Muzikizum Explained

Muzikizum
Type:	studio
Artist:	X-Press 2
Cover:	Muzikizum.jpg
Label:	Skint Records
Producer:	X-Press 2
Next Title:	Makeshift Feelgood
Next Year:	2006

Muzikizum is the debut studio album by X-Press 2. It was released on Skint Records in 2002.^[1] It features vocal contributions from David Byrne, Dieter Meier, and Steve Edwards.^[2] It peaked at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "Muzikizum is informed by a slim, spare aesthetic that sounds more 1992 than 2002, evoking simply produced, imperial-sounding tracks from Spooky and Leftfield; in other words, the glory days of progressive house." Gary Mulholland of The Guardian commented that "Brighton club veterans Rocky, Diesel and Ashley Beedle seamlessly blend slick-but-tough pop with your full-on Ibiza-friendly house instrumental."

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[3]

X-Press 2 – arrangement, production, art direction, design
David Byrne – vocals (on "Lazy")
Dieter Meier – vocals (on "I Want You Back")
Steve Edwards – vocals (on "Call That Love")
Pete Z – keyboards (on "Lazy", "Call That Love", and "The Ending")
James Brown – engineering, mixing
Adam Wren – mixing (except "AC/DC" and "The Ending")
Simon Thornton – editing (on "Supasong")
Tom Hingston – art direction, design
Hamish Brown – photography
Jason Evans – photography

Notes and References

Billboard. 6 April 2002. 43. After 10 Years, X-Press 2's First Full-Length Debuts On Skint. Chucky. Thomas.
Web site: X-Press 2's winning formula. BBC News. Michael. Osborn. 19 April 2002. 24 April 2020.
Muzikizum. CD liner notes. X-Press 2. Skint Records. 2002.