Edgeland (album)

Edgeland
Studio album by Karl Hyde
Released 19 April 2013 (2013-04-19)
Recorded 2012-2013
Genre Electronica
Length 43:14 (Standard)[1]
61:44 (Deluxe)[1]
Label Universal
Producer Karl Hyde, Leo Abrahams
Karl Hyde chronology
Edgeland
(2013)		 Someday World
(2014)
Singles from Edgeland
  1. "Cut Clouds"
    Released: 24 January 2013
  2. "The Boy with the Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers"
    Released: 25 February 2013

Edgeland is the debut solo album by Underworld member Karl Hyde. It was released on 19 April 2013 by Universal Music. The album debuted at number 117 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

Edgeland has received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
musicOMH[3]
Digital Spy[4]
Mojo[5]
Q Magazine[6]
Record Collector[7]
Evening Standard[8]
Clash[9]
Drowned in Sound[10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Karl Hyde and Leo Abrahams.

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."The Night Slips Us Smiling Underneath Its Dress"Karl HydeKarl Hyde, Leo Abrahams5:14
2."Your Perfume Was the Best Thing"HydeHyde, Abrahams3:36
3."Angel Café"HydeHyde, Abrahams3:56
4."Cut Clouds"HydeHyde, Abrahams3:06
5."The Boy with the Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers"HydeHyde, Abrahams4:41
6."Slummin' It for the Weekend"HydeHyde, Abrahams5:46
7."Shoulda Been a Painter"HydeHyde, Abrahams4:11
8."Shadow Boy"HydeHyde, Abrahams8:30
9."Sleepless"HydeHyde, Abrahams4:14
Deluxe Edition additional tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
10."Dancing on the Graves of Le Corbusier's Dreams"HydeHyde, Abrahams3:27
11."Final Ray of Sun"HydeHyde, Abrahams5:37
12."Slummin' It for the Weekend (Brian Eno mix)"HydeHyde, Abrahams, Brian Eno5:08
13."Cut Clouds (Figures remix)"HydeHyde, Abrahams4:20
Deluxe Edition additional tracks (Japanese Version)
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
10."Dancing on the Graves of Le Corbusier's Dreams"HydeHyde, Abrahams3:27
11."Final Ray of Sun"HydeHyde, Abrahams5:37
12."Out of Darkness"HydeHyde, Abrahams6:18
13."Cascading Light"HydeHyde, Abrahams3:26
14."Slummin' It for the Weekend (Brian Eno Mix)"HydeHyde, Abrahams, Brian Eno5:08
15."Cut Clouds (Figures Remix)"HydeHyde, Abrahams4:20

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart (Official Charts Company)[11] 117

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Edgeland - Karl Hyde - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
  2. ↑ "Edgeland by Karl Hyde".
  3. ↑ "Karl Hyde - Edgeland - Albums - musicOMH". 18 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Karl Hyde: 'Edgeland' review". 9 April 2013.
  5. ↑ The electronic undercurrent that's hummed throughout Hyde's musical life to date is there on Edgeland, but only in the gentlest of forms. [May 2013, p.85]
  6. ↑ Far from a mid-life indulgence or quirky side project, this is a brave and beautiful album. [May 2013, p.102]
  7. ↑ "Edgeland - Record Collector Magazine".
  8. ↑ "Album reviews: April 2013". 26 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Karl Hyde - Edgeland".
  10. ↑ "Album Review: Karl Hyde - Edgeland".
  11. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 4.05.2013 (wk17)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2013-06-. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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