From Deewee (stylized as FROM DEEWEE) is the fourth studio album by Belgian electronic music duo Soulwax, released on 24 March 2017. With a length of 48 minutes, the album was recorded in one take by the Dewaele brothers along with three drummers. Besides the normal members of Soulwax, there is Laima Leyton on keys, Igor Cavalera, Blake Davies and Victoria Smith on drums.[3] The first single from the album was "Transient Program for Drums and Machinery".
| From Deewee | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 24, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 49:05 | |||
| Label | PIAS Recordings, Deewee | |||
| Producer | Soulwax | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 69/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
The concept for the album was taken from Transient Program for Drums and Machinery, a live show they did in 2016.[4]
Track listing
editTrack listing taken from iTunes.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Preset Tense" | 1:31 |
| 2. | "Masterplanned" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Missing Wires" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Conditions of a Shared Belief" | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Is It Always Binary" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Do You Want to Get Into Trouble?" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "My Tired Eyes" | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Transient Program for Drums and Machinery" | 6:23 |
| 9. | "Trespassers" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "The Singer Has Become a Deejay" | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Here Come the Men in Suits" | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Goodnight Transmission" | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 49:05 | |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 29 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 46 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 91 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 26 |
Notes
edit- ^ "From Deewee by Soulwax reviews | Any Decent Music". anydecentmusic.com.
- ^ "From Deewee by Soulwax" – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ Miller, Gavin (21 March 2017). "Soulwax From Deewee". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Bowe, Miles (9 March 2017). "Soulwax show off one-take album From Deewee with new single 'Missing Wires'". Factmag.
- ^ "FROM DEEWEE by Soulwax on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Soulwax – From Deewee" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Soulwax – From Deewee" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soulwax – From Deewee" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soulwax – From Deewee". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten Albums 2017". Ultratop. Retrieved December 21, 2017.