Atmosphere (Kaskade album)

Atmosphere
Studio album by Kaskade
Released September 10, 2013
Recorded 2012–13
Genre Dance, progressive house, deep house
Length 51:35
Label Ultra Records
Producer Ryan Raddon, Finn Bjarnson, John Hancock, Project 46, Swanky Tunes, Benjamin Curtis, Mark Phillips
Kaskade albums chronology

Fire & Ice
(2011)		 Atmosphere
(2013)
Singles from Atmosphere
  1. "No One Knows Who We Are"
    Released: December 24, 2012
  2. "Atmosphere"
    Released: June 10, 2013
  3. "Last Chance"
    Released: November 22, 2013

Atmosphere is the eighth studio album of American house DJ and electronic dance music producer Kaskade. It was released in the United States and Canada on September 10, 2013 through Ultra Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 62/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Los Angeles Times [3]
Las Vegas Weekly [4]
NOW 3/5[5]
PopMatters 6/10[6]
Rolling Stone [7]

The album shares similar success with his previous studio album Fire & Ice. It became Kaskade's second No. 1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[8] It also made its debut at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, as well as number 7 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. Atmosphere earned Kaskade his second Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2014.

The album received mixed reviews from mainstream critics. Metacritic rated Atmosphere an average score of 62 out of 100 based on 5 reviews.[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ryan Raddon and Finn Bjarnson, except for tracks 3, 7 and 11. 

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Last Chance" (with Project 46, featuring Stef Lang)Ryan Henderson, Tommy Shaw, Andrew AllenRaddon, Bjarnson, Project 46 4:18
2. "Why Ask Why" (with Late Night Alumni)Becky Jean Williams, John Lee HancockRaddon, Bjarnson, Hancock 4:35
3. "MIA to LAS"  Ryan RaddonRaddon 3:31
4. "No One Knows Who We Are" (Kaskade's Atmosphere Mix)
(with Swanky Tunes featuring Lights)		Lights, Vadim, Dmitry, StanislavKaskade, Swanky Tunes 4:34
5. "Feeling the Night" (featuring Becky Jean Williams) Raddon 4:14
6. "Take Your Mind Off"   Raddon, Bjarnson 3:42
7. "LAX to JFK"  Ryan RaddonRaddon 3:07
8. "Atmosphere"  Nate Pyfer, McKay StevensRaddon, Bjarnson 3:51
9. "Missing You" (with School of Seven Bells)Pyfer, Alejandra de la Deheza, Benjamin CurtisCurtis 3:51
10. "Something Something" (with Zip Zip Through The Night)Mark PhillipsRaddon, Bjarnson, Phillips 4:51
11. "SFO to ORD"  Ryan RaddonRaddon 3:43
12. "Floating" (featuring Haley) Raddon, Bjarnson 3:42
13. "How It Is" (featuring Debra Fotheringham) Raddon, Bjarnson 3:36
Total length:
 51:35

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic and Discogs.[9]

Technical personnel
Additional musicians
  • Stephanie Lang – vocals (1)
  • Aaron Ashton – string arrangement (4)
  • John Lee Hancock – string arrangement (4)
  • Nicole Pinnell – cello (4)
  • Jay Lawrence – vibraphone (6)

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 16
US Dance/Electronic Albums[11] 1

Release history

Region Date Label Format
 United States
 Canada		 September 10, 2013 Ultra Records CD, digital download

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Reviews for Atmosphere by Kaskade". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Atmosphere – Kaskade". AllMusic. All Media Network.
  3. ↑ Brown, August (September 11, 2013). "Album review: Kaskade's dreamy, orchestral 'Atmosphere'". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Prevatt, Mike (September 11, 2013). "CD review: Kaskade’s ‘Atmosphere’". Las Vegas Weekly.
  5. ↑ Boles, Benjamin (September 26 – October 3, 2013). "Kaskade – Atmosphere (Ultra)". NOW 33 (4).
  6. ↑ Faulkner, Brent (October 18, 2013). "Kaskade: Atmosphere". PopMatters.
  7. ↑ Dolan, Jon (September 10, 2013). "Kaskade, 'Atmosphere'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media.
  8. ↑ Murray, Gordon (September 19, 2013). "Kaskade's 'Atmosphere' Heats Up Dance Charts". billboard.com. Billboard.
  9. ↑ See external links
  10. ↑ "Kaskade – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 28, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Kaskade – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 28, 2013.