Electronic Earth

Electronic Earth
Studio album by Labrinth
Released 2 April 2012 (2012-04-02)
Recorded 2010 (2010)–12 (12) at Milmark Studios, London
Genre
Length 43:23
Label Syco
Producer
  • Labrinth
  • Da Digglar
Labrinth chronology
Electronic Earth
(2012)
Take Me to the Truth
(2016)
Singles from Electronic Earth
  1. "Let the Sun Shine"
    Released: 27 September 2010
  2. "Earthquake"
    Released: 23 October 2011
  3. "Last Time"
    Released: 16 March 2012
  4. "Express Yourself"
    Released: 7 May 2012
  5. "Treatment"
    Released: 9 September 2012
  6. "Beneath Your Beautiful"
    Released: 18 October 2012

Electronic Earth is the debut studio album by English recording arist Labrinth released April 2012, via Syco Music. The album peaked at #2 on the UK Albums Chart.

Background

The album was released on 2 April 2012, by Simon Cowell's Syco Music. The album was largerly self-produced by Labrinth, and was recorded over the period of two years. The album features guest apperaances from Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sandé, Etta Bond, Busta Rhymes, Kano, Wretch 32, Devlin and Tinchy Stryder, as well as remixes by Joey Negro, the Wideboys, Knife Party and R3hab. The album's release was preceded by the release of three singles – "Let the Sun Shine", which was released on 27 September 2010, reaching a peak position of number three on the UK Singles Chart;[1] "Earthquake", which was released on 23 October 2011, reaching a peak position of number two;[2] and "Last Time", which was released on 18 March 2012.[3]

The title and release date of Electronic Earth were confirmed via Labrinth's official Twitter account in December 2011.[4] The official artwork was unveiled in February 2012.[5] The album was originally due for release on 12 March, but was later pushed back, being released on 2 April 2012.[6] The album is set for release in the United States on 11 December 2012, in a joint deal between Syco Music and Capitol Records. Three extra tracks have been added to the release for the American market - Labrinth's collaboration with Devlin, "Let it Go"; a special version of Tinie Tempah's smash hit single "Written in the Stars" featuring both Labrinth and Eric Turner; and "Teardrop", a collaboration with a number of fellow urban artists, produced as the official single for the Children in Need telethon of 2011.[7]

Title

Speaking to Blues & Soul in January 2012, Labrinth stated: "Basically 'Electronic Earth' as a title represents musically where I'm heading to as an artist. In that I wanna be able to make both acoustic and electronic music side-by-side. You know, on one side you have artists like Adele who's very much on an acoustic vibe, and then on the other you have like maybe Justice who are a kind of electro-house band. And to me, what I'm about as a musician is joining those two worlds TOGETHER... So yeah, in that way 'Electronic Earth' does truly represent me as both an artist AND a producer."[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
4Music[9]
BBC Music(favourable)[10]
Digital Spy[11]
The Guardian[12]
The Independent[13]
NME(4/10)[14]

Electronic Earth has received mixed responses. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 for reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on 8 reviews, which indicates "Mixed or Average reviews".[15] Lewis Corner of music blog Digital Spy gave the album four out of five stars, pointing out that while "Labrinth's lyrics are far from groundbreaking", [he's] "the one artist Cowell has on his label who has the X Factor in abundance".[11] Reviewing the album for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis gave Electronic Earth 3 out of 5 stars, claiming that "there are moments when Electronic Earth is nearly as audacious as Labrinth thinks it is".[12] Killian Fox for the publication's sister newspaper The Observer claims that on Electronic Earth Labrinth "has high ambitions but falls disappointingly short".[16] The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 32,281 copies in its first week.[17]

