Londinium (album)
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| Studio album by Archive | ||||
| Released | 23 September 1996 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, alternative hip hop, electronica | |||
| Length | 60:38 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Archive, Pete Barraclough | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Independent | (Mixed)[2] |
Londinium is the debut album by London-based trip hop band Archive. The title is taken from the Roman name for London. Roya Arab is the principal vocalist throughout the album, and Rosko John provides rapping. "Skyscraper" uses a sample from "Mmm Skyscraper... I Love You" by Underworld. In addition, Karl Hyde, from Underworld, plays bass on the track "Headspace" "Londinium" was remixed by Kevin Shields and released as a 12".
Track listing
- "Old Artist" – 4:04
- "All Time" – 3:51
- "So Few Words" – 6:12
- "Headspace" – 4:13
- "Darkroom" – 4:31
- "Londinium" – 5:19
- "Man Made" – 4:37
- "Nothing Else" – 4:37
- "Skyscraper" – 4:24
- "Parvaneh (Butterfly)" – 3:50
- "Beautiful World" – 6:36
- "Organ Song" – 2:23
- "Last Five" – 3:47
- Ubiquitous Wife Remix – 1:25 (hidden track)
The album contains a hidden track, which begins 30 seconds after the end of "Last Five"; it is named on the album as Ubiquitous wife Remix.
Personnel
- Artwork By [Cd Design & Tray] - Mat Cook Intro
- Bass - Karl Hyde (tracks: 4)
- Cello - Julia Palmer
- Drums [Additional Drums] - Matheu Martin (tracks: 3)
- Engineer - Pete Barraclough
- Flute - Pete Barraclough (tracks: 2, 4, 13)
- French Horn - Jane Hanna (tracks: 12)
- Guitar - Karl Hyde (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 13), Pete Barraclough (tracks: 12), Steve Taylor (tracks: 11)
- Mixed By - Neil McLellan
- Mixed By [Assistant] - Pat McGovern
- Photography - Andy Earl
- Producer, Mixed By - Archive
- Triangle [Guest Trianglist] - Anita Hill
- Violin - Ali Keeler (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 12)
- Vocals - Roya Arab
- Vocals [Additional] - Jane Wall (tracks: 11), Siobhan Sian (tracks: 11)
- Vocals [Rap] - Rosko John
- Written-By - A. Keeler (tracks: 1, 12), D. Griffiths (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13), D. Keeler, R. John (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13), R. Arab (tracks: 2 to 6, 8, 10, 13)
Track 9 contains a sample from Underworld's "Mmm Skyscraper I Love You".
References
- ↑ Bush, John. "Review: Londinium - Archive". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (January 17, 1997). "Review: Londinium". Independent News & Media. Retrieved 3 August 2009.