Island Row is the second album by IDM producer Capitol K.[5] The record was released by Planet Mu in 2000, and re-released by XL Recordings in 2002.

Island Row
Studio album by
Released9 October 2000
Recorded1999
GenreIDM
Length53:57
LabelPlanet Mu
XL Recordings[1]
ProducerCapitol K, John Burton
Capitol K chronology
Sounds of the Empire
(1999)
Island Row
(2000)
Happy Happy
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[3]
Pitchfork8.4/10[4]

"Pillow" peaked at No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]

Critical reception

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Exclaim! wrote that "the music sounds so full and complex that you could lose your mind trying to figure out what all of the different noises are."[7] The Independent called the album "the missing link between Badly Drawn Boy and Squarepusher, with the former's wistful introversion shredded into digital bricolage by the latter's cut-up techniques."[1] The Sunday Times wrote that Capitol K "has astonishing sampling/sequencing/ programming skills, but he transforms his hours spent hunched over an Atari into music bursting with life."[8]

Track listing

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  1. "City" – 5:21
  2. "Pillow" – 3:12
  3. "Anon" – 6:07
  4. "Soundwaves" – 5:26
  5. "Capitol Beat Sticky" - 4:51
  6. "Darussalam" – 4:31
  7. "God Ohm" – 3:33
  8. "Breakers" – 6:14
  9. "Heat" – 5:45
  10. "Monster" – 4:53
  11. "Duffle Coat" – 4:01

References

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  1. ^ a b "Album: Capitol K Island Row, XL". The Independent. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ "AllMusic Review by Kenyon Hopkin". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Capitol K Island Row". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Capitol K Island Row". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Artist Biography by Matt Fink". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "CAPITOL K". Official Charts. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Capitol K Island Row". Exclaim!. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ Edwards, Mark (14 Apr 2002). "Pop". The Sunday Times: 20.