Solex vs. the Hitmeister explained

Solex vs. the Hitmeister
Type:	studio
Artist:	Solex
Cover:	Solexhitmeister.jpg
Genre:	indietronica plunderphonics
Label:	Matador
Next Title:	Pick Up
Next Year:	1999

Solex vs. the Hitmeister is the debut studio album by Dutch musician Solex. It was released on 10 March 1998 by Matador Records.^[1]

Critical reception

Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "A completely unique combination of beats, samples, and voice, Solex is insular and inventive, revealing an artist with a very personal kind of creativity." David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said, "The echoey, rattling, wind-tunnel music lends an even eerier power to her tales of obsessions both romantic and physical."

In 2015, Fact placed Solex vs. the Hitmeister at number 28 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.^[2]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

• Solex (Elisabeth Esselink) – performance, production, mixing, sleeve design
• Gerard Atema – clarinet
• Geert de Groot – guitar, piano, cello, bass guitar, melodica
• Frans Hagenaars – production, engineering, mixing
• Flip Heurckmans – engineering (assistant)
• Jeroen Kramer – saxophone, clarinet
• Robert Lagendijk – drums, vocals
• Colette Sloots – graphic editing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Solex – Solex Vs. the Hitmeister. Matador Records. 31 October 2017.
2. Web site: The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time. Fact. John. Twells. Xela (musician). Laurent. Fintoni. 30 July 2015. 2 January 2018.
3. Solex vs. the Hitmeister. Solex. Matador Records. 1998. OLE 287-2. liner notes.