Global Intimacy
Global Intimacy is the thirteenth studio album by Australian jazz pianist and composer Barney McAll. It was released worldwide on 7 December 2018. Global Intimacy was released under the pseudonym TQX, also known as TourniquetX.
The album is inspired by the dystopian prophecies of TV drama Black Mirror, the Hollywood movie Her, and the very real spread of fake news via online networks. TQX wants to draw attention to this nightmarish situation, and wants to make everyone question the reliance on screens.[1] The album cover is an image made by Banksy. However, TQX does not have the permission to use it.
| Global Intimacy | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Barney Mcall (TQX) | |
| Released | December 7, 2018 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 52:25 |
| Label | Extra Celestial Arts Inpartmaint Inc. |
| Producer | Barney McAll |
| Singles from Global Intimacy | |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Log Off And Live" (feat. Kool A.D.) |
| McAll | 02:36 |
| 2. | "Text Forgiveness" (feat. Invenio Singers) | Traditional | Traditional | 00:32 |
| 3. | "Text Me Back" (feat. Sirah & Kool A.D.) |
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| 03:25 |
| 4. | "The End Is The Beginning" (feat. Genevieve Artadi) |
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| 03:39 |
| 5. | "Double Click To Kill" (feat. KiDD iCARUS & Belle Bangard) |
| McAll | 02:47 |
| 6. | "When They Come For Us" (feat. Daniel Merriweather) |
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| 04:15 |
| 7. | "Living The Greatest Lie" (feat. Shayna Steele) |
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| 04:32 |
| 8. | "The Day That You Moved On" (feat. Sia) |
| McAll | 03:21 |
| 9. | "As The World Ends" (feat. Gian Slater & Pete Miser) |
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| 03:24 |
| 10. | "Intellectual Property Theft" (feat. Malik Work) |
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| 03:02 |
| 11. | "Facebook Killed The Arts" (feat. Josh Mease) |
|
| 03:11 |
| 12. | "The Day That You Moved On (Abhi The Nomad & Ellis Miah Remix)" (feat. Sia, Abhi The Nomad & Ellis Miah) |
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| 03:18 |
| 13. | "Useless Generation" (feat. Cormega & Kool A.D.) |
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| 02:57 |
| 14. | "You Played The Knife" (feat. Gian Slater) |
| McAll | 04:04 |
| 15. | "Ghostly Machine" (feat. Gian Slater) | McAll | McAll | 03:34 |
| 16. | "Pay No Attention" (feat. Ben Monder) | Monder | McAll | 01:37 |
| 17. | "Do Not React" (feat. Invenio Singers) | McAll | McAll | 02:03 |
| Total length: | 52:25 | |||
Critical reception
NME called the first TQX single "The Day That You Moved On", which features Sia "Mind Bending" and "Epic".
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Sydney Morning Herald |   |
The Sydney Morning Herald's Kish Lal stated that the production of Global Intimacy is slick and reminiscent of PC Music's 2014 brand of anti-pop, yet elevated for this year. The album received three stars out of five from The Sydney Morning Herald.[2] 4ZZZ's Chris Cobcroft noted that Global Intimacy is more-or-less a top-forty pop / hip hop record, that can be as sugary as any of Sia’s more recent confections. He also noted that lyrics are, the densest diatribe against the evils of the corporate music industry, technology, fascism, capitalism and more.[3] The Australian's Eric Meyers said about the album that the key to this work is the preponderance of lovely pop songs which comprise more than half the album. He also noted that they feature beautiful melody lines, highly intelligent lyrics, and the rich vocal harmonies characteristic of the best pop music, put together with considerable mastery.[4]
References
- "TQX". triple j Unearthed. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- Zwartz, Barry Divola, Bruce Elder, Kish Lal, John Shand, Bronwyn Thompson and Barney (2019-01-07). "Music reviews: Juliana Hatfield, You Tell Me, TQX, Rachel Scott and more". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- "4ZZZ". 4zzz.org.au. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- "CD REVIEWS PAGE 18". Eric Myers Jazz. Retrieved 2019-01-24.