Factory Floor is the debut studio album by English electronic music band Factory Floor, released on 6 September 2013 by DFA Records. The band produced and recorded the album in Mono House, their North London warehouse.[15]

Factory Floor
Studio album by
Released6 September 2013 (2013-09-06)
RecordedMono House, North London
GenreMinimal wave, tech house, acid house, dance-punk
Length53:18
LabelDFA
ProducerFactory Floor
Factory Floor chronology
Factory Floor
(2013)
25 25
(2016)
Singles from Factory Floor
  1. "Two Different Ways"
    Released: 14 November 2011[1]
  2. "Fall Back"
    Released: 15 January 2013[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[3]
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Irish Times[6]
Mojo[7]
NME8/10[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork8.2/10[10]
Record Collector[11]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[12]
Uncut7/10[13]
XLR8R9/10[14]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Factory Floor

No.TitleLength
1."Turn It Up"6:15
2."Here Again"8:09
3."One"0:48
4."Fall Back"7:24
5."Two"1:04
6."How You Say"6:27
7."Two Different Ways"8:15
8."Three"1:43
9."Work Out"6:35
10."Breathe In"6:38
Japanese edition bonus track[16]
No.TitleLength
11."Two Different Ways" (Richard H. Kirk Remix)6:10

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 157
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18] 185
UK Albums Chart[19] 63
UK Dance Albums Chart[20] 18
UK Indie Albums Chart[21] 14
US Dance/Electronic Albums[22] 20

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Australia[23] 6 September 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
[PIAS] Australia
Germany[24] [PIAS] Cooperative
United Kingdom[25] Digital download DFA Records
9 September 2013
  • CD
  • LP
United States[26] Digital download
Japan[16][27] 11 September 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
P-Vine Records
United States[28] 17 September 2013
  • CD
  • LP
DFA Records
Germany[29] 20 September 2013 LP [PIAS] Cooperative

References

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  1. ^ "Two Different Ways – Single by Factory Floor". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 16 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Fall Back – Single by Factory Floor". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 16 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Factory Floor by Factory Floor reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Factory Floor by Factory Floor". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  5. ^ Phares, Heather. "Factory Floor – Factory Floor". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  6. ^ Carroll, Jim (6 September 2013). "Factory Floor: Factory Floor". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Factory Floor: Factory Floor". Mojo (239): 91. October 2013.
  8. ^ Hewitt, Ben (5 September 2013). "Factory Floor – 'Factory Floor'". NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  9. ^ Woodcraft, Molloy (8 September 2013). "Factory Floor: Factory Floor – review". The Observer. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  10. ^ Beta, Andy (13 September 2013). "Factory Floor: Factory Floor". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  11. ^ Atkins, Jamie (October 2013). "Factory Floor – Factory Floor". Record Collector (419). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  12. ^ Miller, Derek (20 September 2013). "Factory Floor – Factory Floor". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Factory Floor: Factory Floor". Uncut (198): 67. October 2013.
  14. ^ Harkin, Michael (9 September 2013). "Factory Floor: Factory Floor". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  15. ^ Snapes, Laura (20 June 2013). "Factory Floor Announce Debut Album". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Factory Floor" (in Japanese). P-Vine Records. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Factory Floor – Factory Floor". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  18. ^ "Factory Floor – Factory Floor". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart UK Top 100". Official Charts Company. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  20. ^ "2013 Top 40 Dance Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  21. ^ "2013 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  22. ^ "Factory Floor – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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  26. ^ "Factory Floor by Factory Floor". iTunes Store US. Apple. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  27. ^ "Factory Floor by Factory Floor". iTunes Store Japan. Apple. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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  29. ^ "Factory Floor [Vinyl LP]". Amazon.de (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2013.