Electronic Earth

Electronic Earth
Studio album by Labrinth
Publication (s)	2012
admission	2010–2012
Label (s)	Syco Music
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	R&B , dubstep , grime
Title (number)	10
running time	43:23 minutes
production	Labrinth, Da Digglar
Studio (s)	Milmark Studios (London)
Single releases September 27, 2010 Let the sun shine October 23, 2011 Earthquake March 16, 2012 Last time May 7, 2012 Express yourself

Electronic Earth is the debut album by British grime and R&B singer Labrinth . It was first released on iTunes on March 30, 2012 under the Syco Music label and hit the charts in Australia, Ireland, Scotland and Great Britain. So far, four singles from the album have been released, Let the Sun Shine , Earthquake , Last Time and Express Yourself . The album was produced by Labrinth and Da Digglar .

backgrounds

The three singles released from the album before the album was released, Earthquake , Last Time and Let the Sun Shine , all managed to reach the top 5 in the UK charts , which is why the album was highly rated by critics. The name and the release date of the album were revealed on December 11, 2011 by Labrinth on Twitter . There was also given March 19 as the release date, the album was then released on March 30, after Labrinth posted the album cover on February 8, 2012 in advance on Facebook . A deluxe version (also deluxe edition , no difference) was released. This contains 15 tracks, including some remixes.

Emergence

The album was recorded over a year and a half at Milmark Studios in London. The album also contains guest contributions by Tinie Tempah and Emeli Sandé , the deluxe version also contains performances by Busta Rhymes , Tinchy Stryder , Devlin , Wretch 32 and Kano , as well as remixes by Joey Negro , the Wideboys , Knife Party and R3Hab . Songwriters on the album included Marc Williams, Marc Roberts , Joni Mitchell , Mike Posner , Tinie Tempah, Rami Yacoub , Carl Falk and Emeli Sandé. The album was produced by McKenzie himself and Da Digglar. After the album was released, Labrinth commented on it to Blues & Soul :

“Basically 'Electronic Earth' as ​​a title represents musically where I'm heading to as an artist. In that I wanna be able to make both acoustic and electronic music side-by-side. You know, on one side you have artists like Adele who's very much on an acoustic vibe, and then on the other you have like maybe Justice who are a kind of electro-house band. "

and continued:

"And to me, what I'm about as a musician is joining those two worlds TOGETHER… So yeah, in that way 'Electronic Earth' does truly represent me as both an artist AND a producer."

Track list

1. Climb on Board - 3:58
2. Earthquake ( feat.Tinie Tempah ) - 4:34
3. Last Time - 4:23
4. Treatment - 4:30
5. Express Yourself - 4:03
6. Let the Sun Shine - 2:59
7. Beneath Your Beautiful (feat.Emeli Sandé) - 4:31
8. Sundown - 5:06
9. Sweet Riot - 5:02
10. Vultures - 4:17

reception

criticism

Labrinth at a concert in 2012

source	rating
Metacritic (average)	55/100
Drowned In Sound
BBC Music
The Guardian
The Independent
Mixmag
NME
The Observer
The Independent on Sunday

The album received mixed reviews. There have been some positive opinions, like Robert Leedham of Drowned In Sound who wrote:

“In the end, Electronic Earth comes off more as a greatest hits collection than an album proper but that's no bad thing. It just goes to show Labrinth has plenty of room left with which to stretch his wings. By the sounds of this, he's only just getting started. "

and gave the album 70 out of 100 possible points, while Ben Cardew from NME gave a rather negative review:

"Labrinth may work wonders in the background, but he's far too anonymous on 'Electronic Earth' to mark his card as much of a solo star."

and rated the album with 4 out of 10 points.

Alexander Riede from generation-one.de also gave the album five out of six stars and said about the album: “[…] the British hip-hop / electro act Labrinth not only understands itself in the balancing act of the two genres, but also proves one with its popular orientation fine singing voice. There's a lot of potential in this album. "

The mean calculated by Metacritic is 55 out of 100 possible points.

Chart success

album

The album could reach the charts in Australia, Ireland, Scotland and Great Britain. It was most successful in Great Britain, where it came to number two on the charts. 23rd place in Ireland, sixth place in Scotland, and 38th place in Australia are the other placements.

Singles
Earthquake Charts Top ranking  United Kingdom 2  R&B charts 2  Australia 4th  New Zealand 5  Ireland 12 Let the sun shine Charts Top ranking  United Kingdom 3  Scotland 3  Ireland 32 Last time Charts (2012) Top ranking  United Kingdom 4th  UK R&B 1  Ireland 14th  Scotland 4th Express yourself Charts Top ranking  United Kingdom 17th  R&B charts 4th  Scotland 17th  Ireland 24

Electronic Earth
Charts	Top ranking
Australia	38
United Kingdom	2
Ireland	23
Scotland	6th

Singles

→ Main articles: Last Time , Earthquake , Express Yourself, and Let the Sun Shine

The singles released from the album could all hit the charts in Great Britain, Ireland and Scotland. He hit the UK R&B charts with everyone except Let the Sun Shine . The UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100 could be reached with Last Time and Earthquake. The most successful single from the album is Earthquake, which was placed in a total of twelve different charts.

Web links

• Electronic Earth at Discogs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Electronic Earth on iTunes
2. ↑ Labrinth's Twitter account: Message about the album
3. ↑ Record cover on Facebook
4. ↑ Electronic Earth (Deluxe Edition) on iTunes
5. ↑ Electronic Earth (Deluxe Version) on iTunes
6. ^ ASCAP : Search for Labrinth; there his songs can be found
7. ↑ Da Digglar at Discogs (English), Da Diggler at Discogs (English)
8. ↑ ^{a b} LABRINTH: READY FOR THE LAUNCH. Blues & Soul , accessed June 2, 2012 . 
9. ↑ Electronic Earth at Allmusic
10. ↑ ^{a b} Electronic Earth - Labrinth. Metacritic, accessed June 2, 2012 . 
11. ^ ^{A b} Robert Leedham: Labrinth - Electronic Earth. Drowned In Sound , April 4, 2012, accessed June 2, 2012 . 
12. ^ Al Fox: Labrinth Electronic Earth Review. BBC Music, March 23, 2012, accessed June 2, 2012 . 
13. ↑ Alexis Petridis: Labrinth: Electronic Earth - review. March 29, 2012, March 29, 2012, accessed June 2, 2012 . 
14. ↑ Andy Gill: Album: Labrinth, Electronic Earth (Syco). The Independent (UK), March 30, 2012, accessed June 2, 2012 . 
15. ↑ Sean Griffiths: ELECTRONIC EARTH. (No longer available online.) Mixmag, April 10, 2012, archived from the original on May 11, 2012 ; accessed on June 2, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ ^{a b} Ben Cardew: Labrinth - 'Electronic Earth'. NME, accessed June 2, 2012 . 
17. ↑ Killian Fox: Labrinth: Electronic Earth - review. The Observer, April 1, 2012, accessed June 2, 2012 . 
18. ^ Hugh Montgomery: Album: Labrinth, Electronic Earth (Syco). The Independent on Sunday, April 1, 2012, accessed June 2, 2012 . 
19. ↑ Alexander Riede: More than just a chart breaker ... (No longer available online.) Generation-one.de, formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 26, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
20. ↑ Electronic Earth at chartarchive.org
21. ↑ Electronic Earth at chart-track.co.uk
22. ↑ Electronic Earth at officialcharts.com
23. ↑ Electronic Earth at australian-charts.com