Extra Virgin
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| Studio album by Olive | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Recorded | 1994—January 1996 | |
| Genre | Trip hop | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Producer(s) | Robin Taylor-Firth | |
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| Olive chronology | ||
| Extra Virgin (1996) |
Trickle (2000) |
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Extra Virgin was the first (1996) release for British electronic trio Olive. This defined Olive's style, spawning three singles, "You're Not Alone" (which was rereleased twice), "Outlaw", and "Miracle". The trip-hop influence of Massive Attack and Portishead, while in small quantities, are evident, mixed in with synth-based electronic dance.
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[edit] Overview
[edit] Recording
Synthesizers used on the album were a Roland Juno-60, a E-mu Systems Vintage Keys modular synthesizer, and an Akai S3000XL sampler. Mixing was done on a Mackie mixing console.[1]
The band created some samples by recording live sounds, edited and subsequently filtered.[1][2]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth.
- "Miracle"
- "This Time"
- "Safer Hands"
- "Killing"
- "You're Not Alone"
- "Falling"
- "Outlaw"
- "Blood Red Tears"
- "Curious"
- "You Are Nothing"
- "Muted"
- "I Don't Think So"
- "You're Not Alone" (demo) (hidden track)[3]
[edit] 1997 bonus disc
A 1997 limited edition release included a second CD of remixes.
- "Miracle" (Monkey Mafia remix)
- "You're Not Alone" (Oakenfold / Osborne 12" mix)
- "You're Not Alone" (Matthew Robert's Cloud 10 mix)
- "You're Not Alone" (Ganja Kru remix)
- "Outlaw" (Roni Size remix)
[edit] Credits
Olive are:
- Ruth-Ann Boyle – vocals
- Tim Kellett – flugelhorn, keyboards, trumpet
- Robin Taylor-Firth – keyboards
Other musicians:
- Darren Campbell – bass
- Duke Quartet – strings:
- Louise Fuller – violin
- Richard Koster – violin
- Ivan McCready – cello
- John Metcalfe – viola
- Tony Foster – bass, guitar
- Adrian Hackett – drums
- George Lambert – digital EQ
- Henrik Linnermann – flute
- James McNichol – assistant engineer
- Omith Mukherjee – guitar
- Heitor Teixeira Pereira – guitar
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
- David F. Revill – engineer
- Mark Sheridan – flute, guitar
- Leon Zervos – mastering
Metcalfe had previously played for The Durutti Column alongside Kellett, as had Pereira for Simply Red.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Robinson, Dave. People: Olive. The Mix. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.
- ^ Jung, Fred. A Fireside Chat with Olive. Jazz Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.
- ^ Hip Online: Artists: Olive. Hip Online. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.
