World of Echo

World of Echo
Studio album by Arthur Russell
Released 1986 (1986)
Recorded 1985–1986
Genre Experimental, art pop[1]
Length 51:14
Label Upside (US)
Rough Trade (UK)
Arthur Russell chronology
Instrumentals, 1974 – Vol. 2
(1984)Instrumentals, 1974 – Vol. 21984		 World of Echo
(1986)		 Another Thought
(1994)Another Thought1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Dusted(positive)[3]
Pitchfork Media(8.4/10)[4]
Stylus(B+)[5]
2005 re-issue

World of Echo is the only full length non-collaborative studio album recorded, released and compiled by Arthur Russell during his lifetime. It was released in 1986 on Upside Records in the United States and on Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom. It features Russell solo on cello with added percussion and production.

Audika Records issued a limited edition CD on 27 October 2004 which included bonus tracks and a DVD with footage by Phill Niblock. They subsequently issued another CD on 11 January 2005 and a double vinyl edition on 29 March 2005. Rough Trade also reissued the album on 9 January 2005.

Track listing

All songs written by Arthur Russell.

  1. "Tone Bone Kone" – 1:05
  2. "Soon-to-Be Innocent Fun / Let's See" – 9:36
  3. "Answers Me" – 2:11
  4. "Being It" – 5:17
  5. "Place I Know / Kid Like You" – 3:28
  6. "She's the Star / I Take This Time" – 4:57
  7. "Tree House" – 2:15
  8. "See-Through" – 2:10
  9. "Hiding Your Present from You" – 4:17
  10. "Wax the Van" – 2:11
  11. "All-Boy All-Girl" – 3:44
  12. "Lucky Cloud" – 2:53
  13. "Tower of Meaning / Rabbit's Ear / Home Away from Home" – 4:38
  14. "Let's Go Swimming" – 2:42

The reissued copies included the following bonus tracks:

  1. "The Name of the Next Song" – 8:00
  2. "Happy Ending" – 4:23
  3. "Canvas Home" – 2:34
  4. "Our Last Night Together" – 3:27

Personnel

People involved in the making of this album include:[6]

Technical personnel

Reception

FACT Magazine ranks World of Echo as the #1 album of the 1980s.[7]

In culture

In 2016, Kanye West incorporated a prominent sample from Russell's "Answers Me" in his track "30 Hours".[8]

References

  1. ↑ Beks, Ash. "Arthur Russell, Kanye West and the Restless Creative Genius". Noisey. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Dusted review
  4. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ↑ Stylus review
  6. ↑ "World of Echo – Credits". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  7. ↑ FACT Magazine review
  8. ↑ "Kanye West Shares New Song "30 Hours," Adds More Songs to New Album The Life of Pablo". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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