Carboot Soul is the third studio album by Nightmares on Wax.[1] It was released in 1999 on Warp. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] Early copies of the album were issued with a designer packet of Rizla rolling papers, which featured the album's artwork.[3]
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| Released | 12 April 1999 | |||
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| Length | 50:37 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
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| Singles from Carboot Soul | ||||
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The opening track and first single, "Les Nuits", is a revised version of Evelyn's tracks Nights Interlude and, subsequently, Nights Introlude, which were featured on the two previous albums respectively. The songs feature samples from the Quincy Jones version of the song Summer in the City. However, instead of using sampling and synthesized tracks like before, the song featured a full orchestral and live recording session, inspired by the samples, which was then mixed by Evelyn.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
| Melody Maker |  [6] |
| Muzik | [7] |
| NME | 7/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 5.4/10[9] |
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "one of the best arguments yet for the continuing development of trip-hop beyond mere coffee table fare."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Les Nuits" | 6:20 |
| 2. | "Morse" | 6:21 |
| 3. | "Ethnic Majority" | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Jorgé" | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Finer" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Ease Jimi" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Argha Noah" | 7:56 |
| 8. | "Fire in the Middle" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Survival" | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Capumcap" | 5:10 |
| 11. | "Les Nuits - Hip Hop Reprise [Bonus Track]" | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Keep On (feat. De La Soul) - Chill Mix [Bonus Track]" | 5:47 |
The 2024 deluxe re-release of the album features two bonus tracks, a hip-hop remix of "Les Nuits", reprising its place as the opening track to close out the album. The other bonus track is titled "Keep On (feat. De La Soul) - Chill Mix", which was previously unreleased, and features a beat by Evelyn accompanied by hip-hop verses by De La Soul.
Charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 60 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 71 |
References
edit- ^ Lovett, Ben. "Glitterbox Spotlight - Nightmares on Wax". Defected. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Blackman, Shane (30 September 2004). Chilling Out: The cultural politics of substance consumption, youth and drug policy. Milton Keynes: Open University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9780335200726. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Carboot Soul – Nightmares on Wax". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (7 May 1999). "Carboot Soul". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Nightmares on Wax: Carboot Soul". Melody Maker. 10 April 1999. p. 36.
- ^ Bonner, Michael (May 1999). "Nightmares on Wax: Carboot Soul (Warp)". Muzik. No. 48. p. 79.
- ^ Johns, Darren (29 April 1999). "Nightmares On Wax – Carboot Soul". NME. Archived from the original on 7 March 2000. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan (12 April 1999). "Nightmares on Wax: Carboot Soul". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nightmares On Wax – Carboot Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
External links
edit- Carboot Soul at Discogs (list of releases)