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New Forms is the debut album by the drum and bass act Roni Size / Reprazent and was released in 1997. The double-disc set was the winner of the Mercury Prize in 1997,[1] and often cited as their magnum opus.

A companion remix album, Replica, was also released. It includes "Western", the UK b-side of the "Brown Paper Bag" single, along with various remixes of album tracks.

The album went on to be re-recorded as New Forms² in 2008.

Releases

The album was released in various formats with slightly different track lists. In the UK, there was a 2CD version and a single disc edition, and the vinyl was released in both 4LP and 5LP versions. Of the two vinyl versions, the most common pressing is the 4LP version comprising most of the first CD; the 5-LP set includes tracks from the second CD, replacing "Intro" with "Heroes" and "Digital", which are appended to the end.[2] In the US, only the 2CD version was released, though this contained the bonus track of "Electricks".

Reception

Commercial performance

New Forms entered the UK Albums Chart during the week ending 5 July 1997 and peaked at number 8.[3] By September 2011, the album had sold 325,000 copies in the United Kingdom since its release.[4]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
NME9/10[10]
Pitchfork Media7.7/10[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Select4/5[13]
Spin8/10[14]

New Forms was released to generally favourable reviews. AllMusic described the album as "the major statement on drum'n'bass",[5] while in 2010 BBC Music noted that it "carved a mainstream niche for drum and bass like no album before it".[15] Pitchfork Media's Ryan Schreiber was less generous, commenting that the album "doesn't really get decent until the second half of disc one".[11]

Track listing

CD pressing

All tracks are written by Roni Size, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Railing" (Size, Dominic Smith)2:05
2."Brown Paper Bag"9:03
3."New Forms" (Size, Bahamadia, Suv)7:45
4."Let's Get It On"6:57
5."Digital" (Size, Onallee)9:05
6."Matter of Fact"4:05
7."Mad Cat"4:56
8."Heroes" (Size, Onallee)6:35
9."Share the Fall (full vocal mix)" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust)6:13
10."Watching Windows" (Size, Onallee)5:33
11."Beatbox" (Size, Suv)1:09
12."Morse Code"6:58
13."Destination" (Size, Onallee, Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn)8:12
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:54
2."Hi-Potent"6:53
3."Trust Me"6:26
4."Change My Life"8:27
5."Share the Fall" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust)6:26
6."Down" (Size, Die)6:51
7."Jazz" (Size, Suv)6:04
8."Hot Stuff" (Size, Krust)6:32
9."Ballet Dance" (Size, Die)6:41
10."Electricks" (US bonus track; appears on Japanese pressings as "Treatment")6:17
4x Vinyl pressing
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Brown Paper Bag"9:10
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."New Forms" (Size, Bahamadia, Suv)7:48
2."Railing" (Size, Dominic Smith)2:05
Side C
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Get It On"7:02
Side D
No.TitleLength
1."Share the Fall (full vocal mix)" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust)5:48
Side E
No.TitleLength
1."Matter of Fact"4:05
Side F
No.TitleLength
1."Mad Cat"4:56
Side G
No.TitleLength
1."Morse Code"6:42
2."Beatbox" (Size, Suv)1:11
Side H
No.TitleLength
1."Destination" (Size, Onalee, Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn)8:13
5x Vinyl pressing
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Hi-Potent"6:53
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Trust Me"6:26
Side C
No.TitleLength
1."Change My Life"8:27
Side D
No.TitleLength
1."Share the Fall" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust)6:26
Side E
No.TitleLength
1."Down" (Size, Die)6:51
Side F
No.TitleLength
1."Jazz" (Size, Suv)6:04
Side G
No.TitleLength
1."Hot Stuff" (Size, Krust)6:32
Side H
No.TitleLength
1."Ballet Dance" (Size, Die)6:41
Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Heroes (album version)" (Size, Onallee)6:34
Side J
No.TitleLength
1."Digital" (Size, Onallee)9:04

New Forms²

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IDJ
Mojo
Resident Advisor[16]

New Forms² is a 2008 remake of the original New Forms album. Roni Size has described it as having a "new coat of armour added to the original tracks".[17] The album contains four new songs: "Heart to Heart", "Less is More", "Don't Hold Back" and "Encore", while omitting several of the songs from the original pressing. The majority of the record features edited versions of previous tracks, with segues throughout. The most drastic cuts occur to "Brown Paper Bag" and "Let's Get It On", which are reduced by over five minutes each; the latter becoming a simple ambient interlude.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roni Size, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Railings" (Size, Dominic Smith)2:05
2."Brown Paper Bag"3:46
3."New Forms" (Size, Bahamadia, Suv)4:47
4."Let's Get It On"1:41
5."Trust Me"5:03
6."Digital" (Size, Onallee)6:35
7."Matter of Fact"3:57
8."Heroes" (Size, Onallee)4:14
9."Share the Fall (full vocal mix)" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust)6:09
10."Heart to Heart" (Size, Onallee)4:51
11."Less Is More" (Size, Suv)6:15
12."Down" (Size, Die)5:12
13."Hi-Potent"5:08
14."Don't Hold Back" (Size, Dominic Smith)2:57
15."Beatbox" (Size, Suv)1:09
16."Encore"4:31
17."Destination" (Size, Onallee, Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn)3:51

References

  1. ^ "RA: Roni Size biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Roni Size / Reprazent – New Forms (5x12", Album) at Discogs".
  3. ^ "Roni Size/Reprazent". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Mercury Prize Winners – The Guardian Google spreadsheet". Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. ^ a b Bush, John. "New Forms – Roni Size / Roni Size & Reprazent". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (28 November 1997). "Roni Size/Reprazent: New Forms (Talkin' Loud/Mercury)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-195-31373-9.
  8. ^ Sakharow, Anya (31 October 1997). "New Forms". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  9. ^ Hochman, Steve (23 November 1997). "In Brief". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  10. ^ Newsome, Rachael. "Roni Size/Reprazent – New Forms". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  11. ^ a b Schreiber, Ryan (1 November 1997). "Roni Size: New Forms [with Reprazent]". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Roni Size and Reprazent: New Forms". Rolling Stone. 16 December 1997. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  13. ^ Grundy, Gareth (July 1997). "Reprazent Featuring Roni Size: New Forms". Select (85): 102.
  14. ^ Reynolds, Simon (December 1997). "RoniSize/Reprazent: New Forms". Spin. 13 (9): 153. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  15. ^ Diver, Mike (25 October 2010). "BBC – Music – Review of Roni Size & Reprazent – New Forms". BBC Music. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  16. ^ Glazebrook, James (2 April 2008). "RA Reviews: Roni Size & Reprazent – New Forms 2 (Album)". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Roni Size/Reprazent: New Forms 2 release + "Don't Hold Back" single". Band Weblogs. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
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