Punkara is the sixth studio album by the collective Asian Dub Foundation. It was recorded with The Go! Team producer, Gareth Parton at The Fortress Studios, London. It is the first album released with new singer Al Rumjen formerly of King Prawn. There was an advanced release in Japan on 26 March 2008,[3] and it was subsequently leaked worldwide. Punkara was released in the UK on the 13 October 2008 with a different track listing to the Japanese release which featured an exclusive bonus track.[4] A video has been released for Burning Fence, the song appears in the video game Need for Speed: Undercover
| Punkara | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Label | Naïve Records | |||
| Asian Dub Foundation chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| World of Music |   [1] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Superpower" | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Burning Fence" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "No Fun" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Speed of Light" | 6:15 |
| 5. | "Ease Up Caesar" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "S.O.C.A." | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Target Practice" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Living Under the Radar (ghostplane)" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Altered Statesmen" | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Bride of Punkara" | 5:01 |
| 11. | "Stop the Bleeding" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Awake/Asleep" (Bonus Track) | 4:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Target Practice" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Burning Fence" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Superpower" | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Speed of Light" | 6:15 |
| 5. | "Ease Up Caesar" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Living Under the Radar" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "S.O.C.A." | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Altered Statesmen" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Bride of Punkara" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Stop the Bleeding" | 3:31 |
| 11. | "No Fun" | 4:17 |
| 12. | "S.O.C.A. (Eugene Hütz vocal version)" (Bonus Track) | 4:40 |
| 13. | "Burning Fence (Solidays live version)" (Bonus Track) | 4:24 |
| 14. | "Flyover (Solidays live version)" (Bonus Track) | 5:05 |
Critical reception
editAllMusic was generally positive about the album but noted it broke little new ground.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Asian Dub Foundation". WOM magazin. No. November 08. p. 26.
- ^ a b "Punkara - Asian Dub Foundation | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Punkara (Japan release) at Discogs
- ^ Punkara (UK release) at Discogs