| Welcome to My DNA | ||||
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| Studio album by Blackfield | ||||
| Released | 28 March 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Throughout 2010 at No Man's Land, Hemel Hempstead; Sarm West, London; Pluto, Tel Aviv; Bardo, Tel Aviv | |||
| Genre | Art rock[1] | |||
| Producer | Steven Wilson, Aviv Geffen, Trevor Horn | |||
| Blackfield chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Reflections of Darkness | [3] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | [5] |
Welcome to My DNA is the third studio album by Blackfield, a musical collaboration between Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen. It was released in Europe on 28 March 2011, and released in the US on 19 April 2011, as a digi-book CD and heavyweight vinyl limited to 2000 individually numbered copies.[6]
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Almost all of the songs were written by Geffen, as Wilson had been working on his second solo album, Grace for Drowning, at the same time.[4] The musicians worked on the material together in studios in England and Israel.[7] It marked the first time they used a real orchestra in recording.[8] All tracks were produced by Wilson and Geffen, except for "Oxygen", which was produced by Trevor Horn.[9] "Zigota" is a reworking of the track of the same name on Geffen's 2002 solo album Memento Mori.
The album's first and only single was "Waving", which received a music video on 21 March 2011[10] and a formal single release in the US on 11 April.[11] but did not chart on any charts. However, the opening track, "Glass House", acted as a promotional single and was made available to download prior to the album's release.[12][10]
The album has received generally positive reviews. Reflections of Darkness stated it was "...a sophisticated and diverse pop/rock album and highly recommended".[3] Sea of Tranquility also praised the album, stating that it was the band's "...most diverse, experimental, and textured release".[4] Praise was given to Wilson for his production on the album[13][14] and his solo contribution to the album "Waving".[1][4] Critcisms included limited and weak lyrics in some tracks, most notably Geffen's track "Go to Hell"[5][15][1][4]
The album peaked at No. 139 on the UK charts.[16]
All songs written and composed by Aviv Geffen except "Waving" by Steven Wilson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Glass House" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Go to Hell" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Rising of the Tide" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Waving" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Far Away" | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Dissolving With the Night" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Blood" | 3:17 |
| 8. | "On the Plane" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Oxygen" | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Zigota" | 5:04 |
| 11. | "DNA" | 3:56 |
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Total length:
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39:35 | |