In Silico (album)

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In silico
Studio album by Pendulum

Publication
(s)

May 30, 2008

admission

2007-2008

Label (s) Warner Music Group

Format (s)

CD , LP

Genre (s)

Drum and bass , electro rock

Title (number)

10

running time

57 min 55 s

occupation
  • Bass: Gareth McGrillen
  • MC : Ben Verse

production

Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen

chronology
Hold Your Color
(2005) 		In silico Live at Brixton Academy
(2009)
Single releases
November 26, 2007 Granites
April 14, 2008 Propane Nightmares
July 28, 2008 The other side
January 5, 2009 Showdown

In Silico is the second studio album by the British-Australian drum and bass band Pendulum . It was released in German-speaking countries on May 30, 2008 by Warner Music Group and is the first album to be released on a major label.

Emergence

After the debut album Hold Your Color , the band switched to the major label Warner Music. The work on the new album was influenced by more influences from other music genres than the previous album. First individual beats and themes were created on the computer, which were later merged, vocals and the remaining instruments were later recorded in the studio. The recordings were made between 2007 and 2008. The album was released on May 13, 2008, in Germany on May 30, 2008.

Track list

  1. Showdown - 5:27
  2. Different - 5:51
  3. Propane Nightmares - 5:13
  4. Visions - 5:36
  5. Midnight Runner - 6:55
  6. The Other Side - 5:15
  7. Mutiny - 5:09
  8. 9,000 miles - 6:26
  9. Granites - 4:41
  10. The Tempest - 7:27

Chart placements

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
In silico
  UK 2 05/24/2008 (44 weeks)
  AU 9 05/25/2008 (5 weeks)
  NZ 21st 05/19/2008 (8 weeks)
Singles
Granites
  UK 29 11/17/2007 (13 weeks)
Propane Nightmares
  UK 9 05/03/2008 (27 weeks)
The other side
  UK 54 08/09/2008 (3 weeks)

The album itself was able to place itself in the album charts in three countries, in two of which it reached the top ten. The most successful placement was achieved in the adopted country of Great Britain , where it was in second place and stayed in the charts for a total of 44 weeks. Further successes were recorded in Australia (9th place) and New Zealand (21st place).

In the British charts, three singles were also able to place. Propane Nightmares reached number 9, Granite number 29 and The Other Side number 54 on the singles charts.

Reviews

The album was recorded mixed by music critics .

Mathias Möller from Laut.de is very positive about the album . He particularly praises the songwriting and the resulting versatility of the songs, especially highlighting The Tempest and Showdown . He awards four out of five possible stars as a rating.

With four out of ten possible points, Harald Jakobs rates the album less positively on Plattentests.de . The main criticism mentioned is that the pieces do not evoke any emotions and that the mix between drum and bass and rock music would rarely succeed.

In her review for Allmusic , Jo-Ann Greene awards four out of five possible stars and thus gives the album a positive rating. She is of the opinion that Pendulum manages to reunite electronic and rock well with this album.

With 4.5 out of ten possible points, the album only received an average rating from cdstarts.de. Critic Albert Ranner thinks that the greater inclusion of rock music and vocals is not good for the album.

Occurrence in the media

Songs from the album were used in various media. The video racing game Pure used the songs Granite and Showdown . The racing game Need for Speed: Undercover used the titles Granite , 9,000 Miles and The Tempest .

Pieces from the album have also been used in films and television series. Excerpts from the song Showdown were used in both the film Punisher: War Zone and the episode The Attack of the television series CSI: NY . The British series EastEnders used the piece Midnight Runner . The song Mutiny was also used for a commercial for Munity Wireless .

Participating musicians

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Mathias Möller: It has to be fat, then the rest will come by itself. On: laut.de. Retrieved May 13, 2012
  2. ↑ Cheesy mainstream widescreen stadium rock rave sound. On: raus-aus-der-prostitution.de. Retrieved May 14, 2012
  3. ↑ Pendulum - In Silico. On: future-music.net. Retrieved May 14, 2012
  4. ↑ Information on allmusic.com (English). Retrieved May 14, 2012
  5. ↑ a b Pendulum in the Australian charts
  6. ↑ a b Pendulum in the New Zealand charts
  7. ↑ a b c Pendulum in the British charts
  8. ↑ Harald Jakobs: Dumm'n'Bass. On: plattentests.de. Retrieved May 13, 2012
  9. ^ Jo-Ann Greene: Review on allmusic.com (English). Retrieved May 13, 2012
  10. ^ Albert Ranner: Criticism on cdstarts.de. Retrieved May 13, 2012
  11. ↑ Pure - Soundtrack Revealed. ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) 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. On: gameradio.de, September 11, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gameradio.de
  12. ↑ List of titles from Need for Speed: Undercover. On: nfsplanet.de. Retrieved May 14, 2012
  13. ↑ Soundtrack for Punisher: War Zone. On: imdb.com (English). Retrieved May 14, 2012
  14. ↑ Music in the episode "The attack". On: tunefind.com (English). Retrieved May 14, 2012
  15. ↑ Information on the 13th episode of the fifth season. On: bbc.co.uk (English). Retrieved May 14, 2012
  16. ↑ Verizon Wireless and Mutiny by Pendulum. At: coolspotters.com (English). Retrieved May 14, 2012