Versus (Carl Craig album)
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| Released | May 5, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 65:36 | |||
| Label | InFiné | |||
| Producer | Carl Craig | |||
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Versus is a studio album by Carl Craig. It was released via InFiné on May 5, 2017.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 7/10[6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| Paste | 7.3/10[8] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, commenting that "Pieces will often suspensefully build up for several minutes before a beat gallops in, but it never resembles the predictable build-up-and-drop formula of most mainstream club music."[5] Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! wrote, "Although Versus is certainly not a place for casual Craig fans to start, nor is it designed for the dance floor crowd, it's an achievement that appropriately showcases one of Detroit's finest exports."[7]
Mixmag placed it at number 31 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2017" list.[9]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Carl Craig, except "Barceloneta Trist" by Francesco Tristano; "The Melody" by Francesco Tristano and Rami Khalifé
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enter the Darkness" | 1:21 |
| 2. | "Darkness" | 7:12 |
| 3. | "Coding Sequence" | 1:27 |
| 4. | "Sandstorms" | 6:24 |
| 5. | "At Les" | 8:06 |
| 6. | "You're Our Best and Only Friend" | 0:32 |
| 7. | "Desire" | 8:19 |
| 8. | "Barceloneta Trist" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "The Melody" | 6:51 |
| 10. | "Domina" | 9:26 |
| 11. | "Error in Replication" | 0:34 |
| 12. | "C-Beams Glitter" | 1:59 |
| 13. | "Technology" | 8:25 |
| 14. | "Coding Cycle" | 1:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Technology (Acoustic Version)" | 8:17 |
Charts[edit]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 169 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rodriguez, Krystal (December 8, 2016). "Carl Craig Fuses Techno and Classical Music in New Album, 'Versus'". Vice. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Pearl, Max (February 24, 2017). "Carl Craig announces debut album from orchestral project, Versus". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Ravens, Chal (April 25, 2017). "How Carl Craig spent a decade bringing his best tracks to life for orchestra on Versus". Fact. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Versus by Carl Craig". Metacritic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Versus - Carl Craig". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Oliver, Matt (May 22, 2017). "Carl Craig - Versus". Clash. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Sylvester, Daniel (May 9, 2017). "Carl Craig Versus". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Azfar, Rakin (May 4, 2017). "Carl Craig: Versus Review". Paste. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2017". Mixmag. December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Carl Craig – Versus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
