Big Soup

1997 studio album by Luke Vibert From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Big Soup is a studio album by English electronic musician Luke Vibert. His first non-collaborative studio album under his own name, it was released on 7 July 1997 by Mo' Wax.

Released7 July 1997 (1997-07-07)
Length
  • 76:15 (CD)
  • 85:40 (LP)
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Big Soup
Studio album by
Released7 July 1997 (1997-07-07)
Genre
Length
  • 76:15 (CD)
  • 85:40 (LP)
LabelMo' Wax
ProducerLuke Vibert
Luke Vibert chronology
Weirs
(1993)
Big Soup
(1997)
Stop the Panic
(1999)
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Musical style

Fact characterised Luke Vibert's production style on Big Soup as "sitting somewhere in between the sample-rich collages of DJ Shadow and the tight, precise constructions of DJ Krush and Major Force."[1] Andy Kellman of AllMusic described Big Soup as an album of instrumental hip hop music.[2]

Release

Big Soup was released on 7 July 1997 by Mo' Wax.[3] The sleeve artwork for the album was designed by Ben Drury.[4]

In the United States, Big Soup was issued by Mo' Wax and FFRR Records.[5] It garnered airplay on American college radio, entering the CMJ Top 200 chart.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[7]
Muzik8/10[8]
NME8/10[9]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar[10]
Spin5/10[11]
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In 2015, Fact ranked Big Soup at number five on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Luke Vibert.

More information No., Title ...
CD edition
No.TitleLength
1."Intro – Welcome"1:34
2."Rank Rink Ring"6:39
3."Voyage into the Unknown"7:04
4."Fused into Music"6:05
5."No Turn Unstoned"8:27
6."Reality Check"6:03
7."M.A.R.S."6:42
8."Stern Facials"7:47
9."Am I Still Dreaming?"5:32
10."2001 Beats"6:03
11."Music Called Jazz"5:22
12."Space Race"7:20
13."So Long – Outro"1:37
Total length:76:15
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LP edition
No.TitleLength
1."Intro – Welcome"1:34
2."Rank Rink Ring"6:39
3."Voyage into the Unknown"7:04
4."Fused into Music"6:05
5."No Turn Unstoned"8:27
6."Reality Check"6:03
7."M.A.R.S."6:42
8."C.O.R.N."1:52
9."Fresh"1:25
10."Stern Facials"7:47
11."Am I Still Dreaming?"5:32
12."2001 Beats"6:03
13."Original Soundmaster"6:08
14."Music Called Jazz"5:22
15."Space Race"7:20
16."So Long – Outro"1:37
Total length:85:40
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Charts

More information Chart (1997), Peak position ...
Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[12]119
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References

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