Idealism (album)

Idealism
Studio album by Digitalism
Released	9 May 2007
Genre	Indietronica, electro house, electronic rock, dance-punk
Length	51:44
Label	Virgin
Producer	Jens Moelle, İsmail Tüfekçi
Digitalism chronology
Idealism (2007) I Love You Dude (2011)I Love You Dude2011

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Montreal Mirror	9.5/10[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork Media	5.2/10[6]
PopMatters	3/10[7]
Spin	6/10[8]
Stylus Magazine	C[9]
URB	[10]

Idealism is the debut studio album by German electronic music duo Digitalism, released on 9 May 2007 by Virgin Records. In the United States, it was released on 19 June 2007 by Astralwerks. Five of the album's fifteen tracks—"Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Digitalism in Cairo", "Jupiter Room" and "Pogo"—were previously released as EPs prior to the release. The song "Digitalism in Cairo" samples The Cure's 1979 song "Fire in Cairo". The CD gives access to Opendisc where seven additional tracks can be downloaded.

"Idealistic" was used by Rockstar Games in the announcement trailer for their video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.^[11] It is also used in a commercial for Airness on French TV. "Pogo" is used in a few commercials, including a 2007 Pontiac commercial and a Virgin Mobile commercial, and was featured in Need for Speed: ProStreet, Just Dance 2 and FIFA 08. A sample of "Idealistic" is used by American radio call-in programme Loveline at the beginning of each segment prior to going on air. "Zdarlight" is used in a BMW X1 commercial.

Track listing

All songs written by Jens Moelle and İsmail Tüfekçi, except where noted.

1. "Magnets" – 3:50
2. "Zdarlight" – 5:41
3. "I Want I Want" – 3:29
4. "Idealistic" – 4:11
5. "Digitalism in Cairo" (Moelle, Tüfekçi, Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Laurence Tolhurst) – 4:49
6. "Departure from Cairo" – 0:54
7. "Pogo" (Moelle, Tüfekçi, Kimberley Isaac Moyes) – 3:46
8. "Moonlight" – 2:52
9. "Anything New" – 4:59
10. "The Pulse" – 4:19
11. "Home Zone" – 2:09
12. "Apollo-Gize" – 2:20
13. "Jupiter Approach" – 1:13
14. "Jupiter Room" – 5:03
15. "Echoes" – 3:39

Downloadable bonus tracks

1. "Jupiter Room" (Planetary Lobby Version)
2. "Austrasto"
3. "Playground"
4. "TV TV"
5. "Jet Set"
6. "Rock the Pressure"
7. "Saw You in 2 Pieces"

Personnel

Credits adapted from Idealism liner notes.^[12]

• Jens Moelle – vocals (1, 3–5, 7–9, 11, 12); producer (all tracks); drawings
• İsmail Tüfekçi – producer
• Åbäke – design
• Heiko Prigge – photography

Charts

Release history

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