The Contino Sessions
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| The Contino Sessions | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 September 1999 | |||
| Recorded | The Contino Rooms, London, England | |||
| Genre | Electronic, neo-psychedelia, shoegaze | |||
| Length | 47:59 | |||
| Label | Concrete | |||
| Producer | Richard Fearless, Tim Holmes | |||
| Death in Vegas chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Contino Sessions | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Muzik | [6] |
| NME | 9/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 3.9/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone |  [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
The Contino Sessions is the second album by the British electronic band Death in Vegas, released in 1999.
As of July 2013 it was certified gold by British Phonographic Industry for 100,000 sold units in UK.[12]
In 2000 the album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[13]
The track "Aisha" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2001 racing video game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec while "Dirge" was featured in the trailer for The Black Dahlia (2006) and the opening scenes of I Care a Lot (2020)
Track listing
All music is composed by Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dirge" | 5:44 | ||
| 2. | "Soul Auctioneer" | Bobby Gillespie | 5:59 | |
| 3. | "Death Threat" | 4:50 | ||
| 4. | "Flying" | 7:06 | ||
| 5. | "Aisha" | Iggy Pop | Steve Hellier | 5:54 |
| 6. | "Lever Street" | 3:39 | ||
| 7. | "Aladdin's Story" | Fearless | The Unknown[a] | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Broken Little Sister" | Jim Reid | Ian Button, Mat Flint, Fearless, Holmes | 5:18 |
| 9. | "Neptune City" | 4:43 | ||
| Total length: | 47:59 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as The Rolling Stones song, but was never declared for publishing rights.
Personnel
Death in Vegas
- Richard Fearless – production, keyboards
- Tim Holmes – production, keyboards, engineering
Additional musicians
- Ian Button – guitar (tracks 1, 3–9)
- Seamus Beaghen – guitar, keyboards (4–7)
- Mat Flint – bass
- Simon Hanson – drums
- Will Blanchard – drums (7, 8), percussion (9),
- Spencer Bewley – handclaps on "Dirge"
- Gary Burns – keyboards on "Neptune City"
- Ali Friend – upright bass on "Lever Street"
Vocalists
- Dot Allison – vocals on "Dirge", choir arrangement on "Aladdin's Story"
- Bobby Gillespie – vocals on "Soul Auctioneer"
- Iggy Pop – vocals on "Aisha"
- Jim Reid – vocals on "Broken Little Sister"
- London Community Gospel Choir – choir on "Aladdin's Story"
