Risotto (album)

Risotto
Studio album by Fluke
Released September 30, 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre Electronica, house, techno
Length 73:22
Label Astralwerks
Producer Fluke
Fluke chronology

Oto
(1995)		 Risotto
(1997)		 Progressive History X
(2001)

Risotto is the fourth album by British electronica group Fluke, first released in September 1997. The album is named after the dish risotto.

Many of the tracks that brought Fluke to a larger audience are featured on this album, including "Atom Bomb", used on the Wipeout 2097 soundtrack, and "Absurd," used in many films/trailers, including Sin City in 2005.

The album artwork was designed by The Designers Republic and features a chrome-plated KitchenAid blender.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B[2]
Pitchfork Media 9.0/10[3]
Melody Maker positive[4]

Writing for Melody Maker in October 1997, Neil Kulkarni gave Risotto a very positive review, singling out the album's lyrics as a highlight; "[Fluke] have the dumbest greatest deepest lyrics in dance – "Baby's got an atom-bomb/a motherfuckin' atom bomb" is the greatest heavy metal lyric never written; "Anybody with a heart votes love" is a chorus Stevie Wonder would be proud of; "Think big that's only half as large/Bigger, better, twice as hard" is Ooompah-Loompah haiku made pop poetry."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Absurd" – 5:48
  2. "Atom Bomb" – 5:45
  3. "Kitten Moon" – 9:18
  4. "Mosh" – 6:20
  5. "Bermuda" – 7:57
  6. "Setback" – 8:54
  7. "Amp" – 8:09
  8. "Reeferendrum" – 7:22
  9. "Squirt" – 6:15
  10. "Goodnight Lover" – 7:34

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly (10/31/97, p. 109) - "... their beats are as relentless and no-frills as traditional techno gets." - Rating: B
  3. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kulkarni, Neil. "Review: Fluke - Risotto, Virgin". Melody Maker (IPC Media) (October 4, 1997): 51.