - The Art of Listening". Exclaim! . Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. ↑ D., Spence (2 October 2002). "DJ Vadim - USSR The Art of Listening (1/2)". IGN . Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ↑ D., Spence (2 October 2002). "DJ Vadim - USSR The Art of Listening (2/2)". IGN . Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "USSR: The Art of Listening / DJ Vadim / Release / Ninja Tune". Ninja Tune . Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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