Away from the Sea

Away From The Sea
Studio album by Yuksek
Released 9 February 2009[1]
Recorded 2009
Genre Electro house
Length 46:58
Label Barclay, Has Been, Cherrytree
Producer Pierre-Alexandre Busson
Yuksek chronology

Away From The Sea
(2009)		 Living On The Edge Of Time
(2011)
Singles from Away From The Sea
  1. "Tonight"
    Released: 17 November 2008
  2. "Extraball"
    Released: 30 April 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
strangeglue [2]
dailymusicguide [3]
Subba-Cultcha [4]
URB [5]
Virgin Media [6]
XLR8R [7]

Away From The Sea is the debut studio album by French electro house artist, Yuksek. The album was released on 9 Feb 2009 through Barclay Records.

The first single from the album, "Tonight", was performed live in China and featured in the video produced by Peugeot for their 200 year anniversary.[8]

The second single from the album, "Extraball", was used in an advert by the Lacoste clothing brand to release their "Red Label" line of clothing.[9]

The hidden track of the album was composed by The Bewitched Hands. It consists in a rearranged and acoustic version of Tonight. This track is also used at the end of the video clip Tonight, where Yuksek takes part of a choir.[10]

Reception

The album received average reviews, with the exception of Yuksek's collaboration with Philadelphian singer Amanda Blank, which is often described as the album's highlight.[3][11] Jon Davies, of dailymusicguide, stated that "Spank Rock's Amanda Blank livens up the track with her irresistible flow while Yuksek backs her with outrageously filthy beats and a few riffs stolen from Daft Punk"; while tempering this was his view of the album as a whole, stating that "It's questionable why anyone would want to listen to this when you can hear Justice do this kind of thing infinitely better."[3]
URB magazine were more positive, stating that "Away From The Sea is altogether an impressive effort that establishes Yuksek’s sound without hindering his creativity" and awarding the album 4 out of 5 stars.[5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Break Ya"  Pierre-Alexandre BussonYuksek 03:30
2. "Tonight"  BussonYuksek 03:13
3. "A Certain Life"  BussonYuksek 03:01
4. "Extraball" (feat. Amanda Blank, Clément Daquin)Amanda Blank, Busson, Clément DaquinYuksek 03:32
5. "Take A Ride"  BussonYuksek 03:39
6. "I Could Never Be A Dancer"  BussonYuksek 03:15
7. "So Far Away From The Sea" (feat. The Bewitched Hands On The Top Of Our Heads, Melis)Anthonin Ternant, Benjamin Pinard, Nicolas Kartz, BussonYuksek 03:16
8. "Little Dirty Trip" (Vicarious Bliss remix)BussonYuksek 04:31
9. "This Is Not Today" (feat. Shitdisco)Busson, ShitdiscoYuksek 04:15
10. "I Like To Play" (feat. The Forum Digital Choir)BussonYuksek 04:29
11. "So Down" (feat. Chromeo)David Macklovitch, BussonYuksek, Chromeo 03:44
12. "Freak O Rocker"  BussonYuksek 03:16
13. "Eat My Bear" (feat. Forum Digital Choir)BussonYuksek 03:17
Total length:
 46:58

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Away From The Sea". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Brad (5 February 2009). "strangeglue review". strangeglue. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Davies, Jon (9 May 2009). "dailymusicguide review". dailymusicguide. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Merritt, Matt. "Subba-Cultcha review". Subba-Cultcha. Spyre Media. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "URB review". URB magazine. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Virgin review". Virgin Media. Virgin Group. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  7. ↑ Reynaldo, Shawn (19 June 2009). "XLR8R review". XLR8R. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Yu Gong Yi Shan info". 2 June 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Lacoste Red mention". Already Here. May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  10. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xBpT3LAScQ
  11. ↑ ladyflash (18 March 2009). "In The Mix - non-professional review". IntheMix. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Away From The Sea at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved 20 May 2011.