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Edgeland (album)

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.

Edgeland
Studio album by
Karl Hyde
Released19 April 2013 (2013-04-19)
Recorded2012–2013
GenreElectronic
Length43:14 (Standard)[1]
61:44 (Deluxe)[1]
LabelUniversal
Producer
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

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Clash7/10[3]
Digital Spy     [4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Evening Standard     [6]
Mojo     [7]
musicOMH     [8]
PopMatters7/10[9]
Record Collector     [10]
Q     [11]

Edgeland received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised 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".

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Karl Hyde and Leo Abrahams

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

Charts edit

Chart performance for Edgeland
Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 117

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Edgeland – Karl Hyde – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Edgeland by Karl Hyde". Metacritic.
  3. ^ "Karl Hyde - Edgeland". Clash.
  4. ^ "Karl Hyde: 'Edgeland' review". Digital Spy. 9 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Karl Hyde - Edgeland". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Album reviews: April 2013". Evening Standard. 26 April 2013.
  7. ^ 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]
  8. ^ "Karl Hyde - Edgeland - Albums - musicOMH". musicOMH. 18 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Karl Hyde: Edgeland". PopMatters.
  10. ^ "Edgeland - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector.
  11. ^ Far from a mid-life indulgence or quirky side project, this is a brave and beautiful album. [May 2013, p.102]
  12. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 4.05.2013 (wk17)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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