Django Django (album) explained

Django Django
Type:studio
Artist:Django Django
Cover:Django Django Album Cover.jpg
Released:30 January 2012
Recorded:2011
Genre:Art rock, neo-psychedelia, electronic rock, experimental pop[1]
Length:48:30
Label:Because Music
Producer:Django Django
Next Title:Born Under Saturn
Next Year:2015

Django Django is the debut album by British art rock band Django Django. The album was released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom via Because Music, and charted on the UK Albums Chart at #33. In 2014 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[2] which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.[3]

The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Music Prize. It was certified gold by the UPFI in 2012,[4] and then platinum in 2013.[5]

Critical reception

Django Django holds a score of 80 out of 100 on review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "generally favourable reviews". The Guardian reviewer Michael Hann praised the album's "top-notch" song writing and "updated psychedelia that beguiles and delights", concluding that "surely this debut won't be topped in 2012".

The track "WOR" was used in a Toyota Australia advertisement for the 2019 Toyota CH-R Next Gen Turbo.

"Hail Bop" was featured in the football video game by EA Sports, FIFA 13 and "Waveforms" in Grand Theft Auto V.

The album was listed at number 26 on Rolling Stones list of the top 50 albums of 2012, with the magazine writing: "Drummer-producer David Maclean is the MVP, building trippy tracks around indelible grooves."[6]

The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[7]

The song "Waveforms" was used in the 2013 video game, Grand Theft Auto V on the "Worldwide FM" radio station.

Track listing

  1. "Introduction" – 2:12
  2. "Hail Bop" – 4:03
  3. "Default" – 3:07
  4. "Firewater" – 4:49
  5. "Waveforms" – 4:26
  6. "Zumm Zumm" – 5:19
  7. "Hand of Man" – 2:36
  8. "Love's Dart" – 3.49
  9. "WOR" – 4:49
  10. "Storm" – 3:14
  11. "Life's a Beach" – 3:05
  12. "Skies Over Cairo" – 3:32
  13. "Silver Rays" – 3.50

Personnel

Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed

Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed is a remix album with the same exact track listing as Django Django excluding the introduction. It was given away for free with purchase of the original album in certain stores as well as being sold as a download and CD. Remixers include Tom Furse, Adrian Sherwood, and Steve Mason.

Charts

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Peak
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 60

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carle . Darren . The Albums of 2012 (#2): Django Django – Django Django (Because Music) . The Skinny . 18 November 2021 . 6 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-08-27 . 2016-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160521165158/http://impalamusic.org/sites/default/files/pictures/Awards2.png . live .
  3. Web site: IMPALA Awards for European Independent Acts Hit Record Levels | Impala . 2017-08-27 . 2017-08-27 . https://archive.today/20170827005610/http://www.impalamusic.org/node/340 . live .
  4. Web site: Palmarès 2012 des certifications UPFI . UPFI . 23 March 2014 . 29 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029101747/http://www.upfi.fr/2012/06/certifications-2012/ . live .
  5. Web site: Palmarès 2013 des certifications UPFI . UPFI . 11 August 2014 . 2 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202013933/http://www.upfi.fr/2013/02/certifications-2013/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Django Django, 'Django Django' | 50 Best Albums of 2012 . . 2012-12-05 . 2016-08-01 . 2016-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220070852/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2012-20121205/django-django-django-django-19691231 . live .
  7. Book: Robert Dimery. Michael Lydon. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. 2014 . Universe. 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  8. Web site: ARIA Albums: Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind Is No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 9 May 2015. 16 June 2023.

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