2011 studio album by Pinch & Shackleton
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| Released | November 2011 (2011-11) | |||
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| Length | 57:08 | |||
| Label | Honest Jon's | |||
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Pinch & Shackleton is a collaborative studio album by English electronic musicians Pinch & Shackleton. It was released on Honest Jon's in 2011.
Production
The album was created in Berlin and Bristol. In a 2012 interview, Pinch recalled, "A lot of synth work. There's nice analogue warmth to it. We use this thing called the Culture Vulture a fair bit – it's a pre amp with a lovely tone, really warms things up. A lot of it is synth-led, rather than sample-based, just us seeing what works, I guess."
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 83% |
| The Phoenix |   |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10 |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Pinch & Shackleton received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.
Holly Dicker of Resident Advisor stated, "Percussive splay and mutative composition are the album's two greatest merits and maintain the momentum even in its most reductive moments like on 'Torn and Submerged' as it decomposes almost entirely into solitary drum and cymbal hits." Rory Gibb of The Quietus praised "the compositional sophistication on display here." He added, "Each track moves through several different iterations so subtly and skillfully it's easy for the transitions to pass a listener by." Will Ryan of Beats Per Minute called the album "both artist's most accessible and perhaps best work."
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Quietus | Here Be Monsters: Quietus Albums of the Year 2011 | 17 | |
| Resident Advisor | RA Poll: Top 20 Albums of 2011 | 10 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cracks in the Pleasuredome" | 6:29 |
| 2. | "Jellybones" | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Torn and Submerged" | 6:30 |
| 4. | "Rooms Within a Room" | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Selfish Greedy Life" | 5:28 |
| 6. | "Burning Blood" | 7:11 |
| 7. | "Levitation" | 6:44 |
| 8. | "Monks on the Rum" / "Boracay Drift" | 14:03 |
| Total length: | 57:08 | |
"Boracay Drift" is not included on the vinyl version.
References
- "Boracay Drift - Pinch, Shackleton". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- Lynch, Will (8 November 2011). "Pinch and Shackleton release collaborative album". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- Martin-McCormick, Daniel (23 January 2012). "Pinch & Shackleton - Pinch & Shackleton". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Sword, Harry (19 January 2012). "Subliminal Frequencies: An Interview With Pinch". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Pinch & Shackleton". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Ryan, Will (14 November 2011). "Album Review: Pinch & Shackleton – Pinch & Shackleton". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- Walsh, Michael C. (29 November 2011). "Pinch & Shackleton | Pinch & Shackleton". The Phoenix. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- Gaerig, Andrew (18 November 2011). "Pinch & Shackleton: Pinch & Shackleton". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- Dicker, Holly (5 December 2011). "Pinch & Shackleton - Pinch & Shackleton". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Gibb, Rory (21 November 2011). "Pinch & Shackleton — Pinch & Shackleton". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- "Here Be Monsters: Quietus Albums Of The Year 2011". The Quietus. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2011". Resident Advisor. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
External links
- Pinch & Shackleton at Discogs (list of releases)
- Pinch & Shackleton at Honest Jon's