Space Is Only Noise
| Space Is Only Noise | ||||
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| Released | January 28, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 46:25 | |||
| Label | Circus Company | |||
| Producer | Nicolas Jaar | |||
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Space Is Only Noise is the debut studio album by American-Chilean musician Nicolas Jaar, released on 28 January 2011 by Circus Company.
In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 86/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Clash | 9/10[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[10] |
| Q | [11] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5[12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Space Is Only Noise received an average score of 86, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] Resident Advisor named it album of the year[14] and Pitchfork placed the album at number 20 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".[15] Pitchfork also placed the song "Space Is Only Noise If You Can See" at number 44 on its list "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011".[16] In 2019, Pitchfork ranked the album at number 148 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Être" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Colomb" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Sunflower" | 0:48 |
| 4. | "Too Many Kids Finding Rain in the Dust" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Keep Me There" | 5:21 |
| 6. | "I Got a Woman" (removed from later editions) | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Problem with the Sun" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Space Is Only Noise If You Can See" | 5:42 |
| 9. | "Almost Fell" | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Balance Her in Between Your Eyes" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Specters of the Future" | 1:58 |
| 12. | "Trace" | 0:23 |
| 13. | "Variations" | 3:21 |
| 14. | "Être" | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 46:25 | |
The original track listing features "I Got a Woman" as track 6, but this track was later removed from the album due to an uncleared sample.[18] Subsequently, the original 14-track version of the album was pulled from stores and replaced with a 13 track version, the same one which can be found on streaming services.
References
- ^ http://www.vut.de/index.php?id=42&tx_vutnews_pi1%5Barticle%5D=210&cHash=b7db7c5c120f55ac6c06cd370dbeec86
- ^ "Space Is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Space Is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Freeman, Phil. "Space Is Only Noise – Nicolas Jaar". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Frame, Charlie (9 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise". Clash. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Cragg, Michael (10 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (2 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Mojo (209): 105. April 2011.
- ^ Gaerig, Andrew (17 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Nickum, Stephan (3 March 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Q (297): 104. April 2011.
- ^ Miller, Derek (15 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Uncut (169): 85. June 2011.
- ^ RA Staff (14 December 2011). "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2011". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011". Pitchfork. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Jaar album is being pulled from shops". Dummy Mag. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