Singles

Promotional songs

Track listing

Electronic Earth
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Climb on Board"  Timothy McKenzie, Marc Williams
  • Labrinth
  • Da Digglar
3:58
2. "Earthquake" (featuring Tinie Tempah)
Labrinth 3:31
3. "Last Time"  
  • McKenzie
  • Williams
  • Labrinth
  • Da Digglar
4:23
4. "Treatment" (featuring Etta Bond)
  • Labrinth
  • Da Digglar
4:30
5. "Express Yourself"  
  • McKenzie
  • Charles Wright
Labrinth 4:03
6. "Let the Sun Shine"  McKenzie
  • Labrinth
  • Da Digglar
2:59
7. "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé)
  • Labrinth
  • Da Digglar
4:31
8. "Sundown"  
  • Labrinth
  • Da Digglar
5:06
9. "Sweet Riot"  McKenzieLabrinth 5:02
10. "Vultures"  
  • Labrinth
  • Da Digglar
4:17
Total length:
43:23
Sample credits

Personnel

Musical personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[25] 30
Irish Albums Chart[26] 19
Scottish Albums Chart[27] 6
UK Albums Chart[28] 2

Release history

Region Date Label Format Ref.
United Kingdom 2 April 2012 Syco Music CD [29][30]
2CD [31][32]
10CD [33]

References

  1. "9th October 2010". 2010 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. "5th November 2011". 2011 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. "Labrinth Announces Details Of New Single 'Last Time'". Capital FM. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. Labrinth (19 December 2011). "Album: Electronic earth da ...". Twitter. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  5. "Labrinth New Album 'Electronic Earth' Album Cover Revealed". Capital FM. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  6. "Electronic Earth (2CD Deluxe Edition)". Play.com. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  7. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/electronic-earth/id5154236756
  8. Stephen Clark - Design. "Labrinth: Ready for the launch". bluesandsoul.com.
  9. "Album review: Labrinth's Electronic Earth". 4music.com.
  10. "BBC - Music - Review of Labrinth - Electronic Earth". bbc.co.uk.
  11. 1 2 Lewis Corner (28 March 2012). "Labrinth: 'Electronic Earth' - Album review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  12. 1 2 Alexis Petridis (29 March 2012). "Labrinth: Electronic Earth – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  13. "Album: Labrinth, Electronic Earth (Syco)". The Independent.
  14. "NME Reviews - Labrinth - 'Electronic Earth' - NME.COM". NME.COM. 30 March 2012.
  15. "Reviews for Electronic Earth by Labrinth - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  16. Killian Fox (1 April 2012). "Labrinth: Electronic Earth – review". The Observer. The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  17. Jones, Alan (9 April 2012). "Official Charts Analysis: Katy Perry album hits 1m sales, Nicki Minaj LP shifts 47k in debut week". Music Week. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  18. http://www.itno.co.uk/music/labrinth-express-yourself/
  19. "Labrinth "Climb On Board" (Official Single Cover)". Ultimate Music. josepvinaixa. 8 April 2012.
  20. "Climb On Board (Explicit): Labrinth". Amazon.com. 2012-03-09.
  21. "Labrinth Featuring Devlin and Tinchy Stryder - "Up In Flames" by Labrinth on SoundCloud".
  22. "Up In Flames behind the scenes". YouTube. LabrinthTV. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  23. "iTunes - Music - Electronic Earth (Deluxe Edition) by Labrinth". iTunes.
  24. "Labrinth "Electronic Earth Deluxe Edition"". Labrinth Global Store GB.
  25. "Labrinth - Electronic Earth". australian-charts.com/.
  26. "Irish Albums Chart > Archive > Week Ending: April 5, 2012". GFK.
  27. "Archive Chart". Scottish Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  28. "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  29. "Electronic Earth - CD". Play.com. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  30. "Labrinth: Electronic Earth (2012)". HMV Group. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  31. "Electronic Earth (2CD Deluxe Edition)". Play.com. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  32. "Labrinth: Electronic Earth: 2cd: Deluxe Edition (2012)". HMV Group. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  33. "Labrinth "Electronic Earth - Signed Limited Edition Boxset"". Labrinth Global Store. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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