| Versus | ||||
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| Studio album by Carl Craig | ||||
| Released | May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05) | |||
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| Length | 65:36 | |||
| Label | InFiné | |||
| Producer | Carl Craig | |||
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Versus is a studio album by Carl Craig. It was released via InFiné on May 5, 2017.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 |
| Paste | 7.3/10 |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, commenting that "Pieces will often suspensefully build up for several minutes before a beat gallops in, but it never resembles the predictable build-up-and-drop formula of most mainstream club music." Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! wrote, "Although Versus is certainly not a place for casual Craig fans to start, nor is it designed for the dance floor crowd, it's an achievement that appropriately showcases one of Detroit's finest exports."
Mixmag placed it at number 31 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2017" list.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Carl Craig, except "Barceloneta Trist" by Francesco Tristano; "The Melody" by Francesco Tristano and Rami Khalifé
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enter the Darkness" | 1:21 |
| 2. | "Darkness" | 7:12 |
| 3. | "Coding Sequence" | 1:27 |
| 4. | "Sandstorms" | 6:24 |
| 5. | "At Les" | 8:06 |
| 6. | "You're Our Best and Only Friend" | 0:32 |
| 7. | "Desire" | 8:19 |
| 8. | "Barceloneta Trist" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "The Melody" | 6:51 |
| 10. | "Domina" | 9:26 |
| 11. | "Error in Replication" | 0:34 |
| 12. | "C-Beams Glitter" | 1:59 |
| 13. | "Technology" | 8:25 |
| 14. | "Coding Cycle" | 1:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Technology (Acoustic Version)" | 8:17 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 169 |
References
- ^ Rodriguez, Krystal (December 8, 2016). "Carl Craig Fuses Techno and Classical Music in New Album, 'Versus'". Vice. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- Pearl, Max (February 24, 2017). "Carl Craig announces debut album from orchestral project, Versus". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- Ravens, Chal (April 25, 2017). "How Carl Craig spent a decade bringing his best tracks to life for orchestra on Versus". Fact. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Versus by Carl Craig". Metacritic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Versus - Carl Craig". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- Oliver, Matt (May 22, 2017). "Carl Craig - Versus". Clash. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Sylvester, Daniel (May 9, 2017). "Carl Craig Versus". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- Azfar, Rakin (May 4, 2017). "Carl Craig: Versus Review". Paste. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- "The Top 50 Albums of 2017". Mixmag. December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- "Ultratop.be – Carl Craig – Versus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2019.