Machine Says Yes
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Machine Says Yes is an album by British electronic music duo FC Kahuna,[2] released in April 2002 on the label City Rockers.[1] The album includes five singles: "Mind Set to Cycle", "Glitterball", "Machine Says Yes", "Hayling", and "Nothing is Wrong".
The two most notable singles, "Hayling" and "Machine Says Yes", were co-written and sung by Icelandic singer Hafdís Huld and charted at No. 49 and No. 58 respectively on the UK Singles Chart.[3] In addition, "North Pole Transmission" was sung by American singer Eileen Rose and "Fear of Guitars" was sung by Gruff Rhys.
"Glitterball" was featured in the video games Need for Speed: Underground and Crackdown, while "Hayling" appeared on the soundtrack of the film Layer Cake.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| Pitchfork |    [6] |
| NME | [2] |
| Dallas Observer | Positive[7] |
| PopMatters | Positive[8] |
| Playlouder |  [9] |
Critical reception of Machine Says Yes was generally positive, with Metacritic reporting a normalised score of 77% based on 15 reviews which indicates that it is "generally favorable".[4] Peter Robinson of NME wrote that the album is "fresh, feisty and fierce", but also that it "lacks a definitive thumper likely to propel the duo to the chart status you'd reckon".[2] Pitchfork's Mark Martelli was less receptive and wrote that "too much calculation has gone into Machine Says Yes. The record smacks of market research, not the craven, late-night interplay that communicates real soul."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hayling" | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Nothing Is Wrong" | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Machine Says Yes" | 6:33 |
| 4. | "Glitterball" | 5:48 |
| 5. | "Growler" | 6:45 |
| 6. | "Bleep Freak" | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Fear of Guitars" | 5:10 |
| 8. | "Mind Set to Cycle" | 6:26 |
| 9. | "North Pole Transmission" | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Micro Cuts" | 7:35 |
References
- ^ a b "FC Kahuna Profile Page: Biography". Music Emissions. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Peter Robinson (19 April 2002). "FC Kahuna : Machine Says Yes". NME. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "FC KAHUNA". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Machine Says Yes - FC/Kahuna". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ John Bush. "Machine Says Yes [UK] – Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Mark Martelli (15 January 2003). "FC/Kahuna: Machine Says Yes". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Justin Hampton (21 November 2002). "FC Kahuna". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Matt Cibula (10 January 2003). "FC Kahuna: Machine Says Yes". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Iain Moffat (19 April 2002). "Machine Says Yes – FC Kahuna". Playlouder. Archived from the original on April 30, 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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