Risotto (album)

Risotto
Studio album by Fluke
Released 26 May 1997
Recorded 1996–1997
Genre Techno, downtempo, big beat
Length 73:22
Label Circa, Astralwerks
Producer Fluke
Fluke chronology
Oto
(1995)Oto1995		 Risotto
(1997)		 Progressive History X
(2001)Progressive History X2001

Risotto is the fourth album by British electronica group Fluke. The album was released on 26 May 1997 by Circa Records and 30 September 1997 by Astralwerks. It was the band's last album recorded with Mike Tournier.

The album is named after the dish risotto (Italian: [riˈzɔtto]). The album artwork was designed by The Designers Republic and features a chrome-plated KitchenAid mixer.

Many of the tracks that brought Fluke to a larger audience are featured on this album, including "Atom Bomb", used on the Wipeout 2097 soundtrack, and "Absurd," used in many films/trailers, including a 1998 Volkswagen Beetle commercial, Sin City in 2005, and the episode "Chaos" from the show Spaced. "Absurd" was also used as the main theme for Sky Sports' Monday Night Football program from August 1997-May 1998 and from August 2009 to May 2017.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Muzik8/10[3]
Pitchfork9.0/10[4]

Writing for Melody Maker in October 1997, Neil Kulkarni gave Risotto a very positive review, singling out the album's lyrics as a highlight; "[Fluke] have the dumbest greatest deepest lyrics in dance – "Baby's got an atom-bomb/a motherfuckin' atom bomb" is the greatest heavy metal lyric never written; "Anybody with a heart votes love" is a chorus Stevie Wonder would be proud of; "Think big that's only half as large/Bigger, better, twice as hard" is Ooompah-Loompah haiku made pop poetry."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Absurd" – 5:48
  2. "Atom Bomb" – 5:45
  3. "Kitten Moon" – 9:18
  4. "Mosh" – 6:20
  5. "Bermuda" – 7:57
  6. "Setback" – 8:54
  7. "Amp" – 8:09
  8. "Reeferendrum" – 7:22
  9. "Squirt" – 6:15
  10. "Goodnight Lover" – 7:34

References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. "Risotto – Fluke". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Browne, David (31 October 1997). "Risotto". Entertainment Weekly: 109. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Stein, Jessica (October 1997). "Fluke: Risotto (Circa)". Muzik (29): 112.
  4. ↑ Wisdom, James P. "Fluke: Risotto". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 February 2001. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Kulkarni, Neil (4 October 1997). "Review: Fluke - Risotto, Virgin". Melody Maker. IPC Media: 51.
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