Island Row is the second album by IDM producer Capitol K.[5] The record was released by Planet Mu in 2000, and re-released by XL Recordings in 2002.
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| Released | 9 October 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | IDM | |||
| Length | 53:57 | |||
| Label | Planet Mu XL Recordings[1] | |||
| Producer | Capitol K, John Burton | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[3] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[4] |
"Pillow" peaked at No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]
Critical reception
editExclaim! wrote that "the music sounds so full and complex that you could lose your mind trying to figure out what all of the different noises are."[7] The Independent called the album "the missing link between Badly Drawn Boy and Squarepusher, with the former's wistful introversion shredded into digital bricolage by the latter's cut-up techniques."[1] The Sunday Times wrote that Capitol K "has astonishing sampling/sequencing/ programming skills, but he transforms his hours spent hunched over an Atari into music bursting with life."[8]
Track listing
edit- "City" – 5:21
- "Pillow" – 3:12
- "Anon" – 6:07
- "Soundwaves" – 5:26
- "Capitol Beat Sticky" - 4:51
- "Darussalam" – 4:31
- "God Ohm" – 3:33
- "Breakers" – 6:14
- "Heat" – 5:45
- "Monster" – 4:53
- "Duffle Coat" – 4:01
References
edit- ^ a b "Album: Capitol K Island Row, XL". The Independent. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "AllMusic Review by Kenyon Hopkin". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Capitol K Island Row". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Capitol K Island Row". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Artist Biography by Matt Fink". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "CAPITOL K". Official Charts. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Capitol K Island Row". Exclaim!. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Edwards, Mark (14 Apr 2002). "Pop". The Sunday Times: 20.
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